2Face, P-Square, Mo’Cheddah, Sasha, Liquideep, Fally Ipupa & Eminem win big at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards
Posted on Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at 11:27 PMBy BellaNaija.com
*More photos and BN’s account of events at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 will be updated soon.
Congolese artist Fally Ipupa, and Nigeria’s 2Face led the winners at the third edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (MAMA), each taking home two trophies at the music awards ceremony at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos on 11 December 2010.
Nominated in four separate categories, Fally Ipupa scored wins for Best Video (“Sexy Dance”) and Best Francophone act while 2Face, a former MAMA winner from 2009, picked up trophies for Artist of the Year and Best Male.
Cabo Snoop notched up a music first for Angola by becoming the first ever Angolan winner at MAMA 2010, taking home the prize for Best Lusophone act. The inaugural Best Anglophone award went to Kenyan Gospel breakthrough artist Daddy Owen – the first time a gospel artist has won a MAMA.
Song of the Year was won by South African pop/R&B outfit Liquideep for their hauntingly lovely ‘Fairytale’. New MAMA award category Best Performance was won by Big Nuz, the South African house trio making waves all over the continent.
Nigerian vocalist Sasha scored Nigeria’s first ever win in the Best Female category after Kenyan dominance over the last two years. Nigerian R&B duo P-Square (Nigeria) added yet another MAMA trophy to their awards cabinet – taking home Best Group for the third year running! Rising Nigerian star Mo Cheddah notched up her first win in the hotly contested Brand:New category which recognises rising stars tipped by MTV for success.
The prestigious Best International act was received by Eminem who accepted the award via satellite from the USA. The MAMA Legend award, won by the late, great Miriam Makeba, was presented by Public Enemy founder and hip hop pioneer Chuck D.
The 2010 MAMA awards opened with an explosive performance by Hip Hop heavyweight, Rick Ross, and closed with an unforgettable rendition of “Win” featuring T-Pain, Rick Ross, Da LES and 2Face – a world first. In keeping with the tradition of the awards, the show featured an array of electrifying collaborations between artists from different parts of the continent, mixing up music genres, language and cultures in a unprecedented extravaganza of African talent. Among the collaborations were Nigeria’s 2Face who hooked up with South African rock outfit The Parlotones. The performance of Banky W’s “Lagos Party” saw South Africa’s Big Nuz, Angola’s Cabo Snoop and Paul G and DRC’s Barbara Kanam rocking the house with the first ever truly pan-African version of the hit track.
Commented Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa, “Tonight’s MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel was a joyful and uplifting celebration of African youth culture and music. It brought together the best talent from across Africa to showcase the incredible music that Africa has to offer to the world. It is amazing to see the collaborations between the artists as it fosters a spirit of camaraderie and creative exchange that takes their music to a new level.”
Commented Andre Beyers, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Africa, “The diversity and talent of the performances this evening was a reflection of the vast and rich talent pool that Africa has to offer. We at Airtel are proud to partner with the MTV Africa Music Awards as it is a platform for the youth and young at heart in Africa, enabling them to showcase their talent to a global audience. Music is an important way to connect with Africa as we relaunch the Airtel brand on the continent. It will support Airtel’s mission of giving the youth a means to express themselves and the freedom to do more.”
Among the performers at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel were: 2Face (Nigeria), Banky W (Nigeria), Barbara Kanam (DRC), Big Nuz (South Africa), Cabo Snoop (Angola), Daddy Owen (Kenya), Diamond (Tanzania), Eve (USA), Fally Ipupa (DRC), J. Martins (Nigeria), Jozi (South Africa), Liquideep (South Africa), Lizha James (Mozambique), Mo Cheddah (Nigeria), Paul G (Angola), P-Unit (Kenya), Public Enemy (USA), Radio & Weasel (Uganda), Rick Ross (USA), Sarkodie (Ghana), Sasha (Nigeria), T-Pain (USA), Teargas (South Africa), The Parlotones (South Africa), Wande Coal (Nigeria).
