Wizkid, Burna Boy among nominees for the MTV MAMA awards
The nominees for the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA’s) have been released.
Top Nigerian stars such as Burna Boy, Wizkid have been recorded nominations.
The award will hold on 20th February 2020 in Kampala, Uganda.
See the full nominations for the MAMA awards below
Best Group
Blaq Diamond (South Africa)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Kabza De Small / DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)
Calema (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Ethic (Kenya)
Rostam (Tanzania)
Best Hip Hop
Nasty C (South Africa)
Suspect 95 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
Kwesi Arthur (Ghana)
NGA (Angola)
OMG (Senegal)
Best Ugandan Act
Sheebah
Bebe Cool
John Blaq
Vinka
Daddy Andre
Spice Diana
Best Lusophone Act
Calema (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Preto Show (Angola)
Anna Joyce (Angola)
Mr Bow (Mozambique)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Best Francophone Act
Innoss’B (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Suspect 95 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Dip Doundou Guiss (Senegal)
Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Gaz Mawete (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Artist of the Year
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Calema (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Master KG (South Africa)
Davido (Nigeria)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
The Nominees for the 2021 #MTVMAMA Artist of the Year are @burnaboy, @Calema507, @diamondplatnumz, @MasterKGsa, @Davido, @TiwaSavage , @wizkidayo #VisitUganda pic.twitter.com/14dfvj3AD7
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) December 9, 2020
Best Male
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Innoss’B (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Kabza De Small (South Africa)
Harmonize (Tanzania)
Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
Master KG (South Africa)
Rema (Nigeria)
And the nominees in the Best Male category at the #MTVMAMA 2021 Here are your #MTVMAMA 2021 are @burnaboy, @officialinnossb, @KabzaDeSmall_, @harmonize_tz, @fireboydml, @MasterKGsa, @heisrema. Congrats! #VisitUganda pic.twitter.com/vf3VYFeAxb
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) December 9, 2020
Alone Together: Best Lockdown Performance
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – Africa Day Benefit Concert
Black Motion (South Africa) – Red Bull Rendezvous
Niniola ft Busiswa (Nigeria / SA) – Africa Day Benefit Concert
Singuila (Congo) – DCDR Series
AKA (South Africa) – AKA TV
Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – Poverty (live session)
…And the Nominees for the 2021 #MTVMAMA Best Alone Together Act are @diamondplatnumz, @black_motion, @SinguilaMusic, @akaworldwide, @yemialadee, & @officialniniola @busiswaah. #VisitUganda pic.twitter.com/OqmXsXeK3p
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) December 9, 2020
Best Female
Simi (Nigeria)
Sheebah (Uganda)
Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
Busiswa (South Africa)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Your nominees for the 2021 #MTVMAMA best female category are @SympLySimi, @Ksheebah1, @ShoMadjozi, @busiswaah, @yemialadee, @SoraiaRamoss, @TiwaSavage. #VisitUganda pic.twitter.com/3jvo5nptwj
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) December 9, 2020
Best Breakthrough Act
Elaine (South Africa)
Tems (Nigeria)
Omah Lay (Nigeria)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
John Blaq (Uganda)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)
Focalistic (South Africa)
What a year in music we’ve had! If you ain’t rocking with these ones, well you should! The nominees for the Best Breakthrough act at the 2021 #MTVMAMA are @elaineofficial_ , @temsbaby @Omah_Lay @officialzuchu @JohnBlaqMusic @ShaShaOfficial_ , @FOCALISTIC pic.twitter.com/yUeB7s7oP9
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) December 9, 2020
