Entertainment
Nigeria Wins Big At MAMA 2015
Timaya
Stars of the African
and international music industry went out in full force on Saturday, July 18, 2015 for the fifth edition of the biggest award caremony in the African continent, the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) held in Durban, South Africa.
Nigeria again dominated this year’s awards, carting away most of the awards. Leading the way was Davido who retained his title as Africa’s Best Male artiste of the year. The ‘Aye’ crooner beat his South African counter part, AKA, Diamond from Tanzania, Ghanaian Sarkodi and Wizkid to clinch the trophy.
Yemi Alade took home the award for Best Female artiste, the Marvin’s hit single ‘Dorobuchi by Don Jazzy won Song of the Year, MAMA Evotution Award went to D’Banj who dedicated the award to Don Jazzy.
Artiste of the decade was won by P-square as well as Best Group of the Year Award and Honorary Artiste of the Year.
Other Winners were:
·Trevor Noah, Personality of the year
·Patoranking – (Best New Act)
·Diamond Platnumz (Best Live Act)
·Ary (Angola) – (Best Lusophone)
·Jeremy Loops -(South Africa (Best Pop and Alternative)
·Ricky Rick -(Best Video –Nafu Kwa”)
·Burna Boy, Aka, Da Les And Jr- (Best collaboration)
·Cassper Nyovest- (Best HIP-HOP)
·Davido, Ft Uhuru And O.J. Buckz (Sound of the year)
·Dj Arafat (Ivory Coast) (Best Franco phone)
·Nicki Mina (Best International Act)
·Saran Kaba Jones and S Bu
·Mavunda (Mtv Base Leadership Award).
The event was opened by American actor and comedian Anthony Anderson, it began with a moving bit of Durban culture by DJ. Fisherman and Naakmusig who were the first performers at the event, they performed their hit single “Call Me,” Followed by Burna Boy, The “Like to Party,” Crooner who started off with ‘All Eyes On Me.’ He took off the stage with AKA and Dales, 2 Face Idibia also performed his loved song “African Queen.”
Other music stars who performed live at the event included:-Bucie (Easy to love), Paul of P-sguare (E no Easy Ay), Neyo (Let Me Love You), Seyi Shay (Coming With You) Yemi Alade (Looking for Johnny) Sauti sol, Diamond Platnumz and Flavour Nabania.
Toofan (performed ‘Gweta’ with almost 20 Dancers)
Jhene Aiko, Black motion and Casper, Patoranking (Daniella Whine), D’ Banj (Omo you don make me fall in Love), Ko (S/A) Etc also performed on stage to the delight and cheering by the mammoth crowd of stars-including International Act such as Ne-Yo and Jhene Aiko who graced the event.
MAMA 2015 was indeed a huge success as it witnessed winners and losers all very happy with the organizers and the galaxy of stars in attendance.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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