Nigerian singer Asake’s concert at the 19,000 capacity Barclays Center in New York was pure magic. Not just because of the impressive performances, but also because of the remarkable organization and the number of people who showed up to watch an artist who sings in his native language, Yoruba, perform.
This should serve as inspiration for every aspiring African artist out there to dream big. When your music is good and the marketing is perfect, the language you use becomes less relevant. People will come.
In Less Than Year Asake Rules the World
• Sold out Barclays Center (19k capacity)
• Sold out The 02 Arena (20k capacity)
• 25 + nominations & 8 career awards
• 1 SUCCESSFUL EP & 2 SUCCESSFUL studio albums
• Charts on the US Billboard 200 with a debut album. (#66)
• Make history as first Artist to Win Headies Next rated & Album of the Year in the same night
• Most streamed artist on Audiomack (1.1B+)
• Fastest rising artist in the history of afrobeats
• 1 BET nomination
• Best African artist ‘Vodafone Ghana Music Awards’
• Breakout Artiste of the year ‘AFRIMMA’
• MMWTV (2.5 Billion streams across 5 dsps)
• 15+ Number #1 songs on Apple Music NG
• Headlined Afrobeats fest, Germany
• Most streamed 2023 project in Nigeria (Work of Art)