UMP Awards

UMP Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the music industry of Malawi
Country	Malawi
Presented by	Chitoliro Productions
First award	2016;9 years ago (2016)
Website	ump-awards.com

The Urban Music People (often simply the UMP Awards) are major Malawi's urban music industry awards, established in 2015, and also include Fashion, and Media sister awards. Most of the categories are dichotomized into male and female. The ceremony is held annually, usually in late November or December, with the judging process starting in October of the same year. The nominations are typically announced at the end of September. The winners receive a gold-plated statuette. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Current Award Categories

Music ^[5]

• Best Hip Hop Act
• Best Dancehall Act
• Song of the Year
• Music Video of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Artist of the Year (Female)
• Artist of the Year (Male)
• Best Gospel Act
• Best New Artist (Female)
• Best New Artist (Male)
• Producer of the Year
• Best Duo/Group
• Lifetime Achievement

Media

• Media Legend
• Best TV personality
• Best Radio DJ/Personality
• Best Entertainment writer

Fashion

• Living Legend
• Fashion Icon
• Model of the Year
• Designer of the Year
• Most Fashionable Celebrity

Host Cities

Year	Country	Host city	Venue	Host(s)
2016	Malawi	Blantyre	Golf club	joy Nathu
2017	Malawi	Blantyre	Golf Club	DT
2018	Malawi	Blantyre	Golf Club	Joy Nathu
2019	Malawi	Lilongwe	BICC	Priscilla Kayira

See also

• Nyasa Music Awards
• Ku Mingoli Bash
• Maso Awards

• Music of Malawi
• Website

References

1. "UMP Awards to be held on December 19 | Malawi 24 – Malawi news". September 30, 2020.
2. "UMP Awards | Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com.
3. Kapindu, Harold (September 21, 2020). "Malawi's Top Entertainment and Arts Awards UMP to Be Held Virtually in December". allAfrica.com.
4. Loka, Kimpho (December 8, 2015). "UMP Awards Add New Categories". nyasashowbiz.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
5. Musowa, Pemphero. "UMP Awards nominations open". Kulinji.