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Asake Becomes Spotify’s Most-streamed Nigerian Artist For 2024

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Asake has achieved a major feat as he becomes Spotify’s most-streamed Nigerian artist of 2024, marking his second year at the top.

The announcement underscores a phenomenal year for Asake, whose innovative sound and electrifying performances have captivated audiences globally.

Trailing closely behind on Spotify’s list of most-streamed Nigerian artists are Seyi Vibez, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Rema, completing the top five. Other notable names include BNXN, ODUMODUBLVCK, Shallipopi, Davido, and Young Jonn, reflecting the vibrant diversity of Nigerian music.

 

Full Spotify Wrapped 2024 Highlights:

Most Streamed Artists in Nigeria:

1. Asake

2. Seyi Vibez

3. Burna Boy

4. Wizkid

5. Rema

6. BNXN

7. ODUMODUBLVCK

8. Shallipopi

9. Davido

10. Young Jonn

Most Streamed Female Artists in Nigeria:

1. Ayra Starr

2. Tems

3. Tiwa Savage

4. Simi

5. Fave

6. Qing Madi

7. Bloody Civilian

8. Rihanna

9. Billie Eilish

10. SZA

Most Streamed Tracks in Nigeria:

1. Dealer – Ayo Maff, Fireboy

2. Different Pattern – Seyi Vibez

3. Higher – Burna Boy

4. WOTO WOTO SEASONING – ODUMODUBLVCK, Black Sherif

5. Aquafina – Young Jonn

6. Stronger – Young Jonn

7. Egwu – Chike, Mohbad

8. Instagram – Muyeez, Seyi Vibez

9. Cast – Shallipopi, ODUMODUBLVCK

10. POE – Ruger, BNXN

 Most Streamed Albums in Nigeria:

1. Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn

2. Lungu Forever – Asake

3. EZIOKWU – ODUMODUBLVCK

4. HEIS – Rema

5. Work of Art – Asake

6. I Told Them – Burna Boy

7. The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr

8. Boy Alone – Omah Lay

9. Mr. Money With The Vibe – Asake

10. RNB – Ruger, BNXN

Most Exported Nigerian Artists:

1. Burna Boy

2. Ayra Starr

3. Rema

4. Tems

5. Omah Lay

6. Asake

7. Wizkid

8. Davido

9. Fireboy

10. Victony

 Most Streamed Local Podcasts in Nigeria:

1. Apostle Femi Lazarus

2. Success Addicted Podcast

3. The Honest Bunch Podcast

4. Apostle Joshua Selman

5. Afro Latest Music

6. Cycasmotivation’s Podcast

7. KOINONIA with Apostle Joshua Selman

8. P. Daniel Olawande

9. I Said What I Said

10. ShxtsNGigs

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Throwback Tweet Of Asake Begging Fireboy For A Follow Back On Twitter Surfaces

A throwback tweet from when singer, Asake requested his colleague, Fireboy to follow him on the X platform has surfaced.

This viral tweet serves as a reminder to never give up on one’s dreams.

The tweet was posted on March 15, 2019.

At the time, Fireboy DML was already gaining popularity in the Nigerian music industry and was signed to Olamide’s record label, YBNL.

Asake, on the other hand, was still an up-and-coming artist.

Fast-forward to 2024, and Asake has become one of the most sought-after artists in Nigeria, Africa, and the world..

He has released three hit albums under YBNL, including “Mr Money With the Vibe,” “Work of Art,” and “Lungu Boy.” Asake has also joined the elite list of Nigerian artists who have sold out the 20,000-capacity O2 arena.

The resurfaced tweet has inspired fans to persevere and never stop grinding.

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Asake Gifts Custom Diamond Chains to His Team

Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade aka Asake has dashed out customized diamond to his team.
This was made public in a viral post on Instagram.
Fans claim he was influenced by singer Davido who has also done such a thing in the past.
See post below:
See reactions from fans below:
@stylebyhod: “Wen I tell una say Davido impact for this industry una think say na lie he taught dem lifestyle nd the business aspect una think say na play play.”
@johnhabbey: “He learnt from the best @davido.”
@fikayomi3: “Davido made the rules other follow.”
@mr.cena084: “Davido did it first.”
@edirin_viper: “Which one be c’mon bby again na 😂 nawa. once u enter yankee ascent don change be that ok 😂 c’mon bby.”
@alhassanalhassanenagi: “Davido dey give them life.”
@godmade_val: “OBO always doing it.”
@mannystyles01: “Celebrate your wins, regardless of how small it is, I see some peeps tweaking in the comment section while they don’t even have a golden chain lmao 😂…. Asake is wining, very soon he will gift them a Rolex each.”
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Billboard Chart: Asake Breaks Burna Boy’s Record

Ahmed Ololade, the world-famous Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Asake, has surpassed his compatriot, Burna Boy, as the artist with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.

