Black Sherif receives Boomplay Golden plaque
Black Sherif has received a Golden Club plaque from the digital music company Boomplay as he becomes the first Ghanaian artiste to reach the 100M streams milestone on the music platform.
In a presentation by the Public Relations Manager for Boomplay Ghana, Paul Azumah, he lauded the young musician for his hard work and stated how proud Boomplay is to be a part of his success story.
“For a platform that first discovered Black Sherif as a potential rising star, Boomplay is proud to see his phenomenal growth in such a short time. Boomplay’s Golden Club houses artists who have clocked and surpassed 100M streams. We are excited about the journey thus far and believe this will inspire other new and emerging Ghanaian acts to greater heights with Boomplay at their side as an enabler.” he said
the “kweku the Traveler” hit maker used the opportunity to express how grateful he was to his fans and entreated his fans to continue supporting him and he journeys further.
“Reaching 100 million streams on Boomplay and being the first Ghanaian artist to achieve this on the streaming platform is a big deal to me. As a young kid from Konongo, who only had a dream and a voice, this brings me to the realisation that I can achieve any and everything so long as I believe and dare myself to take action. Thank you for this one, Blacko Tribe. Big love to the Boomplay team for putting me on from day one till now.” Black Sherif said
Black sherif in this milestone joins the Boomplay’s Golden Club of top African music stars like Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Diamond Platinumz, Simi, Rayvanny, Fireboy, Omah Lay, Joe Boy and many others.
As a result of this achievement the “Kwaku The Traveller” hitmaker is set to enjoy online and offline promotional support across Boomplay’s operational markets and prioritization for his upcoming releases, including his upcoming album, as part of Boomplay’s Golden Club member benefits.
Born Mohammed Ismail Sherif, the 20-year-old talented artist released “Money”, “Cry For Me”, and “Destiny” in 2020. Later, he dropped “Money (remix)”, “Adea Kye”, and “Ankonam” which garnered huge audience would see Blacko go viral, ushering him into the mainstream limelight.
Blacko earned a feature from fellow Golden Club member, Burna Boy, for the remix of Second Sermon”. This gave him a further reach across Africa and opened the floodgates for plaudits from prestigious awards and platforms.
Congratulations again to Black Sherif. Travel on!