Ghanaian artistes, Sarkodie, R2Bees and Shatta have earned nominations in this year's Channel O Africa Music Video Awards.
They will face off with some of Africa's finest acts for laurels at the main awards which take place on Saturday, November 29 at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, South Africa.
Sarkodie received two nominations namely, Most Gifted Male and the night's biggest award Most Gifted Video Of The Year. All the nominations are for his 'Illuminati' video.
For the Most Gifted Video Of The Year, he will battle Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez for Rands And Nairas, Davido for Aye, K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara, Burna Boy for Run My Race, Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy for Eminado.
The rest of the nominees in that category are Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy for Surulere, Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat for Amantombazane, Cassper Nyovest for Doc Shebeleza, Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg for Pluto (I Remember), Aka for Congratulate, and Diamond for Number One.
In the Most Gifted Male category, Cassper Nyovest for Doc Shebeleza, Davido for Aye, Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat for Amantombazane, K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara will face Sarkodie.
Tema-based music duo, R2Bees also received two nominations for their song Slow Down which features Nigerian artiste Wizkid. They were nominated in the Most Gifted Duo, Group Or Featuring, and Most Gifted West.
They will compete Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor for Y-Tjukutja, Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg for Pluto (I Remember), K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara, and Kcee Ft Wizkid for Pull Over, for that award.
The Most Gifted West also has Davido for Aye, Burna Boy Ft D’banj for Won Da Mo, Olamide for Turn Up, and Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy for Surulere as competitors.
2014 Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year, Shatta Wale received a nomination in the Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall category.
Shatta Wale was nominated for his hit song Everybody Likes My Ting and will face off with Buffalo Souljah for Basawine, Orezi for Rihanna, Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid for Bad Girl, and Patoranking for Girlie O (Remix), for that award.
No Ghanaian female artiste receive a nomination in this year's awards.
Nigerian music sensation, Davido lead the pack with five nominations.
He has been nominated in the Most Gifted Video of the Year, Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Afro Pop Video, Most Gifted West Video categories for his smash hit Aye and a nomination in the Most Gifted Dance Video for his Skelewu video.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Most Gifted Male
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Davido – Aye
Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat – Amantombazane
K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
Sarkodie – Illuminati
Most Gifted Female
Thembi Seete – Thuntsha Lerole
Bucie Ft Heavy K – Easy To Love
Lizha James Ft Uhuru – Quem Ti Mandou
Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado
Seyi Shay – Irawo
Most Gifted Newcomer
Dream Team Ft Tamarsha, Aka & Big Nuz – Tsekede
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez – Rands And Nairas
Diamond – Number One
Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)
Most Gifted Duo, Group Or Featuring
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down
K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
Kcee Ft Wizkid – Pull Over
Most Gifted Dance
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
Davido – Skelewu
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
P Square – Personally
Busiswa Ft Various – Ngoku
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall
Buffalo Souljah – Basawine
Orezi – Rihanna
Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid – Bad Girl
Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)
Shatta Wale – Everybody Likes My Ting
Most Gifted Afro Pop
Davido – Aye
Mafikizolo Ft May D – Happiness
Diamond – Number One
Flavour – Ada Ada
Iyanya – Jombolo
Most Gifted Kwaito
Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
Character Ft Mono T & Oskido – Inxeba Lendoda
Big Nuz Ft Khaya Mthethwa – Incwadi Yothando
Dj Vetkuk Vs Mahoota – Khaba Lenja
Dj Cndo – Yamnandi Into
Most Gifted R&B
2face Ft T-Pain – Rainbow
Jimmy Nevis Ft Kwesta – Balloon
Gb Collective Ft Brian Temba & Reason – Chocolate Vanilla
Donald – Crazy But Amazing
Niyola – Toh Bad
Most Gifted Hip Hop
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Khuli Chana Ft Da L.E.S & Magesh Hape Le Hape 2.1
Phyno – Alobam
K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
Aka – Congratulate
Most Gifted Southern
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Aka – Congratulate
Zeus – Psych
K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
Most Gifted West
R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down
Davido – Aye
Burna Boy Ft D’banj – Won Da Mo
Olamide – Turn Up
Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere
Most Gifted East
Sauti Sol – Nshike
Diamond – Number One
Navio – No Holding Back
Eddy Kenzo – Sitya Loss
Elani – Kookoo
Most Gifted Video Of The Year
Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez Rands And Nairas
Davido – Aye
K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
Burna Boy – Run My Race
Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado
Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere
Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat – Amantombazane
Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
Sarkodie – Illuminati
Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
Aka – Congratulate
Diamond – Number One
source: myjoyonline.com
