The African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) 2015 is Almost Here! See the List of Nominees

The second edition of the annual African Muzik Magazine Awards AFRIMMA is set to take place on Saturday 10th October 2015 at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas. The highly anticipated nominees list has finally been unveiled setting the tone for the countdown to the Award show.

AFRIMMA is an award show celebrating the beauty of African music and artistry. The award show will honor some of Africa's top music artistes, producers and cultural influencers.

Below is the nominees list for the second edition of AFRIMMA:

Best Male West AfricaDavido (Nigeria)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Carlou D – (Senegal)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)

Best Female West AfricaYemi Alade (Nigeria)
Wiyaala (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
Teeyah (Ivory Coast)
Becca (Ghana)
Almok (Togo)
Efya (Ghana)

Best Male East AfricaEddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Jaguar (Kenya)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Bebe Cool (Uganda)
Jackie Gosse (Ethiopia)
Ali Kiba (Tanzania)
Dynamq (Sudan)

Best Female East AfricaKhadija Kopa (Tanzania)
Aster Aweke (Ethiopia)
Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
Vanessa Mdee ( Tanzania)
Juliana Kanyamozi (Uganda)
STL (Kenya)
Irene Ntale (Uganda)

Best Male Central AfricaFally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)
Fabregas (Congo)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Ferra Golla (Congo)
Coreon Du (Angola)
Jovi (Cameroun)
Youssoupha (DRC)

Best Female Central Africa
Arielle T (Gabon)
Coco Argentee (Cameroon)
Betty Akna (Equitorial Guinea)
Lady Ponce (Cameroon)
Yola Semedo (Angola)
Laurette Le Pearle (DRC)
Mani Bella (Cameroon)

Best Male Southern AfricaAKA (South Africa)
Zeus (Botswana)
Cassper Nyomvest (South Africa)
Slap Dee (Zambia)
Stunner (Zimbabwe)
The Dogg (Namibia)
Donald (South Africa)
Vee (Botswana)

Best Female Southern AfricaBucie (South Africa)
Toya De Lazy (South Africa)
Ice Queen Cleo (Zambia)
Busiwa (South Africa)
Punah Gabasiane (Botswana)
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Samantha Mogwe (Botswana)

Best African Group
P-Square (Nigeria)
Bana C4 (Congo)
Toofan (Togo)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
B4 (Angola)
Black Motion (South Africa)
R2bees (Ghana)
Magic System (Ivory Coast)

Crossing Boundaries With Music AwardFuse ODG ( Ghana)
Wale (Nigeria)
Knaan (Somalia)
Nneka (Nigeria)
STL (Kenya)
Asa (Nigeria)
Jidenna (Nigeria)
Tinnie Tempah (Nigeria)

Best Dancehall ArtistStonebwouy (Ghana)
Timaya (Nigeria)
MC Norman (Uganda)
Wax Dey (Cameroon)
Dr. Jose Chameleon (Uganda)
Shatta Wale (Ghana)
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Buffalo Soldier (Zimbabwe)

Best Dance in a VideoLil Kesh ft Olamide, Davido – Shoki (Nigeria)
Toofan – Orobo ( Togo)
Sauti Sol – Lipala ( Kenya)
Fabregas – Mascara (Congo)
Diamond and Flavour – Nana ( Tanzania & Nigeria)
Os DeTroia – Bella (Angola)
Serge Beynaud – Okeninkpin (Ivory Coast)
Olamide – Shakiti Bobo – (Nigeria)

Best Gospel ArtisteSammy Okposo (Nigeria)
Nikki Laoye (Nigeria)
Soweto Gospel Choir (South Africa)
Uche Agu (Nigeria)
No Tribe (Ghana)
Icha Kavons (Congo)
Ntokozo Mbambo (South Africa)
Willy Paul (Kenya)

Best Traditional ArtisteFlavour (Nigeria)
Kwabena Kwabena (Ghana)
Dobet Gnahore ( Ivory Coast)
Lady Smith Blackmanzo (South Africa)
Mrisho Mpoto (Tanzania)
Tunakie (Namibia)
Soweto Gospel Choir (South Africa)

