Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia and Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, led the winners at the third edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (MAMA). The artiste took home two trophies apiece at ceremony which was held at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos on 11 December 2010.
Nominated in four separate categories, Fally Ipupa scored wins for Best Video (Sexy Dance) and Best Francophone act while 2Face, a former MAMA winner from 2009, picked up trophies for Artist of the Year and Best Male.
Nigerian vocalist Sasha scored Nigeria’s first ever win in the Best Female category bringing to a halt Kenya’s dominance over the last two years. While Nigerian R&B duo P-Square (Nigeria) added yet another MAMA trophy to their awards cabinet – taking home Best Group for the third year running! Rising Nigerian star Mo Cheddah notched up her first win in the hotly contested Brand:New category which recognises rising stars tipped by MTV for success.
Meanwhile, Cabo Snoop became the first ever Angolan winner at MAMA 2010, taking home the prize for Best Lusophone act. The inaugural Best Anglophone award went to Kenyan Gospel breakthrough artist Daddy Owen, signalling the first time a gospel artist has won a MAMA.
The Song of the Year was won by South African pop/R&B outfit Liquideep for their hit song Fairytale. The brand new MAMA award category for Best Performance of the year was won by Big Nuz, the South African house trio making waves all over the continent.
The prestigious Best International act was received by Eminem who accepted the award via satellite from the USA. The MAMA Legend award, won by the late, great Miriam Makeba, was presented by Public Enemy founder and hip hop pioneer Chuck D.
The 2010 MAMA awards opened with an explosive performance by Maybach Music CEO, Rick Ross, and closed with an unforgettable rendition of All I do Is Win featuring T-Pain, Rick Ross, Da LES and 2Face – a world first. In keeping with the tradition of the awards, the show featured an array of electrifying collaborations between artists from different parts of the continent, mixing up music genres, and cultures. Among the collaborations were Nigeria’s 2Face and South Africa’s The Parlotones. The performance of Banky W’s Lagos Party saw South Africa’s Big Nuz, Angola’s Cabo Snoop and Paul G and DRC’s Barbara Kanam also hoping aboard the stage.
Commented Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa, “Tonight’s MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel was a joyful and uplifting celebration of African youth culture and music’. Andre Beyers, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Africa summed up the awards, ‘The diversity and talent of the performances this evening was a reflection of the vast and rich talent pool that Africa has to offer. We at Airtel are proud to partner with the MTV Africa Music Awards as it is a platform for the youth and young at heart in Africa, enabling them to showcase their talent to a global audience.’
Among the performers at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel were: 2Face (Nigeria), Banky W (Nigeria), Barbara Kanam (DRC), Big Nuz (South Africa), Cabo Snoop(Angola), Daddy
MAMA 2010 WINNERS IN FULL
Best Anglophone – Daddy Owen (Kenya)
Best Francophone – Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Best Lusophone – Cabo Snoop (Angola)
Artist of the Year- 2Face (Nigeria)
Best Female – Sasha (Nigeria)
Best Male – 2Face (Nigeria)
Best Video – Fally Ipupa (DRC): “Sexy Dance”
Best Group – P-Square (Nigeria)
Brand New Act – Mo’Cheddah (Nigeria)
Best Performance – Big Nuz (South Africa)
Song of the Year – Liquideep (South Africa): “Fairytale”
MAMA Legend – Miriam Makeba (South Africa)
Best International – Eminem (USA)
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MTNFootball.com has specially learnt that Mikel Obi, who helped Chelsea regain the English Premier League crown last season, has failed to make a 17-man list of nominees for the 2010 CAF Player of the Year Award.
Rather it is compatriot Obinna Nsofor, who is at West Ham United on loan from Inter Milan of Italy, who made the list.
The last time a Nigerian won the continent’s biggest individual accolade was in 1999, when Nwankwo Kanu was picked as Africa’s top star. Kanu was also adjudged the continent’s foremost performer in 1996.
The list of nominees is dominated by players from Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Chelsea ace Michael Essien leads the Ghanaian contingent which also includes Asamoah Gyan, Asamoah Kwadwo and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Didier Drogba is one of four Ivorians being considered for the award, the others being Salomon Kalou, Gervinho and Kolo Toure.
The other nominees are Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Madjid Bougherra (Algeria), Steven Pienaar (South Africa), Mohamed Zidan (Egypt), Frederic Kanoute, Seydou Keita (Mali), Marouane Chamakh (Morocco) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo).
The list will be pruned later in the year. .
