Icons are becoming harder to fish out in a sea of sameness and some things are just irreplaceable, writes Kuntha Ndimande.

From West Africans winning big to complaints of the show’s lack of African hosts, we take a look at this weekend’s MTV Mamas.

The MTV awards are out to reward those who have helped put the continent on the global music map

South Africa and Nigeria have the most nominees for this years’s MTV Africa Music awards, which are taking place in Durban on July 18.

Despite tweets about MTV Africa Music awards host Marlon Wayans’s supposedly offensive jokes, the US star was a great host, writes Rhodé Marshall.

Celebrating musicians and achievers who have made an impact on African youth culture, Mama 2014 will take place in Durban in June.