The countdown to African music’s biggest night has begun!

The 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards presented by South Africa’s Dineo Moeketsi and Nigeria’s Banky W, will be broadcast LIVE on Friday, 11 November at 22:00 EAT.

The 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards will feature a host of star-studded, unique live performances that will thrill viewers at home.

Although details of each performance are being kept a surprise, Uganda’s Keko and Navio, Zambia’s C.R.I.$.I.$, Nigeria’s Ice Prince and Flavour, Kenya’s STL and Angola’s Cabo Snoop will all be taking to the stage at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Just who will take home the highly-coveted Channel O Music Video Award statuettes will be revealed on Friday – but there’s no doubt that with a LIVE line-up like this and such strong nominees, the undisputed winner is contemporary African music in all its brilliant diversity.

Voting for the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards is now CLOSED.

At 22:00 EAT tune in to Channel O (DStv Channel 320) for this year’s Channel O Music Video Awards, LIVE from the Sandton Convention Centre!