Nigerian music stars dominate MTV MAMA 2015 nominees list

(The nominees for MTV
MAMA 2015 have just been
unveiled with Nigerian music
stars dominating. Photo:
MTV)
Nigerian pop stars once again dominate the
nominations list for this year’s MTV Africa
Music Awards.
At a star-studded reception at Harem,
Johannesburg, South Africa attended by
MAMA 2015 nominees including Seyi Shay,
Black Motion, Bucie, Cassper Nyovest and
Diamond Platnumz as well as media,
organisers just unveiled nominees for this
year.
Nigerian artistes dominate in at least 11
categories of the list featuring a total of 70
nominees across 13 different categories.
See the full nominees list below…
MAMA 2015 NOMINEES IN FULL:


#Best Male
AKA (South Africa)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)


#Best Female
Bucie (South Africa)
Busiswa (South Africa)
Seyi Shay (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)


#Best Group
B4 (Angola)
Beatenberg (South Africa)
Black Motion (South Africa)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)


#Best New Act Transformed by Absolut
Anna Joyce (Angola)
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Duncan (South Africa)
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)


#Best Hip Hop
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
K.O. (South Africa)
Phyno (Nigeria)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Youssoupha (DRC)


#Best Collaboration
AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES & JR: “All Eyes On
Me” (SA/Nigeria)
Davido featuring Uhuru & DJ Buckz: “The
Sound” (Nigeria/SA)
Diamond & Iyanya: “Bum Bum” (Kenya/
Nigeria)
Toofan & DJ Arafat: “Apero Remix” (Togo/Ivory
Coast)
Stanley Enow & Sarkodie: “Njama Njama Cow
Remix” (Cameroon/Ghana)


#Song of the Year
Cassper Nyovest: “Doc Shebeleza” (South
Africa)
Euphonik featuring Mpumi: “Busa” (South
Africa)
DJ Fisherman & NaakMusiQ featuring DJ Tira,
Danger & Dream Team: “Call Out” (South
Africa)
K.O featuring Kid X: “Caracara” (South Africa)
Lil Kesh Featuring Olamide & Davido: “Shoki
Remix” (Nigeria)
Mavins: “Dorobucci” (Nigeria)
Sauti Sol: “Sura Yako” (Kenya)
Toofan: “Gweta” (Togo)
Wizkid: “Show You The Money” (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade: “Johnny” (Nigeria)

#Best Live
Big Nuz (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
Toofan (Togo)


#Video of the Year
“Crazy” – Seyi Shay Featuring Wizkid; Director:
Meji Alabi
“Doors” – Prime Circle; Director: Ryan Kruger
“Love You Everyday” – Bebe Cool; Director:
Clarence Peters
“Nafukwa” – Riky Rick; Director: Adriaan Louw
“The Sound” – Davido Featuring Uhuru & DJ
Buckz; Director: Sesan

#Best Pop & Alternative
Fuse ODG (Ghana)
Jeremy Loops (South Africa)
Jimmy Nevis (South Africa)
Nneka (Nigeria)
Prime Circle (South Africa)

#Best Francophone
DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast)
Jovi (Cameroon)
Laurette Le Pearle (DRC)
Tour 2 Garde (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)

#Best Lusophone
Ary (Angola)
B4 (Angola)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
NGA (Angola)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)

#Personality of the Year
Basketmouth (Nigeria)
Bonang Matheba (South Africa)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast).