Sizwe Dhlomo. Photo courtesy of MTV Base
MTV Base (DStv channel 322) is throwing down a challenge to the youth of South Africa, as it searches for a brand new VJ to represent the channel.
The new VJ will host shows on MTV Base and MTV as well as interviewing stars, MC-ing events, attending international awards shows such as the VMAs, EMAs and MAMAs, walking the red carpet, and travelling the continent – all while being an ambassador for MTV Base. Continue reading
Johannesburg/Lagos,
South Africa’s Pearl Thusi and Nigerian music legend D’Banj will host Lip Sync Battle Africa, the first localised format of the multi-platform, pop-culture phenomenon to air on the continent.
The critically acclaimed and award-nominated Lip Sync Battle, originally created for Spike, features celebrities going head-to-head, lip-syncing the song of their choice, battling for the coolest bragging rights on the planet.
Pearl will serve as all around host and master of ceremonies, while Koko Master and Oliver Twist star D’Banj will step up as the colour commentator, adding his lively observations to the proceedings.
Lip Sync Battle Africa will premiere in April 2016 on MTV (DStv channel 130), MTV Base (DStv channel 322) and e.tv. Continue reading
Kevin Hart onp Sync Battle US season 2, credit: Spike TV
A South African version of MTV’s Lip Sync Battle is set to be staged in South Africa. Viacom’s decision to host Lip Sync Battle Africa was announced by show host LL Cool J.
Under a partnership with e.tv, the series will air on MTV (DStv channel 130) and sister channel MTV Base (DStv channel 322) before making its terrestrial premiere on e.tv. Continue reading
A scene from the doccie, White People, which will air on MTV next week.
HEADLINES about what it’s like to be black in the United States right now are rarely out of the news, but what if you asked the question, ‘What does it mean to be young and white in the USA today?”
MTV’s White People is a ground-breaking documentary on race that aims to answer that question from the viewpoint of young white people living in America. The film follows Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas as he travels across the country to get this complicated conversation started. Continue reading
Andrea Bocelli
MTV (DStv channel 130) today announced world renowned superstar Andrea Bocelli will take to the MTV EMAs stage for the first time ever. Bocelli will perform an unforgettable solo track as well as a unique duet with singer-songwriter Tori Kelly that’s sure to go down in EMA history. The 2015 MTV EMAs will broadcast live across the globe on Sunday, October 25 at 10 pm CAT from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran is hosting the MTV EMAs.
This year’s MTV EMAs, sponsored by Smirnoff in partnership with Expo 2015, promise a night of musical mayhem on a truly epic scale. Award-winning singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, together with actress, Ruby Rose, are set to host the awards – one of the biggest events in the global music calendar – from Milan, Italy. Continue reading
Diamond Platnumz
MTV (DStv channel 130) has revealed that Diamond Platnumz is the winner of the 2015 MTV EMAs Best African Act. Scores of music fans visited mtvema.com to vote for Diamond Platnumz, who beat incredible competition from AKA, Yemi Alade, Davido, and DJ Arafat. Continue reading
Carly Rae Jepsen
Hilltop Live Africa and Universal Music South Africa, in partnership with 94.7 and MTV announced today, will be hosting two concerts by Carly Rae Jepsen in October. The tour concides with the Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum-selling Canadian recording artist’s release of the album E.MO.TION in South Africa. Continue reading
Grammy Award-winning R&B icon Ne-Yo will perform at the MTV Africa Music Awards in KwaZulu-Natal in July.
The event, sponsored by the KwaZulu-Natal government, in association with Absolut Vodka and The City of Durban, will take place at the Durban International Convention Centre on Saturday, July 18.
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