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Wednesday 19 February 2014

Waje, Iyanya, PSquare, D'banj bag World Music awards nominations

Several Nigerian artistes including Waje, P-Sqaure, D'banj, Iyanya, Femi Kuti, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Dare Art Alade, Praiz, 2face Idibia and others bagged nominations in various categories in the 2014 World Music Awards. The World Music Awards rewards the best-selling music artistes from every continent. It is decided by votes. Iyanya leads the Nigerian nominees with 6 awards

Waje was nominated in four categories including Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. The 'I wish' songbird is enjoying some international attention off of her debut album. She was also nominated as African artist of the year in the Black Canadian awards a few days ago beside South African star Lira and Kardinal Offishall.  See WMA Africa's nomination list after the cut...


Africa’s World Best Song -
Iyanya – Away
Efya – Best in Me
Timaya – Shake Yur Bum ft. Michael Montana
Wizkid – Eledumare
Tiwa Savage – Eminado ft. Don Jazzy
Black Theama – Fe Balad El Ay Haga
Banky W – Jasi
Iyanya – Le Kwa Ukwu
DJ Assad – Li Tournier
Kinki Kids – Mada Namida Ni Naranai Kanashimi
Samira Said – Mazal
Moneoa Moshesh – More Than You
Anselmo Ralph – Nao Me Tocas
Kenza Farah & Lucenzo – Obsesion (Tropical Family)
D’Banj – Oliver Twist
P Square – Personally
Nhass – Qali Qlibi Marra ft. Mehdi K-libre
Seyi Shay – Ragga Ragga
Tamer Hosny – Si Al Sayed ft. Snoop Dogg
Mode9 – Super Human ft. Canibus
Dr. Sid – Surulere (Remix) ft. Don Jazzy, Wizkid & Phyno
Imany – You Will Never Know

Africa’s World Best Album -
Mamadou Kelly – Adibar
Amr Diab
Ana Kter – Sherine
Tamer Hosny – Bahebak Enta
Rokia Traore – Beautiful Africa
Anselmo Ralph – Best Of Anselmo Ralph
Khaled – C’est La Vie
Jannat – Hob Jamid
Wael Jassar – Meshit Kalass
Femi Kuti – No Place For My Dream
Debademba – Souleymane
Imany – The Shape Of a Broken Heart
Africando – Viva Africando
Waje – W.A.J.E

Africa’s World Best Video -
Efya – Best in Me
Amr Diab – El Lelila
Tiwa Savage – Eminado ft. Don Jazzy
Black Theama – Fe Balad El Ay Haga
Banky W – Jasi
Iyanya – Le Kwa Ukwu
DJ Assad – Li Tournier
Moneoa Moshesh – More Than You
Kenza Farah & Lucenzo – Obsesion (Tropical Family)
D’Banj – Oliver Twist
P Square – Personally
Seyi Shay – Ragga Ragga
Imany – You Will Never Know

Africa’s World Best Female Artiste -
Angham
Efya
Imany
jannat
Latifah
Lira
Moneoa Moshesh
Rokia Traore
Samira Said
Seyi Shay
Sherine
Tiwa Savage
Waje
Zaho

Africa’s World Best Male Artiste -
2face Idibia
Abd Elfattah Grini
Ahmed Soultan
Akon
Amr Diab
Anselmo Ralph
Banky W
Cheb Mami
Danny K
Darey
Davido
D’Banj
Dr. Sid
Fally Ipupa
Femi Kuti
Fuse ODG
Ice Prince
Iyanya
Jose Chameleone
KCee
Khaled
Loyiso Bala
Mamadou Kelly
Mode9
Mohamed Hamaki
Olamide
Praiz
Saber Rebai
Tamer Hosny
Timaya
Wizkid
Wyre

Africa’s World Best Group -
Africando
Black Theama
Debademba
Mafikizolo
Mi Casa
Nhass
P-Square
R2bees
Radio & Weasle
Wama
Wust El-Balad
Zone Fam

