AFRIMA 2017: Davido, Wizkid Top Nomination List

Nigerian celebrity duo of Davido and Wizkid currently lead the nomination for the 2017 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

Both singers and 7 others were nominated for Artist of the year.

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Davido’s “IF”, Wizkid’s “Come Closer” featuring Drake, Runtown‘s “Mad Over You” and Seyi Shay’s “Yolo Yolo”, were nominated in this year’s Song of the Year category.

Nonso Amadi‘s “Tonight” was nominated alongside Olamide‘s “Pepper Dem Gang” for Fan’s Favorite.

Adekunle Gold, P-Square and Wande Coal were nominated for Best Artist or Group in African Contemporary while Mr Eazi was nominated alongside others for Most Promising Artist in Africa.

In the regional categories; Aramide, Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage were nominated for Best Female Artist in West Africa while Davido, Mr Eazi, Runtown, Wizkid, Tekno & Ycee were nominated for Best Male Artist in West Africa.

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AFRIMA is an iconic continental award conceptualized to celebrate the rich musical heritage of the African race. In partnership with the African Union, AU, the continental award project seeks to reward excellence in the continent’s music and media industry.

It comprises of All Africa groups and individuals fully into music, the aim of the event show is to promote and improve the culture and heritage of the Africans through music.

The event will be broadcasted in over 80 countries, aired on 109 TV stations around the globe. It will host more than 44 countries in Africa.

Before the main day of the event, all the groups from various part of Africa that showed interest will be screened, the best will be chosen to represent each of the 5 African regions.

The full nominees list of 33 categories comprises of the Regional Category which covers the five African regions and the genre-based Continental Category.

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This year’s edition, slated for to hold from the 3rd – 5th of November, 2017 in Lagos Nigeria, will be the 4th of the African musical show.

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