THE NOMINEES
Madjid Bougherra (Rangers/Algeria)
Steven Pienaar (Everton/South Africa)
Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan/Cameroon)
Kolo Habib Touré (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea/Ivory Coast)
Solomon Kalou (Chelsea/Ivory Coast)
Gervinho (Lille/Ivory Coast)
Mohamed Zidan (Dortmund/Egypt)
Michael Essien (Chelsea/Ghana)
Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland/Ghana)
Asamoah Kwadwo (Udinese/Ghana)
Prince Boateng (Milan AC/Ghana)
Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sévilla/Mali)
Seydou Keita (FC Barcelona/Mali)
Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal/Morocco)
Victor Nsofor Obinna (Inter Milan, on loan to West Ham/Nigeria)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/Togo)
P Square, MI, Sade Adu battle for BET awards
Nigerian acts, P Square and MI have been nominated in the Best International Act category for the 2010 BET Awards. Many have shown special interest in this category of awards as it seems to be a Nigerian affair with Nigerian-born Sade Adu also up for nominations in the category.Photos: Sade,Psquare & MI
Other Nigerian-born acts nominated for awards though in different categories include soul singer Laura Izibor and rapper Wale. BET Awards has been scheduled to hold at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Queen Latifah will be hosting the 2010 BET Awards that features Jay Z leading with 5 nominations.
Beyonce, Alicia Keys,Trey Songz and Melanie Fiona all secured 4 nominations. Other multiple award nominees include Drake Locks with three individual nominations and additional three for Young Money; Nicki Minaj with two individual nominations as well as three for Young Money. Rihanna, Fabolous, B.O.B., Maxwell and Monica also got nods across different categories.
Teen heart throb Justin Bieber was nominated for Best New Artiste while Disney actress Selena Gomez was nominated for the Young Stars Award and “Avatar” star Zoe Saldana was nominated for Best Actress. According to a release by the organisers, BET AWARDS 2010 will recognize the achievements of artistes, entertainers and athletes in 19 categories..
P-Square win $1m Africa music awards
HONOUR has come the way of Nigerian musicians, as R&B duo, P-Square, Paul and Peter, were crowned Africa's best in the recent Kora music awards held in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.
The programme was attended by some 3,000 people including the country's President, Blaise Compaore
According to the Agence France Presse (AFP), the twins Paul and Peter who form P-Square beat Senegalese group, Black Diamond, Angola's Paul G and homegrown Amety Meria to scoop the top award, which is worth $1million, on Sunday.
The singer from Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora and Gabon's Pierre Akendengue picked up lifetime achievement awards, and homage was also paid to the late Michael Jackson at the ceremony held in Ouagadougou's sports stadium.
The only black mark on the evening was the absence of Senegalese-American R&B star Akon who, despite being offered a private jet and $150,000, did not make the trip to the Burkina Faso capital..
Kora awards promoter, Ernest Adjovi, deplored the singer's absence and apologised to the "15 million Burkinabes and the billion Africans" watching the ceremony.
No fewer than 100 television channels in 22 countries broadcast the ceremony live, organisers said.
Other successes on the night included Becca (Ghana) for best African prospect, Chronicle 2h (Senegal) for best reggae artist and Alicia Keys, also absent, who was crowned best African-American artist of the Diaspora.
Artists from 24 African countries took part in the competition, whose awards are decided through a share of public and jury votes.
The Kora awards were created in 1996 and the ceremony took place for the first time outside South Africa
Despite the depression that the Nigerian film industry has been experiencing in recent times, Lagos-based film maker, Kunle Afolayan, picked five major prizes at the African Movie Academy Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Saturday night.
Kunle Afolayan
His words The Figurine beat films from other African countries and the Diaspora to win the Heart of Africa for the Best Film from Nigeria; the Best Picture; AMAA Achievement in Visual Effects; and Best Film in Cinematography categories.
The Figurine also produced another major winner in Ramsey Nouah, who won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role based on his role in it..
While other Nigerian movies such as AMBO-produced The Child, Fulani and The Tenant also asserted themselves on the scales of the awards whose jurors were drawn from different parts of the world, films from other African countries won in key areas as well.
Among others, The Perfect Picture, a Ghanaian film by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and the Best Director categories, beating Nigerian stars such as Bimbo Akintola (Freedom in Chains), Stephanie Okereke (Nnenda) Kunle Afolayan (The Figurine) and Jude Idada (The Tenant).
The Child won the Best Achievement in Editing and AMAA Achievement in Costume, while The Tenant, produced by Canada-based Jude Idada and Lucky Ejim won in the Best Screenplay category.
At the awards sponsored by Bayelsa State Government and United Bank for Africa Plc were Emmy Award-winning actor, Glynn Turman; renowned film producers, directors and teachers such as June Givi and Dorothy Wenner ; and a Ghanaian legend, King Ampaw, who bagged the Lifetime Award for Filmmaking.
While Bayelsa State Governor, Timpreye Sylva, said that the government was proud to support AMAA to promote Pan Africanism through culture and tourism, UBA's Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr. Charles Akhigbe, described it as a veritable platform to connect people in Africa and beyond.
In her remarks, AMAA's Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, said it was established to propel what she called the African dream.
"The continent needs to stir real dreams about itself. We need to tell our own stories and come together to promote our dreams," she said.
