Entertainment
Why MAMAs May Not Hold In 2018
Africa’s biggest music awards, MTV Africa Music Awards also known as MAMAs may not hold this year, thereby making the ceremony a no show in two years. The MAMAs has been Africa’s biggest and most glamorous music awards as every edition is accompanied by a range of festivities attracting music heavy weights across the African Continent and beyond.
The maiden edition MAMAs was preceded by four concerts, one in West Africa (Lagos) another in East Africa (Kenya), South Africa and Central Africa (Congo) before the actual award ceremony all in a bid to celebrate nominees.
Although the award is often held in the last quarter of the year, Mr Alex Okosi Creator of the MAMAs and Senior Vice President of Viacom international and Executive Vice President/Managing Director (MD) of BET International hinted on a possible no show in 2018.
In an interview recently, Okosi hinted that international structures are being put in place in a bid to evolve the show. “We are always looking for opportunities to make the MAMAs happen, we are working hard and we’ve looked at the show in terms of how to evolve it because we do believe that MAMAs is the epitome of all award shows … so we are working very hard to make it happen”, he said.
This would not be MAMAs first hiatus after its first three editions, (2008-2010), the award went on a three year break before making a comeback in 2014 for an edition in Durban, South Africa which has been home for the awards ceremony until its last 2016 edition that featured a headline performance by future with Wizkid, Drake and Yemi Alade all taking home major awards for Artiste of the Year, Best Female Act and Best International Act respectively.
Over the years, MTV Africa Music Awards has served as a re-union of sorts for African Musicians and it remains to be seen if the organisers will make an impromptu comeback before the year winds to a close. One is however in hopes that the award will return with better structures that will prove favourable to Africa’s growing music industry.
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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