All Africa Music Awards (also referred to as AFRIMA) is an annual awards event. The awards event was established by the International Committee AFRIMA, in collaboration with the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

(AU) to reward and celebrate musical works, talents and creativity around the African continent while promoting the African cultural heritage. Its pioneer Awards show was held in 2014.

History

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

has hosted three of the award editions during 2014–2016. Nigeria once again won the fourth-year hosting rights tenure in 2017. However, the Republic of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

was given the right to host the All Africa Music Awards for four consecutive years from December 2018 to 2020. On Monday, July 15, 2019, The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, (AFRIMA) withdrew the hosting rights from Republic of Ghana for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, over lack of capacity by the Host Country to meet the financial and contractual obligations entered to on July 12, 2018, necessary to retain hosting the biggest music event in Africa. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, AFRIMA did not hold as scheduled but returned in 2021 and was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria.

Organisation

The International Committee of AFRIMA consists of five regions: SADEC,

Eastern Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historica ...

Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, ...

, Northern,

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

and

Western Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurita ...

, which are run by regional directors and 54 country directors. Public votes determine which artists get awarded, alongside a jury of experienced African culture, media and music industry experts/professionals.

Host cities

Award categories

These awards consist of 37 prizes of two categories: region-based awards (covering the five African regions) overseeing the achievements of African artistes within their specific regions of origin and the genre-based continental awards.

Regional Awards

#Best Female Artiste in Central Africa #Best Male Artiste in Central Africa #Best Female Artiste in Western Africa #Best Male Artiste in Western Africa #Best Female Artiste in Eastern Africa #Best Male Artiste in Eastern Africa #Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa #Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa #Best Female Artiste in Southern Africa #Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa.

Continental Awards

#Artiste of the Year #African Fans' Favorite #Album of the Year #Best African Collaboration #Best African Contemporary #Best African Electro #Best African Group/Duo/Band #Best African Hip Hop #Best African Jazz #Best African Pop #Best African Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall #Best African RnB/Soul #Best African Rock #Best African Traditional #Best Female Inspirational #Best Male Inspirational #Best African DJ #Best African Lyricist/Rapper #Best African Act in Diaspora #Best African Dance/Choreography #AFRIMA Legend Award #Most Promising Artiste of the Year #Producer of the Year #Revelation of the African Continent #Song of the Year #Songwriter of the Year #Video of the Year.

Past award winners

2014 Edition

2015 Edition

2016 Edition

2017 Edition

2018 Edition

References

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