Music Streaming platform Audiomack has announced Nigerian singer Asake as its Artist of the Year for 2022.
The award caps a remarkable run that has seen the musician dubbed Nigeria’s biggest breakout star of 2022.
The honor comes on the heels of the success of his debut album, Mr Money With The Vibe, which became the highest-charting debut album by a Nigerian artist on Audiomack. The album has received over 330 million streams on the platform.
Asake’s music is a unique blend of Afrobeats and amapiano. ‘Omo Ope,’ ‘Sungba,’ ‘Peace Be Unto You (PBUY),’ ‘Organise,’ and ‘Joha’ are among the hits that have remained on the charts as a result of the experimentation.
He has also secured collaborations with Afrobeats heavyweights like Burna Boy, Fireboy DML and Tiwa Savage.
“This year, Asake redefined what it means to be a breakout artist,” Audiomack said.
“Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise, Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else. Hearing his music at the clubs and kickbacks, and seeing him in major magazines, it’s easy to think Asake’s lightning ascent is at least partly staged. More truthfully, the artist seized a Promethean fire, arriving right as the world was ready to open itself up to dance.”