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South African rapper AKA, Nigerian musicians Davido and Yemi Alade along with Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz were all nominated to the 2015 MTV Europe Awards.

Repeating history

AKA, Davido, Yemi Alade and Diamond Platnumz will compete for the Best African Act category that Kenyan group Sauti Sol took home last year. Without any surprise, all nominees were winners at the MAMA 2015 Awards that took place earlier this year in Durban, South Africa. AKA won a prize for a collaboration with Burna Boy, Da LES & JR. Davido took home the Best Male Artist award. Yemi Alade won the Best Female Artist award, and Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz received a prize for playing in the Best Live Act.

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Engaging fans

Fans are given the opportunity to vote for a 5th nominee. You can nominate Wizkid, Dj Arafat, Stonebwoy, K.O. or Cassper Nyovest. Organizers are accepting votes until September 14th, and the following day, the final lists of nominees will be will be announced. You can vote for the 5th nominee on Twitter by combining #MTVEMA to the artist’s hashtag: Wizkid #NominateWizkid, K.O. #NominateKO, Stonebwoy #NominateStonebwoy, Cassper Nyovest #NominateCassper, DJ Arafat #NominateDJArafat. The 2015 edition of the MTV Europe Award is set to take place in Milan, Italy, on October 25th, 2015.

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