The International Committee of AFRIMA and the African Union Commission (AUC), unveiled Lagos, Nigeria, as the Host City for the 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, putting to rest high expectations among AFRIMA stakeholders about the Nigerian city to capture hosting rights.

The host city was announced earlier this week by the Director of Communication and Sponsorship, AFRIMA, Ms. Matlou Tsotsetsi.

According to Ms. Tsotetsi “It is worth mentioning that Nigeria won the rights to host AFRIMA for three years – 2014 to 2016 – as announced at a world media conference by the International Committee of AFRIMA on October 6, 2013. Nigeria vied for the hosting rights alongside 13 other African countries eventually winning the competitive bid. As a result of this, the 2014 edition was held in Lagos, while AFRIMA 2015 will be held at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday, November 15.

Cameroonians artistes who got a spot in various categories were Lady Ponce, Jovi, Coco Argentee, Mani Bella, Wax Dey and Stanley Enow. They join other famous African artistes like P-Square, Bana C4, Stonebwoy, Tiwa Savage, Davido, Sarkodie, Yemi Alade, among others for this prestigious awards ceremony.

AFRIMA 2015 will go further to offer benefits that would help in raising the continental and international profile of the city, including an opportunity to tap into the millions of participants and followers of the growing African music.

Preceding the main awards ceremony on Sunday, November 15, will be the “Africa Music Summit” on Friday, November 13. Themed “Reviving the Business of Music in Africa”, the Summit is a platform for the African music industry stakeholders to engage and deliberate on how the music industry in Africa can be nurtured in a way that adds to the GDP of the continent.

The 2015 awards ceremony is expected to be broadcast live to 84 countries on 109 television stations across the world with the support of AFRIMA media partners.