The committee for Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has
revealed the official award categories for the 2014 edition
of the pan-Africa award.

Organisers say entries for the award will commence from
March 28, 2014 and will run till June 20, 2014, to be
ratified at the AFRIMA International committee's
conference in Cotonou, Benin Republic from November 21
to 24, 2014 where 5 Regional directors and 32 country
directors are expected to attend. Entries will include the
video, the song, and profile of the artiste only.

The 32 award categories released are divided into the
Regional and Non-Regional categories.

The Regional categories include:

. Best Male Artiste of Eastern Africa
. Best Female Artiste of East Africa
. Best Male Artiste Central Africa
. Best Female Artiste Central Africa
. Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa
. Best Female Artiste of Southern Africa
. Best Male Artiste in North Africa
. Best Female Artiste in North Africa
. Best Male Artiste of West Africa
. Best Female Artiste of West Africa
. Best African Group

Categories for the Non-Regionals include:

. Best Male Artiste inspirational Music
. Best Female Artiste inspirational music
. Best inspirational Music Group
. Best Traditional African Male Artiste
. Best Traditional African Female Artiste
. Best Traditional African Group
. Revelation of the African continent
. Most promising African Artiste of the Continent
. Producer of the Year
. Artiste of the year
. Song of the year
. Video of the year
. Song writer of the year
. Album of the year

. R 'N' B Single of the year/Pop Single of the year/
Contemporary song of the year

. Rap Single of the year

. Collabo of the year
. Live performance of the year
. Ragga/Raggae music of the year
. Music /Entertainment Journalist of the year
. AFRIMA Legend 2014

Via: Thenet