The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) has released the last batch of nominees showcasing Africa’s best top music acts. This year, the highly acclaimed music award show will occur in Kampala, Uganda in East Africa.
The nominations feature some of Kenya’s best music talents across different categories. In this batch, musicians Khaligraph Jones, Ethic Entertainment, Nadia Mukami, and Sauti Sol will be representing Kenya to the fullest.
Rapper Khaliraph Jones has been nominated in the category of Best Hip Hop and will be locking horns with other 5 rappers from the continent. The list is as follows;
- Khaligraph Jones
- Nasty C
- Suspect 95
- Kwesi Arthur
- NGA
- OMG
In another category for Best Group, celebrated band Sauti Sol and Gengetone Group Ethic Entertainment will be looking forward to bringing the trophy home. They will battle the trophy with other music groups from the continent to emerge as the winners. The full list is as follows;
- Sauti Sol
- Ethic Entertainment
- Blaq Diamond
- Kabza De Small/Dj Maphorisa
- Calema
- Rostam
Kenya’s pop star, Nadia Mukami is the only female musician from Kenya, nominated for the Best Fan-Base Award. She is also the only female nominee in the category that features some of Africa’s music bigwigs. Below is the full list;
- Nadia Mukami
- A-Reece
- Casper Nyovest
- Diamond Platnumz
- Eddy Kenzo
- Fally Ipupa
- Wizkid
- Shatta Wale
- Naira Marley
- Serge Beynaud
Through her Instagram page, Nadia urged her fans to vote for her and help bring the award home. Also, she thanked her fanbase for their support and promised them more music in 2021.
“Thank you for your support, for buying my music, and for supporting this Girl From Mwihoko! Now, let’s head over to the MAMAs website and vote!” she wrote.
Voting is now open on the official MTV MAMA Award website.
