The MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 takes place at the Velodrome in Abuja, Nigeria on the 22nd of November 2008.

The award show will focus on music from a variety of genres includig Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, Afro pop, Afro beat, Kwaito, Bongo flava, Dancehall and Soul. The MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be preceded by four concerts celebrating the musicians nominated for the awards. The concerts featuring international and local nominees, will take place in Johanesburg, November 5th, Nairobi, November 9th, the Democratic Republic of Congo November 13th and Lagos on November 15th, 2008.

The nominations are released on or around 7 October and consumers make the final decision in all voting categories; voting closes on 18 November.

There will be 13 separate music award categories including

1. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2. BEST MALE
3. BEST FEMALE
4. BEST GROUP
5. BEST NEW ACT
6. BEST ALTERNATIVE *
7. BEST HIP-HOP *
8. BEST R&B *
9. VIDEO OF THE YEAR
10. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE
11. MAMA LEGEND AWARD
12. MY VIDEO AWARD
13. LISTENERS CHOICE AWARD…

* Categories that include both international and African artists.

The “Listeners Choice” Award will be decided by radio listeners across Africa.
All categories are open to African artists except the My Video Award which be awarded for a viewer created video. The Best Alternative, Best Hip-hop and Best R&B categories are open to international artists as well as African artists.

Image provided courtesy MTV Base Africa.

The full list of nominees for the 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain are:

Best Female Artist
Wahu (Kenya)
Asa (Nigeria)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Sasha (Nigeria)
Zonke (South Africa)

Best Male Artist
Jua Cali (Kenya)
2Face (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
DJ Cleo (South Africa)
HHP (South Africa)

Best Live Performer
Samini (Ghana)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Cassette (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)

Best Group
P-Square (Nigeria)
Freshly Ground (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
East African Bashment Crew (Uganda) - Bebe Cool and Necessary Noize

Best Alternative
Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal)
Goldfish (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
Coldplay (UK)

Best Hip-Hop Artist
9ice (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Professor Jay (Tanzania)
little Wayne (USA)
The Game (USA)

Best R&B
P-Square (Nigeria)
Akon (Senegal / USA)
Loyiso (South Africa)
Alicia Keys (USA)
Rihanna (USA)

Best Artist of the year
Asa (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)

Best New Act
Kwaw Kese (Ghana)
Wahu (Kenya)
9ice (Nigeria)
Naeto C (Nigeria)
Da L.E.S. (South Africa)

Best Video
Movaizhaleine (Gabon) – Nous
Ikechukwu (Nigeria) – Wind Am Well
P-Square (Nigeria) – Roll It
Freshlyground (South Africa) – Pot Belly
Pro Kid (South Africa) – Uthini Ngo Pro

The winners of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be unveiled at The Velodrome, Abuja, on Saturday, 22 November 2008 and broadcast on MTV base (DStv Channel 322, GTV), partner networks and terrestrial channels RTGA (Democratic Republic of the Congo), TV3 (Ghana), NTV (Kenya), AIT (Nigeria), STV (Nigeria), TBC (Tanzania) and WBS (Uganda), from 29 November 2008.

To vote for your favourite artist or video, please go to mama.mtvbase.com. Music fans with WAP/GPRS enabled phones may also vote at m.mama.mtvbase.com (standard internet charges apply). Voting closes on Tuesday 18 November 2008.
For details of SMS voting go to mama.mtvbase.com.

South Africa is the country with the highest number of nominations totalling 18.
Followed by Nigeria with 16.

P-Square has the highest number of nominations with 5.

Courtesy http://museke.com/node/2230

Which Nigerian musicians are likely to win MTV awards this year?

P-Square and maybe Asa. . . . I doubt if nice is going to bring anything home.

Definitely Psquare, Asa, maybe D'Banj

i see p-square picking the best video with their 'roll it' believe me. in the best female stuff, i see asa claiming that. No time to dull am ready to vote for ma lovely 9ja people, i dont care how much they charge me per casting.

disease:

The MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 takes place at the Velodrome in Abuja, Nigeria on the 22nd of November 2008.

