September 2013
Nominations for the 10th
Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards were announced today, revealing
an open field in the race to claim Africa ’s
most prestigious music awards.
Nominees in the 14 categories
include multiple double nods for over 10 artists, from East, West and Southern Africa , reflecting the outpouring of world-class
music videos on the continent over the past year. It’s now up to fans to vote
for their favourites in this public-voted event, with more than two months for
the continent’s music fans to have their say.
This year’s nominees list
features many longstanding members of the African music scene, among them Zimbabwe ’s Buffalo Souljah (“Basawine” for Most
Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video), South
Africa ’s Oskido (“Tsa Mandebele” for Most Gifted
African Southern), and Mozambique
The list of nominees is also
bursting with new faces, including the five contenders in the Most Gifted
Newcomer category –Nigeria ’s
Lola Rae (“Watch My Ting Go”) and Burna Boy (“Tonight”), South Africans Moneoa
(“Is’Bhanxa”), Idols SA Season 8 winner Khaya Mthethwa (“Move”) and Kenya
To celebrate a decade of
recognising the best African contemporary music talent, the 10th
Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards has
expanded the prestigious Most Gifted Video of the Year category
to 12 nominees, increasing the pressure on nominees in the most fiercely fought
category at the awards.
The category again reveals
the mix of newcomers and established artists at this year’s event – a signal of
the growing maturity of Africa ’s music scene.
South African duo
Mafikizolo’s “Khona” is up for Most Gifted Video of the Year as
well as Most Gifted Dance Video, and Nigeria P Square
But the Most Gifted
Video of the Year category also includes hotshot newcomers, among them
Kenya’s Xtatic whose track with Priddy Ugly and AKA, “Hit ‘Em Up” is making a
strong bid for the title (as well as Most Gifted Duo Group or Featuring).
AKA himself is making his presence felt at this year’s awards: alongside his
featuring spots with Xtatic and Zeus, his video “Jealously” is in the running
for Most Gifted Video of the Year and Most Gifted Hip Hop
Video.
Another nominee in the Most
Gifted Video of the Year category is Kenya’s STL whose “Stella Stella
Stella” has also put her in contention for Most Gifted Female
where she’s up against Lizha James (Vais Rochar”), South Africa’s Zonke
(“Feelings”) and Toya DeLazy (“Heart”)as well as Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage
(“Without My Heart” featuring Don Jazzy).
Most Gifted Male includes Botswana’s Zeus featuring AKA and Tumi,
“#Datswasup” (also in the running for Most Gifted Video of the Year)
along with Nigeria’s Iyanya (“Flavour”) and Wizkid (“Azonto”), South Africa’s
Donald (“Over The Moon”) and Tanzania’s Ay featuring Marco Chali (“Party
Zone”).
Whether it’s in the heavy
hitting categories, or the genre and regional categories, there’s no doubting
that the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Video Awards have
all the makings of a thrilling affair when the LIVE event takes place on
Saturday, 30 November at Walter Sisulu Square, in Kliptown Soweto, South
Africa.
Just who will win Africa ’s biggest awards on the night is now in the hands
of fans! Voting opens tonight at 00:00am and closes
on Thursday, 21 November at midnight (all times CAT) and can be done on three
different platforms - via sms: artist voting
code to the number +2783142100415. Standard SMS rates apply on the web
and WAP at www.channelo.tv
Follow us on
twitter @ChannelOTV and the 2013 Channel O Africa Music Video Awards official hashtag is #CHOAMVA.
Voting is
available on these platforms:
SMS: artist
voting code to the number +2783142100415. Standard SMS rates apply.
Web and WAP: www.channelo.tv
Channel O is available on DStv
Channel 320, on GOtv Channel 70 as well as on DStv
Mobile.
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