The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has introduced the nominees for its 2025 version, with a number of classes keenly contested.
The awards drew a document 10,717 entries this yr, the very best for the reason that occasion was launched in 2014. A 13-member jury shortlisted 343 nominees throughout 40 classes masking Africa’s 5 areas and the diaspora.
Burna Boy and David lead the pack with 5 nominations every. South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa, Morocco’s El Grande Toto, Senegal’s Mia Guissé and Ghana’s Moliy have additionally earned 5 nods.
Nigeria’s Shallipopi continues his meteoric rise with 4 nominations, together with Artiste of the 12 months and Track of the 12 months for his smash hit “Laho.” Different recording artists with 4 nods embody Egypt’s Amr Diab, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, South Africa’s Tyla and eSwatini’s Uncle Waffles.
Congo Democratic Republic’s Fally Ipupa and Ferre Gola, Gabon’s Eboloko and Emma’a, Ivory Coast’s Himra and Didi B, Morocco’s Jaylann, Nigeria’s Rema, South Africa’s Nasty C and Mawhoo, and Tanzania’s Juma Jux additionally made the shortlist with three nominations every.
AFRIMA jury member Delani Makhalima, who represents the Southern African area on the panel, described the 2025 nominees’ record as proof of how far African music has come.
“It’s been a dream of ours for a very long time to work this difficult to get to a spot the place African music could be heard by everybody. We have been marginalised for therefore a few years; our voices weren’t heard as artists, as creators, as songwriters, as producers, as engineers, as video makers, as filmmakers. Twelve years in, we’re now right here. That is world. That is AFRIMA, the most important music entity on the face of the continent,” he stated.
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) was established eleven years in the past to reward and have a good time the musical works, abilities, and creativity from throughout the African continent whereas selling African cultural heritage. The inaugural AFRIMA awards happened in Nigeria, which hosted the occasion for 3 consecutive years from 2014 to 2016.
The 2025 awards will happen in Lagos from twenty fifth to thirtieth November 2025, that includes the Welcome Soiree, the AFRIMA Music Village, the Africa Music Enterprise Summit, a Host Metropolis Tour, the Nominees Get together, and the Principal Awards Ceremony. The grand finale on thirtieth November shall be broadcast stay to over 84 international locations worldwide.