Grammy-nominated Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Asake has announced his 2024 ‘Lungu Boy World Tour’, featuring dates across North America and Europe. This tour supports his upcoming album, schedule for release in the summer. The 10-date tour kicks off on in Washington DC and concludes on Nigerian Independence Day, Tuesday, 1 October at 3Arena.
The Lungu Boy World Tour will see Asake bring his energetic and charismatic stage performance to the iconic 3Arena and cement his position in Afrobeats history. Asake has emerged as one of the most exciting artists from the African continent in recent years. He released his debut album, *Mr. Money With The Vibe*, in 2022, setting the record for the highest-charting Nigerian debut album of all time, reaching #1 in over 30 countries on Apple Music. The following year, he released *Work of Art*, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and #66 on the Billboard 200. This album includes the standout single "Amapiano" featuring Olamide, which earned Asake his first-ever nomination in the Grammy's inaugural Best African Music Performance category. He also collaborated with award-winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. for the “Lonely At The Top (Remix)" The original record was the first song to reach 100 million streams on Audiomack, establishing him as Artist of The Year and becoming the longest #1 charting song in Nigeria. Asake has appeared on late-night TV shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has also been featured in CNN, Good Morning America, Flaunt Magazine, GQ Magazine, Rolling Stone Future 25, and more, achieving a career milestone of 2 billion streams and counting.