Channel O Music Video Awards 2013: Ice Prince, Wizkid, Others Nominated

Nominations for the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards were announced today which includes 14 categories. The will be held on the 30th of November at the Wlter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto. Voting opens tonight until 21 November.

Check out the full list of the nominees below...

Most Gifted Video of the Year

Mafikizolo                          -       Khona

Fuse odg ft. Wyclef Jean     -       Antenna

Ice Prince                           -      Aboki

R2Bees                               –       Life (Walaahi)

P Square                            -      Alingo

Paul G ft. Fabulous             –       Get Control

Zeus ft AKA & Tumi             -      DatsWasup

Wizkid                               -       Azonto

Stella Mwangi                     –       Stella Stella Stella

Xtatic/AKA & Priddy           -       Ugly

AKA                                   -       Jealousy

Reason                              –       Do It Like I Can

Kendrick Lamar Leads With 14 Nominations For 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards

The nominations were announced on Thursday and Kendrick Lamar who recently controversially boasted that he’s the“King of New York” leads with 14 nominations. Drake is close behind with 13 nominations, followed by J. Cole with 10. 

Snoop Dogg will host this year’s show, which will hold in Atlanta on September 28, and air on BET on October 15. Check out the full list of nominations below...

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “Problems”

B.o.B f/ T.I. & Juicy J – “We Still in This”

J. Cole f/ Miguel – “Power Trip”

Drake – “Started From the Bottom”

Kendrick Lamar – “Don’t Kill My Vibe”

Rihanna and Drake Lead Nominations for 2012 MTV Video Music Awards

The superstars and frequent collaborators, earn five nominations including Video of the Year. Rihanna’s “We Found Love” will compete against Drake’s “Take Care,” for which she is a featured guest (MTV only gives the nomination to the lead artist in the category).

Drake’s wild Bar Mitzvah re-enactment in the video for “HYFR” garners him a nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video, while theRihanna-assisted “Take Care” picks up Best Male Video, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography.

Katy Perry finishes with four nods, while Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, M.I.A., The Throne, and Coldplay trail with three nominations apiece.

The 2012 MTV VMAs will air live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with performances from Alicia Keys and One Direction.

See a full list of nominations after cut....