Africa’s World Best Live Act -
2face Idibia
Abd Elfattah Grini
Africando
Ahmed Soultan
Akon
Amr Diab
Angham
Anselmo Ralph
Banky W
Black Theama
Cheb Mami
Danny K
Darey
Davido
D’Banj
Debademba
Dr. Sid
Efya
Fally Ipupa
Femi Kuti
Fuse ODG
Ice Prince
Imany
Iyanya
Jannat
Jose Chameleone
Kcee
Khaled
Latifah
Lira
Loyiso Bala
Mafikizolo
Mamadou Kelly
Mi Casa
Mode9
Mohamed Hamaki
Moneona Moshesh
Nhass
Olamide
Praiz
P_Square
R2bees
Radio & Weasle
Rokia Traore
Saber Rebai
Samira Said
Seyi Shay
Sherine
Tamer Hosny
Timaya
Timomatic
Tiwa Savage
Waje
Wama
Wizkid
Wust EL-Balad
Wyre
Zaho
Zone Fam

Africa’s World Best Entertainer Of The Year
Tuface Idibia
Abd Elfattah Grini
Ahmed Soultan
Akon
Amr Diab
Angham
Anselmo Ralph
Banky W
Cheb Mami
Danny K
Darey
Davido
D’Banj
Dr. Sid
Efya
Fally Ipupa
Femi Kuti
Fuse ODG
Ice Prince
Imany
Iyanya
Jannat
Jose Chameleone
Kcee
Khaled
Latifah
Lira
Loyiso Bala
Mafikizolo
Mamadou Kelly
Mode9
Mohamed Hamaki
Moneona Moshesh
Olamide
Praiz
Rokia Traore
Saber Rebai
Samira Said
Seyi Shay
Sherine
Tamer Hosny
Timaya
Tiwa Savage
Wael Jassar
Waje
Wizkid
Wyre
Zaho

133 comments:

Bonita Bislam said...

Nigerian names full everywhere.Giant of africa indeed

Anonymous said...

thank God 4 my wizkid ohhhhh soo happy hez der
#crushflife :*
ok linda pls post ds comment
y'all shd follow ds cute btful princess on instagram @dhollyp... she accepts n follows bk :*

Anonymous said...

May the best man win! Our 9ja don dey pull serious better weight sha. So happy 4 all of them, this is just d beginning. Ogy

Mzz_Mary said...

Let d best win

onyinye said...

Is dis nomination or roll call biko nu.

onyinye said...

Is this nomination or roll call biko nu?

Anonymous said...

WTF IS BANKY W DOING THERE?

Unknown said...

Wish dem d best.

Ahmed Babs said...

Congratulations to them.
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Anonymous said...

Bin nominated is a great honour..congratz guys..wish u pple notin but d best

Anonymous said...

I no see flavour naw y?

Anonymous said...

Na wa o!!! How many people go win for one category na??? See as dem just plenty for dere. ℓøℓ

Anonymous said...

pls what did banky w do last year? Entertainer of the year ke? lol okay

Anonymous said...

pls what did banky w do last year? Entertainer of the year ke? lol okay

bumshasha28 said...

Nigerians r doing well in d music industry in Africa. Kudos.

Unknown said...

First comment...yipee!

Anonymous said...

I gv best act n entertainer 2 banga lee.lol @ fally pupa

Anonymous said...

Dis nominations! Hmmmmmmmm

Anonymous said...

Sommy King said...
AUNTY Linda, biko tell me your problem with me?? I always comment on ur blog but you don't like posting my comments..it is not fair biko, bcos you just killing my vibe...MEE EBERE post o nke a biko...

Unknown said...

Linda u no dey watch match?

Alloy Chikezie said...

That's a good sign that Nigerian music industry is improving


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Amarachukwu. said...

Wishing all the naija artists all the best.

Unknown said...

Congrats to dem

Anonymous said...

Sommy King said....
Too many artists...was it all the musicians in Africa that was nominated??? Ka m juo kwa...

AnnMarie said...

The nominees are plenty sha. I hope my girl Tiwa wins

Unknown said...

