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YEMI ALADE TO LIGHT UP MAMA 2016 STAGE IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

African stars Yemi Alade, Nasty Cย and Babes Wodumoย will dazzle fans with electrifying performances at Joburgโ€™s first ever edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016 (MAMA).

Theย MTV Africa Music Awardsย Johannesburgย 2016, brought to you byย Joburg Tourismย in partnership with Absolut and Google and in association with MTN and DStv, will take place at The Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 22 October 2016.

YEMI ALADE AT THE 2016 BET AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES.

Highlighting the โ€œgold standardโ€ in contemporary music, creativity and achievement, The MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016ย promises to be the biggest and best ever, with more than 15,000 fans expected to fill out the Ticketpro Domeย for the unique celebration.

YEMI ALADE
YEMI ALADE

The definitive annual celebration of African and international talent and achievement, MAMA 2016ย recognises and rewards musicians and achievers who have made the most impact on African music and youth culture over the previous year. The ceremony will feature stunning performances from African and international artists along with the showโ€™s signature cross-genre and cross-border collaborations

MAMA 2016ย will celebrate African talent across 18 award categories, includingย Best Male, Best Female, Best Song andย Best Collaboration in partnership with Absolut.ย The contribution of artists from Portuguese and French-speaking Africa will also be recognised in the Best Lusophoneย and Best Francophoneย categories. Additional categories include the Africa Re-Imagined Award andPersonality of the Year.ย The nominations for the awards will be revealed in two parts: on 21 September in Johannesburg, and in Lagos on 2 October.

Celebrating the pan-African scope of theย MAMA, the awards will encompass two stunning Road to MAMAย events featuring MAMAย nominees and superstar DJs, to be held in Durban and Lagos.ย  Another much-anticipated element of MAMA 2016ย will be a music industry workshop for aspiring musicians held on the day prior to the awards (21 October).

First staged in 2008, the MTV Africa Music Awardsย 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, Dโ€™Banj, Flavour, Gangs of Ballet,ย HHP, Fally Ipupa, Liquideep,ย Mafikizolo, Lira, Nameless, Lupita Nyongโ€™o, Clarence Peters, Diamondย Platnumz, Anselmo Ralph, Sarkodie, P-Square, Tiwa Savage, Cabo Snoop, Toofan, Trevor Noah, Zebra & Giraffe, Uhuru, Wahu, Yemi Alade, and many more.

The MTV Africa Music Awardsย 2016ย will broadcast live on MTV Baseย (DStv Channel 322) andMTVย (DStv Channel 130) on Saturday 22 October at 21:00 CAT. The show will also be transmitted worldwide on partner stations and content platforms from October onwards, while MTV channels around the world will broadcast a one-hour MAMA-themedย MTV World Stage.

For more information on the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards, please go toย www.mtvbase.comย orย www.mtv.co.zaย like us on Facebook atย www.Facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MTVBaseAfrica. To join the conversation about the awards please use the hashtag #MTVMAMA2016.

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