D’Banj, Asa, Darey, Whiz Kid, others for Channel O Music Awards
Nominees for this year’s categories include D’Banj, 2Face, Darey, Asa, Naeto C, Whiz Kid, Waje, Tiwa Savage, Ice Prince, J Martins, Flavour, Banky W, and Jesse Jagz amongst others. Other contenders include South Africa’s Tear Gas and Black Coffee, Fally Ipupa and Uganda’s Navio. The categories they are up for include Most Gifted Male Video […]
Nominees for this year’s categories include D’Banj, 2Face, Darey, Asa, Naeto C, Whiz Kid, Waje, Tiwa Savage, Ice Prince, J Martins, Flavour, Banky W, and Jesse Jagz amongst others. Other contenders include South Africa’s Tear Gas and Black Coffee, Fally Ipupa and Uganda’s Navio.
The categories they are up for include Most Gifted Male Video Artist, Most Gifted Female Video, Most Gifted Newcomer Video Artist and Most Gifted Dance Video Artist. Below is the full nomination list.
Most gifted male video artist:
D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg- Mr Endowed (Remix), Professor ft. Speedy- Lento, Navio- Keep Moving, Cabo Snoop- Windeck and Zakes Bantwini- Wasting My Time. For the most gifted female video, Waje ft. Muna- So Inspired; Lizha James- Gotta Move On; STL- Lookie Lookie; Lira- Phakade and Tiwa Savage- Kele Kele were listed.
Wizkid- Holla @ Your Boy; Keiko- How We Do; AKA- Victory Lap; Ice Prince/ Brymo- Oleku; Zone Fam- Shaka Zulu On Em and Kwesta- Take That would compete for the Most gifted newcomer video artist award and those to slug it out for the most gifted duo, group or featuring video artist are HHP, Teargas & Liquideep- Born For This; Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince- Molowo Noni; Slikour ft. Various Artists- Dubala (Remix); Ay ft. Ms Triniti- Good Look; Jozi- Electric Avenue and Paul G ft. Akon- Bang It.
Most gifted dance video artist has the following artistes vying for the award. They are Oskido presents Black Motion/ Jah Rich- Banane Mavoko; STL- Lookie Lookie; DJ Cleo- Bhampa Side to Side; Darey- Ba Ni Ki Di; Black Coffee ft. Hugh Masekela and Lizha James- Gotta Move On.
Another category is the most gifted ragga dancehall video artist: Samini- Dadiekye; Wyre/ Cecile- She Say Dat; Black Dillinger- Volcano Erupt and Nazizi- Take the People Away. Theo- Ukhona; J-Martins ft. Fally Ipupa- Jukpa (Remix); Shaa- Crazy; Jaziel Brothers- Woza and Flavour- Nwa Baby (Remix) would compete for the award.
In the category of most gifted kwaito video artist are Brickz ft. Various Artists;The Dogg- This is My Time; Howza- Hustler and Professor ft. Speedy- Lento
Most gifted r&b video artist: Jamali- Incurable; G2 ft. Trez Agah; Loyiso ft. Khuli Chana- World Of Mine; Banky W. ft. M.I.- Feeling It and and Leanne- Deal with It would vie for honour.
Those going for the most gifted hip hop video artist award are Jesse Jagz ft. M.I. & Ice Prince- Nobody Test Me; ProVerb ft. Lungelo- The Beginning; Navio- Keep Moving; Collo- Chini Ya Maji and AKA- Victory Lap.
Liquideep- Settle for Less; Cabo Snoop- Windeck; Khuli Chana- No More Hunger; C.R.I.S.I.S- The Fire Inside and L-Tido ft. K.O- We Rolling would compete to grab the most gifted Southern African video artist award while Asa- Why Can’t We and 2 Face- Only Me wouold be out pacing one Asa- Why Can’t We and 2 Face- Only Me would be out pacing each other for the most gifted West African video artist award.
Those chasing the most gifted East African east video artist award are P- Unit/ Mimmo- Kare (Acoustic version); Jaguar- Kigeugeu; Ay ft. Ms Triniti- Good Luck; Radio and Weasel, Keko- How We Do It (Remix) and Cpwaa ft. Various Artists- Action
For the award of the most gifted video of the year artist, Khuli Chana- No More Hunger; Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince- Molowo Noni ; Zakes Bantwini- Wasting My Time; STL- Lookie Lookie; D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg- Mr. Endowed (Remix); AKA- Victory Lap; 2 Face- Only You; Liquideep- Settle for Less; Navio- Keep Moving and Lira- Phakade would fight to outdo one another.
The Channel O Music Awards have been in existence since 2003. The awards represent and support music from artists across the African continent. Winners will only be announced in November when the award ceremony will take place in South Africa.