Nominees for the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards

The nominees for the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards have just been announced. This years' list of nominees features some of the biggest names in African music, such as D'Banj, Cabo Snoop, Lira, Naeto C, STL, Wyre and the list goes on.

Nigeria is well represented with our very own Tiwa Savage, Waje & Muna, Wizkid, Ice Prince & Brymo, D'banj, Samklef, Darey, J Martins, esse Jagz, Naeto C, Banky W, 2face, and Asa nominated in various categories.

You may vote by SMS or by Web – www.channelo.tv Voting opens on 19 August and closes on 27 October. Only votes received in this period will be regarded as “valid votes”. Votes made or received outside of these dates will not be counted but will be charged, if applicable. This includes votes sent prior to the closing time but only received after the closing time.

The nominees for the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards are:

MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO
1. D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg- Mr Endowed (Remix)
2. Professor ft. Speedy – Lento
3. Navio – Keep Moving
4. Cabo Snoop – Windeck
5. Zakes Bantwini – Wasting My Time

MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO
1. Waje ft. Muna – So Inspired
2. Lizha James – Gotta Move On
3. STL – Lookie Lookie
4. Lira – Phakade
5. Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love

MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO
1. Wizkid – Holla At Your Boy
2. Keiko – How We Do
3. AKA – Victory Lap
4. Ice Prince/Brymo – Oleku
5. Zone Fam – Shaka Zulu On Em
6. Kwesta – Take That

MOST GIFTED DUO, GROUP OR FEATURING VIDEO
1. HHP, Teargas & Liquideep – Born For This
2. Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince – Molowo Noni
3. Slikour ft. Various Artists – Dubala (Remix)
4. Ay ft. Ms Triniti – Good Look
5. Jozi – Electric Avenue
6. Paul G ft. Akon – Bang It

MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO
1. Oskido presents Black Motion/ Jah Rich – Banane Mavoko
2. STL – Lookie Lookie
3. DJ Cleo – Bhampa Side To Side
4. Darey – Ba Ni Ki Di
5. Black Coffee ft. Hugh Masekela – We Are One
6. Lizha James – Gotta Move On

MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL VIDEO
1. Samini – Dadiekye
2. Wyre/ Cecile – She Say Dat
3. Black Dillinger – Volcano Erupt
4. Nazizi – Take The People Away

MOST GIFTED AFRO POP
1. Theo – Ukhona
2. J-Martins ft. Fally Ipupa – Jukpa (Remix)
3. Shaa – Crazy
4. Jaziel Brothers – Woza
5. Flavour – Nwa Baby (Remix)

MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO
1. Brickz ft. Various Artists – Uzo’Gowala
2. The Dogg – This Is My Time
3. Howza – Hustler
4. Professor ft. Speedy – Lento

MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO
1. Jamali- Incurable
2. G2 ft. Trez Agah – Anti Chula
3. Loyiso ft. Khuli Chana – World Of Mine
4. Banky W. ft. M.I. – Feeling It
5. Leanne – Deal With It

MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO
1. Jesse Jagz ft. M.I. & Ice Prince – Nobody Test Me
2. ProVerb ft. Lungelo – The Beginning
3. Navio – Keep Moving
4. Collo – Chini Ya Maji
5. AKA – Victory Lap

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN SOUTHERN VIDEO
1. Liquideep – Settle For Less
2. Cabo Snoop – Windeck
3. Khuli Chana – No More Hunger
4. C.R.I.S.I.S – The Fire Inside
5. L-Tido ft. K.O – We Rolling

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN WEST VIDEO
1. Naeto C – 10 Over 10
2. Flavour – Nwa Baby (Remix)
3. D-Black ft. Dr. Cryme – Get On The Dance Floor
4. Asa – Why Can’t We
5. 2Face – Only Me

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN EAST VIDEO
1. P- Unit/ Mimmo – Kare (Acoustic version)
2. Jaguar – Kigeugeu
3. Ay ft. Ms Triniti – Good Luck
4. Radio and Weseal, Keko – How We Do It (Remix)
5. Cpwaa ft. Various Artists – Action

MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. Khuli Chana- No More Hunger
2. Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince – Molowo Noni
3. Zakes Bantwini- Wasting My Time
4. STL – Lookie Lookie
5. D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg – Mr. Endowed (Remix)
6. AKA – Victory Lap
7. 2Face – Only You
8. Liquideep – Settle For Less
9. Navio – Keep Moving
10. Lira – Phakade

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K’Naan honoured by 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards

2010 has been, hands down, K’NAAN’s year – so it’s no surprise to find the Somalia-born artist being selected as the recipient of the Special Recognition Award at this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards.

The accolade comes in the wake of news that K’NAAN is among the leading nominees in Africa’s most highly-regarded music awards event with three nods. His video for ‘T.I.A.” has earned K’NAAN a nomination in the Most Gifted Video of the Year category as well as for Most Gifted Hip-Hop Video and Most Gifted Male Video.

“It’s incredible to be honoured by Channel O this year,” the Canadian-based rapper says.

“It’s been an amazing year but the highlight was definitely the trip I took through Africa with the 2010 FIFA World Cup – and to be honoured by a channel that is truly pan-African in its outlook and vision is very special.”

Although K’NAAN earned a devoted fan base off the back of his two albums – 2005’s Dusty Foot Philosopher, which won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year a year later, and 2009’s Troubadour – it was the stadium-fitting, lighter hoisting anthem ‘Wavin’ Flag’ that really cemented his presence as an African artist capable of global reach.

Chosen as Coca-Cola’s official anthem for the 2010 World Cup and originally featured on the album Troubadour, the remixed version of ‘Wavin’ Flag’ became the unofficial anthem of the global foot-balling event, turning K’NAAN into a household name all over the world.

The most striking aspect of K’NAAN’s global fame is how directly he’s managed to keep his homeland in the spotlight.

When asked in a recent interview with Associated Press if he ever thought about “just rapping” and not talking about Somalia, K’NAAN emphatically replied, “By writing those things in a sense it became that I’m writing about Somalia, because there’s no way to represent my life in an honest way without the conflicts in Somalia.”

Yolisa Phahle, Channel Director: Special Interests at M-Net, says that selecting K’NAAN to receive the Special Recognition Award at the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards was an easy decision.

“We have always been an early supporter of K’NAAN’s music videos and have watched his career blossom with real pride,” says Phahle.

“K’NAAN really does sum up the kind of African artist we hope can impact globally – he’s clearly enormously gifted as a rapper and lyricist but is not afraid to speak out on the issues that are important to him and all us Africans.”

The 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa on Thursday 4 November and will be broadcast LIVE for the first time this year.

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Now being Young, Gifted & Black is even more stylish!

The launch of the new range comes just two days after Channel O’s most high-profile event of the year – the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards which take place at Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday 4 November. The awards – being broadcast live for the first time on Channel O – reward the most gifted African acts currently plying their trade in the music industry.

Says Nkateko Mabaso, Marketing Manager: Special Interests at M-Net, “Channel O has always been the most proudly African channel available to entertainment fans across the continent and we’re really pleased to have worked with Head Honcho in creating this really outstanding clothing range.

“Lifestyle – and especially fashion – is increasingly important to our viewers. It made sense to create a line of clothing that gives young Africans the chance to identify with the Young, Gifted and Black campaign we have been running for well over a year now.”

Owner Nick Kaoma says the tie-in with Channel O is important for Head Honcho, which is aiming to grow from a recognised “cool” label into a fully-fledged powerhouse and inspirational youth brand.

“The collaboration with Channel O, one of the biggest youth brands on the continent, is a step in the direction that we are already heading in,” says Kaoma.

“The YGB line gives Head Honcho and Channel O the opportunity to reinforce our respective mantras – “Live Progressively” and “Original African” – through quality and well-designed apparel that resonates with young people.”

Created as a real collaboration between Head Honcho and the Channel O team, the YGB range reflects the ambition of its wearers who work ceaselessly to achieve their goals but never at the expense of losing their youthful energy. Colourful, funky and edgy, the YGB range is always proudly African.

