Tapz

Tapz Gallantino, . [2][3][4] He has won MTV Europe Music Awards for best New Zealand act in November 2017.[5][6][7] He performed at the 2015 ARIA music awards and his collaboration with Hermitude ("Through the Roof") was nominated for Best Video.[8] The singer has shared the stage with singers such as Lorde, Banks, G-Eazy, Lunice, ASAP Ferg, Danny Brown, Jeremih and Hermitude.

TAPZ
Birth name	Tapiwa Mutingwende
Born	19 October 1995 Wedza District, Zimbabwe[1]
Genres	R&B Hip-Hop
Occupation(s)	Singer record producer
Years active	2015–present
Labels	TAPZ GALLANTINO

Background

Tapz migrated to New Zealand when he was 10 years old, then migrated to the US when he was 19.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Beautiful Nightmare[10][11]	Released: 24 November 2017 Label: TAPZ GALLANTINO 100s + 1000s[12] Format: Digital download

Singles

• "Killa" (produced by Mzwetwo, Tapz & JRMN) (#2 Spotify USA Viral Charts, No. 3 Spotify Global Viral Charts)[13]
• "Shadow" (#20 AUS, No. 1 BELIZE)
• "The Buzz" Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young Tapz (2015) (#20 AUS, No. 13 USA)[14][15]

References

1. https://mushroommusic.com/songwriters/young-tapz/
2. https://genius.com/artists/Young-tapz
3. "Ten Things You Need To Know About Young Tapz". complex.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
4. https://www.remixmagazine.com/culture/2016-artist-to-watch-young-tapz/
5. https://guardian.ng/life/music/all-the-winners-from-the-2017-mtv-emas/
6. http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/11/travis-scott-stuns-2017-mtv-emas-by-performing-on-robot-bird.html
7. https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/tapz-wines-best-nz-act-at-2017-mtv-emas/
8. "2015 ARIA Awards Connected by Telstra Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
9. Why Tapz is taking his sweet time with his music, Chris Schultz, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 10 Aug 2017 8:00 am. Retrieved 29 May 2018
10. https://mushroom.com/features/tapz-unleashed-dark-stormy-debut-ep-beautiful-nightmare/
11. https://mushroompromotions.com/bios/album-bio-tapz-beautiful-nightmare-100s-1000s-out-friday-24-november-2017/
12. "Beautiful Nightmare – EP". iTunes Store. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
13. "Young Tapz: It's Music Versus The Internet". Forbbes. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
14. "australian-charts.com – Discography Hermitude". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
15. https://www.billboard.com/music/young-tapz/chart-history/dance-electronic-songs/song/921218

External links

• Young Tapz