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MTV Base has announced a list of peformers at the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), and the top Nigerian sensations featured are Davido, Flavour, and Tiwa Savage.

They will be joined by South African hit makers Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Oskido, and Professor, as well as Grammy-Nominated international R&B star, Trey Songz, R&B superstar Miguel, and hip hop game changer, ‘French Montana.

The 2014 edition of the awards holds at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), on Saturday June 7, 2014, and will be broadcast around the world on MTV, MTV Base, BET International and affiliate stations. Stand-up comic, film and television sensation, Marlon Wayans, will host the show.

Trey Songz expressed his excitement at the upcoming performance, saying: “I’m excited to finally be going back to Durban. I went once just for a day, but this time I’m spending more time to get to know the people and the culture.”

I can’t wait to perform at the awards show, especially since it’s live for the first time ever. It’s going to be amazing to feel the energy when I’m on that stage and see some of the best talent that Africa has to offer.”

Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, Alex Okosi said: “We are thrilled that Trey Songz will be joining the stellar line-up in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal on June 7, and contributing his own signature R&B style to the wide range of music genres represented at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards.”

With hundreds of thousands of votes already cast, public voting for *2014 MTV Africa Music Awards *continues online at www.mtvbase.com until midnight on June 4, 2014.

While the winners of the ‘MTV Base Leadership Award’ and ‘Best Video’ are chosen exclusively by MTV Base, voting for ‘Song of the Year ‘continues up until the show on June 7.

Celebrating musicians and achievers who have made the most impact on African youth culture throughout the year, ‘MAMA’ 2014 will, for the first time ever, premiere LIVE on ‘MTV Base’ (DStv Channel 322) and MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 21:00 CAT.