Since the maiden edition of
MTV Africa Music Awards
in 2008, the award show has held once in Kenya, twice in Nigeria, and
will again hold in South Africa for what will be a third consecutive
year.
The 2016 edition is scheduled to hold on October 22, at the
Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, with
the host yet to be announced.
According to the organisers,
MAMA 2016 will celebrate African talent across 17 award categories
, including Best Male, Best Female, Best Song, Best Collaboration and more.
Additional categories include the Africa Re-Imagined Award and Personality of the Year.
The big winners on the night of the 2015 MAMAs included Nigerian stars
Yemi Alade and
Davido, who took home the
Best Male and
Best Female awards respectively, while hip hop star
Casper Nyovest nabbed the
Best Hip Hop award.
D’Banj was honored with
the MAMA Evolution award.
The nominations for this year’s awards will be revealed in September 2016.
Who are the Nigerian artistes you think will get nominated?
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