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MTV to hold African Music Awards 2008 |
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 AS a follow-up to MTV base, its 100th channel, which is dedicated to Africa, global music and youth culture group, Music Television, is finalising plans to hold its first awards for African music next year.
A top-level source in the organisation told The Guardian that the ceremony would take the shape of existing ones such as the MTV Europe Awards and the Video Music Awards. Although the he did not reveal the venue of the event, the source said, "Everything has been finalised, we're just waiting to go," and adds that the company was convinced that the awards, which would be rivalling others such as the Channel O Video Music Awards and the Kora Awards, would "further promote African music."
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