The YGB line will initially be available at Shesha stores in The Zone, Eastgate, The Glen, Melrose Arch, Menlyn Park (Pretoria) and Canal Walk (Cape Town). Consumers can look forward to the range being rolled out to more stores across the county in the next few months.

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2010 Channel O Music Video Awards (nominees)

Africa’s most gifted musicians are set to take flight with the just-announced nominations for the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards. Like the pan-African vision of the channel that spawned the awards, nominees in this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards are confirmation of the exceptional music talent that is being created in so many parts of Africa. From Hip-Hop to Dancehall; from Kwaito to Afro Pop; from Ghana to Angola; from Namibia to Kenya – and so many other countries and music genres! – it’s impossible not to be impressed by the nominees in this year’s event and what they say about the healthy state of Africa’s contemporary music scene.

“What’s especially pleasing this year is the reach of the nominees,” says Yolisa Phahle, Channel Director of M-Net’s Special Interest Channels. “It’s great to see a country like Angola make its presence felt and there is a strong showing by artists from Ghana and Kenya as well. It’s now up to the artists and fans to mobilise in order to secure votes for the music videos that they believe deserve the honour of a Channel O Music Video Award. In the end, it’s the fans who decide who walks away with the statuette.” In total, the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards are spread across 14 categories – with five nominees in each category, except Most Gifted Video of the Year which features six nominees. After his high profile in the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup it’s no surprise that Somalian-born rapper, K’Naan, is one of the leading nominees this year with three nods. His video for “T.I.A.” has earned him a nomination in the Most Gifted Video of the Year category as well as for Most Gifted Hip-Hop Video and Most Gifted Male Video. The latter category is likely to be hard-fought and alongside K’Naan, it features Nigeria’s Wande Coal (“Bumper To Bumper”), Nigeria’s Banky W (“Strong Thing”), Botswana’s Zeus (“Champagne Music”) and South Africa’s Black Coffee (with the video for “Juju” featuring Bantwini).

Also notching up three nominations is Nigeria’s M.I. whose video with Djinee – “Safe” – has ignited the continent-wide career of the rapper. Alongside Most Gifted Video of the Year, “Safe” sees M.I. in the running for Most Gifted Newcomer and Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring. Watch out too for Djinee, M.I.’s collaborator on the track, who is also a contender for Most Gifted Newcomer with the video “Overkilling”. Other nominees in this closely-watched category – designed to honour Africa’s emerging talent – is Mozambique’s Gabriela with “Mina Nawena”, and two new South African talents: Octave Couplet and Hydro with “Do Ur Thang” and L-Tido and T-P’s “Calling”. Mozambique features strongly in this year’s nominees list with Gabriela and Dama Do Bling (“Casar Com Outra” is up for Most Gifted Southern Video) among the nominees. Their compatriot Lizha James represents Africa’s gifted female artists in the Most Gifted Video of the Year nominees list and her song with Loyiso – “Vou Te Atacar’ – has also earned the Mozambican a nomination for Most Gifted Female Video. Most Gifted Female Video additionally has Nigeria’s Kenny Saint Brown featuring the late Da Grin (Turn Me Around”), Nigeria’s Mo’Cheddah featuring Othello (“If You Want Me”), South Africa’s Thembi Seete (“Free”) and Tanzania’s Witness (“Attention Please”). Ghana’s D-Black and Kwaku-T are another leading contender with their video “Breathe”.

