the 1st Africa Music Awards came off last weekend and we have the list of winners. The 2nd edition is scheduled for 24th October 2009. Congratulations to all the winners

African Artist of the year
* P Square (Nigeria)

African Music Video of the year
* Mr Solek (Nigeria)

African Song of the year
* Do me P-Square (Nigeria)

Okay, we have another countdown of top Ghanaian songs. These are some of the songs that will define the festive season in Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, etc. 20 Ghanaian artistes making the waves in this Museke chart/countdown. You sure do want to know so that you are not left behind, whether you are moving forward or changing for the better of Ghana.

It's not the easiest thing to say which song is the most popular, but you can make a case for whichever you choose. And please let us know the glaring omissions we've made.

the 2 face album Unstoppable has been released in nigeria on monday. Tracks produced by r.kelly, jiggy jegg, Sway, Chaka demus and pliers, Ozzie, Wayne Mcneish , J Sleek and Mic Tunes have made the 19 track album. Yes the R.kelly track named Flex is on the album. the first video for the album is enter the place directed by Luke Biggins, and the second video will be Go down There feat Sway. The video's will be screened on mtv europe, mtv base and BET. The video will be screened in nigeria this weekend.

The 9th Metro FM awards came off during the weekend at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria on November 29, 2008. The big winner was Rhythmic Elements which won song of the year and best dance album. See the list of nominees at this Museke.com link.

Song Of The Year
"2 by 2" by Rhythmic Elements

Hit Single of the Year
Umsindo by Slikour

The 1st Africa Music Awards (AMA) event comes off Saturday 27 December 2008 in London. The AMA aims to expose the incredible richness of African music and culture, showcasing the breath-taking performances from the Continent’s music giants and top musicians. The event is expected to be broadcasted to over 10million viewers worldwide, and 2,500 live audiences consisting of the crème de la crème of society.

The 1st Africa Music Awards (AMA) event is tipped to be the biggest African party, exploding with the exquisite continent’s rich music and culture on Christmas Saturday 27 December 2008 at the stunning 1930’s fashionable venue; TROXY (490 Commercial Road, London E1). Within its niche, the AMA will aim to expose the incredible richness of African music and culture, showcasing the breath-taking performances from the Continent’s music giants and top musicians.

News is filtering in concerning who won what at the MTV Africa Music Awards held in Abuja, Nigeria last night. Winners received 'Golden Microphones', one of which is shown here. D'Banj was the big winner, taking home three awards - artiste of the year, male artiste of the year and the listener's choice award.
Find out where to watch the awards in different African countries by clicking here

The full list of nominees are here

The MAMAs winners are as follows:

1. ARTIST OF THE YEAR - D'Banj (Nigeria)
2. BEST MALE - D'Banj (Nigeria)
3. BEST FEMALE - Wahu (Kenya)

UPDATED: CLICK HERE FOR METRO FM AWARDS WINNERS
From METRO FM - The 2008 METRO FM Music Awards will be held on 29 November 2008, Tshwane, South Africa. But it’ll all depend on you, the listeners and fans. Don’t let your favourite stars miss out. The panel has chosen nominees for this year’s ultra glam event and they’ll only pick up an award or two if you give them your voting power!

Song of the year
Rythmic Elements – 2 by 2

The much-anticipated CD “Sika Ye” from Ghana’s Golden voice “Felix Owusu aka Qkesi is finally going to be released these holidays. The release date for the CD is November 23rd 2008; Sputnic Erawoc CEO of SMG (Sputnic Music Group) Atlanta was at hand to handle questions from the press for his newly signed Artist.

Felix, who has been quiet from the music scene for a while decided to take some time out to spend and enjoy life with his wife and 3 boys. Felix leaves in Atlanta and still writes some of the best songs from an African Artist; he has been working on this CD for roughly 2 years with some of Ghana’s best musicians.

MTV has unveiled the nominees for the Listener’s Choice Award at the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMAs). The awards celebrate the tracks and artists who triumphed on the radio airwaves in 2007/8.
You can view the nominees for other categories in the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) are this Museke.com link.

The nominees for the Listener’s Choice awards, chosen exclusively by radio listeners across Africa are:

- Jax Panik (South Africa) - 'Cigarettes and Cinnamon'
- D’Banj (Nigeria) - 'Why Me'
- Nakaaya (Tanzania) - 'Mr. Politician'