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Mtv Base Yanos Roundtable Spotlights The Biggest Amapiano Stars Of 2021

January 20, 2022 by Eddy

There’s no denying Amapiano’s unstoppable impact on the local entertainment scene and the waves it is making globally. In a few short years the “Yanos”, as they are affectionately known, have infiltrated popular culture and become the most dominant music genre in South Africa. MTV Base Yanos Roundtable will celebrate Amapiano’s biggest stars of 2021 and the …

AKA’s COVID-19 diaries now airing on MTV Base and BET

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 by Zita Nzimande

Following multi award-winning South African musician, AKA’s, public disclosure of his positive COVID-19 results this past Friday, and his candidness about being transparent as possible about his recovery journey, AKA’s COVID-19 diaries will start airing today on MTV Base and BET. ALSO READ: AKA tests positive for novel covid-19 virus “Since the announcement of the …

Win scholarships with AKA’s MEGACY KID competition

March 5, 2019 by Eddy

Off the back of AKA’s announcement of a three city Megacy Over Everything tour (#MOEtour2019) in partnership with MTV Base, U-NVRS and Rise Academy, AKA has announced a MEGACY KID competition. ALSO READ: AKA announces Megacy Over Everything tour The MEGACY KID competition is brought to you by AKA and MTV Base in collaboration with …

AKA announces Megacy Over Everything tour

September 20, 2020February 1, 2019 by Eddy

AKA has announced a three city Megacy Over Everything tour (#MOEtour2019) in partnership with MTV Base, U-NVRS and Rise Academy. ALSO READ: AKA’s Birthday Tour Goes To East Africa The #MOEtour2019 tours are youth targeted concerts as AKA considers the youth to be an integral group of his “Megacy”. No alcohol will be sold at …

Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 to broadcast live

December 1, 2018 by Zita Nzimande

Global Citizen Festival Dr. Precious Moloi Motsepe

DStv, SABC, and Viacom’s MTV International will be the broadcast partners for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 taking place on Sunday, 2 December 2018 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. ALSO READ: Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Ed Sheeran, Tiwa Savage, Cassper Nyovest To Headline Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 In South Africa The live broadcast …

Yung Swiss announces release date for his upcoming LP Bottom Baby 2

November 8, 2018 by Eddy

Multi-talented hip hop sensation often acknowledged as being one of SA’s game changing artists, Yung Swiss is set to drop his lengthy awaited BottomBaby2EP on 30 November 2018. ALSO READ: Yung Swiss’ Continues To Gain Traction With Latest Single Die Yung “My fans have been begging me to release a body of work, so I also …

Ntandose Mosibi wins MTV Base VJ Search

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 by Zita Nzimande

Hip-hop and urban music channel from Viacom International Media Networks Europe, MTV Base, has crowned Ntandose Mosibi as the winner of the MTV Base VJ Search 2018 winner. ALSO READ: African Artists Go Head To Head At MTV EMA Awards The 25-year-old from Daveyton in Johanneburg follows the foot-steps of the likes of Sizwe Dhlomo, Fikile “Fix” Moeti, Nomuzi Mabena, …

Eternal Africa inks publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing

August 29, 2018 by Zita Nzimande

Vth Season’s producer and artist, Eternal Africa, has officially signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing.

ALSO READ: Ami Faku’s Debut Single, Ndikhethe Wena, Launches On A High Note

Eternal Africa’s publishing deal comes ahead of what is expected to be a great music season for the talented producer and recording artist.

“Having a major label partner with Eternal Africa is testament to his talent and work. Eternal Africa has produced some of the biggest songs on rotation on radio right now and it’s just the tip of the iceberg of what the continent can expect from him in the near future,” shares Raphael Benza of Vth Season.

“It has been a while since we had a producer like Eternal Africa who can marry sounds so naturally from Naija to Gqom and traditional SA Pop. You can hear that here is an exceptional talent whose sound is so well crafted and clean and importantly so highly original,” expresses Ryan Hill, MD of Universal Music Publishing SA.

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

August 17, 2018 by Eddy

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns in South Africa and Cote D’ivoire, focusing on HIV Prevention and Self-Testing.

ALSO READ: MTV Shuga Down South Open Auditions 2018

Unitaid, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine today announced a three-year partnership to introduce and evaluate storylines on HIV innovation, including HIV self-testing and preventive drugs (PrEP) into the award-winning drama series MTV Shuga.

The programme is designed to help millions of young viewers in French- and English-speaking Africa protect themselves from HIV. This follows recent airing of MTV Shuga Season 6 “MTV Shuga Naija” on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) earlier this year.

The effort, unveiled during the 22nd International AIDS Conference, will span Southern Africa and Western francophone Africa and deliver three new TV series of MTV Shuga, together with a multi-media campaign that promotes sexual health. The enhanced programme will target hard-to-reach populations, particularly people 15 to 24 years old.