BEST AFRICAN ARTIST TO GET $1 MILLION AT KORA AWARDS 2015

My fellow Akwa Ibom and Cross River State musicians!!! DADA!!!!!  
1 million dollars!!!!!!up for grabs...

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.

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 organizers said. “The songs must be of quality, must not be damaged and must be readable on any drive.”

SEE HOW TO ENTER:

Eligiblity requirements are as follows:
1 / KORA Awards are opened to all musicians, singers of Africa and its diaspora living on the continent or abroad.
The competition includes several awards and each artist may enroll in one or more categories of their choice.
2 / The song or songs participating in the competition must have been published between January 1st, 2014 and July 15, 2015.
3 / The songs must be of quality, and must not be damaged and must be readable on any drive.
4 / The artist, author, or composer of the titles in competition must submit his / her application(s) to the KORA Awards’ Team in Abidjan until July 20, 2015.
5/ A formal letter of authorization to be sent to KORA Awards Committee. This authorization concerns the use of your image, videos, music and biography for promotion of the current KORA’s edition at : info@koraawards.org or entries@koraawards.com

The application must include the following elements:
a) digital or CD version of the album
b)Two (2) color publicity photographs in format jpeg, png  – NOT passport or ID photograph;
c) A biography in English and (if possible in French and Portuguese).
d) Digital copy of the video (High quality)

ARTISTS CAN SUBMIT THEIR ENTRIES DIGITITALLY VIA DROPBOX OR WETRANSFER TO : info@koraawards.org or entries@koraawards.com

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