Channel O has announced the nominees for this year's
Channel O Music Video Awards. Now in their seventh year, the awards honour the musicians and video's that have created the most vibe across the channel over the past year.
The ceremony goes down at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday, 4 November. As per usual, the winners are chosen by viewers who can vote via SMS, online and MXiT (all the voting details are below.)
The nominees are:
Most Gifted Male Video
Wande Coal for Bumper To Bumper (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 1A)
Banky W for Strong Thing (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 2A)
Zeus for Champagne Music (SADAC*)
(SMS code: 3A)
Black Cofee/Zakes Bantwini for Juju (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4A)
K'Naan for T.I.A. (Somalia)
(SMS code: 5A)
Most Gifted Female VideoWitness for Attention Please (East Kenya)
(SMS code: 1B)
Kenny Saint Brown feat. Da Grin for Turn Me Around (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 2B)
Mo'Cheddah feat. Othello for If You Want Me (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 3B)
Thembi Seete for Free (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4B)
Lizha James feat. Loyiso for Vou Te Atacar (SADAC)
(SMS code: 5B)
Most Gifted NewcomerOctave Couplet feat. Hydro for Do Ur Thing (South Africa)
(SMS code: 1C)
Djinee for Overkilling (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 2C)
L-Tido feat. T-P for Calling (South Africa)
(SMS Code: 3C)
Gabriela Mina for Nawena (SADAC)
(SMS code: 4C)
M.I. feat. Djinee for Safe (West Nigeria) (SMS code: 5C)
(SMS code: 5C)
Most Gifted Duo, Group or FeaturingM.I. feat. Djinee for Safe (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 1D)
Tumi feat. Bricks & Tracy Lee/TR for Bambezela (South Africa)
(SMS code: 2D)
Obita feat. Loyiso for Everybody Dance (East Africa)
(SMS code: 3D)
P Square feat. J-Martins for E No Easy (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 4D)
Deep Level for We Run This City (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5D)
Most Gifted Dance VideoDJ Cleo for Mzimba Shaker (South Africa)
(SMS code: 1E)
Big Nelo for Hoje E Surra (SADAC)
(SMS code: 2E)
Big Nuz feat. DJ Tira for Umlilo (South Africa)
(SMS code: 3E)
DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota/Professor for Bayete (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4E)
Liquideep for Fairytale (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5E)
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall VideoGeneral Pype feat. Naeto C, Sasha, Da Grin & GT for Champion (Remix) (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 1F)
Samini for Sweet Mistake (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 2F)
Buffalo Souljah for Too Many of Me (SADAC/Zimbabwe)
(SMS code: 3F)
Wyre for Uprising (Kenya)
(SMS code: 4F)
Kwela Tebza feat. Various Artists for Better Day (Remix) (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5F)
Most Gifted Afro PopD'Banj for Fall In Love (Nigeria)
(SMS code: 1G)
Ntando for Ngiyosebenza (South Africa)
(SMS code: 2G)
Nameless and Habida for Sunshine (Kenya)
(SMS code: 3G)
Anogiri for Oyibo (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 4G)
Jozi for Party Time (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5G)
Most Gifted RNB
Jon Germain for In My Head (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 1H)
Tolumide for My Love (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 2H)
Gelly for Mzuri (East)
(SMS code: 3H)
Urban Reign for Addicted (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4H)
Anselmo Ralph for Domesticado (S.A.D.C.)
(SMS code: 5H)
Most Gifted Kwaito
Gazza for Shukusha (SADAC)
(SMS code: 1I)
Big Nuz/Dj Tira for Umlili (South Africa)
(SMS code: 2I)
Fishman feat. Gal Level for Let's Hook Up (SADAC)
(SMS code: 3I)
Mzambiya feat. Howza for Badala (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4I)
TKZee for Sdudla (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5I)
Most Gifted Hip Hop Video
K'Naan for T.I.A. (East Somalia)
(SMS code: 1J)
J.R feat. Hip Hop Panysula for Show Dem (Make The Circle Bigger) (South Africa)
(SMS code: 2J)
D-Black & Kwaku-T for Breathe (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 3J)
Naeto C for Ako Mi Poju (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 4J)
Teargas for Go Away (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5J)
Most Gifted South Video
Buffalo Souljah for for Ezandhla Phezulu (Hands Up) (SADAC/Zimbabwe)
(SMS code: 1K)
Proverb feat. Hip Hop Pantsula for Breadwinner (South Africa)
(SMS code: 2K)
Dama Do Bling for Casar Com Outra (SADAC/Mozambique)
(SMS code: 3K)
Big Nuz feat. DJ Tira for Umlilo (South Africa)
(SMS code: 4K)
Pro for Sekele (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5K)
Most Gifted East Video
Wyre for Uprising (Kenya)
(SMS code: 1L)
Avril for Mama (East Africa)
(SMS code: 2L)
Nameless & Habida for Sunshine (East Africa)
(SMS code: 3L)
Obita/Loyiso for Eerybody Dance (East Africa)
(SMS code: 4L)
Shaa for Zamu Yangu (East Africa)
(SMS code: 5L)
Most Gifted West Video
2 Face for Implications (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 1M)
Becca/Samini for Fire (Remix) (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 2M)
Da Grin for Pon Pon Pon (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 3M)
J-Town for Guns & Roses (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 4M)
Sasha feat. Naeto C/Sauce Kid for Making Money (Remix) (West Nigeria)
(SMS code: 5M)
Most Gifted Video Of The Year
Teargas for Party 101 (South Africa)
(SMS code: 1N)
D-Black & Kwaku-T for Breathe (West Ghana)
(SMS code: 2N)
Lizha James feat. Loyiso for Vou Te Atacar (SADAC.Mozambique)
(SMS code: 3N)
M.I. feat. Djinee for Safe (West Africa)
(SMS code: 4N)
TKZee for Dikakapa (South Africa)
(SMS code: 5N)
K'Naan for T.I.A. (East Somalia)
(SMS code: 6N)
Voting details: you can vote on the web in Channel O's MVA section right here: mva.channelo.tv; on MXiT or SMS the SMS code to 083 920 8406. (If you're outside of South Africa: +27 83 920 8406)
* from the countries that fall under the Southern African Development Community. Countries in it: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Seychelles.