MTV Africa Music Awards 2010

MTV Africa Music Awards 2010
Awarded for	MTV Africa Music Awards
date	December 11, 2010
Moderation	Eve
Loan location	Eko Expo Hall, Lagos
Country	Nigeria
Awarded by	MTV Networks Africa
Most awards	2Face and Fally Ipupa (2 each)
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The 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards were presented on December 11, 2010 at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos , Nigeria . The American rapper Eve was the moderator .

The winners of the evening were 2Face Idibia and Fally Ipupa , who each won two awards.

Best International was introduced as a new category for the first time . This is the only category given to non-Africans. The winners were determined by online voting .

Anti-apartheid heroine Miriam Makeba was posthumously honored as MAMA Legend . Makeba died in November 2008 at the age of 76. The artist, who was also known as "Mama Africa", was long considered a banned artist in her home country South Africa after appearing in an anti-apartheid film.

The event then paused and didn't come back until 2014.

Winners & nominees

The nominations were announced on November 1, 2010. The winners are marked in bold .

Best video

 Fally Ipupa - Sexy Dance

•  P-Square feat. J. Martins - E No Easy
•  The Parlotones - Life Design
•  Banky W - Strong Ting

Brand: New

 Mo'Cheddah

•  Diamond platinum
•  Muthoni
•  Yo-yo

Artist of the Year

 2 Face

•  P-Square
•  Jozi
•  Fally Ipupa

Song of the Year

 Liquideep - Fairytale

•  D'Banj - Fall in Love
•  JR - Show Dem
•  Banky W - Lagos Party

Best Anglophone

 Daddy Owen feat. Dunco and Kerah

•  Sarcody
•  Wall coal
•  Big Nuz

Best Francophone

 Fally Ipupa

•  Awadi
•  DJ Arafat
•  Ba ponga

Best Lusophone

 Cabo Snoop (Angola)

•  Lizha James
•  Paul G
•  Dama do bling

Best Group

 P-Square

•  Radio & Weasel
•  Teargas
•  P-unit

Best Female

•  Sasha
•  Lizha James
•  Nneka
•  Barbara Kanam

Best times

 2 Face Idibia

•  Fally Ipupa
•  Black Coffee
•  Wall coal

Best International

 Eminem

•  Rihanna
•  Drake
•  Rick ross

MAMA Legend

•  Miriam Makeba

Appearances

There were live performances from, among others

• Liquideep
• Wall coal
• The parlotones
• Big Nuz
• Lizha James
• Cabo Snoop
• Banky W
• Paul G
• Public Enemy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MTV Africa Music Awards announces Best International Act nominees. Media Update, July 9, 2015, accessed November 2, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Mama Africa honored at MTV awards. Mail & Guardian, December 12, 2010, accessed October 30, 2019 . 
3. ^ The 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards List Of Nominees. informationng.com, November 1, 2010, accessed October 30, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Gordon Masson: Nigeria snags most honors at MTV Africa Music Awards. Variety.com , December 12, 2010, accessed October 30, 2019 . 
5. ↑ 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards. Musicians.com, accessed October 30, 2019 .