Nominees for the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2010
On Saturday December 11th, the winners for the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be revealed at the Eko Expo Center in Lagos, Nigeria. This year, Nigerian artists lead the pack with 13 nominations. Also, DRC’s #Fally Ipupa, racked the most individual nominations. With very talented artists in each category, it will be interesting to see who takes home the recognition.
The nominees for the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain are:
Best Video
Fally Ipupa – Sexy dance (DRC)
#P-Square feat J. Martins– E No Easy (Nigeria)
The Parlotones – Life Design (South Africa)
#Banky W – Strong Ting (Nigeria)
Brand:New
#Mo Cheddah (Nigeria)
#Diamond (Tanzania)
Muthoni (Kenya)
JoJo (Gabon)
Artist of The Year
2 Face (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Jozi (South Africa)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Song Of The Year
D’Banj – Fall In Love (Nigeria)
Liquideep – Fairytale (South Africa)
JR – Show Dem (South Africa)
Banky W – Lagos Party (Nigeria)
Best Anglophone
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wande Coal (Nigeria)
Daddy Owen (Kenya)
Big Nuz (South Africa)
Best Francophone
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Awadi (Senegal)
DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast)
Ba Ponga (Gabon)
Best Lusophone
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Paul G (Angola)
Cabo Snoop (Angola)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Best Group
P-Square (Nigeria)
Radio & Weasle (Uganda)
Teargas (South Africa)
P-Unit (Kenya)
Best Female
Sasha (Nigeria)
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Nneka (Nigeria)
Barbara Kanam (DRC)
Best Male
2 Face (Nigeria)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Wande Coal (Nigeria)
Best International
Rihanna (USA)
Drake (USA)
Eminem (USA)
Rick Ross (USA)
No Cameroonian artists…Man, gone are those days when Manu Dibango or Tom Yoms was all over the charts for African Music. Cameroonian misucians wake up.