DAVIDO NOMINATED FOR “BEST AFRICAN ACT” AT THE MTV EMAs 2014

… As Tiwa Savage Get Wild Card Nomination For Fifth Nominee.

 

DAVIDO

 

SARKODIE

TIWA SAVAGE

 
Lagos| Nigeria: MTV EMA season is here!  MTV Base (DStv channel 322) has revealed the first four nominees for the Best African Act.  Davido (Nigeria), Goldfish (South Africa), Diamond (Tanzania) and Toofan (Togo) will be battling it out for supremacy in this hotly contested category. 

In addition, for the first time ever, MTV is putting an EMA nomination in the hands of the fans via social media, so music lovers everywhere will have the power to help select the fifth nominee for Best African Act. Fans can tweet and vote from the following list of artists to earn the fifth nominee spot using the hashtag #MTVEMA plus the relevant hashtag for your favourite artist from the following list:

Anselmo Ralph - #NominateAnselmoRalph

Gangs of Ballet - #NominateGangsOfBallet

Mafikizolo - #NominateMafikizolo

Sarkodie - #NominateSarkodie

Sauti Sol - #NominateSautiSol

Tiwa Savage - #NominateTiwaSavage

 

The wild card Twitter vote is open until 14 September 2014 @ 11:59 CAT.  All “2014 MTV EMA” nominees will be announced and voting will open on 16 September 2014.

This is the fifth year that MTV has included a Best African Act category in the EMA – previous winners have included 2Face [2005], Freshlyground [2006], D’Banj [2007 & 2012] and LCNVL [2013].

Taking place at the Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, the “2014 MTV EMA” will broadcast on MTV channels around the world including MTV Base from on Sunday 9 November.

The MTV EMA – MTV’s global celebration of the hottest stars in music – recognizes artists from around the world and across genres, and brings together music fans everywhere for a one-of-a-kind experience in the weeks leading up to and at the show.  

Join the conversation about the “2014 MTV EMA” on Twitter using the hashtag #MTVEMA.

 

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DBANJ AND WIZKID SLUG IT OUT FOR MTV EMA NOMINATION!

Lagos| Nigeria, 18 September 2012: Let the “2012 MTV EMA” festivities begin! MTV has unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively. Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have each scored four EMA nominations, followed by a roll call of buzzworthy acts, including Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey and newcomers Carly Rae Jepsen and fun., earning three nominations each.

Taking place at Frankfurt’s historic Festhalle on Sunday 11 November, the nineteenth annual MTV EMA will broadcast live across Africa on MTV Base (DStv Channel 130) on Sunday 11 November at 22:00 CAT and on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Monday 12 November at 21:00 CAT.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift will both compete for the Best Female and Best Pop titles, and will vie against other well-known trend-setters in the brand new Best Look category, which highlights the most unique and eye-catching personal styles emanating from the music world. Rihanna is also up for Best Song and Best Video for her smash hit “We Found Love" and Biggest Fans, while Swift received nods for Best Live and Best World Stage. Hot off his wins last year for Best Male and Best Pop,Justin Bieber could repeat in those two categories, and he also landed nods for Best World Stageand Biggest Fans, while two-time EMA host Katy Perry will battle for Best Female, Best Pop, Best Video for “Wide Awake” and Biggest Fans. Also, given the resurgence of electronic music, MTV is reintroducing the Best Electronic category to honour the biggest names in that genre.

Africa’s hottest contemporary artists could also be in the frame for an EMA award, as Sarkodie, Camp Mulla, Wizkid, Mi Casa and D'Banj fight it out for a slot in the Worldwide Act category, where they will compete against their peers in India and the Middle East (from Monday 15 October).  The final Worldwide Act nominees from each region (Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa/India/Middle East) will be announced the week of 30 October and the winner will be named at the show in Frankfurt.

Other notable EMA nominees include Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen, fun., Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Jay Z and Kanye West, who are each up for three EMA nominations, while Green Day, Gotye, Pitbull, Rita Ora, Flo Rida, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Jack White and One Direction are up for two awards.

MTV will announce EMA performers and presenters at a later date.

The MTV EMA – MTV’s global celebration of the hottest stars in music – features nominees from across genres, recognizes artists from every corner of the world, from the UK to Hungary to India to Australia and everywhere in between, and brings music fans around the globe together for a unique and incomparable experience. For the second year in a row, MTV is inviting fans everywhere to have a say in which artist deserves the Biggest Fans award. Since 30 August, viewers have been voting for their favourite EMA artists from a pool of 20 acts; their votes have helped narrow down the field to the five official nominees announced today. The more fans engage with the EMA content featured on MTV’s digital platforms in the weeks leading up to the show, the more their participation and points can boost the chances for their favourite artist to win the Biggest Fans prize on 11 November.

Beginning today, Monday 17 September, viewers can vote for EMA categories such as Best New, Best Live and more by visiting www.mtvbase.com online. Voting for EMA categories is open now until 23:59 CAT on Friday 9 November 2012.

D'BANJ

WIZKID

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