Asake debuted nine songs from his new album ‘Lungu Boy’ on this week’s Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, extending his entries to 50.

His song ‘Active’ featuring American rapper Travis Scott is currently at the top of the chat.

The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart was launched in April 2022.

Since its launch, it has been dominated by Nigerian artists.

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Asake Makes History As He Reaches 50 Entries On The Billboard Afrobeats Chart

Nigerian musician, Asake has made history as he now has 50 total songs on the Billboard Afrobeats songs chart.
This was revealed by Billboard Charts on its X page.
With this record, he has now surpassed Burna Boy and other artists.
According to BillboardChart, Asake debuted nine songs from his new album ‘Lungu Boy’ to achieve the record.
The tweet read:
“@asakemusik debuts nine songs from his new album Lungu Boy on this week’s Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.
 
He’s now charted 50 total songs on the ranking, passing Burna Boy for the most total entries since the chart launched in April 2022.”
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Davido, Zlatan, Others In Attendance At Asake’s Atlanta Concert

Davido, the world-famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.

Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.

In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.

Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.

Recall that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.

‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’

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I’m More Comfortable Singing In Yoruba – Asake Says

Ololade Ahmed, the Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Asake, has explained why he sings predominantly in Yoruba.

Speaking during a recent interactive session with fans on Instagram, the ‘Ome Ope’ crooner explained that he can sing in English but feels more comfortable singing in his native dialect, Yoruba.

He said that those who are not willing to accept him singing predominantly in Yoruba should stop listening to his music altogether.

“I am more comfortable singing in Yoruba, it’s not that I can’t sing in English. If you fvck with me, fvck with me with my Yoruba. If not, then don’t,”he said.

All three of Asake’s albums, ‘Mr Money With The Vibes’ (2022), ‘Work of Art’ (2023), and the latest ‘Lungu Boy’ were sung predominantly in Yoruba.

His hit song ‘Amapiano’ was nominated in the maiden Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammys despite being predominantly sung in Yoruba but lost to South African singer Tyla’s viral hit ‘Water’.

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Wizkid Asked To Be Featured In My Song – Asake Reveals

Ololade Ahmed, the world-famous Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Asake, has revealed that his colleague, Wizkid was the one who reached out to him to be featured in his song ‘MMS’.

He explained that he had someone else in my mind but the producer, P. Prime played the song for Wizkid and he asked to be featured in it.

Asake disclosed this during a recent interactive session with fans on Instagram.

“I didn’t know I was going to put Wizkid on that song to be honest. I had someone else in mind for that song, but I think P.prime played the song to wiz, and wiz said “I f*ck with this song, I want to jump on it’,” he said.

‘MMS’ was released on Friday off Asake’s third studio album ‘Lungu Boy’.

The song broke the record for the biggest first-day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 870,000 streams.

The record was previously held by ‘IDK’ by Wizkid featuring Zlatan Ibile (626,000 streams).

Meanwhile, Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ has broken the record for the biggest first-day streams for an African album on Spotify.

The album garnered 9.42 million streams on the Global Spotify Chart on its first day.

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Wizkid Inspired Me, Been Eager To Collaborate With Him – Asake Reveals

Ahmed Ololade, the world-famous Afrobeats singer, who is popularly known as Asake, has revealed that his Grammy-winning colleague, Wizkid is one of his music inspirations.

He disclosed this while relishing his collaboration with the ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner in this newly-released third studio album, ‘Lungu Boy.’

On the side note of their collaborative song on the project, ‘MMS’, on digital streaming platforms, Asake revealed that he has been eager to collaborate with Wizkid.

He wrote: “It’s no secret that Wizkid is one of my music inspirations. As a young striving artiste in Lagos, I’ve been waiting for that right song so when the opportunity came it was a no brainer.

“‘MMS’ stands for ‘Mr Money Sound’ and it explains my music journey.”

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Asake to Headline O2 Arena For Second Time

Nigerian singer, Asake has disclosed that he will perform at the London O2 Arena for the second time.
He made the disclosure on his Instagram page on Tuesday.

Asake, who is currently on his ‘Lungu Boy World Tour’, said he will be performing at the 20,000-capacity auditorium on September 21.
Sharing the flyer, he wrote; “I’m super excited to announce that my tour ‘Lungu Boy World Tour’ is coming to a city near you. London Lungu BY is Active @theo2london Saturday 21st September.”
Recall that Asake’s tour which began in Portimao Portugal on June 20, will end on October 6 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Asake had last year delivered a sold out performance at the O2 Arena.