In less than one month, American hip-hop sensation DJ Khaled will be hosting the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) from his lavish home in the United States. It will be the first time the award will be streamed globally as countries race to get vaccines for the deadly coronavirus.
The capricious virus which battered the global entertainment industry affected the in-person gathering of the award that is returning after a four-year hiatus.
“The pandemic made industries radically push the boundaries of creativity and innovation to survive. And I think that’s never been more relevant than with the MAMAs and the way it is reimagined,” said Senior Vice President and General Manager of ViacomCBS Networks Africa, Monde Twala during the virtual unveiling of the awards last year.
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The MTV Africa Music Awards, Kampala 2021 (MAMA) have announced a performance line-up that includes top stars from across the continent, including Nigerian megastar Wizkid, Uganda’s Sheebah Karungi, Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz, South Africa’s Nasty C, Kenya’s Khaligraph Jones, Suspect 95 from the Ivory Coast, Cape Verde’s Soraia Ramos and São Tomé and Príncipe’s Calema. The virtual show, which will broadcast to MTV’s global audience in 180 countries, will air locally on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV Africa (DStv Channel 130) on 20 February 2021.
“The MAMAs are a global spotlight on African music and artistes, and this lineup of incredible talent speaks to the tremendous power of music on our continent,” said Monde Twala, Senior Vice-President and General Manager ViacomCBS Networks Africa. “This year’s show is dedicated to the youth of Africa, and we are committed to amplifying social change through music and culture and to elevating youth voices ac
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Nasty C Here is the Performance Lineup for the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala
The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards has announced their exciting performance lineup featuring Nasty C, Wizkid, Diamond Platnumz and more.
The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) has released the highly-anticipated performance lineup ahead of the virtual award show s premiere in Uganda. South African rapper Nasty C will reportedly return to the stage after his last performance in 2016. This year s lineup is sure to keep music fans glued to their screens and dancing along. Nigerian megastar
Wizkid,
Tanzanian artist Diamond Platnumz, who has scored five MAMAs nominations, will also be making a return to the MAMAs stage. Making her MAMAs performance debut is first-time nominee Sheebah Karungi representing Uganda. She has scored two nods in the Best Female and Best Ugandan Act categories. Hip hop performan
Khaligraph Jones and Sauti Sol nominated for MAMAs 2021
Sauti Sol and Khaligraph Jones [Photo: Courtesy]
Kenya s top entertainers have been nominated for the prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA). Boy band Sauti Sol have been nominated for the Best Group, a category they won in 2016 at the awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones has been nominated in the Best Hip hop act category alongside big names in the continent like Nasty C and Kwesi Arthur.
Another Kenyan group -Ethic Entertainment -have been nominated alongside Sauti Sol in the Best Group category. Ethic Entertainment has been among the biggest Kenyan artists since bursting onto the scene in 2018. The four-man group has enjoyed a meteoric rise since the release of their debut single
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Stevens Muendo |
December 12th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Kenya s top entertainers have been nominated for the prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA).
Boy band Sauti Sol (
pictured) have been nominated for the Best Group, a category they won in 2016 at the awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones has been nominated in the Best Hip hop act category alongside big names in the continent like Nasty C and Kwesi Arthur.
Another Kenyan group -Ethic Entertainment -have been nominated alongside Sauti Sol in the Best Group category.
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Ethic Entertainment have been among the biggest Kenyan artists since bursting onto the scene in 2018. The four-man group has enjoyed a meteoric rise since the release of their debut single Lamba Lolo.