blink Mag-ISSUE 2 Apr. 2016 | Page 35

BLINK NEWS UPDATES SMIRNOFF RAGGA BOLO RETURNS TO MZANSI Smirnoff has announced that its five-a-side street soccer championship played by predominantly tavern teams will return to Mzansi streets in February 2016 after a four-year break. The games kick off in February 2016, culminating in the finals in June 2016. With roads as the pitches and streetlights as stadium, it's the sporting tournament to remember nationwide. In order to become a Raga Bolo participating team, taverns in specified areas will need to achieve set criteria over the qualifying period. There will be two qualifying periods, and two opportunities for taverns to get into Raga Bolo. There are limited places available – only 136 teams across the country will enter the championship. ENTERTAINMENT NISSAN INTRODUCED A FOOSBALL TABLE. As sponsors of the UEFA Champions League through four seasons (2014 to 2018), the unveiling of the repurposed crossover vehicle brought to life the 'Innovation that Excites' hallmark of the Nissan brand. It was also a display of the car company's 'Engineers of Excitement' campaign – a celebration of genius in both Nissan's innovation and talented play on the soccer field. Africa's biggest music TV channel MTV Base presents a first for the channel; with the year coming to an end its music programming team have put together a list of the 'Top African Acts To Watch Out For In 2016', featuring the breakthrough new hit makers of 2015 on the continent. This list follows the recent release of the channels much talked about 'SA's Hottest MCs' and 'Naija's Hottest Artists' 2015 Top 10 lists, but in contrast will feature acts from across the continent and is without any ranking. The criteria for Top African Acts To Watch Out For in 2016 is based on: how much noise the artist has made in their region, how much airplay (TV and radio) the artist has been shown recently and how massive their single(s) became that were released this year. THE SINGLES WHICH HELPED THESE ARTIST GAIN THE RECOGNITION THEY RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HAVE BEEN ADDED ONTO A PLAYLIST FEATURED ON MTV BASE'S APPLE MUSIC PAGE. Adekunle Gold – Orente Aewon Wolf – Summer Fever Anna Joyce – Ele E Melhor Que Tu Barakah Da Prince – Siachani Nawe Dbn Nyts – Shumaya DJ Mshega – Get Down Di'Ja – Falling For You Dosseh – Bando Emtee ft. Wizkid & AKA – Roll Up (Remix) Fifi Cooper – Puntsununu Francko – Coller La Petite Gigi LaMayne ft. Khuli Chana – Ice Cream (Remix) Junior Taurus & Lady Zamar – Mamelodi Kiss Daniel – Laye Koker – Do Something Korede Bellow – Godwin Mr Bow – N [X