World Music Awards postponed due to Visa issues

'We are sorry for any inconvenience but this decision had to be made due to logistical and multiple visa issues and in view of this week’s national mourning. Fans have been a great support to the artists and have voted online in huge numbers’, event producers John Martinotti and Marcol International said in a statement a few days before the event was to hold.

In the same week of the awards was when the Newtown, Connecticut shootings took place.

Nigerian pop singer D’banj was nominated a record four times – in the World’s Best Artiste’, ‘Best African Artiste’, ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Video’. He was also announced to perform at the awards ceremony.

This is not the first time the WMA is failing to hold. The event which traditionally holds in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was cancelled in 2009 and 2011 due to different reasons.