Guest presenters and celebrity guests included Ba Ponga, Dama do Bling, Lizha James, Daniel Amokachi, Oluchi, Julius Agwu, Genevieve Nnaji, Muthoni, Nneka, MTV VJs Vanessa Mdee & Sizwe Dhlomo, Tatiana, JoJo and fashion designer Lisa Folawiyo.
MAMA 2010 WINNERS IN FULL
Best Anglophone – Daddy Owen (Kenya)
Best Francophone – Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Best Lusophone – Cabo Snoop (Angola)
Artist of the Year – 2Face (Nigeria)
Best Female – Sasha (Nigeria)
Best Male – 2Face (Nigeria)
Best Video – Fally Ipupa (DRC): “Sexy Dance”
Best Group – P-Square (Nigeria)
Brand New Act - Mo’Cheddah (Nigeria)
Best Performance – Big Nuz (South Africa)
Song of the Year – Liquideep (South Africa): “Fairytale”
MAMA Legend – Miriam Makeba (South Africa)
Best International – Eminem (USA)
The MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel premieres on MTV base (DStv Channel 322) on Saturday 18 December at 19:00 CAT, with repeats on Sunday 19 December at 08:00 CAT and 14:00 CAT.
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News Source: MTV
Photo Credit: Michelly Rall/Getty Images
Tags: MTV Africa Music Awards
9ja 4 life
I think Airtel should have waited till after the awards to use 2face as their brand ambassador. It comes across as if 2face won all his categories because Airtel was the sponsor. I’m sure that is not the case but it sure does look like it.
2Face ur d Bomb,God be with u…
Congratulation 2baba and all the other winners
Ope o…mumu Mohits and stupid E.M.E no win anything….thank God say good muzik win dis time…
E be like say you vex oh
I get mohits, but how does EME not make good music, forgetting Don’t Dull. I love Mo’Cheddah but it’s not like her songs are so different from Banky W
Don’t it twisted
tink b4 u talk…..hu says EME dont make gud muzic……
i love your website. i would love to write for you. am a freelance journalist
How can the show premiere on the 18th with repeats on the 12th? Doesn’t add up, Bella please correct the error.
Thanks for spotting that. That’s the info we received from MTV, will clarify and correct.
Bella corrected that for MTV and the other news papers who wrote repeat for 12th when the show itself airs for the first time by the 18th,That’s why Bellanaija is so efficient.
Naija 4lyf! Congrats to winners buh rili wish Psquare won best performance cos ths guyz rili deserve to!
Totally agree with you man. Those brothers two; they rock big time!
@tuGbaskiKid………..Awards comes wit categories n dats y we hve genres of music. Tuface wil neva win a D’banj or Banky W’s category cus they sing diff music. Let’s appreciate pple z work wen we cnt evn do more or less for dat mata! Mohits, EME, all Naija artistes rocks!
Oh are u sure? How did ‘Enter the place’ win best R & B Album last year at Hip Hop world? Na the same category naija award put dem o!! Imagine ‘Enter d place ‘ as RnB…try sing ‘Enter d place’ slows…lol…TUBABA 4 LIFE…E PASS EM ALL,make those yeye pple work hard instead of feeling so laid back and dishin out rubbish o…copying foreign acts wey dem think say we no go hear…9ja we don see pass just d surface now, we luv music as much as we luv soccer…so they should take heed lest anyman wey think say him tight go fall…ask FAZE,He don ‘PUT AM 4 GEAR 1 AND 2 AND 3′ E no work
guy u jst dey beef these men, Tuface is a good artist, as well as banky W and D’banj….u dey beef dem as if say if u see dem for club u no go hail dem or even dance to ther music, guy free these men, dem no even dey see u…if u no like, go really ur own music or go hud transformer
LOL @FAZE put am for gear 1, 2, 3, 4 e no work LOL abeg…..
gbaski u get mouth…no mind them…na true tlk u dey yarn
YEAH!!!!! LOVE IT!
