The 2nd edition of the Manicaland Creative Awards is set to take place in April of this year. Organisers recently announced their list of nominees for 31 categories across various disciplines, ranging from music to fashion. The award show was created to uplift Manicaland talent.
Here is the full list of this year’s nominees:
Best Afro-pop
•Tifah B
•Young Ice
•Mystrey
•Doubles
•G Diamond
Best Hip-Hop
•Roc Meadow
•Virus
•Splits Loui
•Aguila
•Bwoy Teezy
Best Dancehall
•Edge Sparta
•Dee Vernom
•Juggling Brendon
•Bonny T
•Navy Blues
Best Gospel
•Tinashe Murigo
•Cuthbert Mtisi
•Dorcas Moyo
•Hosiah Chipanga
•Blessing Shumba
Best Male Artist
•Hosiah Chipanga
•Young Ice
•Splits Loui
•Mystrey
•Doubles
Best Female Artist
•Vickiey
•Caroline Chidzikwe
•Rutendo Jackie
•Dorcas Moyo
Best New/Upcoming Artist
•Jah King Master
•Inner Tee
•True Ruinz
•Mr Regular
Best Group/Duo
•Real Eeez
•Manica Addicts Band
•Expression Band
•Diamond Boyz
•Pathum
Best Performance
•Hosiah Chipanga
•Real Eeez
•Caff
•Rutendo Jackie
•Expression Band
Video of the Year
•Mystery – Dai Zvaibvira
•Utarboy – Sahwie
•Rutendo Jackie – Mbereka
•Cee – Moto
•Dorcas Moyo – Tirikutandara
Song of the Year
Young Ice ft T Jones, Jae Drilla – Buruka
Splits Loui – Dira Rizare
Dorcas Moyo – Bvudzi Rangu Ramera
Cee – Moto
Mukoma Panga – Sadza Nemhiripiri
Album of the Year
•Rutendo Jackie – Tsvimbo Nedohwe
•Dorcas Moyo – Bvudzi Rangu Ramera
•Young Ice – Made In Mutare
•Blessing Shumba – Zvakazarurwa
•Taruvinga “Sugar Sugar” Manjokota – Pasi Pezuva
Best Dj
•Dj Mshez
•Dj Spy
•Selector Rolland
•Dj Patch
•Dj Cesh
Best Producer
•Gransunn
•EM Achisota
•Tey Obama
•Jae Drilla
•Marty Beats
Best Collaboration
•Rutendo Jackie ft Victor Stot – Mbereka
•Young Ice k250 ft T Jones & Jae Drilla – Buruka
•Grunsunn ft Cape Lorel – Check check
•Guvjix Bangz ft Van Choga – Ndiri Kushanda
•Doubles ft Maskiri – Kushava
Best Video Director
•Mr Shot It – Kreative Studios
•KBS Pictures
•Rontak 101
•Million Arts Media House
Best Female Model
•Mimie Chingweremba
•Sweet Yoyo
•Tanaka Dumbura
•Miss Coco Tadiwa
•Michelle Zvarevashe
Best Male Model
•Brandyonne
•Mr Zim Fit
•Romeo Von Jeff
•Alistair Jonas
Best Photographer
•Life Time Media
•Raindrops Media
•Carltech Media
•Bivha B
•Million Arts Media
Best Actor/Actress
•Simba “Chana” Mdokwani
•Amanda Ranganawa
•Shingirai Manyengavana
•Stephanie Mtunzi
Best Comedian
•Allen Skits
•Mama Vee
•Mr Lap
•Shingirai Manyengavana
Best Dance Group
•Game Changers
•Easthood
•Unit Edge
•Empire Dance Crew
•Cyber Kings
Most Fashionable Female
•Nicky Nicole
•Yesha
•Sibongile “Mama Manicaland” Mutsakani
•Lisa Manyangadze
•Tanaka Dumbura
Best Fashionable Male
•Willard Katsande
•Young Ice k250
•Shammah Fit
Best Radio Personality
•Speedo Taylor
•Kritic Igwe
•Lipa T
•Dj Lampy
•Roble
•Tadiwacho
Most Influential Person
•Sibongile Mutsakani
•Dorcas Moyo
•Willard Katsande
Best MC
•Ayub De MC
•Mkwambo Fordie
•Bento
•Juggling Brendon
•Spezch
Best Events Company
•Bouncy Bee Events
•Vibe Nation
•Kentamani Events
•Stereo 025
Best Make Up Artist
•Thandi
•Lisa Afonso
•Rose
•Jackie
•Shermina
People’s Choice
•Diamond Boyz
•Dj Puru
•Dorcas Moyo
•Ba Taps
•Mr Lap
Best Diaspora
•Sharon Rose
•iFinton
•Sha Sha
•Mad Bwoy Khaki
•Shammah Fit
You can vote for your favourite creatives here.