Thursday, August 25, 2016

MTV Africa Music Awards To Hold September In Johannesbourg

The 2016 edition of MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) will be staged in the South African city of Johannesbourg this September. The Senior Vice President, Viacom Africa, Alex Okosi, who announced plans for the up-coming event in Lagos during the week, it will be thrilling. The big reveal lunch event which took place at the high brow RSVP restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos hade in attendance Ifeoma Williams, Noble Igwe, Ehiz, Tosin Ajibade, Osagie Alonge and many others. Speaking at the event, Okosi commented: “We are thrilled that the MTV Africa Music Awards will be taking place in Johannesburg, City of Gold, for the first time on 22 October. We are looking forward to staging the largest awards show in Africa, in one of the continent’s most vibrant cities. Noted for its exciting youth culture and rich music scene, Joburg will make the perfect backdrop for our biggest MAMA ever”. First staged in 2008, the MTV Africa Music Awards has recognised the talent of musicians, achievers and personalities from across Africa, rewarding iconic artists and gamechangers such as 2Face Idibia, Big Nuz, Cassper Nyovest, Davido, D’Banj, Flavour, Gangs of Ballet, HHP, Fally Ipupa, Liquideep, Mafikizolo, Lira, Nameless, Lupita Nyong’o, Clarence Peters, Diamond Platnumz, Anselmo Ralph, Sarkodie, P-Square, Tiwa Savage, Cabo Snoop, Toofan, Trevor Noah, Zebra & Giraffe, Uhuru, Wahu, Yemi Alade, and many more.

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