Mo’Cheddah’s wish came true.
2FACE!!! MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW.PURE TALENT
congrats to the winners….Eve looks smashing hot
Just can’t wait for more pix…
Lol….no wack dbanj n the mo’hit crew, no more wack hyped music, no more puppets, thank God for MTV……….I support good music
you are sooooo right! none of that whack music this time.
2baba.
Great talent will always be recognised even from afar off.
im a die-hard fan,anytime ,anyday.
God bless.
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2face u are absolutely unstoppable. U are d king of africa music.
Am happy for 2face. He is my idol. Kudos to Psquare, MoCheddah, Sasha, Eminem and the rest! I love you all. Ping me up on 21904C0A.
Who puts their pin on bella naija?? :s
2baba toh bad o,oshe.mocheddah baby rock on,sasha p is the first lady.and the one and only sexy fally ipupa,u guys r too much.banky w,sowee
Congrats to Sasha and all the other winners.
Congratulations to p square, month cheddah and tuface u guys make us proud
month cheddah?
lol. BB error.
Am so excited that 2face Won Yayyyyy
His Lyrics is the ish
sasha won what???????????? anyway sha, the babe should hit the gym and lose the pot belly, just see her next to eve, when u are in the entertainment industry u are in the spotlight hence the need to keep in shape or just wear clothes that fit your body type! ah ah! this is getting too much!
That is not true, one does not have to be skinny to succeed in their industry i.e Monique, Missy, Quuen Latifah…….. you seem to forget about their talents, that is what really matters and make them shine!
imagine her without her full figure… abeg free the babe joh
Guys, she did not say the rapper should be skinny. READDDDD! When you lose weight, you are not skinny. Now that Monique has lost weight, would you call her skinny?
We need to get rid of the stereotype that black don’t read.
okay chillax we don’t all need to be size zeros, if she’s comfortable the way she is leave her, it’s not in her job description to be the size you want her to be , thank you very much mr/ms/mrs/icon
Icon is right though,she needs to dress for her body type and that dress ain’t cutting it. Nigerian celebs need to work on their image.
fally ipupa, how could they resist! i like the diversity of this year’s awards. wish i could watch.
You guys at Bella Naija are really doing great. Thank you for all your reporting…everything. World class! Please don’t stop.
Eminem, the highest selling rapper ever.
Eminem,I love you,congrats baby.
so disappointed in mtv for not airing the event live, the EMAs and VMAs all aired live, but when it comes to africa, we watch delayed and edited stuff.
No offence but i think song of the year should be “fall in love” by D’banj
R u alright? hw can dt dead n gone song-fall in love wind song of d year…abeg its either u r backward or plain deaf…
lmao!!! that song came out in late 2008. just that he barely did the video for it this year.
that song is old, stale, played out.
and on top of that, not even a very good song either.
ABEG! make we hear betta tin.
Mohits went home empty handed?
Am so happy for you 2Baba and all other winners most expespecially p square. But this guys deserve more than this
i love tubaba,he has made us proud
mumu dbanj and waiter banky w go take photo shoot for d awards
Hello pips, im happy that you guyz are now getting the fact that Nigeria Music industry is full of Fake hypes and low class artist in terms of contents and quality,I think its time we recognize the fact that the likes Mo hits and copy cats crooners Peter and Paul are Bunch of Fake – artist ,but I think they are great performers ,somebody should tell what the hell is mo chether or what ever are name is to quit the game cos I know she is a product of proper management or money bags because she does not deserve the hype she has been getting,what has she done to deserve an award ? and somebody tell me that WACKY W is not FAKE? please I am tired of the Bull sh*t MTV Base as lost it.I think the CARTEL that is dictating to these people should allow the industry to grow please.
I get that you are pissed and all, but seriously, next time, take a deep breath, read through your comment and correct all typos/grammatical errors before posting.
Thanks.
I don’t get what your talking about.
