Africahit - MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 to Hold December 11

This year's edition of Africa's most prestigious music awards and performance ceremony is slated to be held on December 11 in Lagos, Nigeria.

On December 11, 2010 the most prestigious music award event on the African continent, the MTV Africa Music Awards sponsored by Indian mobile telecommunications giant, Dharbi Airtel will berth at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.

MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 Ceremony

Saturday December 11 2010 will see the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites located in Victoria Island hosting one of the finest musical acts in Africa and the world. The ceremony will feature live performances from various artistes across the African continent.

Nigerian artistes billed to perform include R & B sensation, Tuface Idibia, Strong Thing crooner, Banky W and the new R & B kid on the block, Wande Coal. Other African music groups are the South African hip hop group, Teargas and Kenya’s unrivalled hip-hop kings, P-Unit.

Other African acts are Jozi (South Africa), Daddy Owen (Kenya), Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of Congo), DJ Arafat (Cote d’Ivoire), and Cabo Snoop (Angola). The cream of the crop is American rap artiste, Rick Ross.

MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 Categories

This year’s edition of Airtel MAMA features awards in twelve categories. Categories to watch out for include the Artist of the Year award category, Best New Artiste, and Song of the Year etc.

Nominees for the Artist of the Year Award Category are Tu Face (Nigeria), P-Square (Nigeria), Jozi (South Africa), and Fally Ipupa (DRC). Best International nominees are Eminem, Rick Ross, Rihanna, and Drake all from the USA.

Song of the Year nominations are Fall in Love-D’Banj (Nigeria); Lagos Party-Banky W (Nigeria); Fairytale-Liquideep (South Africa); and Show Dem-JR (South Africa). Best Video nominations are Strong Thing-Banky W (Nigeria); E No Easy-P-Square/J-Martins (Nigeria); Sexy Dance-Fally Ipupa (DRC); and Life Design-The Parlotones (South Africa).

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Nominees for Best Group category are P-Square (Nigeria), P-Unit (Kenya), Teargas (South Africa), and Radio & Weasel (Uganda). Brand New nominees are Mo Cheddah (Nigeria), Diamond (Tanzania), Jojo (Gabon, and Muthoni (Kenya).

Nominees for Best Anglophone artiste are Wande Coal (Nigeria), Daddy Owen (Kenya), Sarkodie (Ghana), and Big Nuz (South Africa). Best Francophone artiste nominees are Fally Ipupa (DRC), DJ Arafat (Cote d’Ivoire), Awadi (Senegal), and Ba Ponga (Senegal).

Best Lusophone artiste nominees are Cabo Snoop (Angola), Dama Do Bling (Mozambique), Lizha James (Mozambique), and Paul G (Angola). The music language categories are a reflection of the existing cultural and linguistic diversity of African music.

Best Male artiste nominees are Tu Face (Nigeria), Wande Coal (Nigeria), Fally Ipupa (DRC), and Black Coffee (South Africa). Nominees for Best Female artiste category are Sasha (Nigeria), Nneka (Nigeria), Lizha James (Mozambique), and Barbara Kanam (DRC).

History of the MTV Africa Music Awards

In 2006 a new award category was created in the MTV Europe Music Awards, the Best African artiste as a way of recognizing the increasing relevance of African music in the world. The first recipient was Nigeria’s R & B maestro, Tuface Idibia. In 2007 the award was given to Nigerian hip-hop artist, D’Banj.

In 2008 however, MTV, recognizing that the current of African music was too great to be submerged under another continental award, created the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (now Airtel) to celebrate excellence in African music.

The first edition was held in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja on November 22, 2008; it was anchored by MTV VJ Trevor Nelson at the Velodrome. The Artist of the Year award was given to Nigeria’s D’Banj.

The 2009 edition was held at the Daniel Arap Moi International Sports Centre on October 10; it was anchored by Wyclef Jean. The Artist of the Year award was also clinched by D’Banj?.

Sources

http://www.mama.mtvbase.com/

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