Africa’s leading urban music channel, Channel O, has announced the nominees for the 2014 Channel O Africa Music Video Awards.

Spread across 14 categories, this year’s Channel O Africa Music Video Awards nominees are a showcase of Original African music from all corners of the continent – befitting to the dashing 17 year old music channel that has and continues to consistently be a pioneer for Africa’s musicians and music.

“The quality of music videos we have seen over the past few years is testament to the way music videos are playing an increasingly important role in the promotion of African music. It is refreshing to see newcomers nominated with industry veterans in this year’s nominees list and it proves that there is no barrier to making an impact on the music scene. The music and videos produced on our African soil is of the same, if not even better, quality as that of those produced internationally and most of our nominees are no stranger to performing on global stages,” says Channel O Africa Manager Leslie Kasumba.

The Channel O Africa Music Video Awards are the only public voted annual music video awards show broadcast around the continent that exclusively feature African artists and now in their 11th year, 2014 will see the awards taking place on Saturday, 29 November at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Leading with the most nominees this year is South African and new kid on these Hip Hop streets Cassper Nyovest; K.O and Nigeria’s Davido with five nominations each. Nyovest flexes his musical prowess with his nominations for Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Newcomer Video, the ever controversial Most Gifted Hip Hop Video, Most Gifted Southern Video as well as the prestigious Most Gifted Video of the Year categories for “Doc Shebeleza”.

Davido represents West Africa with his impressive nominations for the track “Aye” which dominated in four categories Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Afro Pop Video, Most Gifted West Video and Most Gifted Video of the Year, while “Skelewu” earned him a comfortable spot in the Most Gifted Dance Video category.

K.O, the man behind one of the most popular tracks that’s blazing radio and television stations alike at the moment, “Caracara”, makes his Channel O Africa Music Video Awards nominee debut as a solo artist in the categories Most Gifted Male Video, Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring Video, Most Gifted Hip Hop Video, Most Gifted Southern Video and Most Gifted Video of the Year.
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2014 Channel O Music Video Awards – List of Nominees
Most Gifted Male
 Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
 Davido – Aye
 Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat – Amantombazane
 K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
 Sarkodie – Illuminati

Most Gifted Female
 Thembi Seete – Thuntsha Lerole
 Bucie Ft Heavy K – Easy To Love
 Lizha James Ft Uhuru – Quem Ti Mandou
 Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado
 Seyi Shay – Irawo

Most Gifted Newcomer
 Dream Team Ft Tamarsha, Aka & Big Nuz – Tsekede
 Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
 Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez – Rands And Nairas
 Diamond – Number One
 Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)

Most Gifted Duo, Group Or Featuring
 Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
 Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
 R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down
 K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
 Kcee Ft Wizkid – Pull Over

Most Gifted Dance
 Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
 Davido – Skelewu
 Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
 P Square – Personally
 Busiswa Ft Various – Ngoku

Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall
 Buffalo Souljah – Basawine
 Orezi – Rihanna
 Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid – Bad Girl
 Patoranking – Girlie O (Remix)
 Shatta Wale – Everybody Likes My Ting

Most Gifted Afro Pop
 Davido – Aye
 Mafikizolo Ft May D – Happiness
 Diamond – Number One
 Flavour – Ada Ada
 Iyanya – Jombolo

Most Gifted Kwaito
 Uhuru Ft Oskido & Professor – Y-Tjukutja
 Character Ft Mono T & Oskido – Inxeba Lendoda
 Big Nuz Ft Khaya Mthethwa – Incwadi Yothando
 Dj Vetkuk Vs Mahoota – Khaba Lenja
 Dj Cndo – Yamnandi Into

Most Gifted R&B
 2face Ft T-Pain – Rainbow
 Jimmy Nevis Ft Kwesta – Balloon
 Gb Collective Ft Brian Temba & Reason – Chocolate Vanilla
 Donald – Crazy But Amazing
 Niyola – Toh Bad

Most Gifted Hip Hop
 Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
 Khuli Chana Ft Da L.E.S & Magesh Hape Le Hape 2.1
 Phyno – Alobam
 K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
 Aka – Congratulate

Most Gifted Southern
 Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
 Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
 Aka – Congratulate
 Zeus – Psych
 K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara

Most Gifted West
 R2bees Ft Wizkid – Slow Down
 Davido – Aye
 Burna Boy Ft D’banj – Won Da Mo
 Olamide – Turn Up
 Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere

Most Gifted East
 Sauti Sol – Nshike
 Diamond – Number One
 Navio – No Holding Back
 Eddy Kenzo – Sitya Loss
 Elani – Kookoo

Most Gifted Video Of The Year
 Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez Rands And Nairas
 Davido – Aye
 K.O. Ft Kid X – Caracara
 Burna Boy – Run My Race
 Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy – Eminado
 Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy – Surulere
 Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat – Amantombazane
 Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza
 Sarkodie – Illuminati
 Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg – Pluto (I Remember)
 Aka – Congratulate
 Diamond – Number One