The list includes artists like Davido, Wizkid, Fally Ipupa, DJ Spinall, Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platinum among others.
This year, AFRIMMA added a new category tagged ‘AFRIMMA Achievers Award’. This category was created to celebrate the achievements of Africans in the fields of entertainment and sports.
This year’s awards will be held at the House of Blues, Dallas, Texas on October 7th, 2018.
See the full list of nominees below
Best Male West Africa
- Wizkid – Nigeria
- Tekno – Nigeria
- Sarkodie – Ghana
- Davido – Nigeria
- Toofan – Togo
- J Hus – Gambia
- Sidibe Diabate – Mali
- Stonebwoy – Ghana
- Kiss Daniel – Nigeria
- Mr Eazi – Nigeria
Best Female West Africa
- Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
- Simi – Nigeria
- Efya – Ghana
- Adiouza – Senegal
- Ebony – Ghana
- Josey – Ivory Coast
- Vivien Chidid – Senegal
- Chidinma – Nigeria
- Becca – Ghana
- Yemi Alade – Nigeria
Best Male East Africa
- Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
- Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
- Harmonize – Tanzania
- Ommy Dimpoz – Tanzania
- Sauti Sol – Kenya
- Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
- Ali Kiba – Tanzania
- Bebe Cool – Uganda
- Nyashinski – Kenya
- Juma Jux – Tanzania
Best Female East Africa
- Victoria Kimani – Kenya
- Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania
- Leyla Kayondo – Uganda
- Knowles Butera – Rwanda
- Rema – Uganda
- Akothee – Kenya
- Nandy – Tanzania
- Sheebah Karungi – Uganda
- Juliana Kanyomozi – Uganda
- Charly & Nina – Rwanda
Best Male Central Africa
- Fally Ipupa – Congo
- Hiro – Congo
- Numerica – Cameroon
- C4 Pedro – Angola
- Locko – Cameroon
- Maitre Gims – (Congo)
- Naza – Congo
- Puto Portugues – Angola
- Anselmo Ralph – Angola
- Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola
Best Female Central Africa
- Yola Semedo – Angola
- Shan’l -Gabon
- Neima – Mozambique
- Rennis – Cameroon
- Charlotte Dipanda- Cameroon
- Nsoki – Angola
- Daphne – Cameroon
- Maria Andrade – Cape Verde
- Edmanzia – Angola
- Gasha – Cameroon
Best Male Southern Africa
- Tha Dogg – Namibia
- Nasty C – South Africa
- Emtee – South Africa
- Roberto – Zambia
- Cassper Nyomvest- South Africa
- Tresor- South Africa
- EXQ – Zimbabwe
- Jah Prayza – Zimbabwe
- Shyn – Madagascar
- Prince Kaybee – South Africa
Best Female Southern Africa
- Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe
- Busiswa – South Africa
- Shekinah – South Africa
- Mampi – Zambia
- Lady Zamar – South Africa
- Babes Wodumo – South Africa
- Sally Boss Madam – Namibia
- Shashl__ – Zimbabwe
- Ice Queen Cleo – Zambia
- Bucie – South Africa
Best Male North Africa
- Saad El Majarid
- Ihab Amir – Morroco
- Chawki – Morocco
- Khaled – Algeria
- Mohammed Abbas – Egypt
- Douzi – Morocco
- Amr Diab – Egypt
- Khaled – Algeria
- Saber Rebai – Tunisia
- Tamer Hosny – Egypt
Best Female North Africa
- Kenza Morsli – Algeria
- Ibtissam Tiskat – Algeria
- Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria
- Angham – Egypt
- Latifa – Tunisia
- Amani Swissi – Tunisia
- Sandy – Egypt
- Sarah Ayoub – Morocco
- Samira Said – Morocco
- Amal Maher – Egypt
Best African Group
- Sauti Sol – Kenya
- Mafikizolo- South Africa
- Toofan – Togo
- B26 – Angola
- Mi Casa – South Africa
- R2bee’s – Ghana
- X-Maleya – Cameroon
- Bracket – Nigeria
- Navy Kenzo – Tanzania
- Fancy Gadam – Ghana
Crossing Boundaries With Music Award
- J Hus – Gambia /UK
- Skepta – Nigeria / UK
- Stormzy – Ghana/UK
- MHD – Senegal/ France
- Tobe Nwigwe – Nigeria
- Brian Soko – Zimbabwe
- French Montana – Morocco/USA
- Wale – Nigeria /USA
- Young Paris – Congo
- Steff London – Caribbean /UK
Best Gospel
