Asake teases new album
- Asake announced an album called 'M$NEY' is set to drop May 1 with 13 tracks. (x.com) - He previewed singles 'Why Love,' 'Worship,' and 'Badman Gangsta' via GIRAN REPUBLIC and EMPIRE. (x.com) - The May release is already trending with fans ahead of the weekend rollout. (x.com)
Asake says his next album, “M$NEY,” will arrive on May 1, with 13 tracks listed on pre-release pages a week before launch. (x.com) (music.apple.com) Apple Music’s pre-release listing shows three songs already visible from the project: “WORSHIP” with DJ Snake, “WHY LOVE,” and “BADMAN GANGSTA” with Tiakola. The same page credits the release to GIRAN Republic and EMPIRE. (music.apple.com) The announcement came with a short film showing a marble sculpture of Asake being carved by Iraqi-Dutch artist Athar Jabar. BellaNaija and Clash both identified the sculptor and described the visual as part of the album rollout. (bellanaija.com) (clashmusic.com) “M$NEY” is positioned as Asake’s fourth full-length album in five years, following a run that made him one of Afrobeats’ most commercially visible stars. Pulse reported that the new set would be his fourth LP since his breakout period began with the “Ololade Asake” project. (pulse.ng) The label credit matters because Asake’s recent releases have marked a shift away from the YBNL Nation era that launched him in 2022. Reporting from Pulse and The Cable tied “Why Love” to his own GIRAN Republic imprint and EMPIRE distribution after fans noticed YBNL was no longer in the credits. (pulse.ng) (lifestyle.thecable.ng) That change has been unfolding across the singles now attached to the album. Apple Music lists “BADMAN GANGSTA” and “WHY LOVE” on the pre-release, while BellaNaija identified “WORSHIP” as the DJ Snake collaboration folded into the campaign. (music.apple.com) (bellanaija.com) Clash reported that Asake debuted “WORSHIP” during a Red Bull Symphonic performance last November, months before the album date was made public. That gave the rollout a longer runway than a surprise-drop strategy, with at least one song tested live before release week. (clashmusic.com) For now, the clearest facts are the release date, the 13-song track count, and the three previewed records already attached to the album page. If the schedule holds, “M$NEY” lands on Thursday, May 1. (x.com) (music.apple.com)
