Midlands Music Awards
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The Midlands Music Awards (MMAs) are an annual award ceremony, run by the Midlands Music Organization, where accolades are presented to members of Zimbabwe's music industry who come from the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Winners receive a statuette. The event was established in June 2014. The ceremony is held in June every year and contenders are judged on performances made in the previous year. The show is held at the Midlands Hotel in the capital of the province Gweru and broadcast on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation - Zbc TV. The ceremony features live performances by some of the nominees.
List of Midlands Music Awards Categories
MMAs grouped into a number of categories which are representative of Zimbabwe's varying popular musical genres. The award is made up of 60% from the panel of judges (adjudicators) and the other 40% comes from the public through voting platforms such as sms among others.
- Best Male Artist
- Best Female Artist
- Newcomer of the Year
- Best Hip hop
- Best Rnb and Soul music
- Best Gospel music
- Best Sungura music
- Best Music Video of the Year
- Best Jazz music
- Best Afropop music
- Radio Dj/Personality of the Year
- Best Club Dj
- Best Traditional Group
- Best Dance Group
- Best House music
- Best Collaboration of the Year
- Best Reggae/Chigiyo music
- Best Producer of the Year
- Best Music Album of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award