Best NewcomerKiss Daniel (Nigeria)
Pappy Kojo (Ghana)
Korede Bello (Nigeria)
Lil Kesh (Nigeria)
Mz Vee (Ghana)
Fabregas (Congo)
Ommy Dimpoz (Tanzania)
Bebi Philip (Ivory Coast)

Best Video DirectorMoe Musa (Nigeria)
Godfather (South Africa)
Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
Patrick Elis (Nigeria)
Klasszik & JKP STUDIO (Angola)
Justine Campos (South Africa)
Ogopa DJs (Kenya)
Phamous Films (Ghana)

Best DJ AfricaDJ Jimmy Jatt (Nigeria)
DJ Exclusive (Nigeria)
DJ Joe Mfalme (Kenya)
DJ Cndo (South Africa)
DJ Black (Ghana)
DJ Creme de la Creme (Kenya)
DJ Shiru (Uganda)

Best African DJ USADJ Dozzie Ross (Nigeria)
DJ Amin (Kenya)
DJ Dee Money (NG/US)
DJ Ronnie (GH/US)
DJ Ecool (Nigeria)
Dj Ebou (Gambia)
DJ Shinski (Kenya)

AFRIMMA Video of the YearR2bees – Lobi (Ghana)
Wizkid – Ojuelegba (Nigeria)
Flavour – Golibe (Nigeria)
Diamond feat. Flavour – Nana ( Tanzania)
Tiwa Savage – My Darling ( Nigeria)
Bebe Cool – Love You Everyday
Juliana Kanyomozi – Woman (Uganda)
AKA – Congratulate (South Africa)

Music Producer of the YearDon Jazzy(Nigeria)
Shizzi(Nigeria)
Killbeatz ( Ghana)
Oskido (South Africa)
Nash Wonder (Uganda)
Sheddy Klever (Tanzania)
Legendary Beatz (Nigeria/UK)
DJ Breezy (Ghana)

Best Dance GroupCEO Dancers
Unique Silver Dancers
Level 5
Imagineto Dance Company
D3 Dancers

Best Rap ActSarkodie (Ghana)
AKA (South Africa)
Olamide (Nigeria)
NGA (Angola)
Octopizzo (Kenya)
Phyno (Nigeria)
Cassper Nyomvest (South Africa)
M.I Abaga (Nigeria)

Best CollaborationHarrysong feat. Kcee & Iyanya – Feel it (Nigeria)
J Martins feat .Koffi Olomide – Dance For Me (Nigeria & Congo)
Serge Beynaud feat. Eddy Kenzo – Lopangwe (Ivory Coast & Uganda)
AKA feat. Burna Boy, Da L.E.S & J.R – All Eyes On Me (South Africa & Nigeria)
Toofan feat. DJ Arafat – Apero (Togo & Ivory Coast)
Stanley Enow feat. Sarkodie – Njama Njama Cow Remix (Cameroon &Ghana)
P-Square feat. Don Jazzy – Collabo (Nigeria)
Diamond feat. Flavour – Nana (Tanzania & Nigeria)

Song of the YearWizkid – Ojuelegba (Nigeria)
Korede Bello – Godwin (Nigeria)
Lil Kesh ft Olamide, Davido – Shoki (Nigeria)
Stonebwoy ft Sarkodie – Baafira (Ghana)
Roberto – Amarula (Zambia)
Diamond Platnumz – Nimpata Wapi (Tanzania)
Sauti Sol – Sura Yako (Kenya)
Cassper Nyomvest – Doc Shabaleza (South Africa)

Artiste of theYearFlavour (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Cassper Nyomvest (South Africa)
Davido (Nigeria)
Fally Ipupa (Congo)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Bucie (South Africa)

AFRIMMA Inspirational SongBracket feat. Diamond & Tiwa Savage – Alive (Nigeria & Tanzania)
Irene Ntale – Woman (Uganda)
Sarkodie feat. Castro – Adonai (Ghana)
Jose Chameleon – Bwerere (Uganda)
P-Square feat. Dave Scott – Bring It On (Nigeria)
Eddy Kenzo – Be Happy (Uganda)

AFRIMMA Best Humanitarian ArtisteSound Sultan (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
2face Idibia (Nigeria)
Lady Jaydee (Tanzania)
Wax Dey (Cameroon)
Buffalo Souljah (Zimbabwe)
Judith Sephuma (South Africa)