HOME TICKETS ARTISTS AMAs TV UNSIGNED COMPETITION AMAs MAG CHARITY AWARDS NOMINATION CONTACT
VOTING: 6TH SEPT - 10TH OCT  
The AMAs are trying to achieve mainstream recognition for big selling African artists who have sold millions of records in the African market, yet remain under-exposed to the Western world. Music industry experts have tipped African music to “explode” into the UK market and the AMAs is there to provide a platform that will recognise their achievements annually.
 
AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR



 

 

  

 

  


     

D’Banj - Nigeria

Fally Ipupa - DR Congo

Black Coffee - South Africa

Tamer Hosny - Egypt

K'Naan - Somalia

 
 
AFRICAN SONG OF THE YEAR
               

Bumper to bumper – Wande Coal – Nigeria

Juju ‐ Black Coffee ‐ South Africa

Sunshine ‐ Nameless – Kenya

K’naan – Waving Flag

 Sarkodie - Baby Ghana
 
 
AFRICAN MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
                 

Breathe – D‐Black & KwakuT – Ghana

 Juju ‐ Black Coffee ‐ South Africa

Not the girl ‐ Darey – Nigeria

Safe – M.I. – Nigeria

 Fire - Becca - Ghana
 
 
BEST AFRICAN MALE ACT
                 

Alikiba – Tanzania

P Square – Nigeria

Tamer Hosny - Egypt

Nana Boro - Ghana Amr Diab - Egypt
 
 
BEST AFRICAN FEMALE ACT
                 

Adiouza – Senegal

Amani – Kenya

Barbara Kanam – DR Congo

Angelique Kidjo – Benin

 Becca - Ghana
 
 
BEST AFRICAN NEWCOMER
                 

Adiouza – Senegal

Vocal Slender – Nigeria

Sarkodie – Ghana

Sauti Sol – Kenya

 R2B - Ghana
 
 
BEST AFRICAN COLOABORATION
                 

Ca ne connait pas – Yeleen/Magic System – Burkina Faso/Cote d’Ivoire

Put it down – Sasha P/Dama do Bling – Nigeria/Mozambique

 Possibiity - P Square & 2Face - Nigeria Fire - Becc & Samini - Ghana R2Bees & Wande - Ghana & Nigeria
 
 
BEST AFRICAN GOSPEL MUSIC
                   

Muyiwa & Riversongz -  God of Miracles

Igwe ‐ Midnight Crew – Nigeria

Kani ‐ Wilson Bugembe – Uganda

Sonnie Badu - Ghana

 Soweto Gospel Choir
 
 
BEST ARTIST NORTHERN AFRICA
               

Zaho – Algeria

Amr Diab – Egypt

Hoda Saad – Morocco

Tamer Hosny – Egypt

  
 
 
BEST ARTIST SOUTHERN AFRICA
                   

Loyiso Bala – South Africa

 The Dogg – Namibia
 Lizha James – Mozambique EES‐ Namibia Jusa Dementor - Zimbabwe
 
 
BEST ARTIST WEST AFRICA
                   

Sarkodie - Ghana

  D'Banj – Nigeria

DJ Lewis – Cote d’Ivoire

Adiouza – Senegal

 P Square - Nigeria
 
 
BEST ARTIST EASTERN AFRICA
               

Nameless – Kenya

 Alikiba – Tanzania Radio & Weasel – Uganda
 Marlaw– Tanzania Juliana Kayomozi - Uganda
 
 
RADIO DJ OF THE YEAR
                   
DJ Abrantee - Choice FM DJ Edu - BBC 1Xtra Ras Kwame - Radio 1 Manny Nortey - Kiss 100 Reggie Yates - BBC 1
 
 
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PROMOTER
                   
Blacknight Rich Promotions Akwaaba DJA Media Waka J Promotions
 
 
BEST UBAN ARTIST OF AFRICAN ORIGIN
                   
Dizzee Rascal - UK/Ghana/Nigeria Tinchy Stryder - UK/Ghana Tinie Tempah - UK/Nigeria SWAY - UK/Ghana Akon - USA/Senegal