Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, says he is not brooding his Grammy loss to South Africaโs Tyla.
OsunDailyNG recalls that Tylaโs โWaterโ defeated Asakeโs โAmapianoโ and other Nigerian songs to win the maiden Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammys.
However, speaking in a recent interview with GQ magazine, the โMr Money With The Vibeโ crooner said he doesnโt take it as a loss.
He is upbeat that he might get more Grammy nominations and probably win next year.
โIt [Grammy loss] is not a loss for me. I might just get more next year. In my head, I was not even taking it too seriously,โ he said.
On his mind space for his sophomore album, โWork Of Art,โ Asake said: โPeople donโt really know me because Iโm quiet.
โSo everybody started seeing me as mystery. โWork of Artโ is just for them to know me. You have to understand Iโm human, but you canโt just deny the heart in me.โ