Music of Saturday, 11 September 2010

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Becca, V.I.P, D Black, Sarkodie, Jayso, Samini & Jon Germain Nominated For 2010 Sound City Music Video Awards

Sound City Music Video Awards which was debuted in 2008 has officially revealed this years nominees and various Ghanaian musicians have received nominations.

Sarkodie’s leads the Ghanaian nominees with 3 nominations for his “Lay Away” Music Video.

Sound City Music Video Awards (SMVA) seeks to recognize and award musicians, producers and directors for their creativity and innovation prowess as far as music videos are concern.

The award ceremony will be held on 20th November, 2010 at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. Check Out the full list of nominees below…

Best Male Video

1. LAY AWAY – SARKODIE – GHANA 2. IMPLICATION – 2FACE IDIBIA – NIGERIA 3. CONTINUA ASSIM – DON KIKAS – ANGOLA 4. STRONG TING – BANKY W – NIGERIA 5. ZAMBESI – TINASHE – ZIMBABWE 6. PON PON PON – DAGRIN – NIGERIA

Best Female Video

1. WITHOUT YOU - AIRIS – NIGERIA 2. ESTILO XAKHALE – LIZHA JAMES – MOZAMBIQUE 3. DON’T LEAVE ME – IBIYEMI – NIGERIA 4. YOU KNOW IT – GOLDIE – NIGERIA 5. MOZA GIRL – DAMA DO BLING – MOZAMBIQUE 6. FIRE – BECCA – GHANA

Best Choreography

1. WHO BORN THE MAGA – WANDE COAL – NIGERIA 2. SEXY DANCE – FALLY IPUPA – D.R.CONGO 3. STRONG TING – BANKY W – NIGERIA 4. MOZA GIRL – DAMA DO BLING – MOZAMBIQUE 5. READY TO GO – STYL PLUS – NIGERIA 6. YOU GOT ME LIKE – CURTIZ – NAMIBIA

Best Special Effects

1. CATCH FIRE – ZAAKI AZZAY – NIGERIA 2. PARTY TIME – JOZI – SOUTH AFRICA 3. FAIRY TALE – LIQUID DEEP – SOUTH AFRICA 4. OVERKILLING DJINEE NIGERIA 5. SHOW DEM JR SOUTH AFRICA 6. GINGER YOUR SWAGGER KC PRESH NIGERIA

Best Editing

1. OWO ATI SWAGGER (RMX) – CARTIAR – NIGERIA 2. SEXY DANCE – FALLY IPUPA – D.R.CONGO 3. DANGER – PSQUARE – NIGERIA 4. LAGOS PARTY – BANKY W – NIGERIA 5. MHLOBO WAMI – TEARGAS – SOUTH AFRICA 6. MOZA GIRL – DAMA DO BLING – MOZAMBIQUE

Best Duo Or Group Video

1. TELL ME NOTHING – SHOW DEM CAMP – NIGERIA 2. WE RUN THE CITY – DEEP LEVEL – SOUTH AFRICA 3. DANGER – PSQUARE – NIGERIA 4. I THINK I LIKE AM – V.I.P – GHANA 5. MHLOBO WAMI – TEARGAS – SOUTH AFRICA 6. READY TO GO – STYL PLUS – NIGERIA

Best Cinematography

1. FIRE IS LOW – FRESHLYGROUND – SOUTH AFRICA 2. FAVOURITE – STELLA MWANGI – KENYA 3. STRONG TING – BANKY W – NIGERIA 4. E NO EASY – PSQUARE – NIGERIA 5. MHLOBO WAMI – TEARGAS – SOUTH AFRICA 6. ZAMBESI TINASHE ZIMBABWE

Best Hip Hop Video

1. PON PON PON – DAGRIN – NIGERIA 2. TELL ME NOTHING – SHOW DEM CAMP – NIGERIA 3. LAY AWAY- SARKODIE – GHANA 4. PUT IT DOWN – SASHA – NIGERIA 5. MOTO – TAYGRIN – MALAWI 6. WILD LIFE – JOZI – SOUTH AFRICA

Best R & B Video

1. LET YOU KNOW – DAREY ART ALADE – NIGERIA 2. BE HAPPY – YVONNE – KENYA 3. STRONG TING – BANKY W – NIGERIA 4. DON’T LEAVE ME – IBIYEMI – NIGERIA 5. ADDICTED – URBAN REIGN – SOUTH AFRICA 6. FINE FINE LADY – MIKE ANYASODO – NIGERIA

