{"id":9348,"date":"2015-09-12T04:04:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T04:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:11:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:11:17","slug":"mtv-europe-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mtv-europe-2015","title":{"rendered":"Davido, Yemi Alade, AKA, And\u00a0Diamond Platnumz Will Represent Africa At The 2015 MTV Europe Awards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Without any surprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mama2015\" target=\"_blank\">all nominees were winners at the MAMA 2015 Awards<\/a> that took place earlier this year in Durban, South Africa.\u00a0AKA won a prize for a collaboration with\u00a0Burna Boy, Da LES &amp; JR. Davido\u00a0took home the Best Male Artist award. Yemi Alade won the Best Female Artist award, and\u00a0Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz received a prize for playing in the Best Live Act.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9351\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Btv34z3IEAIh5yy-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Btv34z3IEAIh5yy-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Btv34z3IEAIh5yy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Btv34z3IEAIh5yy-1-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Btv34z3IEAIh5yy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Engaging fans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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&#8217;s hashtag: Wizkid #NominateWizkid, K.O. #NominateKO, Stonebwoy #NominateStonebwoy, Cassper Nyovest #NominateCassper, DJ Arafat #NominateDJArafat. 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