The king of ragga music genre, Tarvin Toune, is set to perform at the 20th YUMI FM Musik Awards after receiving three nominations ahead of this year’s event which will be held at the Lamana Gold Club in Port Moresby on May 23rd, 2026.

The artist has been nominated in the categories of 2024 Album of the Year, 2025 International Artist of the Year, and 2025 Male Artist of the Year.

The nominations continue a long association between Tarvin Toune and the YUMIFM PNG Musik Awards, where he has remained a consistent presence since breaking onto the scene in 2015 when he won Rookie Artist of the Year.

This year, he is expected to perform some of his award-winning tracks along with newer songs including one of his personal favourites, ‘Raun Lonlon’.

“Mi hamamas tru long kam play long musik awards bikos stori blo song ia i personal, na tu mi bin hamamas long lukim em kam insait long YUMI FM countdown,” he said.

(“I am excited to be performing at the musik awards because the story of this particular song is personal, and also I was happy to see that the song made it to the YUMIFM countdown.”)

Tarvin said performing the song at the awards would be a special moment for him, adding that he had been looking forward to the awards since last year.

The artist also revealed that fans can expect several new singles following the awards, with the upcoming releases leading into a new album currently in production.

“Many singles are soon to release that will lead to the album we are currently working on right now.”

He added that his schedule remains busy this year, with music video shoots and promotional work underway ahead of the album’s expected release next year.

The upcoming project is also expected to feature collaborations with well-known PNG artists including, O-FOUR, and Morobe-based female vocalist Frankie.

Tarvin said he is now looking forward to taking the stage at the 20th YUMI FM Musik Awards.