Asake becomes most searched Nigerian artistes on Google
Afrobeat sensation Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has topped the list of the most-searched artistes in Nigeria in 2023, followed by Khalid and Shallipopi.
This is according to the Google most-searched list for 2023, released on Monday.
According to the list, Asake was the most searched artiste in Nigeria, and his hit single, ‘Lonely at the Top’, was the most searched song.
In 2020, Asake won Break Out Artist of the Year at the 2022 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 a Best New International Act nomination at the 2023 BET Awards, the same year he was listed as number 5 on Rolling Stone Music’s Future 25.
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.
In November 2023, Asake received his first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Award for “Amapiano,” featuring Olamide.
Writing by Ngozi Otu
