After this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), two Nigerian celebrities will either bury the hatchet and forget their ‘diss’ or their feud may get stiffer.
The event will either make singer, Wizkid Ayo Balogun reconciles with blogger, Linda Ikeji or make the row between them worse.
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Both celebs have been nominated in the ‘Personalty of the Year’ category of the MAMA. Both Nigerians were nominated in the category alongside South African Olympic gold medalist, Caster Semenya; radio personality, Pearl Thusi and Gabonese international footballer, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who plays club football in Germany with Borussia Dortmund.
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While Wizkid got five more nominations to make him the most nominated at this years award with a total of six in all, Linda Ikeji has only one.
Organisers of the Awards — which will hold in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 22, 2016 – released the full list of nominees for this year’s event on Sunday. Olamide, Burna Boy and Patoranking also got three nominations each, while several others including Falz, Simi, Ycee and Flavour got nominated.
See full list of the nominations below.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Black Coffee (South Africa)
- Diamond (Tanzania)
- Sauti Sol (Kenya)
- Wizkid (Nigeria)
- Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
BEST FEMALE
- Josey (Ivory Coast)
- Mz Vee (Ghana)
- Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
- Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
- Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
BEST BREAKTHROUGH
- Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
- Emtee (South Africa)
- Falz (Nigeria)
- Franko (Cameroon)
- Nasty C (South Africa)
- Nathi (South Africa)
- Raymond (Tanzania)
- Simi (Nigeria)
- Tekno (Nigeria)
BEST FRANCOPHONE
- Franko (Cameroon)
- J-Rio (Gabon)
- Magasco (Cameroon)
- Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
- Toofan (Togo)
LISTENER’S CHOICE
- Adiouza (Senegal)
- Bebe Cool (Uganda)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria)
- Den G (Liberia)
- EL (Ghana)
- Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
- Jay Rox (Zambia)
- Kansoul (Kenya)
- Kiss Daniel (Nigeria)
- Lij Michael (Ethiopia)
- LXG (Sierra Leone)
- Meddy (Rwanda)
- Messias Marioca (Mozambique)
- Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
- Reda Taliani (Algeria)
- Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
- Sabri Mosbah (Tunisia)
- Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
- Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
- The Dogg (Namibia)
- Yamoto Band (Tanzania)
SONG OF THE YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE
- “Shaktibobo” – Olamide (Nigeria)
- “Reggae Blues” – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
- “My Woman, My Everything” – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria)
- “Godwin” – Korede Bello (Nigeria)
- “Ngud” – Kwesta feat. Cassper (South Africa)
- “Roll Up Re-Up” – Emtee feat. Wizkid and AKA (South Africa/Nigeria)
- “Soweto Baby” – DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid (South Africa/Nigeria)
- “Baddest” – AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga (South Africa/Nigeria)
- “Wololo” – Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha (South Africa)
- “Coller la Petite“ – Franko (Cameroon)
- “Unconditionally bae” – Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba (Kenya/Tanzania)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- “Jump” – Anatii & Cassper feat. Nasty C (South Africa); Director: Kyle Lewis
- “Caviar Dreams” – AL Bairre & PhFAT (South Africa); Director: Daniel Levi
- “If I Start to Talk” – Tiwa Savage feat. Dr Sid (South Africa); Director: Clarence Peters
- “Kisasi Kumi” – Sheeba (Uganda) – Director: Sasha Vybz
- “Niquer Ma Vie“ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon
BEST HIP HOP
- Olamide (Nigeria)
- Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
- Ycee(Nigeria)
- Emtee(South Africa)
- Ricky Rick(South Africa)
BEST COLLABORATION
- Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
- Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
- AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
- Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby
- Nasty c ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
- Drake
- Beyonce
- Adele
- Future
- Rihanna
BEST LUSOPHONE
- NGA
- Nelson Freitas
- C4 Pedro
- Lizha James
- Petro Show
BEST MALE
- Wizkid(Nigeria)
- AKA(South Africa)
- Patoranking(Nigeria)
- Black Coffee(South Africa)
- Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
BEST LIVE ACT
- Flavour(Nigeria)
- Stonebwoy(Ghana)
- Cassper Nyovest(South Africa)
- Eddy Kenzo
- Mafikizolo(South Africa)
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Linda Ikeji
- Wizkid
- Caster Semenya
- Pearl Thusi
- Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
BEST GROUP
- R2Bees(Ghana)
- Sauti Sol(Kenya)
- Toofan(Togo)
- Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
- Mi Casa (South Africa)
BEST POP
- Tresor
- TiMO ODV.
- LCNVL
- Desmond & The Tutus
- Kyle deutsch & shekhinah
