Yemi Alade Drums Up Support For The Upcoming Mama Awards
19 January 2021
MAMA Cover Courtesy MTVmama.com
By Kenneth Kiplagat
Voting is still ongoing in the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards(MAMA) to be held virtually in Kampala on February 20th 2021. And for this cause, Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, Yemi Alade has asked and reminded her fans to go vote for her as she was nominated in the category "Best Collaboration" in her song "Shekere" where she partnered with Angelique Kidjo.
According to MAMAs official website, the event will celebrate African talent across 20 award categories, including Best Male, Best Female, Best Song and the one contested by Yemi Alade, Best Collaboration.
It adds that the contribution of artists from Portuguese and French-speaking Africa will also be recognized in the Best Lusophone and Best Francophone categories with additional new categories seeking to demonstrate MTV Base's commitment to supporting the youth of Africa. These include the MAMA Generation Change Award, Best Fan Base, Alone Together Best Lock-down Performance and Personality of the Year.
The Honorable Godfrey Kiwanda, State Minister for Tourism Uganda commented, "It is an incredible achievement for Uganda to host the continent and International stakeholders for the MAMA Kampala 2021 for the first time.
The awards are an extraordinary African cultural experience, and we understand the important role it plays in driving awareness, cross culture education and profiling the continent's rich leisure tourism offerings on the international stage."
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