<![CDATA[Channel O announced the nominees for its prestigious 9th Annual Music Video Awards at The VIP Room, Michelangelo Towers in Sandton on Friday night. Ghana didn’t miss out on the nominations as the ubiquitous Sarkodie grabbed two nominations with rappers D-black, E.L and M.anifest grabbing one each.
Kenyan pop group Camp Mulla who have had a fantastic run in the last year lead the list with four nominations – in the ‘Most Gifted East African video of the Year’, ‘Most Gifted Newcomer video of the Year’, ‘Most Gifted Video of the Year’, and ‘Most Gifted Group/Duo’. Another newcomer earning more than one nomination is fiercely indie and genre-defying South African artist, Toya Delazy who matches her Flight of the Fish Eagle – Naturally Supreme Most Gifted Newcomer Video nomination for “Pump It On” with one for Most Gifted Video of the Year. Delazy and Camp Mulla are joined on the Flight of the Fish Eagle – Naturally Supreme Most Gifted Newcomer Video category by Nigeria’s Davido (for “Dami Duro”), Ghana’s E.L. (“Turn The Lights Down”) and South Africa’s Donald (“I Deserve”).
Now in its 9th year, the Channel O Music Video Awards is the only public-voted annual music video awards show broadcast around the continent that exclusively features African artists. 2012 will see the awards taking place on Saturday, 17th November at Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, bringing the Channel O Music Video Awards to Soweto for the first time. This year voting will take place across a wide suite of digital platforms – from SMS [artist voting code to the number +27 83 920 8406. Standard SMS rates apply] to MXit, Web [www.channelo.tv] and Wap. Facebook voting [http://www.facebook.com/channelotv] is also now possible, opening up voting to the whole continent and underlining where the pulse of Africa’s youth lies!
Check out the full list below…
Most Gifted South video of the Year
Cashtime Fam – Shut it down (Stundee)
HHP – Bosso
Shota ft Shana
Zeus – Dancing Shoes
Paul G ft Maezee – The Feeling
Shugasmakx ft Moneoa – Take it Easy
Most Gifted Hip-hop video of the Year
Khuli Chana feat Notshi – Tswa Daar
L-Tido – Smash
Ice Prince – Superstar
M.Anifest – Makaa Maka
K’NAAN feat Nas – Nothing to lose
Most Gifted West African video of the Year
D-Black ft Mo’Cheddah – Falling
Wizkid – Pakurumo
Sarkodie feat Obrafour – Saa Okodie No
Naeto C – I gentle
Wande Coal – Private trips
Most Gifted R&B music video of the Year
Lloyd Cele – Hero
Lizha James ft Perola – Leva Boy
Flavour feat Tiwa Savage – Oyi
2Face – Be there
Habida feat Cannibal – My Reason
Most Gifted East African video of the Year
Keko feat Madtraxx – Make You Dance
Camp Mulla – Party Don’t stop
AY feat Sauti Soul – I Don’t Want to Be Alone
K’Naan and Nas – Nothing to lose
Navio – One & Only
Most Gifted Dance video of the Year
DJ Zinhle feat Busiswa – My name is
DJ Cleo – Facebook
OS3 feat Tchoboly – Mokongo
Davido – Dami duro
Bucie – Get over it
Cpwaa – Hnmm
Most Gifted Newcomer video of the Year
Toya Delazy – Pump it on
Davido – Dami duro
E.L. – Turn the lights down
Camp Mulla ft – Party don’t stop
Donald – I deserve
Most Gifted Afro Pop video of the Year
Jozi – Ugologo
DJ Sbu ft Zahara –
Gal Level feat Toniks – Money
Brymo – Ara
Maurice Kirya – I don’t Want to Fight
Most Gifted Reggae video of the Year
HHP feat Lutan Fyah, Omar Retnu – Baheitane (remix)
Buffalo Souljah ft Cabo Snoop – Styra Inonyengesa
Ice Prince – Juju
Orezi – Booty Bounce
Wyre – Dancehall party
Most Gifted Kwaito video of the Year
Kabelo ft Professor: Amapantsula’Ajabulile
Spikiri ft Various Artists – Ngeke Balunge
Big Nuz – Serious
Ees feat Mandoza – Ayoba
The Dogg ft Brickz – Tromentos
Most Gifted Video of the Year
Dj Zinhle ft Busiswa – My name is
Khuli Chana ft Notshi – Tswa daar
Toya Delazy – Pump it on
Lizha James feat Perola – Leva boy
Big Nelo: Sente o beat
D’banj – Oliver twist
Brymo – Ara
Sarkodie feat Obrafour – Saa Okodie No
Camp Mulla – Fresh all day
AY feat Romeo, Lamyia – Speak with your body
Most Gifted Female Video of the Year
Zahara – Loliwe
Lizha James feat Perola – Leva body
Tiwa Savage – Love me love me love me
Mo’Cheddah feat Phenom – See me
Keko feat Madtraxx – Make you dance
Most Gifted Male Video of the Year
Khuli Chana ft Notshi – Tswa Daar
PRO – Makasana
Big Nelo – Sent
D’banj – Oliver twist
Ay feat Romeo and Lamyia – Speak with your body
Most Gifted Group/Duo
Mi Casa – Heavenly sent
Liquideep – Still
Camp Mulla – Fresh all day
Buffalosouljah ft Cabo Snoop – Styra Inonyengesa
Psquare feat Akon, May D – Chop my money
Voting opens midnight on Saturday, 1 September for fans to have their say on who should take the ultimate crown in African music. It closes at midnight on Thursday, 8th November.]]>