Channel O Music Awards Nominees

channel-o.jpgIt’s awesome that Africa is Representin’ with nominations from 12 different countries at this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards, check out the nominations below.  We’ve found some of our favourites artists from the nominations on YouTube – click and watch and tell us what you think!   Remember, it’s not the song we’re after, it’s the video!

HHP – Thlabane to Maftown
D’Banj – Why Me
E.A.B.C – Kube 
Dama Do Bling for Danca Do Remexe
Lira – Feel Good

Channel O is proud to announce the nominees for the 2007 Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards. This year’s nominee list has produced 46 artists from 12 different countries.

SA’s HHP leads the pack with five nominations under his belt. Hot on his heels with four nominations each are Nigeria’s D’Banj for Why Me, Mozambique’s Dama Do Bling for Danca Do Remexe and Uganda’s E.A.B.C for Kube.

Now in their fourth year, the Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards are unique in that videos are voted for by viewers, giving fans complete control over who receives an award.   Criteria used for short-listing were technical quality, frequency of requests for a video on the different Channel O shows and overall creativity.  The videos need to have been released between June 2006 and June 2007 and should have received airplay on Channel O.

Channel O General Manager Yolisa Phahle is sure that the nominations reflect the diverse and growing music industry in the continent.  “We are seeing videos of increasingly high quality and this is a direct reflection of the industry’s growth”, she says. “At Channel O we look to strike a balance between promoting the up and coming big names of tomorrow alongside established artists.  This year some of the newer names are also producing outstanding music and high quality videos”.

Viewers and fans will be able to vote for their favourite artists by smsing or voting online. Voting starts on Monday 20 August until Thursday, 04 October. Viewers can vote in each category by logging on to http://www.channelo.co.za/ to vote,  or SMS to 34622.  All sms’s are charged at international call rates.

The complete list of nominees is:

1.         BEST MALE VIDEO           

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Batman Samini                                   African Lady                            Ghana
D’Banj                                                 Why Me                                   Nigeria
Don Kikas                                           Miss U                                     Angola
HHP                                                     Tlhabane to Maftown               SA
Nameless                                            Sinzia                                      Kenya
Tay grin                                               Stand Up                                 Malawi

2.         BEST FEMALE VIDEO                   

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country
Chomee                                              Jiver  Sexy                               SA
Dama Do Bling                                   Danca Do Remexe                 Mozambique
Ida                                                       Make It Hot                              Kenya
Lira                                                      Feel Good                               SA
Neyma                                                 Mbilo Yanga                             Mozambique
Weird MC                                            Ready to Party                        Nigeria

3.         BEST NEWCOMER VIDEO            

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Faze                                                    Kolomental                              Nigeria
Gumshev                                            Hosh                                        SA
L’Vovo                                                 Banyang Sukela                      SA
Sanchez                                              Pick it Up                                 Nigeria
Scar                                                    Metlholo                                   Botswana
The Dogg                                            Baby Don’t go                         Namibia

4.         BEST DUO OR GROUP VIDEO    

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country
Afro Fiesta                                           Matinda                                    DRC
Gal Level                                             Lala                                         Namibia
Kalibrados                                           Quem Manda No Teu Block   Angola
Mafikizolo                                            O tswa kae                              SA
P Square                                             Bizzy Body                              Nigeria
Teargas                                               Chance                                   SA

5.         BEST DANCE VIDEO                     

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Acid                                                     Banyana le Basimane             Botswana
Chomee                                              Jiver  Sexy                               SA
DJ Cleo                                               Falling                                      SA
DJ Sbu                                                Remember when it rained      SA
DJ Zee                                                 Same Here                              Kenya
Mina Nawe                                          Where I wanna be                   SA

6.          BEST RAGGA DANCEHALL VDIEO                     

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Batman Samini                                   African Lady                            Ghana 
E.A.B.C                                               Kube                                        Kenya 
Khalaharians                                       Give It Up                                 Namibia
Maye ft Buff & Igo                                I-V                                            Nigeria
Mensa                                                 If you don’t know                     Ghana
Peter Miles                                          Love                                        Uganda

7.         BEST R&B VIDEO              

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Danny K                                              Unfrozen                                 SA
De Indispensables                              I Love You                               Nigeria
Lizha James                                       Nunawamina                           Mozambique
Neyma                                                 Mbilo Yanga                             Mozambique
Tumi                                                    Give me You                           SA
Wyre                                                   Make a choice                         Kenya

8.         BEST KWAITO VIDEO                    

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Gazza                                                 Mokasie                                   Namibia
Gumshev                                            Hosh                                        SA
Kabelo                                                 Dubula Dubula                        SA
L’Vovo                                                 Bayang’ sukela                        SA
Thebe                                                  Dankie                                     SA
Zola                                                     Stars                                       SA

9.          BEST AFRICAN SOUTHERN VIDEO                   

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Doma Do Bling                                   Danca Do Remexe                 Mozambique
Don Kikas                                           Miss U                                     Angola
HHP                                                     Tlhabane to Maftown               SA
Kabelo                                                 Dubula Dubula                        SA
Scar                                                    Metlholo                                   Botswana
Tay grin                                               Stand Up                                 Malawi

 

10        BEST AFRICAN WEST VIDEO       

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

Batman Samini                                   African Lady                            Ghana
D’Banj                                                 Why Me                                   Nigeria
De Indispensables                              I love you                                 Nigeria
Jimmy Jatt                                           Stylee                                      Nigeria
Maye ft Buff & Igo                                I-V                                            Nigeria
Mensa                                                 If you don’t know                     Ghana

11.       BEST AFRICAN EAST VIDEO        

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country

E.A.B.C                                               Kube                                        Kenya
IDA                                                      Make it Hot                              Kenya
Juma Nature                                       Mugambo                                Tanzania
Nameless                                            Sinzia                                      Kenya
Peter Miles                                          Love                                        Uganda
Wyre                                                   Make a choice                         Kenya

 

12.       BEST HIP HOP VIDEO                   

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country
Eldee                                                   Champion                               Nigeria
Koldproduk                                          “Hush”                                     SA
Jimmy Jatt                                           Stylee                                      Nigeria
Prokid                                                  Storm                                      SA
Scar                                                    Metlholo                                   Botswana
Tay grin                                               Stand Up                                 Malawi

                         

13.      BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS VIDEO                    

                                                

D’Banj                                                 Why Me                                               Nigeria
Danny K                                              Unfrozen                                             SA
HHP                                                     Tlhabane  to  Maftown                         SA
Kabelo                                                 Dubula Dubula                                    SA
Koldproduk                                          “Hush”                                                 SA
Soul E                                                 Baby Dey                                            Nigeria

14.    BEST DIRECTOR           

DJ Marcalo      for Danca Do Rmexe by Dama do Bling        Mozambique
DJ Tee            for Stylee by Jimmy Jatt                                  Nigeria
Lara Hollis       for Feel Good by Lira                                      SA
Marcel Mouton for Tlhabane to Maftown                                 SA
EABC              Kube                                                                Kenya
Kalibrados       Quem Manda No Teu Block                           Angola

15.       VIDEO OF THE YEAR                     

Artist                                                   Song Title                              Country
D’banj                                                  Why Me                                   Nigeria
Dama Do Bling                                   Danca Do Remexe                 Mozambique
E.A.B.C                                               Kube                                        Kenya
HHP                                                     Tlhabane to Maftown               SA
Kalibrados                                           Quem Manda No Teu Block   Angola 
Maye                                                    I-V                                            Nigeria

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