Most Nigerian musicians experienced a busy year in 2022, but a select number saw their careers take a sharp swing from relative obscurity to enormous recognition. The next big artists to dominate the music industry for a very long time are examined in this review by Potpourri. The list includes a producer who transitioned to singing, in addition to performers who essentially made their debuts last year or two years ago and made waves this year. Let's ride together.

Ahmed Ololade, asake Asake, also known as Asake, claims to have started singing in 2015. In 2020, he released "Lady," his first-ever produced song. Asake made his debut in the music industry with the release of the track "Lady." Together with Sydney Talker, Tunde Ednut, NastyBlaq, and Broda Shaggi, he promoted this song. The song's popularity encouraged him to release his next hit, "Mr. Money," earning him the moniker "Mr. Money."

Although he wasn't given the credit he deserved for these songs, they provided him with the foundation for a musical career. This career finally took off early this year after he caught the attention of rap mogul Olamide and was signed to his record company, YBNL.

Asake seized the chance to get signed by a reputable music label, and with the help of two back-to-back hit songs, he quickly rose to fame. "Mr. Money" and "Sungba" are the songs.

The production of Asake's music is in an upbeat Afro and Amapiano style. His music also incorporates elements of Fj. Since then, Asake has released a number of hit songs that have many of his admirers raving. His songs include: African, Terminator, Body, Gbale Lo, Gegeti, Star, Trabaye, Payin, Mr. Money, Mr. Money With The Vibe, Lady, Palazzo, Mr. Money, Sungba, and Sungba Ft. Burna Boy.

Victony: Originally a rapper, Antony Victor, better known by his stage name "Victony," eventually began making R&B, trap, and Afropop tracks. The year 2021 began with the success of his song "Pray," which was published following his vehicle accident. In October 2021, he collaborated with Mayorkun on the song "Holy Father," which was his greatest break.

Victony has been having a melodically wonderful career. However, the singer released a few popular songs in 2022, elevating him to the status of one of the year's most popular musicians. However, Victony's remarkable brilliance was never in question because he is the inspiration behind "kolomental," one of the innovative chart-toppers of 2022, which he released from his upcoming album "outlaw."

Pheelz: Pheelz has always been recognized as a producer. His true name is Philip Kayode Moses. In reality, Pheelz rose to fame quickly in 2012 after it was revealed that he had produced all but one song on Olamide's album Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. following in the footsteps of producers like Terry G, who transitioned into performing and had a successful music career songs, Pheelz released his first single in 2020, ‘One life’.

He signed a record deal with Warner UK on March 15, 2022, and soon after, his song "Finesse," which was already blaring from speakers in Nigeria, became a worldwide hit. This allowed him to make his debut on the Billboard Global 200 at position 131, the TurnTable Top 50 at position 1, the World Digital Song Sales at position 10, the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart at position 1, and the UK Singles Chart at position 52.

Additionally, Pheelz was the first Afrobeats performer to appear at the BET Awards Pre-Show, where he was nominated for Best New International Act in 2022. Pheelz has solidified his position as one of Nigeria's most exciting crossover artists with the release of his most recent single, "Electricity," which is currently blasting through the speakers. The song provides a sound that will undoubtedly be played again at parties throughout the summer.

Ugbekile, boy spy This year, David Osemeke, also known as Boy Spyce, a Nigerian university student majoring in accounting, demonstrated his prodigious musical aptitude at the age of 20. Smile and Weather for Two are two of his well-known hit tunes.

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His rise to stardom was sparked by his freestyle video for Tems and Wizkid's smash song "Essence," which went viral online. Boy Spyce's humorous lyrics in the Mavins all-star song "Overloading" are what many music fans will remember him for.

His three currently popular songs, Wayo, Bad Things, and Dreams, are taken from his EP "Boy Spyce."