2016 MTV Base Africa Music Awards MAMA FULL Nominees LIST

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
BEST FEMALE
Josey (Ivory Coast)
Mz Vee (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
Emtee (South Africa)
Falz (Nigeria)
Franko (Cameroon)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Nathi (South Africa)
Raymond (Tanzania)
Simi (Nigeria)
Tekno (Nigeria)
BEST FRANCOPHONE
Franko (Cameroon)
J-Rio (Gabon)
Magasco (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)
LISTENER’S CHOICE
Adiouza (Senegal)
Bebe Cool (Uganda)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Den G (Liberia)
EL (Ghana)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Jay Rox (Zambia)
Kansoul (Kenya)
Kiss Daniel (Nigeria)
Lij Michael (Ethiopia)
LXG (Sierra Leone)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Messias Marioca (Mozambique)
Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
Reda Taliani (Algeria)
Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
Sabri Mosbah (Tunisia)
Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
The Dogg (Namibia)
Yamoto Band (Tanzania)
SONG OF THE YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE
“Shaktibobo” – Olamide (Nigeria)
“Reggae Blues” – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
“My Woman, My Everything” – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria)
“Godwin” – Korede Bello (Nigeria)
“Ngud” – Kwesta feat. Cassper (South Africa)
“Roll Up Re-Up” – Emtee feat. Wizkid and AKA (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Soweto Baby” – DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Baddest” – AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Wololo” – Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha (South Africa)
“Coller la Petite“ – Franko (Cameroon)
“Unconditionally bae” – Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba (Kenya/Tanzania)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Jump” – Anatii & Cassper feat. Nasty C (South Africa); Director: Kyle Lewis
“Caviar Dreams” – AL Bairre & PhFAT (South Africa); Director: Daniel Levi
“If I Start to Talk” – Tiwa Savage feat. Dr Sid (South Africa); Director: Clarence Peters
“Kisasi Kumi” – Sheeba (Uganda) – Director: Sasha Vybz
“Niquer Ma Vie“ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon
BEST HIP HOP
Olamide (Nigeria)
Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
Ycee(Nigeria)
Emtee(South Africa)
Ricky Rick(South Africa)
BEST COLLABORATION
Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby
Nasty c ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Drake
Beyonce
Adele
Future
Rihanna
BEST LUSOPHONE
NGA
Nelson Freitas
C4 Pedro
Lizha James
Petro Show
BEST MALE
Wizkid(Nigeria)
AKA(South Africa)
Patoranking(Nigeria)
Black Coffee(South Africa)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
BEST LIVE ACT
Flavour(Nigeria)
Stonebwoy(Ghana)
Cassper Nyovest(South Africa)
Eddy Kenzo
Mafikizolo(South Africa)
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Linda Ikeji
Wizkid
Caster Semenya
Pearl Thusi
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
BEST GROUP
R2Bees(Ghana)
Sauti Sol(Kenya)
Toofan(Togo)
Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
BEST POP
Tresor
TiMO ODV.
LCNVL
Desmond & The Tutus
kyle deutsch & shekhinah

Nigerians Blast Tinie Tempah Over Independence Post

UK music rapper, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known as Tinie Tempah, (the rapper whose photo session with TY Bello, discovered Olajumoke) celebrated Nigeria’s 56th independence via his Instagram page yesterday, with a message that wasn’t really appeasing to some Nigerians as they took to his comment section to lash him.
While categorizing Nigerians and wishing them a happy Independence, he called some Nigerians “419ers”… Hehe… and Nigerians reacted…

Jidenna Shares Photo Of His Childhood Home In Nigeria

US Based Nigerian musician, Jidenna who has been in celebration mood for the nation’s 56th Independence anniversary shared this photo of himself in front of the house where he grew up in Nigeria.

He also urged popular Africans in diaspora to make use of the spotlight wisely. He wrote:
“ Happy October 1st! This year, let us celebrate not just our beloved independence but our interdependence with the African Diaspora. Let us be the leaders in unifying the Diaspora. We are in the spotlight more than ever. Let us use it wisely. #NigeriaAt56”- Jidenna

‘There’s No Working Title For My Album Yet’ –Davido

Davido’s highly anticipated album has been shifted more than three times since 2015, but will finally see release next year, 2017.
Davido’s forthcoming album was once titled “Baddest”, but the singer, in a new interview with thenetng, revealed that there’s no working title for the album yet, but it has about 5 major collaborations.

In his words; “It shouldn’t be more than 11 songs on the album. They’ll be about 5 major collaborations on it and for now there’s no working title for the album.”
Ahead of his forthcoming album, OBO will release new EP titled “Son Of Mercy” and it’s currently on pre-order on world music platform, iTunes.

Kim Kardashian West Held At Gunpoint In Paris

Kim Kardashian West was held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room Sunday night, according to her spokesperson.
“ Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room this evening, by two armed masked men dressed as police officers. She is badly shaken but physically unharmed,” the spokesperson said.
Kardashian West is currently overseas for
Paris Fashion Week along with her mother, Kris Jenner, and sisters, Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
It’s not clear if her family, including her two young children, were present or what the motives of the masked men were.
Kardashian West is currently overseas for
Paris Fashion Week along with her mother, Kris Jenner, and sisters, Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
It’s not clear if her family, including her two young children, were present or what the motives of the masked men were.
Her husband, rapper Kanye West, abruptly left his set early at the Meadows Festival in New York on Sunday night after telling concert goers there had been a “family emergency.

Nigerian man sends president Obama a DM and gets a reply

Lol, @ ‘We are manyar than u’

Adorable Pre-wedding photos of twins set to wed on the same day

These photos of twin sisters, Eno and Ekom Ukere, first class graduates of Akwa Ibom State University have gone viral as they set to marry on the same day, Oct. 20, 2016.

So adorable. See more after the cut..