Nigerian Artistes Top MAMA 2014 Nominees With Davido Leading the Pack

MTV Base has announced the nominees for 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards.  The announcement was made yesterday, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 at an impressive nominations party at The Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa.

MAMA 2014

This year’s nominations prove that Nigerian music has fast taken over Africa. Out of fifteen different categories, Nigeria has been nominated in eleven categories and includes some of the biggest names in the Nigerian entertainment industry including Omotola Jalade, Chimamanda Adichie, 2Face, PSquare, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide, Flavour among many others.

The different categories, which include Best Male, Best Female, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year has also broadened the scope of the MAMA awards franchise as achievements in non-music fields will also be recognized. They include “Personality of the Year” and “Transform Today by Absolut”, an award designed to recognize and support young, emerging and original African creative talents who use their imagination to fuel social transformation and bring positive attention to the continent.

Davido

Nigerian Nominees
Best Male
Davido
Wizkid

Best Female
Chidinma
Tiwa Savage

Best Group
P Square

Best New Act
Burna Boy
Phyno

Best Live Act
2face
Flavour

Best Collaboration
Diamond feat Davido – ‘Number One’ (Remix) (Tanzania/Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat May D – ‘Happiness’ (South Africa/Nigeria)
R2bees feat Wizkid – ‘Slow Down’ (Ghana/Nigeria)

Artist of the Year
Davido
P Square

Song of the Year
Davido- ‘Skelewu’
Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy – ‘Surulere’
KCee - ‘Limpopo’
P Square – ‘Personally’

Best Hip Hop
Ice Prince
Olamide

Voting for the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)is now open at www.mtvbase.com from 16 April 2014 until midnight on 4 June 2014.