Babes Wodumo & Nasty C nominated for another international award

MTV today announced nominations for the 2017 MTV EMAs, including six top acts from the African continent.

South African artists Babes Wodumo and Nasty C, who both received a nomination from the BET Awards in the United States this year, repeated their streak with a nomination for the European part of the MTV Awards.

Also nominated are Nigerians Wizkid and Davido, who have both made an indelible mark on the international arena of music. Davido had the biggest song on the continent with "IF" and Wizkid has become Africa's biggest breakout star of our generations.

Angolan C4 Pedro  and Nyanshinski from Kenya are also nominated for the same category.

Commented Monde Twala, Vice President for BET, Youth & Music for Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa:

The 2017 MTV EMAs feature some of the globe's most talented entertainers, the annual awards celebration is watched by millions worldwide and provides the perfect platform to showcase Africa’s most talented musicians through our MTV EMA Best Africa Act category. 

This year our nominees reflect an exciting musical diversity and are an amazing representation of authentic African culture. Congratulations to all our Africa nominees, we continue to be proud of the important role they play in projecting the best of Africa to the world.

The prestigious awards ceremony will be broadcast live from London’s SSE Arena, Wembley on Sunday, 12 November at 22:00 CAT simulcast on both MTV (DStv channel 130) and MTV Base (DStv channel 322).