Best Pop Video

1. NZEWUWO – TONIKS – UGANDA 2. OVERKILLING – DJINEE – NIGERIA 3. LOVE ZONE – JON GERMAIN – GHANA 4. IMPLICATION – 2FACE IDIBIA – NIGERIA 5. SWEET MISTAKE – SAMINI – GHANA 6. TODAY NA TODAY OMAWUMI NIGERIA

Best Collaboration In A Music Video

1. WE ARE AFRICANS (AFRICA RMX) – JJC FT. FEMI KUTI, KEL, ELDEE, AY.COM, MO MONEY, RAGGA REMI – NIGERIA 2. SOMEBODY- D’BLACK FT. KWABENA – GHANA 3. SAMPLE (RMX) – TERRY DA RAPMAN FT. STEREOMAN, PHEROWSHUZ – NIGERIA 4. LAY AWAY – SARKODIE FT. SWAY & JAYSO – GHANA 5. OWO ATI SWAGGER- CARTIAR FT. DAGRIN, TERRY THA RAPMAN – NIGERIA 6. WONBERI – KNIGHTHOUSE FT. SAUCE KID – NIGERIA

Discovery Of The Year

1. IF YOU WANT ME – MO’ CHEDDAH – NIGERIA 2. FAIRY TALE – LIQUID DEEP – SOUTH AFRICA 3. GBON GBON GBON – JAYWON – NIGERIA 4. FINE FINE LADY – MIKE ANYASODO – NIGERIA 5. SHOW DEM – JR – SOUTH AFRICA 6. PUMP IT UP – JESSE JAGZ – NIGERIA

Best Video

1. MOZA GIRL – DAMA DO BLING – MOZAMBIQUE 2. STRONG TING – BANKY W – NIGERIA 3. DANGER – PSQUARE – NIGERIA 4. FIRE IS LOW – FRESHLYGROUND – SOUTH AFRICA 5. OVERKILLING – DJINEE – NIGERIA 6. ZAMBESI – TINASHE – ZIMBABWE

Viewers Choice (Voting)

1. PON PON PON – DAGRIN – NIGERIA 2. LAGOS PARTY – BANKY W – NIGERIA 3. PARTY 101 – TEAR GAS – SOUTH AFRICA 4. SAFE – M.I – NIGERIA 5. YOU BAD – WANDE COAL – NIGERIA 6. EZANDLHA PHEZULU – BUFFALO SOULJAH – ZIMBABWE

Hit Producer Of The Year

1. SAFE – M.I – NIGERIA 2. SHOW DEM – JR – SOUTH AFRICA 3. IMPLICATION – JAY SLEEK / 2FACE IDIBIA – NIGERIA 4. PON PON PON – SOSSICK / DAGRIN – NIGERIA 5. SEXY DANCE – FALLY IPUPA – DR CONGO 6. BUMPER 2 BUMPER – DON JAZZY / WANDE COAL – NIGERIA

Best Western

1. ADIOUZA – SENEGAL 2. PSQUARE – NIGERIA 3. SAMINI – GHANA 4. 2FACE IDIBIA – NIGERIA 5. EMMERSON – SIERRA LEONE 6. WANDE COAL – NIGERIA

Best Eastern

1. WAHU – KENYA 2. WYRE – KENYA 3. AMANI – KENYA 4. MARLAW – TANZANIA 5. XOD – UGANDA 6. NAMELESS – KENYA

Best Southern

1. PRO – SOUTH AFRICA 2. DJ CLEO – SOUTH AFRICA 3. BLACK COFFEE – SOUTH AFRICA 4. THE DOGG – NAMIBIA 5. LIZHA JAMES – MOZAMBIQUE 6. PROVERB – SOUTH AFRICA

Best Central

1. FALLY IPUPA – DR CONGO 2. BA’PONGA – GABON 3. BARBARA KANAM – DR CONGO 4. JUMO SELESAO – DR CONGO 5. NADEGE MBADOU – GABON 6. AWILO LONGOMBA – DR CONGO

Soundcity Fresh Video

1. MR. ENDOWED – D’BANJ – NIGERIA 2. BELIEVE – D-BLACK – GHANA 3. CRITICAL – IKECHUKWU – NIGERIA 4. NHI NGUGU HALADZA – TANIA TOME – MOZAMBIQUE 5. MALI DEBOUT – MOKOBE – MALI 6. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC – ROTIMI – NIGERIA