LUNGSTA TO HOST CHANNEL O VIDEO AWARDS

Channel O presenter Lungile “Lungsta” Radu will take on the role as 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards host.

Over the years the multi-talented Lungile has made his mark in the entertainment industry through hosting shows like O-Boma, Dance Africa, Goal Diggerz as well as co-hosting the previous year’s awards ceremony. On the night he will be joined on stage by Thomas Gumede. The actor and comedian has performed at numerous live comedy gigs, including the successful 99% Zulu Comedy Show in Durban , South Africa .

Earlier - Monday September 27 – Loyiso Gola was announced as event host for the LIVE show which will take place on Thursday November 4 at the Sandton Convention Center in South Africa , but due to conflicting schedules, the popular South African comedian will not host the awards ceremony.

“Loyiso is a talented comedian and that is one of the reasons we had chosen him to host this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards, but unfortunately with great talent comes even greater demand and the awards are our flagship event and the time required to rehearse for the first ever LIVE broadcast is considerable. A mutual understanding was reached between him and the channel and we look forward to working with him on future projects,” says Yolisa Phahle, Channel Director: Special Interest Channels.

The Channel O Music Video Awards will be screened live on DStv on Thursday November 4, 2010.

Vote NOW and make sure that YOUR favourite artist wins in this year’s awards. Make your mark by voting - either via SMS [SMS the artist code to the number [+27 83 920 8406], on the web (www.mva.channelo.tv) or on your mobile phone [channelo.tv or on MXiT].

Here is a list of nominees and voting codes:

1
MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO

SMS CODE


WANDE COAL
BUMPER TO BUMPER
1A


BANKY W
STRONG TING
2A


ZEUS
CHAMPAGNE MUSIC
3A


BLACK COFFEE FT.ZAKES BANTWINI
JUJU
4A


K'NAAN
T.I.A
5A

2
MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO



WITNESS
ATTENTION PLEASE
1B


KENNY SAINT BROWN FT DA GRIN
TURN ME AROUND
2B


MO'CHEDDAH FT.OTHELLO
IF YOU WANT ME
3B


THEMBI SEETE
FREE
4B


LIZHA JAMES FT. LOYISO
VOU TE ATACAR
5B

3
MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER




OCTAVE COUPLET FT. HYDRO
DO UR THANG
1C


DJINEE
OVERKILLING
2C


L - TIDO FT.T-P
CALLING
3C


GABRIELA
MINA NAWENA
4C


M.I. FT. DJINEE
SAFE
5C

4
MOST GIFTED DUO, GROUP OR FEATURING



M.I. FT. DJINEE
SAFE
1D


TUMI FT.BRICKS & TRACY LEE
BAMBEZELA
2D


OBITA FT.LOYISO
EVERYBODY DANCE
3D


P SQUARE FT.J-MARTINS
E NO EASY
4D


DEEP LEVEL
WE RUN THIS CITY
5D

5
MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO



DJ CLEO
MZIMBA SHAKER
1E


BIG NELO
HOJE E SURRA
2E


BIG NUZ FT.DJ TIRA
UMLILO
3E


DJ VETKUK VS MAHOOTA/PROFESSOR
BAYETE
4E


LIQUIDEEP
FAIRYTALE
5E

6
MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL VIDEO



GENERAL PYPE FT.NAETO C,VECTOR, SASHA, DA GRIN & GT
CHAMPION (REMIX)
1F


SAMINI
SWEET MISTAKE
2F


BUFFALO SOULJAH
TOO MANY OF ME
3F


WYRE
UPRISING
4F


KWELA TEBZA FT. VARIOUS ARTISTS
BETTER DAY (REMIX)
5F

8
MOST GIFTED AFRO POP




D'BANJ
FALL IN LOVE
1G


NTANDO
NGIYOSEBENZA
2G


NAMELESS & HABIDA
SUNSHINE
3G


ANOGIRI
OYIBO
4G


JOZI
PARTY TIME
5G

9
MOST GIFTED RNB




JON GERMAIN
IN MY HEAD
1H


TOLUMIDE
MY LOVE
2H


GELLY
MZURI
3H


URBAN REIGN
ADDICTED
4H


ANSELMO RALPH
DOMESTICADO
5H

9
MOST GIFTED KWAITO




GAZZA
SHUKUSHA
1I


BIG NUZ/DJ TIRA
UMLILO
2I


FISHMAN FT GAL LEVEL
LET'S HOOK UP
3I


MZAMBIYA/HOWZA
BADALA
4I


TKZEE
SDUDLA
5I

10
MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO



K'NAAN
T.I.A
1J


J.R FT. HIP HOP PANTSULA
SHOW DEM (MAKE THE CIRCLE BIGGER)
2J


D-BLACK & KWAKU-T
BREATHE
3J


NAETO C
AKO MI TI POJU
4J


TEARGAS
GO AWAY
5J

10
MOST GIFTED SOUTH VIDEO



BUFFALO SOULJAH
EZANDHLA PHEZULU (HANDS UP)
1K


PROVERB FT. HIP HOP PANTSULA
BREADWINNER
2K


DAMA DO BLING
CASAR COM OUTRA
3K


BIG NUZ FT. DJ TIRA
UMLILO
4K


PRO
SEKELE
5K

10
MOST GIFTED EAST VIDEO



WYRE
UPRISING
1L


AVRIL
MAMA
2L


NAMELESS & HABIDA
SUNSHINE
3L


OBITA/LOYISO
EVERYBODY DANCE
4L


SHAA
ZAMU YANGU
5L

11
MOST GIFTED WEST VIDEO



2 FACE
IMPLICATIONS
1M


BECCA/SAMINI
FIRE (REMIX)
2M


DA GRIN
PON PON PON
3M


J-TOWN
GUNS & ROSES
4M


SASHA FT.NAETO C/SAUCE KID
MAKING MONEY (REMIX)
5M

14
MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR



TEARGAS
PARTY 101
1N


D-BLACK & KWAKU-T
BREATHE
2N


LIZHA JAMES FT. LOYISO
VOU TE ATACAR
3N


M.I. FT. DJINEE
SAFE
4N


TKZEE
DIKAKAPA
5N


K'NAAN
T.I.A
6N