DAVIDO & MAFIKIZOLO TO PERFORM AT THE #MTVMAMA IN DURBAN COME JUNE 7
Tuesday, May 13, 2014Omoba
MTV Base has announced
multiple MAMA nominees, Davido and Mafikizolo as the first
performers at the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by
Absolut & The City of Durban (MAMA).
Nigerian sensation Davido and
electrifying South African Afro-pop duo Mafikizolo are both tied with Uhuru as
the most nominated artistes in this year’s MAMA, notching up 4 nominations
each, and going directly head-to-head in Song of the Year, Artiste of
the Year and Best Collaboration. Additionally, Davido is
nominated for Best Male, while Mafikozolo leads the contenders
in Best Group.
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The 2014 awards are
set to feature stunning performances from African and international artistes,
including the awards’ signature collaborations between artistes of
different genres and cultures – a high point of every show. Nominees from the
length and breadth of sub-Saharan Africa are represented in the nominations for
this year’s music categories, including 2Face, Burna Boy, Chidinma,
Clarence Peters, Danny K, Davido, Diamond, Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, Efya, Fally
Ipupa, Flavour, Fuse ODG, Ice Prince, KCEE, Mafikizolo, Olamide, P Square,
Professor, Phyno, R2bees, Sarkodie, Tiwa Savage, Uhuru, Wizkid, Zakes Bantwini
among many other local and international acts.
In this year’s newly
introduced lifestyle award categories, Chimamanda Adiche, Omotola Jalade
Ekeinde, Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong’o and Yaya Toure are nominated for
Personality of the Year. Clarence Peters, Leti Arts, Rasty and Anisa
Mpungwe are nominated in Transform Today by Absolut. The nominees for the
MTV Base Leadership award and Best International are still to be revealed.
With hundreds of
thousands of votes already cast, public voting for 2014 MTV Africa Music
Awards continues online at www.mtvbase.com until midnight on 4 June 2014. The
winners of the MTV Base Leadership Award and Best Video are chosen exclusively
by MTV Base.
Celebrating musicians
and achievers who have made the most impact on African youth culture throughout
the year, MAMA 2014 takes place at the ICC, Durban, South Africa
on Saturday 7 June. For the first time ever, the awards is premiering
LIVE across Africa on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV (DStv
Channel 130) at 21:00 CAT.
For more information
on the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by Absolut &
The City of Durban, please go www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified, or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica.
To join the conversation about the awards please use the hashtag #MTVMAMA.
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