the 1st Africa Music Awards came off last weekend and we have the list of winners. The 2nd edition is scheduled for 24th October 2009. Congratulations to all the winners

African Artist of the year
* P Square (Nigeria)

African Music Video of the year
* Mr Solek (Nigeria)

African Song of the year
* Do me P-Square (Nigeria)

The 9th Metro FM awards came off during the weekend at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria on November 29, 2008. The big winner was Rhythmic Elements which won song of the year and best dance album. See the list of nominees at this Museke.com link.

Song Of The Year
"2 by 2" by Rhythmic Elements

Hit Single of the Year
Umsindo by Slikour

The 1st Africa Music Awards (AMA) event comes off Saturday 27 December 2008 in London. The AMA aims to expose the incredible richness of African music and culture, showcasing the breath-taking performances from the Continent’s music giants and top musicians. The event is expected to be broadcasted to over 10million viewers worldwide, and 2,500 live audiences consisting of the crème de la crème of society.

The 1st Africa Music Awards (AMA) event is tipped to be the biggest African party, exploding with the exquisite continent’s rich music and culture on Christmas Saturday 27 December 2008 at the stunning 1930’s fashionable venue; TROXY (490 Commercial Road, London E1). Within its niche, the AMA will aim to expose the incredible richness of African music and culture, showcasing the breath-taking performances from the Continent’s music giants and top musicians.

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)

UPDATED: CLICK HERE FOR METRO FM AWARDS WINNERS
From METRO FM - The 2008 METRO FM Music Awards will be held on 29 November 2008, Tshwane, South Africa. But it’ll all depend on you, the listeners and fans. Don’t let your favourite stars miss out. The panel has chosen nominees for this year’s ultra glam event and they’ll only pick up an award or two if you give them your voting power!

Song of the year
Rythmic Elements – 2 by 2

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).

Uganda's biggest music awards ceremony, the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) gala came off during the weekend (Saturday) at the Shimoni grounds in Kampala. The Princess of Tooro, Juliana Kanyomozi was the big winner as she went home with both the Best Female Artiste and the coveted Best Artiste/Musician prizes. See the winners of the 2007 edition on Museke.com. The PAM Awards was started in 2003.

Juliana won 3 awards, while newcomers Mozey Radio & Weasel matched her with 3 wins as well, including song of the year for their hit single, Nakudata. Bebe Cool, who is the only Ugandan nominated for an MTV Africa Music Award, also won 3 awards, including that of Best Male Artiste.

See all the nominees for the PAM Awards 2008 and the predictions users made in the run-up to this awards ceremony. An album that was produced as a tribute to Ugandan music great, Philip Lutaaya, won the best album of the year while newcomer Grace Nakimera's Ankufuula video was adjudged the best. Awards were given to musicians who had been the best in Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania as well.
See all the winners below

Best Hip Hop Single- Soda Jinjale (GNL Zamba feat. Unik)

Best Hip Hop Artiste- Navio,

Best Afro Beat Single- Zuena (Mowzey Radio & Weasel)

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'