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Channel O has revealed a star-studded lineup of African stars to perform at the upcoming Channel O Music Video Awards. South African crossover music juggernaut, HHP, leads the homegrown charge, proving why he�s up for two Channel O Music Video Awards: his track �Mpitse� has put HHP in the running for Most Gifted Male Video while �All I Need� is up for Most Gifted Hip-Hop Video. Nigerian superstar, 2Face is also set to ignite the stage on Thursday 29 October. Undoubtedly one of Africa�s biggest names, 2Face has earned a 2009 Channel O Music Video Award nomination for Most Gifted R&B Video for his song with Sound Sultan, �Enter the Place�. Also representing Nigeria is critically acclaimed, socially conscious singer-songwriter Nneka who is nominated for Most Gifted Female and Most Gifted Newcomer for her song �Heartbeat�. Another Most Gifted Female nominee will also be performing live on the night: Lizha James from Mozambique will bring her Ragga-influenced sound to the awards, cementing a very successful year that has seen her song �Estilo Xakhale� also nominated for Most Gifted Southern African Video. A highlight of the night is set to be a live performance of �All Around Africa� � the song that was specially created for the winner of this year�s Emcee Africa II Cybil Nyte. It sees the prodigiously talented Nyte performing with African hip-hop royalty in the form of Naeto C (Nigeria), Nazizi (Kenya), Zeus (Botswana), HHP (SA) and Proverb (SA) and this first ever live performance of the sizzling hot track is bound to get the audience on its feet. A high-profile mystery guest is also in the line-up but fans will have to wait until October 29th to see just who this is. The 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards will be hosted by Nonhle, Lungile and KB who will no doubt add significantly to what�s already shaping up to be the music event of the year. The awards take place at Carnival City in Gauteng on Thursday 29 October. Winners in the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards are chosen by the public who will be able to make their voices heard via SMS or online or through their mobile phones.