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AKA To Perform New Music On SABC 1's Live Amp This Friday

All eyes on the South African rapper, AKA this Friday, 11 March 2016, as the BET Award nominated #3RDWRLDBOSS is set to perform new music titled, One Time, on SABC 1’s Live Amp at 19:30.

AKA’s new music, One Time, is not available for purchase or for free download. Fans will need to tune into Live Amp this Friday to get a taste of what the #KingofRadio has been cooking up in studio. AKA’s performance of One Time on Live Amp this Friday is definitely not one to be missed as the performance will take on a different rendition reminiscent to the live music format of Saturday Night Live.

Fans can engage online now using the hashtag #OneTime in anticipation of AKA’s upcoming performance, as well as during the show on Friday night.

There is no stopping AKA’s momentum. AKA has kicked off 2016 with a bang, achieving career milestones, as well as representing South Africa abroad. 

See below a recap of some of AKA’s 2016 highlights thus far:

· AKA features in the BBC RADIO & BBC 1 XTRA prestigious “HOT FOR 2016” list making him the only African based artist to feature on the coveted annual tip list, which in previous years have featured the likes of Drake, Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sande and Sam Smith.

·         AKA represents South Africa in Canada at the inaugural OkayAfrica Africa In The 6 exclusive event and attends the NBA All Star games as a special guest.

·         AKA reaches 1 million views on YouTube in 10 days for his single Make Me Sing with Diamond Platnumz, a first for an SA artist.

·         AKA wins 2 Metro FM Music Awards with no album in 2015 and only 1 single released.

·         AKA becomes the first hip hop artist to headline the Old Mutual Music at the lake concert

Watch AKA & Diamond Platnumz Make Me Sing music video which is about to clock 2 million views here:

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