8th African Muzik Magazine Awards

8th African Muzik Magazine Awards
8th African Muzik Magazine Awards
Date	12 December 2021
Venue	Virtual event; multiple venues
Country	United States
Website	afrimma.com
	← 2020; African Muzik Magazine Awards; 2022 →;

The 8th African Muzik Magazine Awards ceremony will be held on 12 December 2021 and will be held virtually with the theme, "Flavors of Africa".^[1] The awards will celebrate African music and African artists. The nominees were announced on 4 October 2021. Burna Boy, Diamond Platnumz and Tayc received the most nominations with six each, ahead of Wizkid, Fally Ipupa and Dadju, who were tied for the second-most nominations with five nods each.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Nominees[]

Nominees are as listed below.

List of nominees for the 8th African Muzik Magazine Awards
Song Of The Year	Best Collaboration
Focalistic and Davido – "Ke Star (Remix)" Ladipoe (featuring Buju) – "Feeling" Calema (featuring Perola, Soraia Ramos and Manecas Costa) – "Kua Buaru" DJ Tarico and Burna Boy – "Yaba Buluku" Tayc – "Le Temps" Naira Marley and Busiswa – "Coming" Wizkid (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) – "Essence (Remix)" Nviiri The Storyteller (featuring Bien) – "Niko Sawa"	Focalistic and Davido – "Ke Star (Remix)" Dadju (featuring Tiskola) - "Dieu Merci" Flavour (featuring Diamond Platnumz and Fally Ipupa) – "Berna" DJ Tarico and Burna Boy – "Yaba Buluku" Bella Shmurda and Zlatan – "Cash App" Naira Marley and Busiswa – "Coming" Diamond Platnumz (featuring Koffi Olomide) – "Waah" Serge Ibaka and Tayc – "Leggo"
Best Male West Africa	Best Female West Africa
Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) KiDi (Ghana) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Davido (Nigeria) Wizkid (Nigeria) Rema (Nigeria) Wally Seck (Senegal) Sarkodie (Ghana)	Adina (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Zeynab Habib (Benin) Simi (Nigeria) Yasmine (Guinea Bissau) Dior Mbaye (Senegal) MzVee (Ghana) Tems (Nigeria)
Best Newcomer	Artist Of The Year
Yaw Tog (Ghana) Ruger (Nigeria) Black Sheriff (Ghana) Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Marioo (Tanzania) Kamo Mphela (South Africa) Nviiri The Storyteller (Kenya) Busta 929 (South Africa)	Burna Boy (Nigeria) Fally Ipupa (Congo) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Wizkid (Nigeria) Aya Nakamura (Mali/France) ElGrande Toto (Morocco) Tayc (Cameroon) Dadju (Congo)
Best Male East Africa	Best Female East Africa
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Ali Kiba (Tanzania) The Ben (Rwanda) Khaligraph Jones (Kenya) Gildo Kassa (Ethiopia) Otile Brown (Kenya) Meddy (Rwanda)	Nadia Mukami (Kenya) Vinka (Uganda) Zuchu (Tanzania) Nandy (Tanzania) Sheebah Karungi (Uganda) Nikita Kering (Kenya) Tanasha Donna (Kenya) Knowless Butera (Rwanda)
Best Male Central Africa	Best Female Central Africa
Gaz Mawete (Congo) Innoss'B (Congo) Tayc (Cameroon) Fally Ipupa (Congo) Dadju (Congo) Salatiel (Cameroon) Calema (Sao Tome) Ko–C (Cameroon)	Coco Argentée (Cameroon) Shan’L (Gabon) Daphne (Cameroon) Mayra Andrade (Cape Verde) Liloca (Mozambique) Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde) Mimie (Cameroon) Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
Best Male Southern Africa	Best Female Southern Africa
Focalistic (South Africa) Slapdee (Zambia) Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) Shimza (South Africa) Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) The Dogg (Namibia) Sjava (South Africa) Anselmo Ralph (Angola)	DBN Gogo (South Africa) Ammara Brown (Zimbabwe) Lady Du (South Africa) Shashl (Zimbabwe) Sally Boss Madam (Namibia) Gemma Griffiths (Zimbabwe) Elaine (South Africa) Edmazia (Angola)
Best African Group	Best Live Act
Toofan (Togo) Calema (Sao Tome) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Blaq Diamond (South Africa) Chelsy and Nsoki (Angola) Mi Casa (South Africa) B2C (Kampala Boys) (Uganda) The Cavemen (Nigeria)	Flavour (Nigeria) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Stonebwoy (Ghana) Yemi Alade (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Fally Ipupa (Congo) Focalistic (South Africa)
Crossing Boundaries With Music Award	Best Gospel
Burna Boy (Nigeria) Aya Nakamura (Mali/France) Dave (Nigeria/UK) Wizkid (Nigeria) Headie One (Ghana/UK) S. Pri Noir (Guinea Bissau/France) Tems (Nigeria) Dadju (Congo)	Mercy Chinwo (Nigeria) Joe Mettle (Ghana) Miguel Buila (Angola) Icha Kavons (Congo) Diana Hamilton (Ghana) DJ Kerozen (Ivory Coast) Tim Godfrey (Nigeria) Sinach (Nigeria)
Best Male North Africa	Best Female North Africa
ElGrande Toto (Morocco) Balti (Tunisia) Hamaki (Egypt) Saad Lamjarred (Morocco) Soolking (Algeria) Mouh Milano (Algeria) Akram Hosny (Egypt)	Souhila Ben Lachhab (Algeria) Emel (Tunisia) Marwa Loud (Morocco) Sandy (Egypt) Latifa (Tunisia) Ruby (Egypt) Najoua Belyzel (Morocco) Asma Lamnawar (Morocco)
Best Male Rapper	Best Female Rapper
Olamide (Nigeria) Sarkodie (Ghana) Moobers (Angola) Nasty C (South Africa) Khaligraph Jones (Kenya) Fik Fameica (Uganda) Phyno (Nigeria) Yanga Chief (South Africa)	Nadia Nakai (South Africa) Sampa the Great (Zambia) Rosa Ree (Tanzania) Bomb$hell Grenade (Zambia) Askia – Cameroon Eno Barony (Ghana) Muthoni Drummer Queen (Kenya) Ms Banks (Nigeria)
Best Video Director	Best DJ Africa
Dr Nkeng Stephens (Cameroon) Deska Torres (Kenya) TG Omori (Nigeria) David Duncan (Ghana) Sasha Vybz (Uganda) Director Kenny (Tanzania) Dammy Twitch (Nigeria) Ofentse Mwase (South Africa)	DJ Spinall (Nigeria) DJ Zinhle (South Africa) DJ Dollar (Senegal) DJ Soupamodel (Nigeria) DJ Big N (Nigeria) Major League DJz (South Africa) DJ Kess (Ghana) DJ Moh Spice (Kenya)
Best African DJ USA	AFRIMMA Video of the Year
DJ Ecool (Nigeria) DJ Shinski (Kenya) Dj Buka (Nigeria) DJ Moh (Ivory Coast) DJ Tunez (Nigeria) DJ Akua (Ghana) DJ K Meta (Ethiopia) DJ Oreo (Nigeria)	Flavour (featuring Diamond Platnumz and Fally Ipupa) – "Berna" Tayc – "Le Temps" Teni – "Hustle" MzVee – "Baddest Boss" Zuchu – "Sukari" Rayvanny and Innoss'B – "Kelebe" Rema – "Bounce" Wizkid (featuring Tems) – "Essence"
Music Producer of the Year	Best African Dancer
Kimamba (Tanzania) P. Prime (Nigeria) S2Kizzy (Tanzania) Salatiel (Cameroon) London (Nigeria) Mr JazziQ (South Africa) Richie Mensah (Ghana) DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)	(Nigeria) Henry Le Sheriff (Cameroon) La Petite Zota (Ivory Coast) Masaka Kids Africana (Uganda) Sayrah Chips (Nigeria) Angel Nyigu (Tanzania) Soweto’s Finest (South Africa) Incredible Zigi (Ghana)
Best Lusophone	Best Francophone
Matias Damasio (Angola) Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde) Anselmo Ralph (Angola) Mayra Andrade (Cape Verde) Calema (Sao Tome) C4 Pedro (Angola) Prodigio (Angola) Paulo Flores (Angola)	Dadju (Congo) Toofan (Togo) Wally B. Seck (Senegal) Tayc (Cameroon) Innoss'B (Congo) Aya Nakamura (Mali/France) Tenor (Cameroon) Gaz Mawete (RDC)
Personality of the Year
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu (Nigeria) Boity Thulo (South Africa) Do2tun (Nigeria) Serwa Amihere (Ghana) Konnie Toure (Ivory Coast) Afonso Quintas (Angola) James Onen (Uganda) Jamal Gaddafi (Kenya)