Mehn! Too many people in a category, its gonna be hard finding a winner, and the winner eventually would be so thankful

Anonymous said...

Wetin dis waje dey. Sing self mtchewwwww

Anonymous said...

Congrats to them Nollywood actresss Refuses to marry lover

Unknown said...

Wow am so proud of my 9ja peeps wiah u guys luck....but wt d heck did seyi shay sing to b in dt category leaving out omawunmmi....jus thinking out loud eva wud av bin betta...its all good sha

Anonymous said...

Davido anð wizkid really killing it ooo...good of them...where is sean tizzle...lol...no award for the poor boy ni...Eja nla I sight anð limpopo crooner...thumbs up



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Anonymous said...

Kudos to dem bt plz world music award wat d f**k is wrong wit u pple? How many nominees r u supposed to hav in a category? U pple wud hv added ♍ε n my entire family's names to each category. Too many artists nominated in each category abeg

Anonymous said...

Team wizkid ni o

Anonymous said...

I feel davido's skelewu should b part of d africa best song category. His song till has more wave dan even d recennt banky's jasi nd some oda songs in dat category. I feel dis is nt fair enough. Politics

Vivian said...

Making sense

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Congrats to them

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Oluwamikey said...

WIZKID for all d category he was nominated in.

tomisyn said...

Hehe tough list...believe me,they all deserve it buh may the best man win!

sahnzylyn said...

Hmmmm...Lekwanu Waje o.I am so proud of you girl, especially cuz I know where you are coming from. Linda 'chopping comments' ikejo, , abeg chop my comment as usual. Nonsense! !!

Unknown said...

Aaah ah the entire entertainment industry in on the list, if i hear its credible. Secondly I don’t know this award but i already know that it has no value. How on earth can you have 18 nominees for a category?? Hoooooooow??

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Anonymous said...

And dis is nominee's list?

Wildflower said...

How do we vote?

Unknown said...

our artist r making tinz happen. congrat to dem

Unknown said...

Nawa ˚ooº°˚˚°Âºoo too many awards me couldn't read it finish

sii Al said...

good one for........wish all ya best of luck

Unknown said...

Too many nominees in all the categories. It doesn't make sense to me. Wishing all the Naija nominees all the best.

Anonymous said...

Feel free to call this Nigeria /southafrica urban music award... Nah wetin,nah only Nigerians and southafricans sabi sing??nonsense! #cheezyjayne

MARKET MONITOR said...

Wow wow, what a funny long list. How could iyanya have that much??
omg!!you must see what this guy&girl are doing publicly on dance floor! [pics]

jummy said...

Africa's world best song is ELEDUMARE. Africa's world best album is NO PLACE FOR MY DREAM. Africa's world best video is JASI OR PERSONALLY. Africa's world best female artist should be LIRA. Africa's world best male artist is WIZKID. Africa’s World Best Live Act is Timaya, Tiwa Savage and may b wizkid. Africa’s World Best Entertainer Of The Year is Wizkid

Anonymous said...

Waje mi........u good ni.....linda its passed ur bed time.......#OMAz

Unknown said...

Hahaha is this for real..........are these artists nominated or they just named evryone doing music in africa sorry but ill stick to the metro fm and channel o awards

Lyndy said...

The nominees re too many. Bias will set in nd its most likely that the best artists won't win. Btw, which other well known song did Waje sing last year apart frm 'I wish', cos am gettin confused. Am not beefing ooo, just wanna get enlightened

Anonymous said...

Nigerian Artists Be Bouncing Forward . Congratz Brotherz !
Via Mistur_Nuel

Anonymous said...

wizkid, dbanj , waje , tiwa savage , psquare

Anonymous said...

Them for nominate every artist wey dey africa na

Unknown said...

All d male categories hav long lists. I am proud of Nigerian acts. Dey r truely doing us proud. I wish dem luck in these awards.

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Waje, very soon ur boobs will be d size of dat globe u holding. Okay bk to d mata, sayi shay go girl. I just love her

Unknown said...

Psquare all d way

Unknown said...

The List is so long and challenging.. Hope our Guys get some of the awards

Anonymous said...

