Thousands of top music stars, celebrities, and nominees are already streaming into South Africa as the fourth edition of MTV Africa Music Awards, MAMAs, holds Saturday, 7 June, inside International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.
Nominees from the length and breadth of sub-Saharan Africa are represented in the nominations for this year’s music categories, including 2Face, AKA, Amani, Amr Singh, Anselmo Ralph, Arielle T, Beatenberg, Big Nuz, Burna Boy, Chidinma and Clarence Peters.
Other nominees are Danny K, Davido, Diamond, DJ Buckz, DJ Clock, DJ C’ndo, DJ Ganyani, DJ Kent, The Arrows, Donald, Don Jazzy, Dr Malinga, Dr Sid, Efya, Espoir 2000, Fally Ipupa, FB, Ferre Gola, Flavour, Fuse ODG, Gangs of Ballet, Goldfish and Heavy K.
Also jostling for MAMAs’ statuettes are Ice Prince, JD, KCEE, Khuli Chana, Kyle Lewis, LCNVL, Lizha James, Mafikizolo, Matthew Mole, May D, Mi Casa, Michael Lowman, Nakhane Toure, Nelson Freitas, Olamide, Oskido, PSquare, Professor, The Parlotones, Phyno, Radio and Weasel, R2bees, Sarkodie, Sauti Sol, Shortstraw, Stanley Enow, Tiwa Savage, Toofan, Uhuru, Wizkid, Youssoupha, Yuri Da Cunha and Zakes Bantwini.
In this year’s newly introduced lifestyle award categories, Chimamanda Adichie, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong’o and Yaya Toure are nominated as Personality of the Year.
Clarence Peters, Leti Arts, Rasty and Anisa Mpungwe have been nominated in Transform Today by Absolut.
And with hundreds of thousands of votes already cast, public voting for 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards ended midnight 4 June, while voting for Song of the Year continues up until the show on 7 June.
MTV Base has also revealed the final additions to the red hot line-up for the MAMAs night.
Sauti Sol, Sarkodie, The Arrows, Khuli Chana and Dr Sid join the star-studded roster of perfomers, which includes previously announced performers French Montana, Miguel, Trey Songz, Davido, Uhuru, Mafikizolo, Oskido, Professor, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Diamond, Wizkid, Phyno and Yuri da Cunha.
The show will be broadcast by The Beat 99.9 FM, Rhythm 93.7FM, Cool 96.9FM and Raypower FM.
American stand-up comic, film and television sensation, Marlon Wayans, will host MAMAs 2014.
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