EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT THE AFROTAINMENT MUSEKE ONLINE NOMINEES

Following a month of exhaustive deliberation with an esteemed Voters’ Academy made up of African DJ’s, bloggers, VJs and entertainment industry figures, the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have announced the nominees for the second annual groundbreaking awards. The awards are aimed at giving fans across the continent and in the Diaspora a voice and a chance to contribute to the acknowledgement of some of the finest in African musical talent.







Top Nominees

Submissions were received from fans, artistes, record labels and management representing the best and a lot of up-and-coming artists from around the continent and the Diaspora. Artistes dominating nominations include South Africa’s Freshlyground, Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia, DRC’s Fally Ipupa and Senegal’s Viviane N’dour both all 5 nominations each. As with the inaugural Awards, the submission and nomination process was open to all artists representing the numerous music genres across the continent. click the list of nominees to get a feel of the contenders.



Exciting Categories

The second annual Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have come with the introduction of new categories which acknowledge the numerous genres that make up the African music scene. As previously announced, the Voters’ Choice category has been included in order to further engage with the African music fan in acknowledging artists who may not have enjoyed a lot of television airplay due to video submission restrictions, but went on to have an impact on the ground nonetheless. Dance is an integral part of African culture on various levels. The Tribal House category shows love to African-influenced dance genres including Kwaito, Kuduro and Coupe Decale - remember Daddy Owen's Tobina?.







The Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards are built on the belief in bringing together Africans through music exchange, and as such, the African Collaboration category is aimed at recognising efforts made by artists to collaborate with other artists outside of their own country borders. Now more than ever, African artists are making more and more efforts to collaborate cross-borders and cross-genres, with amazing and increasingly popular results, and Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards strongly believe in being proactive about acknowledging and rewarding such efforts.



With the Record of the Year, the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have taken the lead in paying homage to artists who include in their music themes and lyrics that portray a positive picture of the African continent and exude African pride. Finally, Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards know that DJs are an integral part in promoting, dispersing, fusing and creating music. The DJ of the Year category shows respect to DJs across the continent that have played a part in developing their respective genres and also command respect locally and cross-borders.



Voting Process and Awards Show

Fans of African music are invited to take part in the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards by voting for their favourite and artists they feel are most deserving of honours in the various categories from 10 August 2011 until 18 September 2011, when voting will close. Voting will take place on the awards’ website. The awards’ show will be hosted and broadcast from Afrotainment’s New York studios on September 24 2011, where African music fans will gather and get down to the beats of some of the most popular African artists as they provide the soundtrack to the celebration of the finest talent that the African continent has to offer.

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT THE AFROTAINMENT MUSEKE ONLINE NOMINEES

Following a month of exhaustive deliberation with an esteemed Voters’ Academy made up of African DJ’s, bloggers, VJs and entertainment industry figures, the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have announced the nominees for the second annual groundbreaking awards. The awards are aimed at giving fans across the continent and in the Diaspora a voice and a chance to contribute to the acknowledgement of some of the finest in African musical talent.







Top Nominees

Submissions were received from fans, artistes, record labels and management representing the best and a lot of up-and-coming artists from around the continent and the Diaspora. Artistes dominating nominations include South Africa’s Freshlyground, Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia, DRC’s Fally Ipupa and Senegal’s Viviane N’dour both all 5 nominations each. As with the inaugural Awards, the submission and nomination process was open to all artists representing the numerous music genres across the continent. click the list of nominees to get a feel of the contenders.



Exciting Categories

The second annual Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have come with the introduction of new categories which acknowledge the numerous genres that make up the African music scene. As previously announced, the Voters’ Choice category has been included in order to further engage with the African music fan in acknowledging artists who may not have enjoyed a lot of television airplay due to video submission restrictions, but went on to have an impact on the ground nonetheless. Dance is an integral part of African culture on various levels. The Tribal House category shows love to African-influenced dance genres including Kwaito, Kuduro and Coupe Decale - remember Daddy Owen's Tobina?.







The Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards are built on the belief in bringing together Africans through music exchange, and as such, the African Collaboration category is aimed at recognising efforts made by artists to collaborate with other artists outside of their own country borders. Now more than ever, African artists are making more and more efforts to collaborate cross-borders and cross-genres, with amazing and increasingly popular results, and Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards strongly believe in being proactive about acknowledging and rewarding such efforts.



With the Record of the Year, the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards have taken the lead in paying homage to artists who include in their music themes and lyrics that portray a positive picture of the African continent and exude African pride. Finally, Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards know that DJs are an integral part in promoting, dispersing, fusing and creating music. The DJ of the Year category shows respect to DJs across the continent that have played a part in developing their respective genres and also command respect locally and cross-borders.



Voting Process and Awards Show

Fans of African music are invited to take part in the Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards by voting for their favourite and artists they feel are most deserving of honours in the various categories from 10 August 2011 until 18 September 2011, when voting will close. Voting will take place on the awards’ website. The awards’ show will be hosted and broadcast from Afrotainment’s New York studios on September 24 2011, where African music fans will gather and get down to the beats of some of the most popular African artists as they provide the soundtrack to the celebration of the finest talent that the African continent has to offer.

