MTV Africa Music Awards to Rock South Africa This June

The MTV Africa Music Awards are finally back after a three year hiatus! The award show is set for Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Durban International Convention Centre.

Africa’s biggest music artists will perform and be honored during the live show that will be broadcasted on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 21:00.

The celebration will also honor some of Africa’s biggest personalities:  Chimamanda Adiche, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong’o and Yaya Toure are up for Personality of the year category.

All performers have not been released, but Davido of Nigeria and Mafikizolo have been confirmed.

The nominees are in! See who made the list:

MUSIC CATEGORIES

Best Male:
Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Donald (South Africa)
Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Female:
Arielle T (Gabon)
Chidinma (Nigeria)
DJ C’ndo (South Africa)
Efya (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

Best Group:
Big Nuz (South Africa)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
P Square (Nigeria)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)

Best New Act:
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Heavy K (South Africa)
Phyno (Nigeria)
Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Uhuru (South Africa)

Best Live Act:
2face (Nigeria)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Dr Malinga (South Africa)
Zakes Bantwini (South Africa)

Best Collaboration:
Amani ft Radio and Weasel – Kiboko Changu (Kenya/Uganda)
Diamond feat Davido – Number One (Remix) (Tanzania/Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat May D – Happiness (South Africa/Nigeria)
R2bees feat Wizkid – Slow Down (Ghana/Nigeria)
Uhuru feat DJ Buckz, Oskido, Professor, Yuri Da Cunha – Y-tjukutja (South Africa/Angola)

Artist of the Year:
Davido (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Mi Casa (South Africa)
P Square (Nigeria)
Uhuru (South Africa)

Song of the Year:
Davido- Skelewu (Nigeria)
DJ Clock feat Beatenberg – Pluto (Remember Me) (South Africa)
DJ Ganyani feat FB – Xigubu (South Africa)
DJ Kent feat The Arrows – Spin My World Around (South Africa)
Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy – Surulere (Nigeria)
KCee – Limpopo (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo feat Uhuru – Khona (South Africa)
Mi Casa- Jika (South Africa)
P Square – Personally (Nigeria)
Yuri Da Cunha – Atchu Tchu Tcha (Angola)

Best Hip Hop:
AKA (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Khuli Chana (South Africa)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Sarkodie (Ghana)

Best Pop:
Danny K (South Africa)
Fuse ODG (Ghana)
Goldfish (South Africa)
LCNVL (South Africa)
Mathew Mole (South Africa)

Best Alternative:
Gangs of Ballet (South Africa)
Michael Lowman (South Africa)
Nakhane Toure (South Africa)
Parlotones (South Africa)
Shortstraw (South Africa)

Best Francophone:
Arielle T (Gabon)
Espoir 2000 (Ivory Coast)
Ferre Gola (DRC)
Toofan (Togo)
Youssoupha (Congo)

Best Lusophone:
Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
JD (Angola)
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)

NON MUSIC CATEGORIES

Personality of the Year:
Chimamanda Adiche (Nigeria)
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria)
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)
Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire)

Transform Today by Absolut:
Anisa Mpungwe (Tanzania)
Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
Leti Arts (Ghana)
Rasty (South Africa)