Nigerians like critisizing their own too much.Other Africans talk about how good our music industry is and some people can only see negatives.I’m proud of our musicians .
They’re just hating my dear! They can’t stand to see others do well, so they look for something to criticise and if there is nothing, they will input one.
Nahh man. we need to criticise wotwe have so it can still stay on top of the rest n everyother can appreciate it. criticism is good for improvement, like a funace dat purifies gold.
JOY
Oooo,someone is upset,at the end of the day, These are the artists that we have in nigeria deal with it and keep it moving!
wat language are u speaking mr?
Lol! Indeed u should read your comments and correct your grammatical and spelling errors before having the cheek to criticise others who are making very good use of their talents and showcasing what we as Nigerians have to offer.
Dear brightnlovely, if you still haven’t gotten that mo’cheddah et al make good music then i don’t know what u’re all about. Agreed we have the wacks but please well put together people and shows (MAMA) shouldn’t be your aimless target next time aight??? thanks.
you sound like a very bitter person…I hope all is well in your life outside of this blog!
2baba your like water everybody wanna drink..i love you tuface with all my heart and im very happy for you with the award..
Bella Naija… Thnk you sooooo much. Can’t wait for the main pictures o
O GA O… SASHA SHOULD LOSE WEIGHT??? No be Africa we dey? Na skinny women dey reign nowadays??? And comparing her to Eve? I swear the first thing I thought when I saw her was how SHE had lost weight. And aside that, what happened to different people having different shapes and sizes. As logn as she isn’t obese and clogging her arteries with lethal fat, I don’t think anyone has the right to comment on someone else’s weight. Neither the privilege of anonymity nor the person’s career- entertainer or not- should allow for such insult. Haba… We are all human beings now. At least, the babe get mirror. If she doesn’t want to change how she looks, wetin be your own?
Mini-rant over. I would be the last person to take a jibe at Sasha’s weight but WTF did she win best female for? Best Female? In Africa? SASHA? Surely that is a slap to the face of female musicians around the continent. This is nothign personal but this should be about merit. I find it hard to believe that Sasha deserves the accolade of the top female performer on the African continent.
Looking forward to the red carpet pics…
Let’s leave her weight aside , she should at least dress in ways that complement her body size.
What in the world is sasha doing there? Like really??? What has she put out that has been successful in recent YEARS? i think loads of these things are ass kissing moves….like seriously! Storm just always has to “plug-in” their folks….
One sure thing is; paying attention to awards and accolades will get u nowhere….Good Music all day!
Maybe you don’t have a tv she has been the most consistent female artist in Africa this year period ! This is not surulere awards so please.
How has she been consistent? How many singles does she have out? Please lets not be deceiving ourselves.
anyone has videos from the awards???
Tuface,here’s your num 1 fan. Got all albums know all songs.
Please let’s all make good music with content. Big ups to all the other winners especislly fally ipupa.
Sound sultan love your lyrics to death,you’ll be recognised keep it up.
Respect to tuface innocent “raindrops” idibia
Where did you guyz watched the show? i’ll luv to watch it too plz cn u direct me to the website to see it. Thnks
2baba, ure dah bomb…..mo’cheddah toh bad!….more grease.
you guys are the best……big up to my best group p square and other 9ja best talent for the awards received
i’m so happy 4 2baba, peter & Paul Mo’chedda, firtslady you all rocked good 4 9ja industry….
Yes O! Nothing dey happen!. Big ups to the legendary 2 Face. Congrats to Sasha, I’m glad she got an award. Congrats to all d other winners too.
My digital wife won sha… Congrat mo’chedda @2face gboko gboko!
@EME shey MTVB thief your kele?
