The MTV Africa Music Awards aired around the world everywhere that MTV is shown and premiered in Africa on DStv Channel 322 and GTV Saturday 22 November @ 19:30 – 21:00 CAT (Central African Time).

Tune in to MTV channels worldwide this coming weekend and watch what went down at the 1st ever MTV Africa Music Awards! Check here for the list of winners and the list of nominees.

Road to the MAMA: Friday 28 November @ 19:00
MAMA Main Event: Saturday 29 November @ 19:30
What Went Down: Sunday 30 November @ 20:00

You can also tune into the following local TV stations in your country throughout Africa:

News is filtering in concerning who won what at the MTV Africa Music Awards held in Abuja, Nigeria last night. Winners received 'Golden Microphones', one of which is shown here. D'Banj was the big winner, taking home three awards - artiste of the year, male artiste of the year and the listener's choice award.
Find out where to watch the awards in different African countries by clicking here

The full list of nominees are here

The MAMAs winners are as follows:

1. ARTIST OF THE YEAR - D'Banj (Nigeria)
2. BEST MALE - D'Banj (Nigeria)
3. BEST FEMALE - Wahu (Kenya)

ZAIN, MTV BRING A TASTE OF MIAMI TO NIGERIA
Johannesburg/Kinshasa/Lagos/Nairobi/New York, 11 November 2008: US hip hop phenomenon Flo Rida will perform for the first time in Africa at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) as MTV salutes the power of US and African hip hop. Joining the whirlwind Miami MC performing at the event will be MAMA award nominees 9ice (Best Hip Hop, Best New Act nominee), Naeto C (Best New Act nominee), Ikechukwu (Best Video nominee) and Jua Cali (Best Male nominee).

MTV has unveiled the nominees for the Listener’s Choice Award at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMAs). The awards celebrate the tracks and artists who triumphed on the radio airwaves in 2007/8.
You can view the nominees for other categories in the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) are this Museke.com link.

The nominees for the Listener’s Choice awards, chosen exclusively by radio listeners across Africa are:

- Jax Panik (South Africa) - 'Cigarettes and Cinnamon'
- D’Banj (Nigeria) - 'Why Me'
- Nakaaya (Tanzania) - 'Mr. Politician'

UPDATED: Winners have been announced. Click this link for MAMAs winners

MTV Networks Africa has finally announced the nominees for the 1st first ever MAMAs (MTV Africa Music Awards) at a glittering ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. The contenders were revealed by Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa and Norman Moyo, Chief Marketing Officer, Zain Nigeria.

The nominees (nominations) were selected by an independent voting ‘academy’ of 150 music professionals and opinion formers from 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the nominations for the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain showcase the wealth of musical talent that Africa has to offer, and provide the ultimate vehicle for young Africans to salute the African and international artists that rock their worlds.

Click the links to check out the profiles of these musicians on Museke.com
Heading the nominee list with 5 ‘nods’ from the MAMA nominations academy are Nigerian R&B duo P-Square (Best Group, Best Live Performer, Best R&B, Best Video and Artist of the Year), closely followed by triple nominees D’Banj (Nigeria) and HHP (South Africa), who go head-to-head in the Best Male and Artist of the Year categories. Wahu (Kenya) and Asa (Nigeria) share the honours as the most nominated female artists with two nominations each for Wahu (Best New Act, Best Female) and Asa (Best Female, Artist of the Year).

The full list of nominees for the 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain are:

Nominees for the MAMAs are chosen as follows

All artists whose videos have been played on MTV base in previous 12 months are eligible (this amounts to several hundred artists from all over the continent)

MTV sends a list of all artists (see the pages of some of the artistes who will get nominated eventually listed on Museke.com) who are eligible to members of a voting 'academy' across Africa to ask them to vote for their favourite artists/tracks/videos etc. These votes are collated and feed into the nominations short list per category (5 nominees per category)

The nominations are released on or around 7 October and consumers make the final decision in all voting categories; voting closes on 18 November.

There will be 13 separate music award categories including

MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain Debuts November 2008 - Press release

Abuja, 6 August 2008: Pan African entertainment network, MTV Networks Africa, and international telecommunications giant, Zain, have joined forces to launch the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain , an exhilarating celebration of Africa’s music talent. MTV’s first ever Awards ceremony for the African continent, the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain honours the passion, creativity and artistry of the African music industry, showcasing the Continent’s brightest and best contemporary music and artists to a global audience.

The first, star-studded MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain music and entertainment extravaganza will take place at the Velodrome, Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday 22 November 2008 in front of thousands of musicians, celebrities, media and music fans. The MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will take the form of a 2-hour TV spectacular, combining performances from top African and international stars with award presentations and an international superstar host.