Spread across a staggering 14 categories, this year’s Channel O Africa Music Video Awardsnominees are a showcase of Original.African music from all corners of the continent – befitting to the dashing 17 year old music channel that has and continues to consistently be a pioneer for Africa’s musicians and music for well over a decade.
“The quality of music videos we have seen over the past few years is testament to the way music videos are playing an increasingly important role in the promotion of African music. It is refreshing to see newcomers go against industry veterans in this year’s eclectic nominees list, and this proves that there is no barrier to making an impact on the music scene. The music as well as the videos produced on our African soil is of the same, if not even better, quality as that of those produced internationally and most of our nominees are no stranger to performing on global stages,” says Channel O’s Director Nkateko Mabaso.
Voting takes place across a wide range of digital platforms: via the website and mobile site – voting on the website and on the mobile site [www.channelo.tv] is free and you are allowed to vote up to 100 times on both platforms respectively; via WeChat – voting on WeChat is free. To vote using WeChat on your mobile, go to the app store on your phone, download the WeChat app, create your profile, then search for Channelotv and add the account. You can vote up to 100 times! For terms and conditions and more information, log on to www.channelo.tv. Voting starts today at 19:00 and closes on the 23rd of November at midnight.
The Channel O Africa Music Video Awardsare the only public voted annual music video awards show broadcast around the continent that exclusively feature African artists and now in their 11th year, 2014 will see the awards taking place on Saturday, 29 November at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto.
Leading with the most nominees this year is South African and new kid on these Hip Hop streets Cassper Nyovest; Mr “Caracara” himself K.O and Nigeria’s Davido with five nominations each. Nyovest flexes his musical prowess with his nominations for Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Newcomer Video,the ever controversial Most Gifted Hip Hop Video, Most Gifted Southern Video as well as the prestigious Most Gifted Video of the Year categories for “Doc Shebeleza”. Davido represents West Africa with his impressive nominations for the track “Aye” which dominated in four categories Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Afro Pop Video, Most Gifted West Video and Most Gifted Video of the Year, while “Skelewu” earned him a comfortable spot in the Most Gifted Dance Video category. K.O, the man behind one of the most popular tracks that’s blazing radio and television stations alike at the moment, “Caracara”, makes his Channel O Africa Music Video Awards nominee debut as a solo artist in the categories Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring Video, Most Gifted Hip Hop Video, Most Gifted Southern Video and Most Gifted Video of the Year. Will these nominations equal wins? Only YOU the voting public can decide!
Here is the full list of nominees:
| MOST GIFTED MALE | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| CASSPER NYOVEST | DOC SHEBELEZA |
| DAVIDO | AYE |
| RIKY RICK FT OKMALUMKOOLKAT | AMANTOMBAZANE |
| K.O. FT KID X | CARACARA |
| SARKODIE | ILLUMINATI |
| MOST GIFTED FEMALE | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| THEMBI SEETE | THUNTSHA LEROLE |
| BUCIE FT HEAVY K | EASY TO LOVE |
| LIZHA JAMES FT UHURU | QUEM TI MANDOU |
| TIWA SAVAGE FT DON JAZZY | EMINADO |
| SEYI SHAY | IRAWO |
| MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| DREAM TEAM FT TAMARSHA, AKA & BIG NUZ | TSEKEDE |
| CASSPER NYOVEST | DOC SHEBELEZA |
| EMMY GEE FT AB CRAZY & DJ DIMPLEZ | RANDS AND NAIRAS |
| DIAMOND | NUMBER ONE |
| PATORANKING | GIRLIE O (REMIX) |
| MOST GIFTED DUO, GROUP OR FEATURING | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| UHURU FT OSKIDO & PROFESSOR | Y-TJUKUTJA |
| DJ CLOCK FT BEATENBERG | PLUTO (I REMEMBER) |
| R2BEES FT WIZKID | SLOW DOWN |
| K.O. FT KID X | CARACARA |
| KCEE FT WIZKID | PULL OVER |
| MOST GIFTED DANCE | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| UHURU FT OSKIDO & PROFESSOR | Y-TJUKUTJA |
| DAVIDO | SKELEWU |
| DJ CLOCK FT BEATENBERG | PLUTO (I REMEMBER) |
| P SQUARE | PERSONALLY |
| BUSISWA FT VARIOUS | NGOKU |
| MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| BUFFALO SOULJAH | BASAWINE |
| OREZI | RIHANNA |
| JESSE JAGGZ FEAT WIZKID | BAD GIRL |
| PATORANKING | GIRLIE O (REMIX) |
| SHATTA WALE | EVERYDOBY LIKES MY TING |
| MOST GIFTED AFRO POP | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| DAVIDO | AYE |
| MAFIKIZOLO FT MAY D | HAPPINESS |
| DIAMOND | NUMBER ONE |
| FLAVOUR | ADA ADA |
| IYANYA | JOMBOLO |
| MOST GIFTED KWAITO | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| UHURU FT OSKIDO & PROFESSOR | Y-TJUKUTJA |
| CHARACTER FT MONO T & OSKIDO | INXEBA LENDODA |
| BIG NUZ FT KHAYA MTHETHWA | INCWADI YOTHANDO |
| DJ VETKUK VS MAHOOTA | KHABA LENJA |
| DJ CNDO | YAMNANDI INTO |
| MOST GIFTED R&B | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| 2FACE FT T PAIN | RAINBOW |
| JIMMY NEVIS FT KWESTA | BALLOON |
| GB COLLECTIVE FT BRIAN TEMBA & REASON | CHOCOLATE VANILLA |
| DONALD | CRAZY BUT AMAZING |
| NIYOLA | TOH BAD |
| MOST GIFTED HIP HOP | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| CASSPER NYOVEST | DOC SHEBELEZA |
| KHULI CHANA FT DA L.E.S & MAGESH | HAPE LE HAPE 2.1 |
| PHYNO | ALOBAM |
| K.O. FT KID X | CARACARA |
| AKA | CONGRATULATE |
| MOST GIFTED SOUTHERN | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| DJ CLOCK FT BEATENBERG | PLUTO (I REMEMBER) |
| CASSPER NYOVEST | DOC SHEBELEZA |
| AKA | CONGRATULATE |
| ZEUS | PSYCH |
| K.O. FT KID X | CARACARA |
| MOST GIFTED WEST | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| R2BEES FT WIZKID | SLOW DOWN |
| DAVIDO | AYE |
| BURNA BOY FT D’BANJ | WON DA MO |
| OLAMIDE | TURN UP |
| DR SID FT DON JAZZY | SURULERE |
| MOST GIFTED EAST | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| SAUTI SOL | NSHIKE |
| DIAMOND | NUMBER ONE |
| NAVIO | NO HOLDING BACK |
| EDDY KENZO | SITYA LOSS |
| ELANI | KOOKOO |
| MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR | |
| ARTIST | TITLE |
| EMMY GEE FT AB CRAZY & DJ DIMPLEZ | RANDS AND NAIRAS |
| DAVIDO | AYE |
| K.O. FT KID X | CARACARA |
| BURNA BOY | RUN MY RACE |
| TIWA SAVAGE FT DON JAZZY | EMINADO |
| DR SID FT DON JAZZY | SURULERE |
| RIKY RICK FT OKMALUMKOOLKAT | AMANTOMBAZANE |
| CASSPER NYOVEST | DOC SHEBELEZA |
| SARKODIE | ILLUMINATI |
| DJ CLOCK FT BEATENBERG | PLUTO (I REMEMBER) |
| AKA | CONGRATULATE |
| DIAMOND | NUMBER ONE |
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