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Boomplay partners 3Music Awards for Breakthrough Act of the Year Category

Boomplay, the largest music streaming and download service in Africa, is partnering with Ghana and West Africa’s most exciting Music Awards scheme 3Music Awards for its 2021 edition.
Central to the partnership is Boomplay’s sponsorship of the Breakthrough Act of the Year category of the awards.
The Breakthrough Act of the Year is the most exciting and dominant Breakthrough Act/Group of the Year, whose recording (s) became extremely popular within the year under review.
3Music Awards has been at the forefront of leading innovation in the music ecosystem. With this partnership, 3Music Awards strikes a unique relationship that sets it on a solid footing for the future while Boomplay reaffirms its commitment to support the growth and development of Ghanaian music.
“Boomplay has been an ally for years and we are excited that in our 4th year, we still get to partner with them for the Breakthrough Act of the Year among others,” Sadiq Abdulai Abu, CEO of 3Media Networks, organisers of the awards explains.
He adds that, “We see this as a validation of all the amazing work we have been putting into the scheme and an avenue to once again open more windows of opportunity to the Ghanaian musician.”
Speaking about Boomplay’s involvement, Elizabeth Ntiamoah, General Manager for Boomplay Ghana, relayed that, “We as a team are very excited to be a part of this year’s 3Music Awards and particularly a category that is centered on growth and the highlight of young, innovative and talented artists who are looking to change the game and take our music above and beyond. I believe our involvement will go a long way to benefiting to both parties, the artistes and fans as this is directly in line with how passionate Boomplay is about legitimately pushing the music from our continent.”
The winner of the Boomplay Breakthrough Act of the Year will receive a valuable promotional package from Boomplay. The package includes marketing the content of the category winner in all Boomplay operating countries; Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya, and investment in media push for the winner through billboards and a press run.
The 4th annual 3Music Awards takes place on Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Accra, Ghana.
Stream the official playlist for free on Boomplay here
https://Boom.lnk.to/BoomplayBreakthroughArtist
Boomplay is a music and video streaming & download service developed and owned by Transsnet Music Limited.
Boomplay’s vision is to build the largest and most reliable digital music ecosystem for artistes and content creators in Africa.
Boomplay is currently the biggest and fastest growing music app in Africa with a catalogue of 50 million songs and videos, which are available for free streaming and downloading. The service is supported by advertising and users can also subscribe to one of the daily, weekly and monthly plans to save songs and videos to play whilst offline or without using data. The service is currently available on Android, iOS and Web.
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Young ladies are demanding, I prefer older ones – Lasmid

MTN hitmaker winner and “Sika” Singer Lasmid had revealed that he is more interested in dating older women than young ladies.
In an interview with Multicdb, he revealed his preference for the former since their experience and maturity can help mold one’s life.
He claimed that young ladies are demanding which put extra pressure on their partners.
Lasmid entreated women, especially older ones to have no issues approaching him and he will welcome them with open arms.
Source – Multicdb
Watch Full Interview here
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Africa Rising Music Conference Announces International Artist Showcase Line-up

Anticipation for the Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) is at an all-time high as the countdown to the conference and its unprecedented artist showcase. ARMC attendees are primed to enjoy world-class performances from the exceptional line-up that boasts artists from various countries, including focus territory, The Netherlands.
The pivotal talents of Eritrea-born vocalist Rimon, Ghanaian artist based in the South East of Amsterdam, BnnyHunna and South African-Dutch singer-songwriter Joya Mooi are set to ignite the stage, highlighting their musical style, genre and impeccable skillset.
This cohort of Global musical aptitude will also feature Producers Spanker (one of the biggest Dutch Hip-Hop producers), Yung Dada (a multi-instrumentalist and producer who has worked with prominent artists and is now working on a solo project), and esteemed artist Frenna (a vocalist and one of the most renowned artists in the Netherlands).
ARMC 2022 themes: Women’s Voices: Amplifying them in the music business
Building Bridges: Exchange between Africa and the world
Independent Africa: Developing, understanding and creating new opportunities
Heavily music-focused, ARMC sets itself apart by bringing a cocktail of international artists to merge with the South African market, focusing on ambassadors, panels, and podcasts.
The showcase format will see local acts and acts perform over two nights across the electronic & urban genres from The Netherlands, Germany, and Austria perform.
Says DME: “We as the Dutch Music Export are truly proud to create such a versatile space for connecting, learning and building within the music industry.”
Buy your ticket now online via Howler.
Tickets are limited.
ARMC By Night – 24th May 2022
-Bnnyhunna
-Joya Mooi
-Rimon
A reminder of the unique, all-female ambassador lineup:
Tumi Mogapi (South Africa) Women In Music South Africa
Money Ba Doo (South Africa) Artist / Songwriter
Anyiko Owoko (Kenya) Anyiko PR
JAMIIE (Germany) Artist, Producer, Afrohouse Beatport Curator
Dieuwertje Heuvelings (Netherlands) – Dutch Music Export
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