The 2012 edition of the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) will hold on December 20, 2012.
The exhibition hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites Lagos, will be the venue of the awards and singer Tiwa Savage and comedian Basketmouth, have been confirmed by the organizers as hosts.
A total of 19 awards are up for grabs, with each category having five nominees each. R&B diva Tiwa Savage leads the list of nominees with four nods for ‘Best use of Costumes’, ‘Best Indigenous Concept’, ‘Best Highlife’ and ‘Video of the Year’.
The Mavin Records first lady bagged all nominations with her recently released duet ‘Ife wa gbona’. R&B-Pop singer Chidinma, follows closely with her ‘Kedike’ video bagging three nods.
Video director, Clarence Peters also gets three nods: ‘Best Video director’, ‘Best Cinematography’ and ‘Best Editor’ categories; also for Kedike.
The men also get to be nominated as rappers Illbliss, Ruggedman and Olamide battle for the ‘Best Hip-Hop’ video award while 2face, veteran Ras Kimono, Olu Maintain and General Pype slug it out in the ‘Best Reggae-Dancehall’ award.
BEST AFRO HIP HOP
Dona Diva – Shut Up
NAETO C – Tony Montana Remix
Sauce Kid/Sinzu – Carolina
Uzikwendu – Osiso
Vector – Angeli
BEST R&B
Burna Boy – Like to Party
D’beat – Oyoyo
DIPP – Rock your body
Jeffery – Tona Tona
Timi Dakolo – Love Song
BEST AFRO POP
Brymo – Ara
Chidinma – Kedike
JJC – African Skank
P-square – Beautiful Onyinye
Shank – Ghetto
BEST USE OF COSTUMES
Darey – Sisi Eko
Tiwa Savage – Ife Wa Gbona
Goldie – Say My Name
Sexy Steel – Bebedi Alhaja
BEST GOSPEL
Anny – Woruno
Gaise – Movie Song
Psalm – Ebube
Razor – I Need You More
Revival Train – Feel Good
BEST HIGHLIFE
Darey – Sisi Eko
Tiwa Savage – Ife Wa Gbona
Omawumi – Bottom Belle
Sexy Steel – Bebedi Alhaja
Flavour – Kwarikwa
BEST INDIGENOUS CONCEPT
Chidinma – Kedike
Tiwa Savage – Ife Wa Gbona
Kween – You No Go Know
Sexy Steel – Bebedi Alhaja
BEST HIP HOP
IllBliss – Anamachikwanu
Laylow – At The Top
Olamide – Ilefo Illuminati
Phyno – Shutdown
Ruggedman – Because of You
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL
2face – Raindrops
General Pype – Give It To Me
Olu Maintain – NAWTI
Ras Kimono – Veteran
Spydaman – Pick Pin
BEST SOFT ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
BEZ – Stupid Song
Boogieman – Rock Your Party
Ebisan – Jowo
Lagbaja – Knock Knock
MYA K – Survive
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Boogieman – Rock Your Party
Omawumi – Bottom Belle
Solid Star – Omotena
Spydaman – Pick Pin
2face – Iheneme
BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO (Live Beats choice)
2face – Iheneme
Eldee – Today Today
Chuddy K – Gaga Crazy
X Project – Black Diamond
Iyanya – Kukere
BEST VIDEO BY A NEW ARTISTE (Live Beats choice)
Davido – Dami Duro
Zeelex – Go
Saeon – Lie
Styleh – Iwoni
Miz Gold – Tika Tika
BEST DIRECTOR
Patrick Elis – Bebedi Alhaja (Sexy Steel)
James Oludare – Say My Name (Goldie)
Clarence Peters – Kedike (Chidinma)
AJE Films – Tona Tona (Jeffery)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Shola – You Go Know (Kween)
Bolaji Kekere Ekun – Ife Wa Gbona (Tiwa Savage)
Adasa – Like To Party (Burna Boy)
AJE Films – Tona Tona (Jeffery)
BEST EDITOR
Patrick Elis – Sandalili (YQ)
Clarence Peters – Kedike (Chidinma)
Bolaji Kekere Ekun – Ife Wa Gbona (Tiwa Savage)
AJE Films – Ara (Brymo)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Patrick Elis – Bebedi Alhaja (Sexy Steel)
Clarence Peters – Kedike (Chidinma)
Bolaji Kekere Ekun – Ife Wa Gbona (Tiwa Savage)
AJE Films – Tona Tona (Jeffery)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
PSquare – Beautiful Onyinye
Sexy Steel – Bebedi Alhaja
Chidinma – Kedike
Tiwa Savage – Ife Wa Gbona
Olu Maintain – NAWTI
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Capital Goretti Music
Hypertek
HKN
Kennis Music
Black Water Records
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