Nov 20 2008
2008 MTV Africa Music Awards
Rehearsals for the 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards are in season, as music talents from across Africa get ready to find out whom the winners are. Music artist Wahu seems to be had an awesome year. Though fans believe that U.S artists will carry away the awards on November 22nd.
The MTV Nominees are:
Best Female Music Artist
Wahu (Kenya)
Asa (Nigeria)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Sasha (Nigeria)
Zonke (South Africa)
Best Male Music Artist
Jua Cali (Kenya)
2Face (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
DJ Cleo (South Africa)
HHP (South Africa)
Best Live Music Performer
Samini (Ghana)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Cassette (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)
Best Music Group
P-Square (Nigeria)
Freshly Ground (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
East African Bashment Crew (Uganda) - Bebe Cool and Necessary Noize
Best Alternative Music
Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal)
Goldfish (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
Coldplay (UK)
Best Hip-Hop Artist
9ice
HHP (South Africa)
Professor Jay (Tanzania)
Lil Wayne (USA)
The Game (USA)
Best R&B
P-Square
Akon (Senegal / USA)
Loyiso (South)
Alicia Keys (USA)
Rihanna (USA)
Best Music Artist of the year
Asa (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)
Best New Music Act
Kwaw Kese (Ghana)
Wahu (Kenya)
9ice (Nigeria)
Naeto C (Nigeria)
Da L.E.S. (South)
Best Video
Movaizhaleine (Gabon) – Nous
Ikechukwu (Nigeria) – Wind Am Well
P-Square (Nigeria) – Roll It
Freshlyground (South) – Pot Belly
Pro Kid (South Africa) – Uthini Ngo Pro
Listener’s choice award
- Jax Panik (South Africa) - ’Cigarettes and Cinnamon’
- D’Banj (Nigeria) - ’Why Me’
- Naakaya (Tanzania) - ’Mr. Politician’
- JB Mpiana (DRC) - ’Zadio Kongolo’
- P Unit Featuring DNA (Kenya) - ’Una’
- Toniks (Uganda) ’Beera Nange’
- Ofori Amponsah Featuring Samini (Ghana) - ’Odwo’
Who is your favorite music artists? Call me nastry but I hope music artists like Alicia Keys, The Game, and Rihanna do not walk away with awards. Music should be heard globally but when it’s classified as an award show in a specific country then MTV should showcase performers in that country.
MTV could just turn it all around and produce 2009 Global Music Awards.
MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be unveiled at The Velodrome, Abuja, on Saturday, 22 November 2008 and broadcast on MTV base (DStv Channel 322, GTV), partner networks and terrestrial channels RTGA (Democratic Republic of the Congo), TV3 (Ghana), NTV (Kenya), AIT (Nigeria), STV (Nigeria), TBC (Tanzania) and WBS (Uganda), from 29 November 2008.
