2010 CHANNEL O MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS - LIST OF NOMINEES

MI & DJINEE

The 2010 edition of the CHANNEL O Music Video Awards is here. As usual, the nominees span across Africa and as usual Nigeria dominates: out of the 14 categories of the awards and 71 nominations, Nigeria has 17 nominations. And M.I and Djinee dominate with three nominations for the video of “Safe” which was directed by Mex. The awards would hold on Thursday, November 4at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Below is the full nomination list:

MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO
WANDE COAL – Bumper To Bumper
BANKY W – Strong Ting
ZEUS – Champagne Music
BLACK COFFEE FT.ZAKES BANTWINI – Juju
K’NAAN – T.I.A

MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO
WITNESS ATTENTION – Please
KENNY SAINT BROWN FT DA GRIN – Turn Me Around
MO’CHEDDAH FT.OTHELLO – If You Want Me
THEMBI SEETE – Free
LIZHA JAMES FT. LOYISO – Vou Te Atacar

MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER
OCTAVE COUPLET FT. HYDRO – Do Ur Thang 1c
DJINEE – Overkillin’
L–TIDO FT.T-P – Calling
GABRIELA MINA – Nawena
M.I. FT. DJINEE – Safe

MOST GIFTED DUO, GROUP OR FEATURING
M.I. FT. DJINEE – Safe
TUMI FT.BRICKS & TRACY LEE – Bambezela
OBITA FT.LOYISO – Everybody Dance
P SQUARE FT.J-MARTINS – E No Easy
DEEP LEVEL – We Run This City

MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO
DJ CLEO – Mzimba Shaker
BIG NELO – Hoje E Surra
BIG NUZ FT.DJ TIRA – Umlilo
DJ VETKOEK VS MAHOOTA/PROFESSOR – Bayete
LIQUIDEEP – Fairytale

MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL VIDEO
GENERAL PYPE FT.NAETO C, VECTOR, SASHA, DA GRIN & GT – Champion (Remix)
SAMINI – Sweet Mistake
BUFFALO SOULJAH – Too Many Of Me
WYRE – Uprising
KWELA TEBZA FT. VARIOUS ARTISTS – Better Day (Remix)

MOST GIFTED AFRO POP
D’BANJ – Fall In Love
NTHANDO – Ngiyosebenza
NAMELESS & HABIDA – Sunshine
ANOGIRI -Oyibo
JOZI – Party Time

MOST GIFTED RNB
JON GERMAIN – In My Head
TOLUMIDE – My Love
GELLY – Mzuri
URBAN REIGN – Addicted
ANSELMO RALPH – Domesticado

MOST GIFTED KWAITO
GAZZA – Shukusha
BIG NUZ/DJ TIRA – Umlilo
FISHMAN FT GAL LEVEL – Let’s Hook Up
MZAMBIYA/HOWZA – Badala
TKZEE – Sdudla

MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO
K’NAAN – T.I.A
J.R FT. HIP HOP PANTSULA – Show Dem (Make The Circle Bigger)
D-BLACK & KWAKU T – Breathe
NAETO C – Ako Mi Ti Poju
TEARGAS – Go Away

MOST GIFTED SOUTH VIDEO
BUFFALO SOULJAH – Ezandhla Phezulu (Hands Up)
PROVERB FT. HIP HOP PANTSULA – Breadwinner
DAMA DO BLING – Casar Com Outra
BIG NUZ FT. DJ TIRA – Umlilo
PRO – Sekele

MOST GIFTED EAST VIDEO
WYRE – Uprising
AVRIL – Mama
NAMELESS & HABIDA – Sunshine
OBITA/LOYISO – Everybody Dance
SHAA – Zamu Yangu

MOST GIFTED WEST VIDEO
2 FACE – Implication
BECCA/SAMINI – Fire (Remix)
DA GRIN – Pon Pon Pon
J-TOWN – Guns & Roses
SASHA FT.NAETO C/SAUCE KID – Making Money (Remix)

MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR
TEARGAS- Party 101
D-BLACK &KWAKU-T – Breathe
LIZHA JAMES FT. LOYISO – Vou Te Atacar
M.I. FT. DJINEE – Safe
TKZEE – Dikakapa
K’NAAN – T.I.A