Durban, Johannesburg, Lagos, 26 May 2014:
MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) has revealed that Grammy-nominated international R&B star
Trey Songz will be joining an electrifying entertainment line-up at the
MTV Africa Music Awards 2014 alongside R&B superstar
Miguel, hip hop game changer
French Montana, Nigerian sensations
Davido, Flavour and
Tiwa Savage, and South African hit makers
Mafikizolo,
Uhuru,
Oskido and
Professor.
The
MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) KwaZulu-Natal takes place at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), on Saturday 7 June and will be broadcast around the world on
MTV, MTV Base, BET International and affiliate stations. Stand-up comic, film and television sensation
Marlon Wayans will host the
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards brought to you by
KwaZulu-Natal Province and supported by
Absolut and the
City of Durban.
South Africa Tourism is also a key partner to the awards.
Award winning R&B star
Trey Songz is a chart-topping Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer and actor whose crowd-pleasing blend of hip hop, R&B and pop has spawned ten years of inspired R&B magic including the Grammy-nominated “Can’t Help But Wait”, club banger “Say Aah”, the sultry “Invented Sex”, “Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)”, the #1 single “Can’t Be Friends”, and chart climber “Na Na”. His 2012 album “CHAPTER V”, the follow up to “Passion, Pleasure and Pain” (2010) was released in August 2012 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts with chart-topping singles including “Heart Attack” and “Dive In”. Trey’s sixth studio album “TRIGGA” is due out later this year and promises to be his most personal album to date.
Commented
Trey Songz, "I'm excited to finally be going back to Durban. I went once just for a day but this time I'm spending more time to get to know the people and the culture. I can't wait to perform at the awards show, especially since it's live for the first time ever. It's going to be amazing to feel the energy when I'm on that stage and see some of the best talent that Africa has to offer."
Commented Alex
Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, "We are thrilled that
Trey Songz will be joining the stellar line-up in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal on 7 June, and contributing his own signature R&B style to the wide range of music genres represented at the
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards."
Celebrating musicians and achievers who have made the most impact on African youth culture throughout the year,
MAMA 2014 will, for the first time ever, premiere LIVE across Africa on
MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and
MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 21:00 CAT. The show will be amplified on radio by media partners
Gagasi FM, Yfm and
Capricorn FM.
Nominees from the length and breadth of sub-Saharan Africa are represented in the nominations for this year’s music categories, including
2Face, AKA, Amani, Amr Singh, Anselmo Ralph, Arielle T, Beatenberg, Big Nuz, Burna Boy, Chidinma, Clarence Peters, Danny K, Davido, Diamond, DJ Buckz, DJ Clock, DJ C'ndo, DJ Ganyani, DJ Kent, The Arrows, Donald, Don Jazzy, Dr Malinga, Dr Sid, Efya, Espoir 2000, Fally Ipupa, FB, Ferre Gola, Flavour, Fuse ODG, Gangs of Ballet, Goldfish, Heavy K, Ice Prince, JD, KCEE, Khuli Chana, Kyle Lewis, LCNVL, Lizha James, Mafikizolo, Matthew Mole, May D, Mi Casa, Michael Lowman, Nakhane Toure, Nelson Freitas, Olamide, Oskido, P Square, Professor, The Parlotones, Phyno, Radio and Weasel, R2bees, Sarkodie, Sauti Sol, Shortstraw, Stanley Enow, Tiwa Savage, Toofan, Uhuru, Wizkid, Youssoupha, Yuri Da Cunha and
Zakes Bantwini.
In this year’s newly introduced lifestyle award categories,
Chimamanda Adiche, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Trevor Noah, Lupita Nyong’o and
Yaya Toure are nominated for
Personality of the Year.
Clarence Peters, Leti Arts, Rasty and
Anisa Mpungwe are nominated in
Transform Today by Absolut. The nominees for
Best International Act are still to be revealed.
With hundreds of thousands of votes already cast, public voting for
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards continues online at
www.mtvbase.com until midnight on 4 June 2014. The winners of the
MTV Base Leadership Award and
Best Video are chosen exclusively by
MTV Base. Voting for
Song of the Year continues up until the show on 7 June.
Tickets for the
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal are on sale at
www.computicket.com, on 0861 915 8000 and at Computicket retail outlets. Seated tickets cost R450 (incl. VAT) while general access (standing) tickets are R200 (incl. VAT).
For more information on the
MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by Absolut & The City of Durban, please go
www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at
www.Facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified, or follow us on Twitter
@MTVBaseAfrica. To join the conversation about the awards please use the hashtag
#MTVMAMA.