2Baba … You are the Ish … am glad Your good music is ruling everywhere … Psquare yeah ..am glad you guys won too cos you deserve it… though am not satisfied with some Naija winners oo.in my opinion … Nneka should have won it instead of Sasha … cos erm erm her music doesnt appeal to me .. Pls thats my opinion .. Banky could have won as well cos he had a very good year .. he gave us good music and nice videos .. still wonder why DARE ART ALADE wasnt nominated atleast for that song NOT THE GIRL .. maybe am not seeing what the organizers are seeing sha .. but for me if that song was sang by Lionel Richie it would surely get a grammy recognition … God bless naija artistes that sings good music … 2baba God bless you more… anyways Naija for life …
What more can i say about 2face, he’s just a music god. Love u brother..no shakin
2baba, u ar d best.
So happy for our lucky winners….tubaba mi amor…te queiro
Tank Gud music is recognised…………….Tuface n Psquare u guy s r doin us proud…..
2 baba 3 baba 4 baba….10face…u get mouth…God bless you more everyday….keep doing your thing….
im sorry but im trying to understansd why sasha would wind best female. come on…wat exactly did she do this year or the year before anyway?
I love 2face!!!!big ups man!
God bless tubaba….. YOU ARE THE BEST
eve n sasha are amazing, go gurls!
Music is. In nigeria congrats 2face idibia
Tuface has remained consistent and unargueably Africa’s best by leaps and bounds.Mo’chedda truly deserved the award;u need to listen to her album to appreciate her better!But for me the biggest winner was FALLY IPUPA….i actually followed his progress from being a back-up dancer/vocalist for Koffi Olomide way back to finally pursuing a solo career….now an MTV award!..waoh!hw dreams come true!…..Fally,uur my biggest winner!
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2face is just unstoppable..haters tot he was finished last year,only for him to return to the pinnacle of African music(where he belongs)!How can anyone be beta than him in Nigeria?He’s the BEST IN AFRICA!Yes oooo
Thank God good music was recognised not bunch of entertainers like mo.hits. Congrats tu baba
i’m sooooo happy for mo chedda…it is such a great achievement for an early stage in her carry…CONGRATS BABY
Good on you 2Face. My lil girls adore Mo Cheddar. My 5 year old keeps asking if she is Chinese which has me in stitches when we watch the Ko Ma Roll video.
I’m happy that naija took home the most wins, 5 awards!
but…Sasha for best female? WHAT? like someone else said, that could have gone to Nneka or someone else.
I’m happy that she’s naija and all, but Sasha? Okay… o_O
muahh @ t-pain!!!
wow i’m happy for all the whole naija acts hat won,naija for life we’ll keep staying on top of the african music scene.
woww look at the $30 H&M dress sasha is wearing!
here we go…
wow and how is that ur business .btw did u follow her to buy the dress…smh
@ KC must u talk? Even if d dress is $1 or half a dollar, it looks good n that’s what she has chosen to wear. She doesn’t hv to spend a fortune on a dress or hair or shoes like d latest crase in naija just to keep up with the fashion trend today n end up broke. Its her choice respect it or go chop stone.
Thanks for the unsolicited ad.. I am actually going to look for it hopefully , we have it here..
Fally Ipupa ft Krys video is sikkkkkk, I think it needs it own post. I’m reallly loving the diversity of music across the continent
Fally Ipupa looking great! Yeah sexy danse is a great song so good to see he won it.
Good for 2face and psquare
Thank you jaare…. rubbish!!!!
Did Mochedda cut her hair the first picture beside tuface looks like it? Just saw her picture at this event somewhere and it looks like she did too..
I love BN fo 2 reasons; the updates n info n most especially the comments. They keep me cmg bk fo more. Neeways congrats to all d winners bt Sasha?…… Not sure
2baba 4 life, d guy is gud n I thank african 4 recognising him once again buh WTF is Sasha doing up there as d best female artiste of d year pls? MTV una don fall my hand 4 Sasha mata Ø!!
Because people outside of nigeria don’t Know Darey YET!
I must say (not being nigerian) I’ve been wondering why D’banj is such a big deal when people like Darey are so underrated?
