![wamba, Sangie, Janta up for UMP Awards 2015 Artist of the Year.]()
The Urban Music Party (UMP) Awards 2015 nominations are out and it will definitely be a tough battle.
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Talk of Nepman, Gwamba, Sangie and Janta up for Artist of the Year. And then we have “Na Lero”, “Tsika”, “Mwano” and “Divorce” for Song of the Year. How does one decide the winners?
Take a look at all the 20 nominees and go suggest your winners at
https://www.facebook.com/mwUMP.
Artist of the Year
Nepman
Gwamba
Sangie
Janta
Song of the Year
Sonye – Tsika
Nepman – Na Lero
Janta – Divorce
Martse – Mwano
Video of the Year
Janta – Divorce
Fredokiss feat Daredevilz – Ukudziwa Kale
Gwamba feat Lulu – Ineyo wa lero
Zani Challe – Ndiphunzitse
Producer of the Year
DJ Sley
Janta
Tricky Beatz
Stich Fray
Best New Artist
Sangie
Teddy
Black Nina
Tsar Leo
The Awards are part of the 2015 UMP Festival, a celebration of urban music and culture in Malawi and will take place on 8th November at the BAT Ground during the festival in Blantyre.
The UMP Awards 2015 also have a special category namely Lifetime Achievers, which will be given to Criminal A and the late Mafunyeta.
UMP Awards nominations were open to artists and content considered to have entertained Malawi and kept the urban music industry ticking between the months of October 2014 and August 2015.
The 4th UMP Festival will feature star-studded performers Chimzy Kelly from Zambia, as guest-artist, and Malawi’s own Gwamba, Nepman, Diktator, Fredokiss, Piksy, Sangie, BarryOne, Bucci, Blakjak, Home Grown African, Sonye, Martse, Janta, Mafo, Trap Squad, Young Kay, Tech Dali and Daredevilz.
The show will also feature special acts including spoken word, a dance showdown and an MC battle. Winners of these two competitions will receive K50,000 cash prizes.
