2014 MTV MAMA Nominees announced

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).
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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).

The biggest and brightest contemporary artists from across the African continent and beyond were nominated in 15 different categories including Best Male, Best Female, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year.

Broadening the scope of the MAMA awards franchise, achievement in non-music fields was recognised in Personality of the Year, and Transform Today by Absolut, an award designed to recognise and support young, emerging and original African creative talents who use their imagination to fuel social transformation and bring positive attention to the continent.

The MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by Absolut will take place in South Africa for the first time on 7 June. 2014.Held at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), the awards will air live across the continent at 9pm on MTV Base and MTV.

Voting for the MTV Africa Music Awards is open at www.mtvbase.com from 16 April until midnight on 4 June, 2014.
For more information on the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal, go to www.mtvbase.com