Davido, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Clarence Peters win big @MAMAs 2014

Nigerian talents, Davido, Clarence Peters, Flavour and Tiwa Savage have brought home a total of six awards at the just concluded MTV Africa Music Awards which held last night, Saturday, 7 June 2014. 

                                         

Durban’s International Conference Centre resounded to electrifying live performances by Fally Ipupa, Don Jazzy, D’Banj, Burna Boy, Sauti Sol, Ice Prince, Sarkodie, Dr Sid, French Montana, Miguel, Trey Songz, Davido, Mafikizolo, Oskido, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Phyno and Yuri da Cunha.

Davido, Mafikozolo, Uhuru and Clarence Peters were the big winners of the evening at the awards. Quadruple nominees Mafikizolo triumphed in the Best Group and Song of The Year categories, while Davido took home two awards, for Best Male and Artist of the Year. 

See complete list of winners after the cut...will bring official photos later

THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS:

Best Male: Davido (Nigeria)

Best Female: Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

Best Group: Mafikizolo (South Africa)

Best New Act: Stanley Enow (Cameroon)

Best Live Act: Flavour (Nigeria)

Best Collaboration: “Y-tjukutja” - Uhuru Ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks, Professor and Yuri Da Cunha (South Africa/Angola)

Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie (Ghana)

Best Alternative: Gangs of Ballet (South Africa)

Best Francophone: Toofan (Togo)

Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph (Angola)

Artist of the Year: Davido (Nigeria)

Song of the Year: “Khona” - Mafikizolo ft Uhuru (South Africa)

Best Video: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)

Best Pop: Goldfish (South Africa)

Best International: Pharrell

Personality of the Year: Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)

MTV Base Leadership Award: Ashish J. Thakkar (Tanzania)

Transform Today Award by Absolut: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)

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Why Davido, Wizkid, Others Can't Win Grammies - Ayuba

Bonsue Fuji exponent, Adewale Ayuba believes popular Nigerian hip-hop musicians, Davido, Wizkid and others would not be able to enter and win the Grammies anytime soon if they don't re-invent their music.

The legendary musician, who has about 23 albums to his credit, said Nigerian hip-hop artistes must learn how to re-invent themselves in the uniqueness of indigenous African music genres, such as Afrobeat, Highlife, Fuji and Juju, if they want to remain relevant in the music industry.

 “As far as I am concerned, Davido and the likes sing Fuji. The truth is the music they play is sweeter than American hip hop and rhythm ‘n’ blues. So why call it hip hop? That is why they cannot enter for the Grammies as that tag ‘hip hop’ is limiting.

 “They have to rename it ‘hip hop Africo’ so that the West will know that it is Nigerian. Rhythm ‘n’ blues and hip hop music in Nigeria is like a candle that will die soon because there is no door to the outside world. And any music you can’t take to the outside world is not worth doing,” he said.

Commenting on the criticism that an average fuji artiste is a college drop-out or tout who does not believe in dishing out good vidoes, Ayuba, who clinched two Kora awards in 2005A, says: “Fuji musicians don’t spend money or make out enough time to shoot good videos. But you can’t blame them for this because they don’t believe it is worth doing, since their songs don’t get enough air play on radio stations.

“Many of the people behind the consoles at these radio stations are aged between 18 and 23 years. The kind of music they know and prefer is hip hop. And you know Nigerians love anything that comes from the western countries.

“See what happened 10 years ago with Makossa music. It practically took over our churches and mosques, though most fans didn’t even understand the language.”

Source: Punch Nigeria

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2face, Davido, Ice Prince to star in MTV Africa Tour

Concert

Top Nigerian musicians: 2face, Davido, Ice prince and Professor, are set to rock fans at the MTV Africa All-Star tour which will take place on April 13 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, the music channel revealed in a statement.
The tour, an MTV initiative, is a new pan-African music and youth empowerment campaign aimed at extolling the quality and widespread appeal of contemporary African music; and also provides exposure to the continent’s talent in music.
The initiative also aims to raise the international profile of KwaZulu-Natal, the backbone of the tour, as a premier destination for tourism and economic development.
With successful preview editions of the MTV Africa All Stars Tour in Nairobi-Kenya and Durban, the star tour will cumulate in the inaugural MTV Africa All Stars Concert in Durban, South Africa on May 18. The ultimate show will be headlined by American entertainment icon, Snoop Lion aka Snoop Dogg, at the Moses Mabhida stadium, in Durban.

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Davido, Victor Moses, JAMB, Boko Haram, most searched of 2012

Davido and Victor Moses

What did Nigerians search for on the web in 2012? According to Google's annual Zeitgeist list, Davido, Victor Moses, Rashidi Yekini, Whitney Houston were some of the most searched people of 2012.

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Boko Haram, Asuu strike, Vanguard News were some of the most searched terms of 2012.

See the top 10 searches and people of 2012 after the cut...



Top 10 searches in Nigeria in 2012
Jamb
Mozat
Boko Haram
Asuu Strike
Google news
Eskimi
Whitney Houston
Vanguard news
NNPC recruitment
Facebook

Top 10 most searched people in Nigeria in 2012
Whitney Houston
Victor Moses
Ronaldinho
Van Persie
Nuri Sahin
Usain Bolt
Hulk
Davido
Eden Hazard
Rashidi Yekini

See the full list HERE

Meanwhile below is the top 10 most searched in Wikipedia in 2012 (in the world)
1. Facebook
2. Wiki
3. Deaths in 2012
4. One Direction
5. The Avengers
6. Fifty Shades of Grey
7. 2012 phenomenon
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. Google
10. The Hunger Games

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