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AFRIMA-2016

The continental categories will all be keenly contested as all artistes have put in great effort under period in review.

Following an intense adjudication process of nominees selection, the African Union and the 13-man international jury of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have unveiled the official nominees list for the 2016 edition of the continents leading music awards.

Public voting for the nominees in the different categories of the awards opens September 12, 2016. In partnership with the AUC and the Official Host City, Lagos State, the AFRIMA 3.0. calendar of events for November 4-6, 2016 will include the Africa Music Summit on Friday, November 4, and the AFRIMA Music Village, an open concert-style festival featuring nominees and other top billed music stars.

The 2016 AFRIMA Continental Nominees List was released to the public via the media and on the AFRIMA website www.afrima.org on Tuesday,September 6, two weeks after the Nominees list for the RegionalCategories of the awards were unveiled on Monday, August 22 at a Press Conference in Lagos. The 22 continental nomination categories include different music genres, as well as coveted categories of "Artiste of the Year in Africa", "Best Video in Africa", "Best Producer in Africa","Best Songwriter in Africa" and "Revelation of the Year in Africa".

This year also saw the introduction of an innovative category by theInternational Jury of AFRIMA titled "African Fans Favourite", torecognize African artistes who create chart busting, anthemic songs thatpropel the artistes to great popularity within and outside theirrespective countries and regions.

The grand awards ceremony holds on Sunday, November 6 with over 2,500 guests expected in Lagos, Nigeria for the various events.