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Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. His debut album, Mr. Money with the Vibe (2022) broke the record for the biggest opening day for an African album on Apple Music at the time, and debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart. His second album Work of Art (2023), matched the chart position of its predecessor. Asake's third album Lungu Boy (2024) became his third consecutive number one album in Nigeria, and the longest-running number one in Nigeria chart history.
Asake's accolades include an All Africa Music Award, two The Headies awards, and one MOBO Awards award. He has also been nominated for a BET Award, two Grammy Awards, and an NAACP Image Award.
In September 2022, Asake announced the Mr. Money with the Vibe United Kingdom tour, selling out 3 dates at the Brixton Academy in London. On the final date of the Brixton Academy shows, several people were critically injured during a crowd crush. Two people – 33-year-old concertgoer Rebecca Ikumelo and 23-year-old security guard Gaby Hutchinson – later died of their injuries.
In December 2022, Asake was crowned "artiste of the year" by streaming service Audiomack after his debut studio album Mr. Money with the Vibes amassed over 330 million streams, and was subsequently announced alongside Kizz Daniel, Snazzy the Optimist and 1ucid as one of the most streamed and top trending artists in February 2023 by the platform, after releasing the single “Yoga” in January 2023 which ventured into sega music. This was followed by the track "2:30" in April, and "Amapiano" with Olamide in May.
His second studio album Work of Art was announced shortly after the release of "Amapiano". In April 2023, Asake appeared on Good Morning America to discuss his music. Asake released his second studio album, Work of Art, on 16 June 2023. The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 with 13,000 units sold during its debut week. The album also reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and number 59 on the Irish Albums Chart. The album was reported by Nigeria's TurnTable as the most streamed Nigerian album of 2023 so far. Work of Art became Asake's second album to receive a BRIT silver plaque after his debut album Mr Money With The Vibes which also got a silver certification in the UK.
The second track, "MMS" (with Wizkid) broke the record for the most first-day streams on a song in Spotify Nigeria at the time.
Asake's remarkable ascent in the music industry continued, but rumors of his departure from YBNL surfaced online after he unfollowed the label and removed all traces of it from his Instagram. On 12 February 2025 he released the single "Why Love" under his newly established independent label, Giran Republic, officially marking his departure from YBNL Nation. This move had been the subject of speculation, which Asake confirmed with the launch of his label.
| + ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) or nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | |
| 3Music Ghana Awards | 2024 | African Song of the Year | "Amapiano" | |||
| American Music Awards | 2025 | Favourite Afrobeats Artist | "Himself" | |||
| TurnTable Music Awards | 2024 | Himself | No. 1 Artiste | |||
| Lungu Boy | No. 1 Album | |||||
| Image Award | 2024 | "Amapiano" (with Olamide) | Outstanding International Song | |||
| BET Awards | 2024 | Himself | International Act | |||
| 2025 | Best New International Act | |||||
| Billboard Music Awards | 2024 | Top Afrobeats Artist | ||||
| Brit Awards | 2024 | International Artist | ||||
| MOBO Awards | 2023 | Best African Act | ||||
| Ghana Music Awards | 2023 | Best African Artist of the Year | ||||
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | "Amapiano" (with Olamide) | Best African Music Performance | |||
| 2025 | "MMS" (with Wizkid) | |||||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Himself | Best Afrobeats | |||
| Best African Act | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| Best Afrobeats | ||||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2024 | ""Bandana" (with Fireboy DML) | Best Afrobeats Video | |||
| 2025 | ""Active" (with Travis Scott) | |||||
| "Get It Right" (with Tems) | ||||||
| Soundcity MVP Awards | 2024 | Himself | Male MVP | |||
| The Headies | 2022 | Mr. Money With The Vibe | Album of the Year | |||
| Himself | Best Male Artist | |||||
| "Sungba" (Remix) (featuring Burna Boy) | Song of the Year | |||||
| Himself | Next Rated | |||||
| Asake for "Joha" | Best Street-Hop Artiste | |||||
| 2023 | "Terminator" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| "Sungba" (Remix) (featuring Burna Boy) | Headies Viewer's Choice | |||||
| "Active" (with Travis Scott) | African Music Performance | |||||
| Himself | Best African Act | |||||
| Himself | Digital Artist | |||||
| 2025 | "Remember" | Afrobeat Song of the Year | ||||
| Himself | Digital Artist of the Year | |||||
| Work of Art | Album of the Year | |||||
| Himself | Artist of the Year |
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