All Africa Music Awards 2021
The 2021 All Africa Music Awards (also known as AFRIMA), were held on November 21, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] This marked the fifth time in eight years that the venue is hosting the show. The show was hosted by South African actress Pearl Thusi, and British-Congolese comedian Eddie Kadi.[2]
| 2021 All Africa Music Awards | |
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| Date | November 22, 2021 |
| Venue | Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Hosted by | Pearl Thusi and Eddie Kadi |
| Most awards | Iba One (Mali) |
| Most nominations | Blaq Diamond (South Africa) |
| Website | afrima |
The ceremony, under the theme ‘Still We Sing’, was broadcast on DSTV channel 198, GOTV 98, HIPTV, TVC, PlusTV Africa, AIT and AfroMusicPop among others. AFRIMA has taken place each year since 2014, except in 2020,[3] owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Iba One from Mali, and Wizkid were the most awarded artists of the night with five and three awards respectively, followed by Kenya's Nikita Kering. Beyoncé bagged the ‘Best Global Act’ award, as the D.R. Congo's Koffi Olomide was gifted the "Legend Award".[4]
Winners and nominees
Nominations were announced on September 22, 2021, by the International Committee of All Africa Music Awards. Leading the list of nominees was South African duo, Blaq Diamond with eight nominations, followed by Focalistic with seven. Wizkid, Omah Lay and Gyakie followed, with six, four and three nominations respectively.[5][6] Voting for the 28 continental and 10 regional award categories took place from September 27, 2021.
Winners are listed first and in bold.[7]
| REGIONAL AWARDS | |
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| Best Female in Central Africa | Best Male in Central Africa |
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| Best Female in Eastern Africa | Best Male in Eastern Africa |
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| Best Female in Northern Africa | Best Male in Northern Africa |
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| Best Female Southern Africa | Best Male Southern Africa |
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| Best Female Western Africa | Best Male Western Africa |
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| CONTINENTAL AWARDS | |
| African Fan's Favourite | Album of the Year |
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| Best African Act in the Diaspora (Female) | Best African Act in the Diaspora (Male) |
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| Artiste of the Year | Best African Collaboration |
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| Best African DJ | Best African Group, Duo or Band |
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| Best African Rapper of Lyricist | Best African Video |
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| Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African R&B Soul | Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Reggae, Ragga or Dancehall |
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| Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Dance or Choreography | Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Hip Hop |
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| Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Jazz | Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Rock |
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| Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Traditional | Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Contemporary |
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| Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Electro | Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Pop |
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| Best Female Artiste in African Inspirational Music | Best Male Artiste in African Inspirational Music |
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| Best Global Act | Breakout Artiste of the Year |
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| Most Promising African Artiste | Producer of the Year |
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| Song of the Year | Songwriter of the Year |
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| AFRIMA Legend Award | |
| Koffi Olomide - D.R. Congo | |
| AFRIMA Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Opal Lee - United States | |
References
- "Wizkid won AFRIMA Artist of the Year Award. See the 2021 Winners List". Bella Naija.
- "Pearl Thusi Twitter". twitter.com.
- "Past Winners". afrima.org.
- "Afrima Awards 2021 winners list: Wizkid, Iba One, Fireboy DML, win for dis year All Africa Music Awards". bbc.com.
- "AFRIMA Awards releases nominees list for 2021 edition". afrima.org.
- "List of nominees for the 2021 AFRIMMA awards full list". pulselive.co.ke.
- "AFRIMA 2021 Winners List". afrima.org.
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