NIGERIA DOMINATES WINNERS LIST AT CHANNEL O AWARDS 2011

One of Africa’s biggest acts D’banj might have been absent at the recently concluded Channel O Awards 2011 which took place on Friday, November 11, 2011 but the self-acclaimed ‘African Michael Jackson’ still bagged two awards making the number of awards won by Nigeria total to six.

D’banj in absentia won the award for ‘Most Gifted Male Video Artiste’ as well as an honorary ‘Special Recognition’ award. The G.O.O.D Music signee gave his acceptance speech via a recorded video which was telecast at the show.

Other Nigerian winners include R&B King Darey who won the award for ‘Most Gifted Dance Video Artiste’ and Naeto C for ‘Most Gifted African West Video Artiste’. Rapper Ice Prince also beat fellow Nigerian act Wizkid to clinch the ‘Most Gifted Newcomer Video Artist’ while the show’s co-host Banky W walked away with the award for ‘Most Gifted R&B Video Artist’.

The event which took place at the Taboo Sandton in Johannesburg saw some thrilling performances from Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, Angolan Cabo Snoop and DJ Cleo and was hosted by E-M-E singer Banky W and VJ Dineo.

Check out the full list of winners below…

Most Gifted Dance Video Artist
Darey - Ba Ni Ki Di

Most Gifted African East Video Artist
Radio and Weseal, Keko - How We Do It (Remix)

Most Gifted Hip Hop Video Artist
AKA - Victory Lap

Most Gifted African West Video Artiste
Naeto C - 10 Over 10

Most Gifted Afro Pop
Theo – Ukhona

Most Gifted Kwaito Video Artist
The Dogg - This Is My Time

Most Gifted R&B Video Artist
Banky W. ft. M.I. - Feeling It

Most Gifted African Southern Video Artiste
Liquideep - Settle For Less

Most Gifted Newcomer Video Artist
Ice Prince ft BrymO – Oleku

Most Gifted Male Video Artist
D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg - Mr Endowed (Remix)

Most Gifted Female Video
Lira – Phakade

Most Gifted Video Of The Year Artist
Zakes Bantwini - Wasting My Time

Special Recognition Award
D’Banj

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The reason D'Banj didn't go to Channel O Awards

The Channel O Awards is taking place tonight and our very own Koko master will be getting two awards.

Most gifted artist and a Special Recognition Award. Unfortunately D'banj won't be there to receive the award...he's not in SA, he's in Nigeria.

I hear D'Banj and his crew planned to storm the award, where he was also billed to perform, but on getting to the airport yesterday to travel to SA, they discovered that the Channel O Awards organisers had gotten him an economy ticket, instead of at least a business ticket, which I guess he's accustomed to. So he and his crew turned back

But the two parties are saying it was mostly a communication break down...D'Banj had been placed on a wait list for a business class ticket but the flights were fully booked for days etc etc...

So since he won't be there live, the Channel O people went to his Lekki home to record an acceptance speech which will be aired during the show when his award is announced.

Was D'Banj right to refuse to fly Economy? I don't know...I kind support him on this sha...he's definitely earned the right to fly first class. But if it were me, no economy ticket will stop me from attending a show where I'm being honored...but that's me..:-)

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D’BANJ TO BE HONOURED AT CHANNEL O MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2011

African pop star Dapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj is to be honoured at the forthcoming 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards, organizers have announced. The Entertainer will be given a Special Recognition award on Friday, November 11, 2011, during the awards ceremony.

With the recent news, D’banj follows in the footsteps of past winners K’Naan, Brenda Fassie and George Lee in 2010, 2009 and 2008 respectively.

D’banj, who co-hosted the awards show alongside DJ Sbu back in 2007, has shown impressive qualities as an African artiste in his six-year musical journey. He has released three solo albums ‘No long thing’ (2005), ‘Rundown Funk U Up’ (2006), ‘The Entertainer’ (2008) and the anticipation for his fourth – ‘Mr Endowed’ increases by the day.

His hard work led to the recent international record deal signing with US rapper Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music earlier this year.

It’s really an honour for us to be celebrating an artist such as D’Banj for this year’s Special Recognition Award. Besides the obvious success that D’Banj has had, one of the stand-out factors is that his career, his success and his path run parallel with the growth that we have seen in the African music industry since the inception of the Channel O Music Video Awards. To us he represents a breed of African urban artists who are the African dream’, says Leslie ‘Lee’ Kasumba, Channel O Africa Manager.

As announced earlier, the awards show will be hosted by Nigerian R&B singer Banky W and South African O-Access presenter Dineo Moeketsi and broadcast live on Channel O from the Sandton Convention Centre.

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Denrele Edun Joins Channel O

The former Soundcity VJ has joined the South Africa based music station as a VJ

Channel O recently selected new, vibrant and talented VJ's from all over Africa to join their team.

Denrele Edun was picked from Nigeria. Others are: Flavia Tumusiime (Uganda), Jokate Mwegelo (Tanzania), Joey Muthengi (Kenya), Stefen ‘J.Town’ Menson (Ghana) and Maya Wegerif, (South Africa)

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BANKY W & DINEO MOEKETSI TO HOST CHANNEL O MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

Talented musician Bankole Wellington aka Banky W. and South African damsel and TV presenter, Dineo Moeketsi have been announced as the host of 2011 edition of Channel O’s Music Video Awards slated for 11-11-11. Reacting to the selection, Banky W.

said, “It is truly a great honour for me to be chosen as this year’s host. Channel O has been one of the greatest platforms for African artists over the years, and the award show is always a spectacular event; the show has a history of raising the bar and setting the standard for events on our continent.

