Davido On the Spot, Gets MTV Europe Music Awards Nomination.
Multiple-award
winning artiste, Davido, (real name– David Adeleke) has been nominated by the
MTV European Music Awards, EMA, for the Best African Act 2014 Awards.
The
award presentation is scheduled to hold in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.
A
statement from Bruse Gillmer, Viacom International Media Network (Europe),
organisers of the event, said Davido was the only nominee from Nigeria.
“Other
African nominees to battle it out with Davido for supremacy in this hotly
contested category include Goldfish (South Africa), Diamond (Tanzania) and
Toofan (Togo)”, it said.
According
to the statement, this is the fifth year that MTV has included Best African Act
category in the EMA.
Apart
from Davido, previous winners were 2Face (2005), Freshly Ground (2006), D’Banj
(2007 & 2012] and LCNVL (2013). Also, for the first time, MTV is throwing
open an EMA nomination to music fans via social media to nominate the fifth
nominee in which Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) is included among those to be decided by
fans.
This
wild card Twitter vote is open until September 14, by which MTV EMA nominees
will be announced and voting will open on September 16.
Davido,
a performer, music producer/recording artiste, recently won other
intercontinental awards including BET award for Best International Act and
AFRIMMA awards for Artiste of the Year.
He
also won Best African Act award at the MTV Africa Music Awards.
MTV
EMA, according to its organisers, aims at building global celebration of the
hottest stars in music – recognises artists from around the world and across
genres.
It
also brings together music fans everywhere for a one-of-a-kind experience in
the weeks leading up to and at the show.
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