King Paluta leads in race for Artiste of the Year
Music sensation Thomas Agyei Wireko, higher referred to as King Paluta, concluded the 12 months 2024 on a exceptional notice, attaining vital streaming milestones and receiving quite a few awards.
His exploits in 2024 underscore his rising prominence within the music business which makes him a number one contender for Artiste of the Year in numerous awards schemes scheduled later in 2025.
King Paluta’s ‘Give Time Some Time’ album is actually a measure of his success, highlighting his skills and reflecting his rising reputation in music, each regionally and internationally.
The soul-touching and hard-hitting nature of his songs gained large radio performs and recorded large streaming numbers throughout numerous Digital Streaming Platforms (DSPs).
His indefatigable efforts have been rewarded with quite a few accolades each regionally and internationally, cementing his exceptional exploits within the 12 months 2024.
Streaming evaluation
At the tip of 2024, King Paluta had two songs on the Top 100 songs on Boomplay and recorded over 50.5 million streams on the platform.
The “Aseda” and “Makoma” songs, that are from the ‘Give Time Some Time’ album, have been the highest two songs on Boomplay within the 12 months 2024.
He was the second most streamed artist on Boomplay for the 12 months 2024.
On Audiomack, King Paluta garnered over 42 million streams with the ‘Give Time Some Time’ album, at present ranked no 1.
He was the fourth most streamed artiste on Audiomack, with “Aseda” and “Makoma” ranked primary and two, respectively.
King Paluta’s ‘For the Popping’ has been peaking over the previous few weeks on Audiomack, having recorded 5 million streams.
On Spotify, King Paluta recorded over 8.4 million in 2024 with “Aseda” and “Makoma” among the many Top 100 songs in 2024.
King Paluta headlined the “Up Next” Artiste on the Apple Music platform for the month of April whereas “Aseda” and “Makoma” have been among the many greatest songs in 2024.
On YouTube, King Paluta was the second most streamed Ghanaian artiste in 2024 racking up over 15.5 million views on the music streaming platform.
Most-featured artiste
King Paluta was undoubtedly essentially the most featured artiste within the 12 months 2024 and emerged as a outstanding determine within the Ghanaian music scene with quite a few artistes chasing his mind-blowing verses.
His collaborations spanned many music initiatives with over 17 options, gaining large attraction, particularly on TikTok, and had spectacular streaming numbers.
Notable collaborations embrace tracks equivalent to ‘Odo Bi Ye Bad’ by Rapp Fada, ‘NLF Remix’ by Camidoh, ‘Soja Go, Soja Come’ by Eno Barony, ‘Specia Love’ by Wendy Shay, ‘Sika’ by DJ Vyrusky & KiDi, and ‘Muscatella’ by Tulenkey.
Others embrace ‘Bronya’ by DJ Slim, ’twenty fifth May’ by Lilwin, ‘Yeekor’ by Frimpong, ‘IDGAF’ by Supa Gaeta, and ‘BBF’ by Barima Sidney.
These collaborations contributed considerably to King Paluta’s visibility and recognition within the 12 months 2024, making him a family identify.
Awards
Despite being on the fringes of Ghanaian music for greater than 15 years, King Paluta had his breakthrough in 2023 after releasing “Yahitte,” “Aha Akye,” and “Sika Aba Fie.”
These groundbreaking songs earned him the New Artiste of the Year on the TGMA, Hiplife Artiste of the Year, and Hiplife Song of the Year on the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).
He additionally received the New Artiste of the Year and the Hiplife Song of the Year on the 2024 Ghana Music Awards UK and on the 2024 Ghana Music Awards Europe.
He acquired the Best Male Artiste of the Year on the 2024 Yen Awards and the Best Hiplife Song on the 3 Music Awards.
Grammy recognition and performing occasions
King Paluta was additionally featured on the Grammys web site as being among the many high 10 artistes important to Ghanaian Hiplife.
His musical prowess was likened to Ghanaian music legend Lord Kenya and was described as a pupil of Hiplife within the extremely publicized piece.
King Paluta was tipped to hold on the legacy of Hiplife music contributing to its reputation and development.
In whole, King Paluta carried out at 114 occasions within the 12 months 2024, each regionally and internationally, which additional highlights his exceptional success.
Some worldwide exhibits he carried out at in 2024 embrace ‘King Paluta Live in Doha,’ ‘King Paluta Live in Italy,’ King Paluta Live in Sol House, Manchester,’ ‘Accra in Dusseldorf,’ ‘Ghana Party in the Park,’ and a bunch of others.
Source: GNA