 I’m so proud to be a part of it. I’m very excited about the opportunity, and I hope and pray that I do a great job as anchor. I plan on working with the team to ensure that this year’s show is the biggest and best celebration of African music that we’ve had till date… Let’s go!! #LagosPartyStateofMind.” While an elated Dineo also commented: 

“Of all the peaks during my time at Channel O, I never imagined this would come my way. I am honoured, humbled, pleasantly surprised and ever so grateful to be hosting this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards. 

I am even more excited to have such a brilliant African artist like Banky W as my co-host. Words cannot begin to describe how thankful I am for Channel O. I’m well beyond excited and I get tiny butterflies just thinking about it.

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2FACE, DAREY, D’ BANJ, OTHERS MAKE CHANNEL O MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS NOMINEES LIST

South African-based music channel, Channel O Thursday, August 18, 2011 announced the nominees for this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards at the Taboo Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Out of a of 14 categories, 15 Nigerian artistes have made the list; 2Face Idibia, D’ banj, Naeto C, Banky W, Wizkid, Darey, Waje, Ice Prince, Brymo, Samklef, Jesse Jagz, Flavour, Tiwa Sawage, J Martins and the amazing vocalist Asa.

Voting for the 2011 the awards opens on Friday, August 19, 2011 and closes midnight Thursday 27 October 2011.

Please find the full list of the nominees below:

Most Gifted Male Video Artist

D’banj Feat Snoop Dogg -Mr Endowed

Professor Feat. Speedy -Lento

Navio -Keep Moving

Cabo Snoop – WinDeck

Zakes Bantwini – Waste My Time

Most Gifted Female Video Artist

Waje Feat Muna – So Inspired

Lizha James – Gotta Move On

STL – Lookie Lookie

Lira – Phakade

Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele

Most Gifted Newcomer Video Artist

Wizkid – Holla at ur Boy

Keko — How We Do

Aka — Victory Lap

Ice Prince / Brymo – Oleku

Zone Fam — Shaka Zulu on Em

Kwesta — Take That

Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring Video

HHP ,Teargas & Liquideep – Born for This

Samklef ft Wizkid,dprince and Ice Prince – Molowo Noni (Remix)

Slikour ft Various Artist— Dubula (Remix)

AY ft Ms Triniti — Good Look

Jozi — Electric Avenue

Paul G Feat Akon — Bang it

Most Gifted Dance Video

Oskido presents Black Motion / Jah Rich — Banane Navoko

STl – Lookie Lookie

Dj Cleo — Bhampa Side to side

Darey — Bani Ki Di

Black Coffee Ft Hugh Masekela – We Are One

Lizha Jame —Gotta Move On

Most gifted Ragga Dancehall Video

Samini – Dadiekye

Wyre/Cecile – She Say dat

Black Dillinger —Volcano Erupt

Nazizi — Take the People Away

Most Gifted Afro pop Video

Theo – Ukhona

J-Martins Ft Fally Ipupa — Jukpa remix

Shaa — Crazy

Jaziel Brothers —Woza

Flavour — Nwa baby remix

Most Gifted Kwaito Video

Brickz ft Various Artists — Uzo’gcwala

The Dogg — This is my Time

Howza — Hustler

Professor feat. Speedy —Lento

Most Gifted R&B

Jamali — Incurable

G2 ft Trez Agah — Anti Chula

Loyiso Ft Khuli Chana —World Of Mine

Banky W Ft M.I — Feeling it

Leanne — Deal with it

Most Gifted Hip Hop Video

Jesse Jagz Ft M.I & Ice Prince — Nobody Test Me

Proverb Ft Lungelo — The beginning

Navio — Keep Moving

Collo — Chini Ya Maji

Aka —Victory Lap

Most Gifted African Southern

Liquideep — Settle For less

Cabo Snoop – Windeck

Khuki Chana Feat JR – No more Hunger

C.R.IS.I.S — The Fire Inside

L-tido ft K.O — We rolling

Most Gifted African West

Naeto C — 10 over 10

Flavour — Nwa baby Remix

D-black feat. Dr Cryme — Get On the Dance Floor

Asa – Why Can’t We

2face — Only Me

Most Gifted African East

P-unit / Mimmo — Kare

Jaguar — Kigeugeu

AY Ft Ms Triniti — Good Look

Radio and Wesael, Keko — How We Do (Remix)

Cpwaa Ft Various artist –Action

Most Gifted Video Of the Year

Khuli Chana Ft Jr – No more Hunger

Samklef feat Ice Prince, D’prince and Wizkid – Molowo Noni (Remix)

Zakes Bantwini – Wasting Time

STL – Lookie Lookie

D’banj Ft Snoop Dogg – Mr Endowed (Remix)

Aka —Victory lap

2face – Only Me

Liquideep – Settle for less

Navio – Keep moving

Lira — Phakade

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