AFROTAINMENT TO PRODUCE AND BROADCAST MUSEKE AWARDS

As part of its ongoing efforts to showcase African Music in North America, Afrotainment and Museke Inc are pleased to announce a partnership whereby Afrotainment will be the exclusive broadcast and media partner for Museke’s second annual online African music awards, which will now be known as the Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards.
Eric Noue from Afrotainment said: “This collaboration reiterates Afrotainment’s commitment to the North American market with an African music awards show being broadcasted for the first time Live on National TV in North America and via web streaming worldwide, reflecting yet another facet of our growth strategy”
In an evidence of growth for the online awards, the Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards – which are currently in the nominees’ submission phase, will culminate on September 24 in Afrotainment New York City’s studios, where the cream of the African music industry will gather at an Afro-glam red carpet event to recognise African talent as award winners are announced and celebrated. The Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards will be multicasted Live on the Afrotainment family of channels nationwide in the US and will also be viewable online via Live Streaming on the awards website, moamas.com and awards.afrotainment.us.
Museke representative Tumi Diseko commented: “We are thoroughly excited to have concluded this agreement with Afrotainment, an entity which shares our passion for African entertainment. Hosting and screening the awards will help to bring the African music fan closer to their favourite artists, rightfully so, as Museke.com is The Home of the African Music Fan”. The evening will feature performances by some of the best in African music as well as some artists who are well on their way to the top of the African music scene.

AFROTAINMENT TO PRODUCE AND BROADCAST MUSEKE AWARDS

As part of its ongoing efforts to showcase African Music in North America, Afrotainment and Museke Inc are pleased to announce a partnership whereby Afrotainment will be the exclusive broadcast and media partner for Museke’s second annual online African music awards, which will now be known as the Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards.
Eric Noue from Afrotainment said: “This collaboration reiterates Afrotainment’s commitment to the North American market with an African music awards show being broadcasted for the first time Live on National TV in North America and via web streaming worldwide, reflecting yet another facet of our growth strategy”
In an evidence of growth for the online awards, the Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards – which are currently in the nominees’ submission phase, will culminate on September 24 in Afrotainment New York City’s studios, where the cream of the African music industry will gather at an Afro-glam red carpet event to recognise African talent as award winners are announced and celebrated. The Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards will be multicasted Live on the Afrotainment family of channels nationwide in the US and will also be viewable online via Live Streaming on the awards website, moamas.com and awards.afrotainment.us.
Museke representative Tumi Diseko commented: “We are thoroughly excited to have concluded this agreement with Afrotainment, an entity which shares our passion for African entertainment. Hosting and screening the awards will help to bring the African music fan closer to their favourite artists, rightfully so, as Museke.com is The Home of the African Music Fan”. The evening will feature performances by some of the best in African music as well as some artists who are well on their way to the top of the African music scene.

MUSEKE ONLINE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS 2011 SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the second annual Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMAs) set to culminate in September 2011, are on going. Artists, record labels, producers and their respective representatives are invited to submit entries for the various categories in order to be eligible. Music that was released and received airplay beginning anytime from January 1 2010 to 1 January 2011 is eligible for consideration and entry. Once again, the voter’s academy will comprise of influential and respected industry figureheads, including DJs. All MOAMAs categories are open to African artists based on the continent as well as those in the diaspora. Artists may be nominated through the “nominate” link. “The Museke Online Africa Music Awards is a chance for the African artist to shine beyond borders, a chance to win more fans. This initiative acknowledges both the fans’ and the artists’ roles in ensuring the continued evolution of the African music industry”, says Tumi Diseko, Museke’s Chief Marketing Officer.
As the Museke.com brand continues to grow and gain popularity, new opportunities sprout: Museke.com is currently in talks for a long-term exciting and dynamic partnership with another entity, to be announced at a later date.
In the end, the winners of the awards are judged from votes – the fans are the true judges in the Museke Online Africa Music Awards. To further empower the African music fan, Museke has decided to introduce the Voter’s Choice Award, a category which is dedicated to acknowledging the work of lesser known artists that are discovered during the MOAMAs nomination and subsequent voting period. Diseko goes on to say, “Museke.com was started by and continues to be run by fans of African music who are dedicated to discovering new and emerging genres as well as rediscovering older genres. We are proud that the work we do at Museke has inspired so many fans to look beyond their own borders and traditional tastes, and the introduction of the Voter’s Choice Award is an acknowledgement of the African music fan.”

MUSEKE ONLINE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS 2011 SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the second annual Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMAs) set to culminate in September 2011, are on going. Artists, record labels, producers and their respective representatives are invited to submit entries for the various categories in order to be eligible. Music that was released and received airplay beginning anytime from January 1 2010 to 1 January 2011 is eligible for consideration and entry. Once again, the voter’s academy will comprise of influential and respected industry figureheads, including DJs. All MOAMAs categories are open to African artists based on the continent as well as those in the diaspora. Artists may be nominated through the “nominate” link. “The Museke Online Africa Music Awards is a chance for the African artist to shine beyond borders, a chance to win more fans. This initiative acknowledges both the fans’ and the artists’ roles in ensuring the continued evolution of the African music industry”, says Tumi Diseko, Museke’s Chief Marketing Officer.
As the Museke.com brand continues to grow and gain popularity, new opportunities sprout: Museke.com is currently in talks for a long-term exciting and dynamic partnership with another entity, to be announced at a later date.
In the end, the winners of the awards are judged from votes – the fans are the true judges in the Museke Online Africa Music Awards. To further empower the African music fan, Museke has decided to introduce the Voter’s Choice Award, a category which is dedicated to acknowledging the work of lesser known artists that are discovered during the MOAMAs nomination and subsequent voting period. Diseko goes on to say, “Museke.com was started by and continues to be run by fans of African music who are dedicated to discovering new and emerging genres as well as rediscovering older genres. We are proud that the work we do at Museke has inspired so many fans to look beyond their own borders and traditional tastes, and the introduction of the Voter’s Choice Award is an acknowledgement of the African music fan.”