adminlike Camp Mulla from Kenya, Sarkodie form Ghana and South Africa’s Mi Casa as contenders.
While D’banj, a multiple MTV award winner is making his debut on the worldwide list, Wizkid was nominated last year but lost to 25-year-old Moroccan, Abdelfattah Grini.
Meanwhile, Rihanna and Taylor Swift lead this year’s overall nominations, with the Bajan singer getting six nominations including Best Song, Best Female and Best Pop while Swift trails closely with five nominations.
Here is a list of some of the nominees:
Best Song
l Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
l Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), “We Found Love”.
l Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”.
l Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), “International Love”.
Fun, “We Are Young”.
Best New Artiste
Rita Ora
Fun
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj — Nigerian Entertainment Today.
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