Manu Manzo is accelerating his music career… 

Billboard and Mastercard have joined forces to put the spotlight on emerging artists, including the Venezuelan singer-songwriter.

Manzo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards.

Under a new partnership, five artists who took part in the previously-announced Mastercard Artist Accelerator program will perform on a livestream to be hosted on Billboard‘s YouTube channel, which boasts more than 3.7 million subscribers.

The livestream kicks off on Thursday, July 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

The Mastercard Artist Accelerator program was created to offer developing artists the tools to thrive in a tech-driven era. Participating acts represent a range of genres and geographies; all were chosen because of their unique stories, sounds and inclusion-oriented mindsets. They are:

Young Athena, a London-based R&B soul singer and BRIT School alumna
LeriQ, a Nigerian R&B and afrobeat record producer and songwriter
Cocoa Sarai, a Brooklyn-raised American-Jamaican singer
Emily Vu, a Vietnamese-American pop artist who advocates for LGBTQ+ rights

Manu Manzo, a Venezuelan pop singer, songwriter and producer