announced the nominees for this year’s MTV Africa Music
Awards. The announcement was made tonight,
Wednesday, 16 April 2014 at an impressive nominations
party at The Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This year’s nominations prove that Nigerian music has fast
taken over Africa. Out of fifteen different categories, Nigeria
has been nominated in eleven categories and includes
some of the biggest names in the Nigerian entertainment
industry including Omotola Jalade, Chimamanda Adichie,
2Face, PSquare, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide, Flavour
among many others. Continue...
The different categories, which include Best Male, Best
Female, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year has also
broadened the scope of the MAMA awards franchise as
achievements in non-music fields will also be recognized.
They include “Personality of the Year” and “Transform
Today by Absolut”, an award designed to recognize and
support young, emerging and original African creative
talents who use their imagination to fuel social
transformation and bring positive attention to the
continent.
Davido has the most nominations this year with four nods
for Song of the Year, Best male, Artist of the Year and Best
Collaboration . Following closely behind with 3
nominations is dynamic duo, P Square with Best Group,
Artist of the Year and Song of the Year while Wizkid
receives two nods for Best Male and Best Collaboration.
Other Nigerian nominees include 2Face, Burna Boy,
Chidinma, Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, Flavour, Ice Prince, KCEE,
May D, Olamide, Phyno and Tiwa Savage.
Commented Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing
Director, Viacom International Media Networks Africa, “We
congratulate all the nominees for the 2014 MTV Africa
Music Awards. This year, the MAMA offers a stunning
platform for African artists, it also celebrates the young
personalities, leaders and creatives who are making a
positive impact on the continent.”
Check out the Nigerian Nomination Table:
CATEGORY NIGERIAN NOMINEES
Best Male Davido
Wizkid
Best Female Chidinma
Tiwa Savage
Best Group P Square
Best New Act Burna Boy
Phyno
Best Live Act 2face
Flavour
Best Collaboration Diamond feat Davido – ‘Number
One’ (Remix) (Tanzania/Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat May D –
‘Happiness’ (South Africa/
Nigeria)
R2bees feat Wizkid – ‘Slow
Down’ (Ghana/Nigeria)
Artist of the Year Davido
P Square
Song of the Year Davido- ‘Skelewu’
Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy –
‘Surulere’
KCee - ‘Limpopo’
P Square – ‘Personally’
Best Hip Hop Ice Prince
Olamide
Personality of the
Year
Chimamanda Adichie
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Transform Today by
Absolut
Clarence
Peters
THE MAMA NOMINATIONS IN FULL:
MUSIC CATEGORIES
Best Male:
Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Donald (South Africa)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best Female:
Arielle T (Gabon)
Chidinma (Nigeria)
DJ C’ndo (South Africa)
Efya (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Best Group:
Big Nuz (South Africa)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
P Square (Nigeria)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Best New Act:
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Heavy K (South Africa)
Phyno (Nigeria)
Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Uhuru (South Africa)
Best Live Act:
2face (Nigeria)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Dr Malinga (South Africa)
Zakes Bantwini (South Africa)
Best Collaboration:
Amani ft. Radio and Weasel – ‘Kiboko Changu’ (Kenya/
Uganda)
Diamond feat Davido – ‘Number One’ (Remix) (Tanzania/
Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat May D – ‘Happiness’ (South Africa/Nigeria)
R2bees feat Wizkid – ‘Slow Down’ (Ghana/Nigeria)
Uhuru feat DJ Buckz, Oskido, Professor, Yuri Da Cunha –
‘Y-tjukutja’ (South Africa/Angola)
Artist of the Year:
Davido (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
P Square (Nigeria)
Uhuru (South Africa)
Song of the Year:
Davido- ‘Skelewu’ (Nigeria)
DJ Clock feat Beatenberg – ‘Pluto’ (Remember Me) (South
Africa)
DJ Ganyani feat FB – ‘Xigubu’ (South Africa)
DJ Kent feat The Arrows –‘Spin My World Around’ (South
Africa)
Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy – ‘Surulere’ (Nigeria)
KCee - ‘Limpopo’ (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat Uhuru ‘Khona’ (South Africa)
Mi Casa- ‘Jika’ (South Africa)
P Square – ‘Personally’ (Nigeria)
Yuri Da Cunha -‘Atchu Tchu Tcha’ (Angola)
Best Hip Hop:
AKA (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Khuli Chana (South Africa)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Best Pop:
Danny K (South Africa)
Fuse ODG (Ghana)
Goldfish (South Africa)
LCNVL (South Africa)
Mathew Mole (South Africa)
Best Alternative:
Gangs of Ballet (South Africa)
Michael Loman (South Africa)
Nakhane Toure (South Africa)
Parlotones (South Africa)
Shortstraw (South Africa)
Best Francophone:
Arielle T (Gabon)
Espoir 2000 (Ivory Coast)
Ferre Gola (DRC)
Toofan (Togo)
Youssoupha (Congo)
Best Lusophone:
Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
JD (Angola)
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)
NON MUSIC CATEGORIES
Personality of the Year:
Chimamanda Adiche (Nigeria)
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria)
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)
Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire)
Transform Today by Absolut
Anisa Mpungwe (Tanzania)
Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
Leti Arts (Ghana)
Rasty (South Africa)
The MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by
Absolut will take place in South Africa for the first time on
7 June 2014 at the Durban International Convention Centre
(ICC) in Durban. The awards will air live across the
continent at 9:00PM on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and
MTV (DStv Channel 130).
Voting for the MTV Africa Music Awards is open at
www.mtvbase.com from 16 April 2014 until midnight on 4
June 2014.
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