HOMECOMING Festival is excited to announce its latest initiative to spotlight emerging Nigerian creative talent, with a new competition open to young creatives in Lagos and beyond.
Musical artists and designers are invited to upload their songs, performances, designs and clothing collections to Instagram, using the hashtag #HomecomingNewArtist (for musicians) and #HomecomingNewDesigner (for designers/brands), for a chance to appear at HOMECOMING Festival this Easter Weekend.
One musical artist will be chosen from Instagram to appear live onstage at the HOMECOMING live music show at Harbour Point, Lagos, on April 21st. They will perform for an audience of fans and celebrities alongside the all-star HOMECOMING lineup.
HOMECOMING artist line up currently includes:
DJ Obi — DRB — Naira Marley — Odunsi — Octavian — Poco Lee — Prettyboy D-O — Rema — Runtown — Santi — Sho Madjozi — Simi, Skepta — Teni the Entertainer — Wizkid
One young designer will also be chosen to feature at the HOMECOMING POP-UP at XII Glover, Lagos, between April 19th – 21st. This designer will be able to sell their clothing at a special brand booth alongside a line up of the world’s most essential streetwear brands.
HOMECOMING POP UP brands include:
Alyx — Ambush — Awake NYC — Greatness — Kenneth Ize — MAINS — Motherlan — Mowalola — Nike — Stüssy — Patta — Places+Faces — No Vacancy Inn — Vivendii — Wafflesncream
The chosen artist and designer will each have VIP access to HOMECOMING festival.
The HOMECOMING NEW TALENT competition will be open for 24 hours and winners will be chosen by 3PM on April 18th.
TO ENTER:
Artists interested in entering this competition should:
1. Follow @ourhomecoming on Instagram
2. Post an image or video of your performance/music
3. Tag #HomecomingNewArtist and @ourhomecoming in the post
4. Homecoming will select one artist to perform
Designers interested in entering this competition should:
1. Follow @ourhomecoming on Instagram
2. Post an image or video of your designs
3. Tag #HomecomingNewArtist and @ourhomecoming in the post
4. Homecoming will select one designer to feature at the Homecoming Pop Up
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