Davido, Olamide, P Square, others make MAMA 2014 nominee list

The prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) nominations were revealed at a glittering nominations celebration at The Sands, Johannesburg, South Africa by MTV Base VJs Nomuzi Mabena and Sizwe Dhlomo.

Singer, Davido leads Nigeria’s pack with four nominations, while P Square comes behind with three nominations. Tiwa Savage and Chidinma battle each other in the Best female category. The MAMA nominations in full: Best Male Anselmo Ralph (Angola) Davido (Nigeria) Diamond (Tanzania) Donald (South Africa) Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Female Arielle T (Gabon) Chidinma (Nigeria) DJ C’ndo (South Africa) Efya (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Best Group Big Nuz (South Africa) Mafikizolo (South Africa) Mi Casa (South Africa) P Square (Nigeria) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Best New Act Burna Boy (Nigeria) Heavy K (South Africa) Phyno (Nigeria) Stanley Enow (Cameroon) Uhuru (South Africa) Best Live Act 2face (Nigeria) Fally Ipupa (DRC) Flavour (Nigeria) Dr Malinga (South Africa) Zakes Bantwini (South Africa) Best Collaboration Amani ft Radio and Weasel – ‘Kiboko Changu’ (Kenya/Uganda) Diamond feat Davido – ‘Number One’ (Remix) (Tanzania/Nigeria) Mafikizolo feat May D – ‘Happiness’ (South Africa/Nigeria) R2bees feat Wizkid – ‘Slow Down’ (Ghana/Nigeria) Uhuru feat DJ Buckz, Oskido, Professor, Yuri Da Cunha – ‘Y-tjukutja’ (South Africa/Angola) Artist of the Year Davido (Nigeria) Mafikizolo (South Africa) Mi Casa (South Africa) P Square (Nigeria) Uhuru (South Africa) Song of the Year Davido- ‘Skelewu’ (Nigeria) DJ Clock feat Beatenberg – ‘Pluto’ (Remember Me) (South Africa) DJ Ganyani feat FB – ‘Xigubu’ (South Africa) DJ Kent feat The Arrows –‘Spin My World Around’ (South Africa) Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy – ‘Surulere’ (Nigeria) KCee – ‘Limpopo’ (Nigeria) Mafikizolo feat Uhuru ‘Khona’ (South Africa) Mi Casa- ‘Jika’ (South Africa) P Square – ‘Personally’ (Nigeria) Yuri Da Cunha -‘Atchu Tchu Tcha’ (Angola) Best Hip Hop AKA (South Africa) Ice Prince (Nigeria) Khuli Chana (South Africa) Olamide (Nigeria) Sarkodie (Ghana) Best Pop Danny K (South Africa) Fuse ODG (Ghana) Goldfish (South Africa) LCNVL (South Africa) Mathew Mole (South Africa) Best Alternative Gangs of Ballet (South Africa) Michael Loman (South Africa) Nakhane Toure (South Africa) Parlotones (South Africa) Shortstraw (South Africa) Best Francophone Arielle T (Gabon) Espoir 2000 (Ivory Coast) Ferre Gola (DRC) Toofan (Togo) Youssoupha (Congo) Best Lusophone Anselmo Ralph (Angola) JD (Angola) Lizha James (Mozambique) Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde) Yuri Da Cunha (Angola) NON MUSIC CATEGORIES Personality of the Year Chimamanda Adiche (Nigeria) Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria) Trevor Noah (South Africa) Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya) Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire) Transform Today by Absolut Anisa Mpungwe (Tanzania) Clarence Peters (Nigeria) I See a Different You (South Africa) Leti Arts (Ghana) Rasty (South Africa) Voting for the MTV Africa Music Awards is open at mtvbase website from 16 April 2014 until midnight on 4 June 2014.