MTV MAMA Awards unveiled the nomination list for 2021 and Nigerian music heavyweights such as Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Simi, Rema, Niniola plus newbies, Fireboy DML, Omah Lay and Tems were nominated.
The 2021 MTV MAMA Awards nomination list was unveiled on the 8th of December 2020 via social media and the Award ceremony is scheduled to hold in Kampala, Uganda on the 20th of February 2021 in a virtual set up that will be broadcasted live on MTV Base.
52 MTV MAMA 2021 Award nominees from 15 countries were revealed in 10 music categories by MTV Base on Wednessday evening via their social media account.
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Here are the artists nominated in different categories for the 2021 MTV MAMA Awards:
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Nominees for BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACT category:
ELAINE
FOCALISTIC
JOHN BLAQ
OMAH LAY
SHA SHA
TEMS
ZUCHU
Nominees for BEST HIP HOP category
KHALIGRAPH JONES
KWESI ARTHUR
NASTY C
NGA
OMG
SUSPECT 95
Nominees for BEST FEMALES category
SIMI
SHEEBAH
SHO MADJOZI
BUSISWA
YEMI ALADE
SORAJA RAMOS
TIWA SAVAGE
Nominees for the BEST GROUP category
BLAQ DIAMOND
SAUTI SOL
KABZA DE SMALL/ DJ MAPHORISA
CALEMA
ETHIC
ROATAM
Nominees for BEST UGANDA ACT category
BEBE COOL
DADDY ANDRE
JOHN BLAQ
SHEEBAH
SPICE DIANA
VINKA
Nominees for 'ALONE TOGETHER' BEST LOCKDOWN PERFORMANCE category
A.K.A
BLACK MOTION
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
NINIOLA/ BUSISWA
SINGULA
YEMI ALADE
Nominees for BEST LUSOPHONE category
ANNA JOYCE
CALEMA
MR BOW
NELSON FREITAS
PRETO SHOW
SORAJA RAMOS
Nominees for BEST MALE category
BURNA BOY
FIREBOY DML
HARMONIZE
INNOSS’B
KABZA DE SMALL
MASTER KG
REMA
Nominees for FRANCOPHONE category
DIP DOUNDON GUISS
FALLY IPUPA
GAZ MAWETE
INOSS’B
STANLEY ENOW
SUSPECT 95
Nominees for ARTIST OF THE YEAR category
BURNA BOY
CALEMA
DAVIDO
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
MASTER KG
TIWA SAVAGE
WIZKID
The nominees show repeats on Thursday, 10th December at 21:00 WAT on MTV Base ROA (DStv ) and at 16:00 CAT on Saturday, 12th December on MTV Base.
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