Boomplay, Africa’s top music streaming and download service, has revealed the top six competitors in its Booming on Boomplay competition. Boomplay led the four-month campaign in collaboration with Supadrum, a Kenyan music production studio.
The initiative aimed to provide a platform for the growth and development of emerging artists in order to discover new talent in Kenya.
LittyDavinci
The winners include:-
- Littydavinci,
- Number One King Gray
- Buruklyn Boyz
- Rhymes_ab
- Faiye Blessings
- Katempa
The first winner will walk away with $1,500. The second and 2nd runner up $1,000 each while the third and the 3rd runner up $500 each.
The criteria for selecting winners involved three stages. First, was to shortlist 50 artists based on their streams on Boomplay and online judges score.
Number One King Gray
Buruklyn Boyz
Second, was to shortlist 20 artists based on their fan votes & judges score and third, involved shortlisting the top 6 winners based on votes for their performance videos that they had submitted for the final stage which were also scored by judges.
In a statement issued to newsrooms, Boomplay’s East Africa Managing Director, Martha Huro, said, “We were incredibly blown away by the quality of work that was submitted by talented young Kenyans for this competition. I take this opportunity to congratulate the top six and thank everyone that entered the Booming on Boomplay competition. It wasn’t an easy task to select winners as all participants submitted quality work. I am glad that through the help of our judges, the choice to select winners got easier.”
Supadrum’s CEO, Allan Njoroge, commented, “It was uplifting to see the huge variety of work that was submitted by talented Kenyans from across the country. As partners in the campaign, we were impressed by the range of techniques that had been used and the creativity deployed within the work.”
Rhymes ab
Faiye Blessings
The campaign received a lot of support from musicians in the industry, including Breeder LW, Mr. Seed, Ssaru, Maandy, Timmy Blanco, and others. It also received support from judges, including Willis Raburu, Camille Storm, Fully Focus, Calvin Wanguku, and Karun, who provided their expert opinions in judging the contestants.
All of the top six winners will receive cash awards in addition to promotional opportunities like billboard features, in-app placements, and digital placements to increase their exposure. Additionally, winners will receive 40 hours of studio time and attend a music masterclass with top producers, engineers, and music executives covering topics like production, distribution, publishing, music marketing, and business.
