MORE FROM 2021 MAMA. It could be the perfect timing because Ugandans have waited too long for this opportunity. The winner will be revealed during the Broadcast of the MAMA on 20 February. The awards were consequently suspended. To Vote, Head to the Official MTV MAMA Website : www.mtvmama.com MTV Base is postponing the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards. The #MTVMAMA takes place in Kampala on the 20th of February 2021,â MTV revealed in Twitter. These are the official terms and conditions for voting for "2020 MTV Africa Music Awards" (the "Official Voting Rules"). The MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) has announced a performance lineup that includes top stars from across the continent including Nigerian megastar Wizkid, Ugandaâs Sheebah Karungi, Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz, South Africaâs Nasty C, Kenyaâs Khaligraph Jones, Suspect 95 from the Ivory Coast, Cape Verdeâs Soraia Ramos, and ⦠Through social media, MTV Africa confirmed that the awards will happen in Kampala, Uganda on 20th February 2021. âItâs official! The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala are Here and These are Your Nominees for the BEST UGANDAN ACT : â Vinka, Bebe Cool, Spice Diana , Sheebah, John Blaq, Daddy Andre. The #MTVMAMA takes place in Kampala on the 20th of February 2021,â MTV revealed in Twitter. The MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 will be broadcast on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV Africa (DStv Channel 130) on 20 February 2021. The nominees show repeats on Thursday, 10 th December at 21:00 WAT on MTV ⦠They lasted six editions with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya hosting the awards thrice, twice, and once respectively. This is a dynamic article and the nominees will be released in batches. Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been nominated for the Best Fan Base Awards and Best collaboration categories at the 2021 MTV MAMA Awards. 88.2 Sanyu FM is a Proud Media Partner for the MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021. Voting for MAMA KAMPALA 2021 opens at 22.00 CAT on Wednesday 9 December at www.mtvmama.com, and affiliated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Timothy Code interviews John Black an MTV MAMA nominee 2021. The 2021 MAMA awards will be held in a re-imagined virtual format in partnership with Uganda, on February 20 2021. MAMA Memories. Take a trip down memory lane with the MTV Africa Music Awards. Their prayers were indeed answered on Wednesday 25th November 2020 as MTV Africa answered the âWhat is the M?â question after weeks of the mysterious âMâ which was placed on the Independence Monument in October. Ethic Entertainment has been nominated for Best Group of the year on the MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS (M.A.M.A) In the Best Group Category, Kenya has 2 Nominees which are Ethic Entertainment and Sauti Sol.This round these two giants will be going (Ethic Entertainment and Sauti Sol) head to head!To vote your best band, you can do so on the MTV ⦠Singer Médard Jobert Ngabo, commonly known as Meddy, has been nominated for one of the continentâs most prestigious music awards, MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). Voting Ts and Cs are available at www.mtvmama.com. The ceremony will take place on 20 February 2021 in Kampala, Uganda and broadcast globally through ViacomCBS channels. Pop superstars BTS take the stage to perform their hits like never before on MTV Unplugged, premiering February 23 at 9/8c. 2021 MAMA Postponed. Here is the full first batch list of nominees for MAMA Kamapala 2021: MAMA 2021 Award Categories 1- 10. S2021. The nominees are: - Sho Madjozi - Soraia Ramos - Yemi Alade - Sini - Tiwa Savage. Ugandans kept their fingers tied as they anticipated that by the end of the pandemic, Kampala would be considered to host the awards. Jose Chameleone was pitted against the likes of Samini, Asa, Black Coffee, 2Face Idibia, Anselmo Ralph, Fally Ipupa, HHP, and DâBanj â who won the award â in the MAMA Evolution Award category. We will keep fans updated as we have more news. That was the last year the awards were held and despite a negative reception generally, Uganda went ahead to prove that its entertainment industry was improving as Eddy Kenzo, Sheebah Karungi and Bebe Cool achieved nominations. âMAMA 2021 recognises and rewards musicians, trailblazers and those who are shining alight on the continentâs diverse talent and creativity by ⦠MTV Base is bringing back its spectacular awards show and music celebration, MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) which will take place in Kampala, Uganda on February 20, 2021. See the complete list of 2020 MTV Video Music Awards nominees, vote for your favorites, and find out who wins on Sunday, August 30 on MTV. Josh Ruby is an Editor with high interest and knowledge in the Ugandan entertainment space, an industry he has been actively part of since 2010. MTV Africa has officially confirmed that Uganda will be hosting the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) in February 2021. One of the most exciting editions of the MAMA awards (in a Ugandan perspective) happened in 2015 at a ceremony that was held at the Durban International Convention Centre, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on July 18th in commemoration of Nelson Mandelaâs birthday. In that year, several Ugandan artistes were proud to share the limelight with some making it on the nominations list as others were invited to make celebrity appearances. Below is the list of nominees: Listeners' Choice. Hip-hop artist, ASAPH from Bulawayo, is one of only two Zimbabweans who will represent the country at the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), in Uganda, next month. Stick here for more information about the forthcoming awards! HOW VOTING WORKS FOR THE 2021 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS ("MTV MAMA") This year's MTV MAMA gives the power to you, the viewers, to vote and show your public support for the nominees of most of our awards. Vote for your BEST FEMALE ARTIST at the 2021 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Africa's biggest celebration of music is heading to Uganda. More by Josh Ruby, What Uganda expects ahead of the 2019 MAMA awards, Azawi and Winnie Nwagi perform at Club Beatz At Home concert. Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been nominated for the Best Fan Base Awards and Best collaboration categories at the 2021 MTV MAMA Awards. Artists and fans will become connectors, ⦠A world where many things have become non-contact due to the pandemic. Africaâs biggest celebration of music is heading to Uganda. Six Ugandan artistes received nominations in the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards. Africaâs biggest celebration of music is heading to Uganda. There are twenty 20 MTV MAMA award categories overall, of which 16 main Dates 09 December, 2020 9pm CAT 31 January, 2021 1159pm CAT of the voting process any such determination by VCNA will be final and binding The MAMAs seventh edition, will feature performances from leading African and international artists. In August 2019, the Ugandan government approved the bid to have the prestigious awards hosted in Uganda that year. The MAMA awards have announced the first batch of nominees for the 2021 Mtv Africa Music Awards which will be hosted in Kampala, Uganda. © 2021 All Rights reserved. Leads to breaking stories are welcome! 88.2 Sanyu FM is a Proud Media Partner of the 2021 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS KAMPALA. Love the M. What's up with this mysterious "M"? MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) has revealed Africaâs top acts with first nominees list. Voting is under way and the public can vote via the MAMAs official website. The Pearl of Africa, #UGANDA is set to host the MTV Africa Music Awards #MTVMAMA on 20 February 2021. For more than 25 years, 88.2 Sanyu FM has been the definitive voice of music, culture, and relevant information for Kampala as a whole and the greater metro area surrounding Kampala. It was to be the very first time the Pearl of Africa was going to host awards of such a magnitude if the bid was accepted by MTV Africa. Box 7781 Kampala,Uganda. MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) reveals Africaâs top acts with first nominees list. âThe artist with the most votes will be placed into the official Pan African MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 Listenersâ Choice category for fans to vote for the ultimate winner across Africa,â reads an official statement. To Vote, Head to the Official MTV MAMA Website : www.mtvmama.com 88.2 Sanyu FM is a Proud Media Partner for the MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021. The 20 February ceremony will be broadcast on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV Africa (DStv Channel 130). 6th Floor Crane Chambers. The MAMA awards are such a big stage for any Ugandan artiste and that was witnessed in the efforts that the nominated artistes invested to ensure that their fans voted for them in the last two editions of the awards. Mbu is a division of OWINO SOLUTIONS. MTV MAMA 2021 nominations list â Part One. The 2021 Grammy Awards may be nearly a year away, but it's never too early to start speculating about who could win the big prizes at music's biggest night! – Vinka, Bebe Cool, Spice Diana , Sheebah, John Blaq, Daddy Andre. The MTV MAMAs return for the first time in four years to celebrate and honour the very best of the African continentâs entertainers. MAMA KAMPALA 2021 AFRICA NOMINEES REVEALED. The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala are Here. Through social media, MTV Africa confirmed that the awards will happen in Kampala, Uganda on 20th February 2021. âItâs official! The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala are Here and These are Your Nominees for the BEST UGANDAN ACT : Simi (Nigeria) Sheebah (Uganda) Sho Madjozi (South Africa) MTV made the announcement in a tweet stating that they ⦠The following year, 2016, the awards were a shadow of their former self with less publicity towards the main event. MTV Unplugged. To vote for your BEST FEMALE ARTIST, Visit the Official MTV MAMA website : www.mtvmama.com. The artist with the most votes will be placed into the official Pan African MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 Listenersâ Choice category for fans to vote for the ultimate winner across Africa. Your email address will not be published. The Shatta Movement boss will battle out top African stars such as Wizkid, Burna Boy, Serge Beynaud, Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Mukami and Naira Marley. Make a ⦠Dior Addict posted Jan 25, 2021 at 2:05 PM This Famous 1880s Song (Among Several Others) Was Actually Created by a Black Singer Jinty posted Jan 25, 2021 at 1:05 PM 02/09/2021 Bebe Coolâs âLove You Everydayâ was nominated in the Video of the Year category something which raised arguments on who should keep the award, between the singer and the videographer, if itâs won. #MTVMAMA21 #VisitUganda > https://t.co/QTmol55Yvb pic.twitter.com/Hf218OiWz3. The MAMA awards were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. Master KGâs wins continues with a recent nomination in the Best Male category of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) Kampala 2021.