Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995),[1] known professionally as Asake,[2] is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.[3][4][5] He is signed to YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution.[6][7] His stage name "Asake" is his mother's name.[8]
In September 2022, his debut album Mr. Money with the Vibe was released, breaking the record for the biggest opening day for an African album on Apple Music at the time. The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart and recorded the highest charting Nigerian debut album in the history of the chart.[9][10] His sophomore album Work of Art was released in June 2023, becoming his second album to debut at number 66 on the Billboard 200.[11]
In 2020, Asake won Break Out Artist of the Year at the 2022[12] All Africa Music Awards, and was nominated as the Best African Music Act at the 2022 MOBO Awards, which marked his first international award nomination. In addition to that, he received Best New International Act nomination at the 2023 BET Awards, the same year he was listed number 5 on the Rolling Stone Music’s Future 25.[13]
Asake walked home with a brand new car after winning the highly coveted Next Rated category at the 2023 headies award on September 4, 2023.[14]
In November 2023, Asake received his first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Award for "Amapiano" featuring Olamide.[15]
in January 2024, Asake was nominated for the 55th NAACP Awards for his song "Amapiano".[16]
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^"Olamide inspires me with his knowledge of showbiz –Asake". Punch Newspaper. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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^"American record label welcomes Asake to fold". The Nation Newspaper. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^Sare, Watimagbo (29 September 2022). "YBNL's Asake Reveals How He Got His Stage Name". Allnews.ng. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^"Nigeria's Asake makes Apple Music history". Pulse Nigeria. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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^Trybe, City (17 October 2023). "Asake's record breaking career: The origin story of one of Gen Z's rising stars". Trybe City. ThatWriter_Ore. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^"Meet Music's Future 25". Rolling Stone. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^Itodo, Sunny Green (4 September 2023). "Rema, Asake, others win big at 2023 Headies Awards [Full List]". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^"2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^"Davido, Tems, Burna Boy, Asake, Pick Up NAACP Image Awards Nominations - Afrocritik". 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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