Wizkid, Ice Prince, Sakordie get nominations

BET Awards ’12 Nominations

Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Diamond
Trina
Brianna Perry

Best Group
Bad Meets Evil
Diddy-Dirty Money
Maybach Music Group
Mindless Behavior
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best New Artist
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Diggy
Future
Meek Mill

Best Collaboration
Beyoncé f/ J. Cole – “Party””
Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “Countdown”
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Ni**as in Paris”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Otis”
Usher – “Climax”

Video Director of the Year
Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Best Gospel
Yolanda Adams
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award
Astro
Diggy
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith

Viewers’ Choice Award
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Mindless Behavior – “Hello”
The Throne f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Centric Award
Common
Estelle
Robert Glasper
Robin Thicke
Tyrese

Best International Act: U.K.
Estelle
Labrinth
Emeli Sande
Sway
Wretch 32

Best International Act: Africa
Camp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana

Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Denzel Washington

Best Movie
Good Deeds
Jumping the Broom
Laugh at My Pain
Red Tails
The Help

Sportswoman of the Year
Skylar Diggins
Candace Parker
Brittney Griner
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant

Ice Prince, Bonang To Host Channel O Music Video Awards

Nigerian superstar Ice Prince and South Africa’s ‘it girl’ Bonang have been named as hosts of the Ninth Annual Channel O Music Video Awards brought to you by DStv and DStv Mobile.

The two will bring their unique skills to bear on the day of the event which takes place on Saturday, November 17, at Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto.

The 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards will also be broadcast live on Channel O, making sure fans throughout the continent get a taste of the magic that Bonang and Ice Prince are set to bring to this year’s event as well as the many unique live performances that are lined up.

From Botswana rapper Zeus to Nigeria’s Mo Cheddah, multi-nominees Khuli Chana (SA) and Campa Mulla (Kenya), Manifest (Ghana), Pro, Mi Casa, DJ Zinhle, Bucie and many more, the Ninth Annual Channel O Music Video Awards, brought to you by DStv and DStv Mobile are set to sizzle.

The 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards will be broadcast live on Saturday, November 17 at 20:00 CAT on Channel O from Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto.

 Follow us on twitter @ChannelOTV and the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards official hash tag is #CHOMVA12. Channel O is available on Dstv channel 320 as well as DStv Mobile.

Choc Boiz, Dencia Twitter account verified!

I woke up this morning to discover that the twitter account of the trio of Ice prince, Brymo and Jesse Jagz have been verified and am like how did this happen and just when i was trying find out what happened overnight while I was asleep, BAM! Dencia, oh oh , her account too? Yeah, Dencia's handle have also been verified but what is most shocking is the fact that Mr Incredible, Microphone representer, undisputed champion and all the hmmm, AKAs' he's got, M.I's account wasn't verified, the boy must really feel like WTF!