Goodluck guys

Harnikky said...

Congrats to you all..forward ever!

Anonymous said...

Best entertainer award goes to banga lee for sure

GISTMEE said...

congrats to them





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GISTMEE said...

congrats to them





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Anonymous said...

Absolute rubbish!! They couldn't wittle it down to smaller numbers?? This is a waste of time jor..

Unknown said...

It pains me for Wande coal sha.wot d heck are sm of those oda 9ja artists doin there wen WC's name was not even mentioned even once.it really pains me for dat guy sha cos his one of 9ja's best I swear.

Walata said...

I ddnt see flavor name ahh wtf

Unknown said...

2 much awards to be win. Lucky for the winner. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

Olubukola Ozone said...

Whoopi! Iyanya topin d list... #Steady steady reppin for my city yeah yeah...#

Anonymous said...

ahn ahn....d nomination too much abeg....anyways i wish all our naija artiste d best of luck.....Btw Miss Linda ur blog is beginning to get childish n so unprofessional, fake news n awkward comments frm pathetic "annon".....der is a need fr a rebrand here plss.....check out bella naija....so on point......bt still ur fan ........

Ekene legend

AM.PersonOne said...

The name: The World Music Awards give a bigger picture of internaltion and like world contest, I was like wow, but having see the award categories, its simply should be called Africa's Music Awards that Potray's the true picture and celebration of our African artists world wide. Congrats to all the nominee's and success.

Unknown said...

Goodluck

Anonymous said...

Iyanya leads the Nigerian nominees with 6 awards? or 6 nominees?

Global Orient Desk said...

Good

Unknown said...

Really wished Nollywood would transcend †̥♥ d place of musicwood ( =))º°˚˚˚°ÂºÐ½aĦaнaº°˚˚˚°Âº‎​=)) )..........now our music can rub shoulders wit oyibo's , not much difference , S̶̲̥̅Æ ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ I'm not surprised dey r beginning †̥♥ secure international recognition , but can â„“̊ say S̶̲̥̅Æ ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ for our movie industry ? #SMH †̥♥ bed

Anonymous said...

Nice one! Dose Waje's boobs sha..*grinning*
#Original Igbo Chic

Anonymous said...

Eja Nla!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm.....interestin. Way2go 2face & co.

Anonymous said...

Too many artists

Anonymous said...

wizkid go win all d award na...he has been d overall best from 2011 till now. he tried in 2010 but nt best. he tried in 09 too

Anonymous said...

my mother dey tell me democracy, but my government dey show me supremacy...eledumare all d way

Anonymous said...

Must all d nig musician win? Haba! Na almost all of them dey d list. Ojoro

OJAI baby said...

Hmmm thats a good one inyanya, and congrats to all other awardees

Debbie Chelsea said...

I wish Dbanj all d best!!!!!! Lindodo hope u owk? I care

Mystic Falls said...

This list is full of talents..I just wish our Nigerian artist luck at the WMA.

Anonymous said...

The nominees are too plenty.....anyway congrats to them

TBELLZ said...

Good luck to all the nigerian nominees. But the list of nominees in each category is so unbelievably long.phhhhhhhheeww!

Anonymous said...

Dumb nominations

GodHonestTruth:) said...

I want iyanya or square too win

Anonymous said...

I wish dem all d best


FDJ

thatigbogirlisfinelikethat said...

Wetin dat dbanjing guy dey do there sef.biko Kedi emeciano kor bia kpoputa nwatakiri a bu dbanjin b4 o gwa ndi mmadu na anyi choo publicity rinne maka ego

Anonymous said...

wizkid, waje all d way

Anonymous said...

I'm surprised Asa is not there!!!! Nonsense list of temporary musicians

Soul said...

As in eh. E be like say na every human being dem nominate. Na wetin? Oginidi?

Blunt Fuck said...

Waje-the lady with the 'Holy Breast'. I love them scatter! I will do ANYTHING to feel and 'drink' from them, and I will be HAPPY.

haters-slayer said...

seems like they omitted davido's name.

haters-slayer said...

ok davido spotted.

