The organizers of pan-African music awards, Kora Awards, have revealed that the winner of the Best Artist of the Continent at the 2015 edition of the award will receive a grand prize of $1 million as it officially calls for entries from musicians across the African continent and Diaspora.
Kora said only artistes who have been voted as best of their region on the continent will be eligible for the Best Artist of the Continent trophy and prize. It said the financial reward for other categories will only be given to award winners who are in attendance at the awards ceremony with absent artists awarded the trophy alone.
This year’s edition, targeted at celebrating excellence in musical artistry in Africa and Diaspora, has 27 categories across regions and genres, and a monetary reward associated with each trophy.
The 2015 edition of Kora will take place on December 13 in Windhoek, Namibia.
“The song or songs participating in the competition must have been published between January 1, 2014 and July 15, 2015,” the organisers said. “The songs must be of quality, must not be damaged and must be readable on any drive.”
See full categories and prizes below
Best Male Artist – West Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist -West Africa :50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist -East Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – East Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist – Central Africa: 50 000 $ USD
Best Female Artist – Central Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist of Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist -North Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best African Group : 20 000$ USD
Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD
Best Group -Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Artist – male :20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Artist – Female : 20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Group of Africa : 20 000$ USD
Most promising artist – Male : 20 000$ USD
Most promising artist – Female: 20 000$ USD
Best Artist of the African Diaspora : 20 000$USD
Best Video of the year : 20 000$ USD
Best Collaboration of the year: 20 000$ USD
Best Album of the year: 20 000$ USD
Legend Award : 50 000$ USD
Best Hip Hop Artist : 20 000$ USD
Best Urban Music Artist: 20 000$ USD
Most Downloaded Song of the year: 20 000$ USD
Best Artist of the Continent: 1 000 000$ USD
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