PNG Music Awards

PNG Music Awards is PNG’s biggest music scene hosted annually by PNGFM and partners, to recognise local music talents.

This year, among the groups invited to perform at the event is the hip-hop band Planet Native.

The band along with another hip-hop artist, Noxxy Dawg, will be part of the entertainment before the awards event, performing three songs: Malagene, Mangi PNG and Welcome to POM city.

Being recognised and involved in this event is positive news for this underground genre.

The event will be staged at the Lamana Gold Club with eight artists to perform on the night.

They’re Sean Rii, Tarvin Tounie, Hot Wills, Sinklaine, Demas Saul, Wah’Koo, Jokema, Solomon Islands group Dezine and the boys from PRO ED production Narxson, Iroro and Gee Ruun & Bata Bah. 

Ten artists traveled into Moresby for the awards presentation night including Dezine, Uralum Kania from Rabaul, Demas Saul from Madang and the crew from PRO ED from Goroka.