MTV Africa Music Awards 2014 Nominees Announced

Last night, MTV MAMA Nominees were announced at Sandton’s swanky The Sands. The South African flag was waving high. South African musical acts, Mafikizolo and Uhuru, alongside Nigeria’s Davido, each bagged four nominations. The three musical acts are competing for the biggies, including Song of the Year.

The biggest stars from across the African continent were up for nominations in over 10 different categories, including Best Male/Female, Song of the Year and non-music fields, recognising the Personality of the Year and Transform Today by Absolut.

The non-music awards are designed in recognition and support of young, emerging and original African talent who use their imagination and creativity to bring about change on the continent.

The awards ceremony – brought to you by the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Government – in South Africa for the very first time, will be held on the 7^th of June, in Durban ICC. The show will be broadcast live across the continent at 21h00 on MTV and MTV BASE.

Voting is open from today, 16 April 2014, until midnight on 4 June 2014.

The nominations are:

Best Male: 
• Anselmo Ralph (Angola);
• Davido (Nigeria);
• Diamond (Tanzania);
• Donald (South Africa); and
• Wizkid (Nigeria).

Best Female:
• Arielle T (Gabon);
• Chidinma (Nigeria);
• DJ C’ndo (South Africa)
• Efya (Ghana); and
• Tiwa Savage (Nigeria).

Best Group:
• Big Nuz (South Africa);
• Mafikizolo (South Africa);
• Mi Casa (South Africa);
• Burna Boy (Nigeria);
• P Square (Nigeria); and
• Sauti Sol (Kenya).

Best New Act:
• Burna Boy (Nigeria);
• Heavy K (South Africa);
• Phyno (Nigeria);
• Stanley Enow (Cameroon); and
• Uhuru (South Africa).

Best Live Act:
• 2face (Nigeria);
• Fally Ipupa (DRC);
• Flavour (Nigeria);
• Dr Malinga (South Africa); and
• 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); and
• 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); and
• 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); and
• Yuri Da Cunha: Atchu Tchu Tcha (Angola).

Best Hip Hop:
• AKA (South Africa);
• Ice Prince (Nigeria);
• Khuli Chana (South Africa);
• Olamide (Nigeria); and
• Sarkodie (Ghana).

Best Pop:
• Danny K (South Africa);
• Fuse ODG (Ghana);
• Goldfish (South Africa);
• LCNVL (South Africa);
• Mathew Mole (South Africa); and
• Youssoupha (Congo).

Best Alternative:
• Gangs of Ballet (South Africa);
• Michael Loman (South Africa);
• Nakhane Toure (South Africa);
• Parlotones (South Africa); and
• Shortstraw (South Africa).

Best Francophone:
• Arielle T (Gabon);
• Espoir 2000 (Ivory Coast);
• Ferre Gola (DRC);
• Toofan (Togo); and
• Youssoupha (Congo).

Best Lusophone:
• Anselmo Ralph (Angola);
• JD (Angola);
• Lizha James (Mozambique);
• Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde); and
• Yuri Da Cunha (Angola).

Non-music categories

Personality of the Year:
• Chimamanda Adiche: Writer (Nigeria);
• Omotola Jalade Ekeinde: Actress (Nigeria);
• Trevor Noah: Comedian (South Africa);
• Lupita Nyong’o: Actress (Kenya); and
• Yaya Toure: Footballer (Cote d’Ivoire).

Transform Today by Absolut:
• Anisa Mpungwe (Tanzania);
• Clarence Peters (Nigeria);
• Leti Arts (Ghana); and
• Rasty (South Africa).

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