Gyakie Becomes First Female Ghanaian Artist to Join Boomplay’s Golden Club

Ghanaian singer and songwriter, Gyakie, is the latest artist to receive a golden plaque from Africa’s premier music streaming and download platform, Boomplay, after joining the platform’s club ofartists with record milestones - Boomplay Golden Club.

The songbird joins the prestigious clubfor reaching and surpassing a milestone of 100 million streams to become the first female artist from Ghana to achieve this enviable feat. Fellow Ghanaiancompatriots part of the Boomplay Golden Club include Black Sherif, Sarkodie,Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale and Camidoh.

Gyakie by this feat finds herself in thecompany of other African superstars including the likes of Burna Boy, Wizkid,Davido, Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz, Rayvanny, Simi and more who havegarnered record achievements and milestones on Boomplay.

Receiving the plaque, Gyakie shared hergratitude, “I would like to say a big thank you to Boomplay and my fans. To myfans, we’ve got the 100M streams, and it’s all because of you. We did itwithout an album by the way, so look forward to the album coming and keeprunning the numbers up. I am grateful.”

Born Jackline Acheampong andaffectionately called Song Bird, Gyakie burst onto the music scene in 2019 withher debut single, “Love is Pretty'', which got her some buzz and paved the wayfor a follow up single, “Never Like This”, a favourite of her core fans.Following the release of her smash single, “Forever” in 2020, Gyakie rose tocontinental acclaim and has been on a phenomenal run ever since.

Signed to Flip The Music and Sony Music,Gyakie has two EPs to her credit - “SEED EP” and “MY DIARY” - and many hitsongs including “Something”, “Need Me”, “Scar” and “Rent Free”. The versatile artist, who dabbles in multi-genres including Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, R&B, Dancehall and more, is set to release her debut album this year, 2024!