The award show will focus on music from a variety of genres includig Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, Afro pop, Afro beat, Kwaito, Bongo flava, Dancehall and Soul. The MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be preceded by four concerts celebrating the musicians nominated for the awards. The concerts featuring international and local nominees, will take place in Johanesburg, November 5th, Nairobi, November 9th, the Democratic Republic of Congo November 13th and Lagos on November 15th, 2008.

The nominations are released on or around 7 October and consumers make the final decision in all voting categories; voting closes on 18 November.

There will be 13 separate music award categories including

1. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2. BEST MALE
3. BEST FEMALE
4. BEST GROUP
5. BEST NEW ACT
6. BEST ALTERNATIVE *
7. BEST HIP-HOP *
8. BEST R&B *
9. VIDEO OF THE YEAR
10. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE
11. MAMA LEGEND AWARD
12. MY VIDEO AWARD
13. LISTENERS CHOICE AWARD…

* Categories that include both international and African artists.

The “Listeners Choice” Award will be decided by radio listeners across Africa.
All categories are open to African artists except the My Video Award which be awarded for a viewer created video. The Best Alternative, Best Hip-hop and Best R&B categories are open to international artists as well as African artists.

Image provided courtesy MTV Base Africa.

diseasesco how body?

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showbobo:

P-Square and maybe Asa. . . . I doubt if nice is going to bring anything home.

show 'b' how far? i dey with u on ur view.

thanks for the info guys,

Asa rulz 4 female,4 best video its btw ikechukwu or p square.
HHP ALSO deserves a win 2

9ice won best african musician something like that at the MOBO s this year, well i don't think they should put 9ice with lilwayne and the game as nominees; best hip hop, is 9ice hip hop?

Nigerians please go to the MTV Africa site and vote for the Nigerian artists nominated. Please and please don't let South Africans win any of the awards if possible.

Blackcat:

Nigerians please go to the MTV Africa site and vote for the Nigerian artists nominated. Please and please don't let South Africans win any of the awards if possible.

I'm totally with you on that!

Where can i vote?

Blackcat:

Nigerians please go to the MTV Africa site and vote for the Nigerian artists nominated. Please and please don't let South Africans win ANY of the awards if possible.

Why?

Even if they deserve it?

segzypet:

Where can i vote?

http://www.mama.mtvbase.com/

click on nominees/vote to vote

ayomifull:

Why?

Even if they deserve it?

why? because they are Nigerians, it is called been thy brothers keeper

Even if they deserve it? yes, yes and yes

Yes, please post the site so we can vote. Tanks!

Oops! Thanks Blackcat

How can someone attend the awards?

The awards is being held in Abuja not Lagos. You can't cast your vote in any of these categories except for the listeners choice. Bummer

why having artistes who dont live in Africa on the list?

@ ayomifull

Looking at the list of nominees, you'll realise that our Nigerian artistes deserve it more than all the others. Quality of music, popularity (Africa and international), even looks - however you look at it, our artistes deserve it more.

adconline:

why having artistes who don't live in Africa on the list?

Good question. Probably because they're "African" although nothing about them is African besides the colour of their skin and their roots.

@sylve11

How bodi bros?? . . . . . Dem no nominate you for any award at all

@ adconline

You are asking why include non Africans or Africans not living in Africa.
If your question is the first one, let me ask you; why did the Mobos / MTV Europe have 'Best African Artistes' category even though the winners are not Europeans and most live in Africa? Heck even the Grammys too,

are this organisers okay at all, whats rihanna and psquare doing in the same category

Comfort86:

The awards is being held in Abuja not Lagos. You can't cast your vote in any of these categories except for the listeners choice. Bummer

@ Comfort86

you can vote for anybody you like just click directly on the velodrome or on  nominees/vote, immediately a list of all the categories will open on the leftside of the screen. Click on the category you are interested in to see the artists nominated and to place your votes.

Please every one make sure Nigerians win oh

Here is the link again:

http://www.mama.mtvbase.com/

9ice will win isha-allah my pple vote 4 him ooo

D'banj is looking gud 4 dat best live performer award,nd 9ice 4 best new act.

Wish I could watch it live. . . . . .

Good Donors, I think i aint going for no onw hip hop! 9ice is only a NIGER HipHop artiste, for crying out loud, aint gota rolls with the likes of lilwayne and others,

Kudos to da best videos, i give it to P-SQUARE.
BRB