Record release after record release, massive hit songs, absolutely amazing new revelations, record-shattering sales, globally sold-out concerts. The year 2019 has definitely been one of the most amazing ever witnessed in the African pop music scene.
Now its time to recognize who are the real MVPs of the 2019 Afro-Pop Music experience.
SoundCity MVP Awards Festival is set for another amazing round of unveiling your top ballers.
Unanimously regarded as the king of the hill and the most prestigious event of the year after year on the continent, the Soundcity MVPs celebrate music, community and the most outstanding Afrocentric cultural achievements in the most premium live TV event.
The Soundcity MVP Awards Festival is famed for iconic performances from Busiswa’s electric stage domination to her never seen before joint performance with Niniola to Jidenna’s much talked about closing performance in the last edition all the way back to when 2baba Idibia, Sarkodie, Davido, Emtee, Patoranking, Tiwa Savage, and Cassper Nyovest’s colorfully rewrote live set showmanship in the 2017 edition.
Beyond the show-stopping performances, audiences have come to revel in the beauty of live television as produced by the Soundcity Africa team for the ceremony that is now in its fourth year of running as the MVPs and well over a decade of being SMVAs.
In 2019, Soundcity MVP Music Awards introduced the special recognitions and non-voting award presentations in multiple categories including Special recognitions in Business Entrepreneurship; Sports; Fashion; Social Entrepreneurship/Digital Influence; Community/Socio-political development; and Creative Arts.
Since the awards’ inception in 2017, sponsors like CocaCola, 9mobile, and Guinness together with Soundcity MVP Awards have delivered world-class live performances with appearances by such international and superstar artists as Cassper Nyovest, Navy Kenzo, Jidenna, Busiswa, Sarkodie, Davido, Patoranking, M.I. Abaga, Emtee, Kizz Daniel, Tiwa Savage, and many others.
The nominations list for the fourth edition of the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival will be released on the 1st of December 2019 via @SoundcityMVP, Soundcity TV and Radio platforms, social media accounts, websites as well as partner platforms. The countdown has now begun!
According to Mr. Tajuddeen Adepetu, Executive producer of the Soundcity MVPs, “ current estimates show that the 2020 Soundcity MVPs telecast which will be aired live across the continent on Saturday, January 11 on the Soundcity TV channel DSTV 327 to an anticipated 25 million viewers across the continent”.
The event producer, Mr. Adeniji Daniel said: “…This year’s edition of the Soundcity MVPs promises to bring our fans the best performances from the hottest musical acts on the continent. Also in the bag of surprises will be international show hosts, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy pop culture moments that will definitely have the world talking for a long time to come…”