MTV Africa has announced that its music awards in 2021 will be hosted in Kampala, Uganda.
The music television station made the announcement on Wednesday in a conference held simultaneously in South Africa and Uganda.
MAMA Awards 2021 is to be hosted in partnership with Uganda “The Pearl of Africa”.
The announcement of venue of the award was disclosed in a virtual press conference broadcast from Johannesburg and Kampala by Monde Twala and Craig Paterson, Senior Vice Presidents and General Managers at ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA), The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda at Ugandan Ministry of Tourism and CEO of the Ugandan Tourism Board, Lilly Ajarova.
The Question and Answer session featured Ugandan music stars, Sheebah Karungi, Bebe Cool and South African rapper, Nasty C.
Monde Twala, Senior Vice President of VCNA said: “We are excited to bring this amazing showcase to audiences across the continent and globally with an innovatively re-imagined awards show and celebration.
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, content production has embraced innovation as the new gold and we are excited to take Africa to the World and showcase its immense talent and culture as we stage the biggest music awards show on the continent.”
See Categories in MAMA awards;
- Best Female
- Best Male
- Best Group
- Best Breakthrough Act
- Best Collaboration
- Best Hip Hop
- Best Alternative
- Best Ugandan Act
- Best Lusophone Act
- Best Francophone Act
- Best International Act
- Video of the Year
- Song of The Year
- Artist of the Year
- Alone Together Lockdown Performance
- Listeners Choice
- Best Fan-Base Award
- Personality of the Year
- MAMA Legend Award
- MAMA Generation Change Award