I’m just saying, I’d rather listen to Wande Coal than the D’banj himself…He’s entertaining I must say but not what I would put to someone who wants to listen to music or see some real talent… And that copying american acts thing also has a lot to do with why some nigerian artists have a hard time breaking outside of the nigerian community, why listen to the copy when you can get the real deal? If those guys would pay attention, the songs that brought all of them the most success are the ones where they were not trying to be someone else or sound like something else.
2Face,U dey represent Naija wella.We dey feel u,brother keep flying to the top.I DEY FEEL LIKE 2FACE.
Idey feel like 2Face!
2baba na Baba, evry othr baba na Barber………God bless every artiste dishing out good music…Naija we rep….
LMAO! (mumu) your funny. their time will come. D.W
i swear the Rap game needs EVE back,nobody came close when she was in her prime.
2FACE has always been my man! I am not surprised he bagged both artiste of the year and best male awards. This is what humility + great talents does for you. Kudos BIG bROS!!!
Tu-face, P square, M I, u guyz are too much……………..
Really cool but pls where is MI ? didn’t see his name any where around & Bella can we pls have more pics uploaded *wink, wink*
Tu face u are simply the best.
by the way jst saw the red carpet pics………cheers Bella, doubt if I’ll ever get enough of you.
2face deserves it. He’s so sexy, without even trying.
Sasha looks a mess standing next to Eve.
Who is this Fally Ipupa dude? He’s kind of sexy.
T-pain and Rick Ross should have just staying back here, cuz they look a mess.
Ok, I just looked up Fally Ipupa, he officially has a fan. I just wish I understand what he’s saying.
Fally Ipupa is HOT and his sexy dance…..oooooooooh
i love u 2face…………………..u deserve evrytin u got…………………….keep it up!
okay..Fally Ipupa..I dont understand half of what you sing..But I LOVE U..N ur sexiness N ur dancing skillz..woiiii..the boy is got me drooling..lol. BIg up to My African Prince : 2BAba!
whateva happened to gud muzik?
mocheddar is very wack as far as im concerned! nd if anybody says im beefin may u pee on your bed tonite if u want me and ko ma roll? seriously!she sings crap her rap is wack she has a freakishly large nose i no fine o i knw so i wld say wat i pls….
we nid to celebrate real talents as far as i knw she hella doesnt deserve that award! nonsence im so upset!!!!!
oya start to chop me raw moasskissers!!!!
congrats tu face u deserve every bit of wat u r getting luv u plenty!!!
glad to c that other african acts were recognized
viva pan africaness!!!!
i’ll give it 2 2face anyday,anytime.he’s actually d only artist dt makes music i’ll never get tired of & play it over & over again(good music).its nt dt d others arent ok,but its ok 2 sing rubbish 2,3,4 tyms,but wen rubbish is all u sing everytym,den it bcums annoying & its lyk u are mocking d pips listening 2 d songs.its nt lyk international musicians sing better than nigerian musicians dey also sing trash n meaningless songs.i prefer nigerian songs but many arent doin it 4 me.if dey could just settle down & make good music dey would b given their due respect.2face still remains my best musician in d world.
Everything you said about Dare Art Alade and his You’re Not The Girl is VERY CORRECT…in and out! Sometimes people just fall out when they fail to push buttons especially in this part of the world
I really love the MAMA award nominees…Thanks to GOD and Naija musicians…One love.
GOD HAS PUT 2FACE ENEMY 2 SHAME.2BABA LIVE ON
i thought i was d only one that felt Mo Hits were singing rubbish… thank God people still listen and know good music. as 4 me i lo0ok forward to people recognizing IBIYEMI if we are really talking about good music. Up TU BABA!!!!!!………
Nija
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Big ups 2 all Naija artists they are really makin Naija proud but I think Psquare should av won more. Anyways MTVB knw best. Fellas check out my debut singles Like home nd Rapu ya playin in radio stations across Nigeria nd in Cd compilation. Cshawama
Our Nigeria Artists are taking us to places