From selling mixtapes to her highschool classmates, to throwing herself into learning the ins and outs of the production and engineering process and founding her own independent record label Golden Angel LLC - which originated in Ghana and is now US domiciled - Amaarae is a rare, authentic, and inspiring talent. Her unmatched approach and perspective catapulted her to the forefront of the exciting melting pot of exuberant creativity that is Nigeria’s Alté scene.
Additionally, in 2021 she made her big screen debut with the release of her sensational track “ A Body, A Coffin '' from the ‘Wakanda Forever Prologue’ soundtrack.īronx-born and raised between Accra in Ghana, Atlanta, Georgia and Hackettstown, New Jersey, Amaarae’s cross-cultural experience has long been the driving force behind her deeply experimental ethos. It solidified Amaarae as the first Afrobeats female artist to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and do so independently.Ī bona fide fashion world darling, she has graced front row seats the world over at London, Paris and Milan’s Fashion Weeks for Coperni, Jacquemus, Diesel, Dipetsa, Mowalola and many others. The track has amassed over 379 million global streams, broke onto the Billboard 100 chart, and hit the #1 song on TikTok for weeks. The quintessential album introduced Amaarae’s viral sensation, “Sad Girlz Luv Money,” which received an electrifying remix from Colombian-American artist Kali Uchis and Ghanaian-American Moliy and has since been certified platinum. It received large critical acclaim by The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork,Billboard, The Guardian, Fader, i-D, Elle, Dazed, The FACE, Nylon, Highsnobiety, Paper Magazine and many more.
With over 522 million streams to date, this genre expansive project saw her thrive outside of the Afro-pop parameters and re-define for herself what it means to create African music today. In 2020, Amaarae cemented her place as one of music’s most exciting new artists with her breakthrough album, The Angel You Don’t Know. The iTunes top 100 songs chart list countdown includes the hottest and most popular music hits and singles from all musical genres including todays hot pop. Need more details about her non-stop grind? Want to know everyone co-signing what Amaarae is delivering for the culture? Say less.Ī songwriter, singer, producer and engineer, Amaarae’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary with massive accolades and acclaim already under her young belt. White Boy Wasted is the 28th song released by Your Favorite Martian and the 12th video animated by Cosmic Toast.
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