AKA’s Achievements After 1 Year of Levels Having Been Released.
News Flash – AKA’s LEVELS album marked 1 year on the 16th of June.
Multiple award winning artist, AKA, released his second solo album, LEVELS, a year ago on iTunes. A year later, AKA has made groundbreaking and game changing moves with his album.
Here’s a recap of what AKA has achieved over the past year. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #Levels1Year.
Accomplishments
- Best-selling album on iTunes ZA #1 for 4 weeks on iTunes ZA
- 2 x #1 best-selling music video on iTunes Hip-Hop (All Eyes On Me and Sim Dope are best-selling music videos on iTunes ZA)
- 6 #1 Singles
- 2 X Gold selling singles – All Eyes on Me and Congratulate
- 4 X #1 Music videos on MTV Base, Trace TV and Live Amp
- The Guardian UK – Most Promising Act 2015
- Red Bull UK Top 5 African artists of 2014/2015
- First South African Artist on Tim Westwood UK’s Show
- First South African Urban Artist to make it on BBC 1 Xtra “A List” Playlist
- SAMA 21 – Male Artist of the Year winner
- Channel O Music Video Awards – Best Hip-Hop winner
- Metro FM Music Awards – Best Collaboration winner
- SAHHA – Best Male winner
- SAHHA – Most Valuable Artist winner
- BET – Best International Act (Africa) nominee
- Nigerian Entertainment Awards – Best African Artist nominee (only South African to be nominated)
- MTV Base – Best Male and Best Collaboration nominee
- Ghana Music Awards – African Artiste of the Year nominee
- SAMA 21 – Song of Year nominee
Jealousy
#1 Single on 10 radio stations across Africa
Congratulate
Certified Gold Status selling in excess of 10 000
#1 on 5FM Top40 Charts
#1 on 20 radio stations in Africa
Most Gifted Hip Hop Music Video
Nominated Song of the Year at 2015 SAMA
Run Jozi
SAHHA – Best Collaboration ft KO
All Eyes On Me
Certified Gold Status selling in excess of 10 000 copies
2015 MMA – Best Collaboration ft Burna Boy, JR & Da L.E.S
Best-selling music video on iTunes ZA (alongside Sim Dope)
Sim Dope
Music Video debuted exclusively in UK on Redbull
Music video playing in the UK
Best-selling music video on iTunes ZA (alongside All Eyes On Me)