It’s up for Most Gifted Video of the Year and Most Gifted Hip Hop Video. Samini also represents the West African country in the category Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video with the video “Sweet Mistake” whilst Ghana’s Jon Germain is in the running for a Most Gifted R&B Channel O Music Video Award with the video “In My Head”. Another nominee for Most Gifted R&B is Anselmo Ralph whose “Domesticado” flies the flag for Angola along with Big Nelo whose “Hoje E Surra” is up for Most Gifted Dance Video. The Angolan will have a strong contest on his hands in the latter category: also up for this coveted award are four South African videos – DJ Cleo’s “Mzimba Shaker”, Liquideep’s “Fairytale”, DJ Vetkuk vs. Mahoota and Professor’s “Bayete” and Big Nuz featuring DJ Tira with “Umlilo”. The video for “Umlilo” has turned the popular Durban Kwaito outfit into leading nominees at the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards by also earning nominations in Most Gifted Kwaito and Most Gifted Southern Video as well. Alongside these nominees, there are plenty of others who have earned multiple nods including Kenya’s Nameless also whose collaboration with Hadiba “Sunshine” is up for Most Gifted Afro Pop and Most Gifted East Video.

The 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards are set to take place on Thursday 4 November at the Sandton Convention Center. Voters can have their say by voting via SMS [SMS the artist code to the number [+27 83 920 8406], on the web (www.mva.channelo.tv) or on their mobile phone.

Nominees for the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards

Most Gifted Afro Pop

Anogiri - Oyibo
D'banj - Fall in Love
Jozi - Party Time

Nameless & Habida - Sunshine

Ntando - Ngiyosebenza

Most Gifted Dance Video

Big Nelo - Hoje e surra

Big Nuz ft. Dj Tira - Umlilo

DJ Cleo - Mzimba Shaker

DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota/Professor - Bayete

Liquideep - Fairytale

Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring

Deep Level - We run this city

M.I ft Djinee - Safe

Obita ft. Loyiso - Everybody Dance

P Square ft. J Martins - E no Easy

Tumi ft. Bricks & Tracy Lee - Bambezela

Most Gifted East Video

Shaa - Zamu Yangu

Avril - Mama

Nameless & Habida - Sunshine

Wyre - Uprising

Obita ft. Loyiso - Everybody Dance

Most Gifted Female Video

Kenny Saint Brown ft. Da Grin - Turn me around

Lizha James - You te atacar

Mo'Cheddah ft. Othello - If you want me

Thembi Seete - Free

Witness - Attention Please

Most Gifted Hip Hop Video

Naeto C - Ako mi ti poju

Kwaku T & D Black - Breathe

J.R ft. Hip Hop Pantsula - Show Dem

Teargas - Go Away

K'Naan - T.I.A

Most Gifted Kwaito Video

Big Nuz ft. DJ Tira - Umlilo

Fishman ft. Gal level - Let's hook up

Gazza - Shukusha

Mzambiya/Howza - Badala

Tkzee - Sdudla

Most Gifted Male Video

K'Naan - M.I.A

Wande Coal - Bumper to Bumper

Banky W - Strong Ting

Black Coffee ft. Zakes Bantwini - Juju

Zeus - Champagne music

Most Gifted NewComer

Djinee - Overkilling

Gabriela - Mina Nawena

L Tido ft. TP - Calling

M.I ft Djinee - Safe

Octave Couplet ft. Hydro - Do your thang

Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video

Buffalo Souljah - Too many of me

General Pype Ft. Naeto C, Sasha, GT, Vector, Da Grin - Champion Remix

Kwela Tebza ft. Various Artists - Better

Samini - Sweet Mistake

Wyre - Uprising

Most Gifted RnB

Anselmo Ralph - Domesticado

Gelly - Mzuri

Jon Germain - In my head

Tolumide - My Love

Urban Reign - Addicted

Most Gifted South Video

Buffalo Souljah - Ezandhla Phezulu

Big Nuz ft. DJ Tira - Umlilo

Dama do bling - Casar Com Outra

PRO - Sekele

Proverb ft. Hip Hop Pantsula -

Most Gifted Video of the year

Kwaku T & D Black - Breathe

K'Naan - M.I.A

Lizha James- Vou te Atacar

M.I ft Djinee - Safe

Teargas - Party 101

Tkzee - Dikakapa

Most Gifted West Video

2face - Implication

Becca/samini - Fire (remix)

Da Grin - Pon pon pon

J-Town - Guns & Roses

Sasha ft. Naeto C/Sauce Kid - Making Money

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SA: 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards

