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Audiomack Partners Afrochella To Showcase African Talents
Audiomack has teamed up with Ghana’s Afrochella Festival to create a rising stars challenge for upcoming talents in Africa.
African artists can submit their music and portfolio for an opportunity to perform at Afrochella’s Festival on December 28, at El Wak Stadium.
The artist with the most engagement will win $1000 USD; a studio session at BBNZ live; as well as an artist feature on Audiomack’s platform. Only seven artists will be vetted to perform on stage.
Twenty-Five of the best submissions will be included in a curated Audiomack playlist for the public to vote through streams, favorites, and shares. The artist with the most engagement will win $1000; a studio session at BBNZ live; as well as an artist feature on Audiomack’s platform. Only seven artists will be vetted to perform on stage.
Afrochella Founder, Abdul Karim-Abdullah says “This partnership is our way of ensuring Africa’s rising stars have an opportunity to maximise their reach; as well as ensure a fair and transparent process for selecting opening acts.”
This is the 3rd annual Afrochella festival and the official closing event for Ghana’s Year of Return — a campaign marking the 400 years of the first enslaved African arriving in Jamestown, Virginia.
Audiomack is sponsoring Afrochella to promote the visibility of African talent and empower the community of artists through a panel discussion with music and media leaders like Ivie Ani, Tenille Clarke, Juls (Producer) and more.
The 13th edition of the headies was held on October 19, 2019, with the sole aim of giving the most deserving the plaque in their respective category.
Here is the full list of 13th Headies Winners:-
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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