Anonymous said...

@FDJ dbanj olivertwist was nominated for world music awards 2012, there was a news that dat dbanj will perform but the awards was postponed to 2013, it was later postponed to 2014,hating dbanj has no effect note that

Anonymous said...

haters get facts before hating, if you want to know why dbanj olivertwist was nominated check awards and nominations for dbanj wikipedia

Anonymous said...

@FDJ m sure you were among the guys that said dbanj won't win any awards again after olivertwist, sorry hater, dbanj won encomium awards 013,he was awarded by osun state governor etc

Anonymous said...

some haters still hating on dbanj for stupid reasons, donjazzy confirmed that the mohits split came from him during the toolz ndani interview but guys/mainly igbo donjazzy fans are still blaming dbanj till now upon all the mohits split came from donjazzy

Anonymous said...

they still play dbanj olivertwist in uk radios,ceo dancers danced to olivertwist and kurukere on xfactor uk last year ending or so,olivertwist was popular in some romania radios too so its no surprise

Unknown said...

Mw sef confuse oo

Anonymous said...

get your facts before hating, donjazzy confirmed the mohits split came from him but some haters are still hating on dbanj,dbanj olivertwist got 4 worldmusic awards nom in 012, the award was postponed to 013,postponed again to 2014, they still play olivertwist on uk radios up till now, it was played on eastenders show early january 014,so not surprised

Anonymous said...

2face baba all de way joor

Iyke Igboaka said...

U just took de word outta ma mouth abi na Football match Line up ????



Ejòr elo ní nokia charger..

Iyke Igboaka said...

Bcus musicians pass listeners na lol



Ejòr elo ní nokia charger..

Anonymous said...

Rubbish list... Do they know the gap between the release of Oliver Twist and seyi shay Ragga regge...?

Anonymous said...

Wow, Seyi Shay has 5 nominations. Amazing

Anonymous said...

Thank you dear, na wetin me dey wonder oo. Nomination category dey pass 6?

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much. I jst dont understand what his name is doing on the list ohh! Mtscheww

dhobiz said...

Seconded I pray wizzy gets something

Unknown said...

Nigerians we are the best...

Anonymous said...

Waje pls watch your weight.

Jes sayin...

Unknown said...

Honestly I think dbanj would win like 2 awards for best song and best video with oliver twist. davido or psquare for African artist of the year

Unknown said...

WAJE IS BEAUTIFUL, MMMMUUAAAHHH

Unknown said...

Nigerians re really mking us proud,9ice1 guys

Unknown said...

Naija 4 life

Anonymous said...

6 Nominations dear. Thank me later.

Anonymous said...

Nice one

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Livvsreamblog said...

#Teamdbanj

Almahroof Mubaraq said...

Thumbs Up Wizkid

Mubwiz

Anonymous said...

Am angry o!what happen to Mr Flavor?

Apple said...

Wish you guys the best.

Unknown said...

I'm happy for Waje. She's a good singer indeed.

Ola P said...

I just tire. ... d names too much abeg!

Ralu m said...

Names everywhere...looks like they practically nominated all the artists in Africa. Hope our guys win

Anonymous said...

does she post nudes? 0_0 Anuofia!

Anonymous said...

Ahn ahnnnnnnn... Wen did nomination lists get dis long..Haba

Unknown said...

What are they listening to these dais, africa's best and I don't see asa's name on the list, waje and tiwa combined can't do shii when maami is singing.. rubbish.. 2face na boss tho..

Anonymous said...

Yeah support u on dat. Wats banky doing on dat list

Jessica alaboh said...

Wizkid 4eva

Lechie said...

When is Sean Tissle? Eeya , he is just a small boy that is just coming up.But after all thise hits songs, I expected that he would be nominated at least, in one category.

Anonymous said...

Linda, ModeNine got 4 nominations and thought he did not deserve to be mentioned in your write-up. If it was MI, you would have put his picture boldly there. As a public figure, if you're NOT fair in your reporting you would soon lose credibility.

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