{"id":356,"date":"2026-06-07T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanmuzikmag.com\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:59:55","slug":"voting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrimma.com\/index.php\/voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling afrimma-voting-soon-page\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column afrimma-voting-soon-shell\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n\n<section class=\"afrimma-vote-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"afrimma-vote-title\">\n<div class=\"afrimma-vote-hero__content\">\n<p class=\"afrimma-vote-label\">AFRIMMA Fan Voting<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"afrimma-vote-title\">The Vote Is About to Shake the Culture<\/h1>\n<p class=\"afrimma-vote-lede\">Afrobeats, amapiano, highlife, hip-hop, gospel, dancehall, and African pop all meet here. When voting opens, your voice helps push your favorite artist closer to the AFRIMMA stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"afrimma-vote-actions\"><a href=\"#vote-alerts\" class=\"afrimma-vote-primary\">Notify Me First<\/a><a href=\"\/afrimma\/index.php\/artists\/\" class=\"afrimma-vote-secondary\">Explore Artists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"afrimma-vote-hero__visual\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Vote<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"afrimma-vote-countdown\" aria-label=\"Voting launch countdown\" data-afrimma-countdown=\"2026-07-01T08:00:00-05:00\">\n<div><strong data-countdown-days>\u2014<\/strong><span>Days<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong data-countdown-hours>\u2014<\/strong><span>Hours<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong data-countdown-minutes>\u2014<\/strong><span>Minutes<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong data-countdown-seconds>\u2014<\/strong><span>Seconds<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"afrimma-vote-main\" id=\"vote-alerts\">\n<div class=\"afrimma-vote-info\">\n<p class=\"afrimma-vote-label\">How It Will Work<\/p>\n<h2>Get ready to back your favorite artist.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"afrimma-vote-steps\">\n<article><span>01<\/span><strong>Voting Opens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official categories and eligible artists will be announced when the voting window goes live.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article><span>02<\/span><strong>Fans Show Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supporters cast secure votes and rally their communities across the diaspora.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article><span>03<\/span><strong>Winners Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top fan favorites move toward AFRIMMA recognition and the awards spotlight.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<aside class=\"afrimma-vote-signup\">\n<p class=\"afrimma-vote-label\">Do Not Miss It<\/p>\n<h2>Get Voting Alerts<\/h2>\n<p>Join the notification list and we will let you know when the ballots are open.<\/p>\n<p>    <noscript class=\"ninja-forms-noscript-message\">\n\tNotice: JavaScript is required for this content.<\/noscript>\n<div id=\"nf-form-4-cont\" class=\"nf-form-cont afrimma-ninja-voting-alerts\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-labelledby=\"nf-form-title-4\" aria-describedby=\"nf-form-errors-4\" role=\"form\">\n\n    <div class=\"nf-loading-spinner\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n        <!-- That data is being printed as a workaround to page builders reordering the order of the scripts loaded-->\n        <script>var formDisplay=1;var nfForms=nfForms||[];var form=[];form.id='4';form.settings={\"title\":\"AFRIMMA Voting Alerts\",\"created_at\":\"2026-06-07 13:59:55\",\"form_title\":\"AFRIMMA Voting Alerts\",\"default_label_pos\":\"above\",\"show_title\":\"1\",\"clear_complete\":\"1\",\"hide_complete\":\"1\",\"logged_in\":\"0\",\"objectType\":\"Form Setting\",\"formContentData\":[{\"order\":\"0\",\"cells\":[{\"order\":\"0\",\"fields\":[\"full_name\"],\"width\":\"100\"}]},{\"order\":\"1\",\"cells\":[{\"order\":\"0\",\"fields\":[\"email_address\"],\"width\":\"100\"}]},{\"order\":\"2\",\"cells\":[{\"order\":\"0\",\"fields\":[\"favorite_artist\"],\"width\":\"100\"}]},{\"order\":\"3\",\"cells\":[{\"order\":\"0\",\"fields\":[\"notify_me\"],\"width\":\"100\"}]}],\"wrapper_class\":\"afrimma-ninja-voting-alerts\",\"add_submit\":\"1\",\"calculations\":[],\"conditions\":[],\"ninjaForms\":\"Ninja Forms\",\"changeEmailErrorMsg\":\"Please enter a valid email address!\",\"changeDateErrorMsg\":\"Please enter a valid date!\",\"confirmFieldErrorMsg\":\"These fields must match!\",\"fieldNumberNumMinError\":\"Number Min Error\",\"fieldNumberNumMaxError\":\"Number Max Error\",\"fieldNumberIncrementBy\":\"Please increment by \",\"fieldTextareaRTEInsertLink\":\"Insert Link\",\"fieldTextareaRTEInsertMedia\":\"Insert Media\",\"fieldTextareaRTESelectAFile\":\"Select a file\",\"tableInsertRowAbove\":\"Insert Row Above\",\"tableInsertRowBelow\":\"Insert Row Below\",\"tableInsertColumnLeft\":\"Insert Column Left\",\"tableInsertColumnRight\":\"Insert Column Right\",\"tableDeleteRow\":\"Delete Row\",\"tableDeleteColumn\":\"Delete Column\",\"tableDeleteTable\":\"Delete Table\",\"tableLegacyNotice\":\"This content has tables in the old editor format. 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