References[]

^ "AFRIMMA, YouTube black voice to celebrate African music stars in virtual award show". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ Ezeh, Mario. "Afrimma Nominees". AFRIMMA. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Muto, Ahmad (15 October 2021). "AFRIMMA 2021: Sheebah, Kenzo, James Onen and five others nominated". Kampala Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Kambala, Etienne (7 October 2021). "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Fally Ipupa, Dadju, Gaz Mawete et Innoss'B nominés aux AFRIMMA Awards 2021 !". www.mediacongo.net. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Lawson, Benjamin (9 October 2021). "Afrimma 2021 : la chanteuse Zeynab va représenter le Bénin". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[1] "AFRIMMA, YouTube black voice to celebrate African music stars in virtual award show". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[2] Ezeh, Mario. "Afrimma Nominees". AFRIMMA. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[3] Muto, Ahmad (15 October 2021). "AFRIMMA 2021: Sheebah, Kenzo, James Onen and five others nominated". Kampala Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[4] Kambala, Etienne (7 October 2021). "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Fally Ipupa, Dadju, Gaz Mawete et Innoss'B nominés aux AFRIMMA Awards 2021 !". www.mediacongo.net. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[5] Lawson, Benjamin (9 October 2021). "Afrimma 2021 : la chanteuse Zeynab va représenter le Bénin". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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8th African Muzik Magazine Awards
Date	12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)
Venue	Virtual event; multiple venues
Country	United States
Website	afrimma.com
← 2020 African Muzik Magazine Awards 2022 →