The nominees for the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards were announced at a press conference at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg on tuesday (July 14, 2009). This year's ceremony will take place on the 29th of October, 2009 @ Carnival City in Gauteng, SA. The theme of this year’s awards is ‘Young, Gifted & African‘. Below are the 2009 nominees

MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO

• Naeto C for Ki Ni Big Deal
• Pro for Uthini Ngo Pro
• Buffalo Souljah for Judgment
• Hip Hop Panstula (HHP) for Mpitse
• Darey for Not The Girl
• Xod for I Want You Back

MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO

• Amani for Tonight
• Lira for Wa Mpaleha
• Lizha James for Estilo Xakhale
• Nneka for Heartbeat
• Thandiswa Mazwai for Ingoma
• Sasha for Only One

MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO

• The Dream for Plenty Plenty
• Brian Temba for Dominoes
• Nneka for Heartbeat
• Khuli for Tswak Stik’em
• Jay Ru for Big Boi Anthem
• Xod for I Want You Back

MOST GIFTED DUO OR GROUP VIDEO

• Da L.E.S. feat. Bongz & Maggz for We On Fire
• Kalibrados for Bambribam
• P Square for No One Like You
• Buffalo Souljah/Taygrin/Gal level for My Type Of Girl
• Mwana Fa/Ay Mamba for Naongea Na Wewe
• D’Banj feat. Mo Hit Stars for Pere

MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO

• Master Jam feat. RJ. Benjamin for Change The World
• Goldfish for This Is How It Feels
• Winnie Khumalo for Live My Life
• Tzozo & Professor for Vuma
• Lady May for Ndota
• Black Coffee feat. Bucie for Turn Me On

MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL VIDEO

• Kalaharians for Work The Middle
• Buffalo Souljah for Judgement
• Bantu for Where Di Water
• Wahu for Sweet Luv
• Paulino Q for Shake It On Me
• Risasi/Collo for Wat U Wote

MOST GIFTED AFRO POP VIDEO

• Kelly Hansome for Maga Don Pay
• Winnie Khumalo for Live My Life
• Steel for Omoge
• Theo for Ndihambela Phezulu
• Durella for Enu O Se
• Gal Level for Touch Me

MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO

• Gazza feat. Bleksem for Passop
• Brown Dash for Back 2 Kasi
• Howza for Styla Samahala
• Damara Dik Ding for Bakuten
• The Dogg for Hands Up
• Mzekezeke for Nigi Hamba Phansi

MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO

• Lira for Wa Mpaleha
• Gxploits for Tear Rubber
• Amani for Tonight
• Darey for Not The Girl
• Brian Temba for Dominoes
• 2 Face Idibia/Sound Sultan for Enter The Place

MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO

• Okyeame Kwame for Woso
• Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) for All I need
• Zeus for Gijima
• Jay Ru for Big Boi Anthem
• Pro for Uthini Ngo Pro
• F. Black Rhino for Black Chata

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN SOUTHERN

• Teargas for Take You Out
• Taygrin feat. Wendy Harawa for Moto
• Lira for Wa Mpaleha
• Lizha Jame for Estilo Xakhale
• Rhythmic Elements for 2 By 2
• F. Negro Blue for Um Beijo

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN WEST

• Ikechukwu for Shoobeedoo
• J. Martins feat. Timaya & P Square for Good Or Bad (owey)
• Okyeame Kwame for Woso
• Nneka for Heartbeat
• 9ice feat. 2Face for Street Credibility
• Kwaku T & D-Black for Move

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN EAST

• Amani for Tonight
• Mwana Fa/Ay Mamba for Naongea Na Wewe
• Xod for I Want You
• Wahu for Sweet Luv
• Black Rhino for Black Chata
• Cannibal for I Wish

MOST YOUNG GIFTED & AFRICAN AWARD

• Taygrin feat. Wendy Harawa for Moto
• Da L.E.S. feat Bongz & Maggz for We’re On Fire
• Okyeame Kwame for Woso
• Naeto C for Ki Ni Big Deal
• Rhythmic Elements for 2 By 2
• Amani for Tonight

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