The MTV Music Awards, which was scheduled to happen on the 20th of this month has been postponed.
Scheduled to go down in Kampala, the much anticipated Awards Ceremony has been indefinitely pushed until further notice.
In a two-sentence shared by MTV’s official website, the events organizer’s made the announcement without divulging many details.
Previously, MTV was last hosted in Nairobi, Kenya back in 2009.
“MTV Base is postponing the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards. We will keep fans updated as we have more news,” reads the announcement from MTV Awards organizers.
Other Kenyan creatives nominated to compete and bring an award home in the 2021 MAMA’s awards are; Khaligraph Jones in the Best Hip Hop Category, Sauti Sol, Ethic Entertainment in the Best Group Category, and Nadia Mukami in the Best Fan-Base Award Category.
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With famous producer DJ Khaled as the host,the Award’s Gala was set to be live-streamed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
“Honestly been struggling to keep this a secret and now I can finally scream it out loud for the world to hear..*cue the confetti 🎉🎉🗣️ It’s official @djkhaled WILL BE HOSTING THE 2021 #MTVMAMA on 20 Feb from the Pearl of Africa, Uganda!! Don’t miss performances by some of the biggest stars from Africa & around the globe. #MTVMAMA #VisitUganda #MTVMAMAHost@visituganda_official” shared MTV Awards.
The event’s postponement has come days after a list of musicians expected to showcase at the ceremony had been released. Rapper Khaligraph Jones was to represent the Kenyans lot as a performer, others on the list were; Diamond Platnumz, Nasty C, Calema, Soraia Ramos, Sheebah Karungi, Wizkid, Suspects 95.
This year’s edition was meant to celebrate African talent across 20 award categories, including Best Male, Best Female, Best Song, and Best Collaboration.
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