Toya Delazy's 'Forbidden Fruit' Gets 3 Noms at OUT Music Awards

Zulu pop princess Toya Delazy, who took on the anti-gay laws wave in Africa with a daring new music video, was nominated at the 9th OUT Music Awards in 3 categories: Best Alternative Song, Best International Song and Best Single of the year. The Out Music Awards were set to be held at Townhall in New York City NYC on January 19, hosted by Lea Delaria and Ari Gold, but were postponed due to "circustances beyond our control," write organizers. The Out Music Awards will be held at Townhall, NYC on January 19, hosted by Lea Delaria and Ari Gold.

After gaining significant acclaim throughout Africa, Zulu woman Toya Delazy is pushing international boundaries with her new single "Forbidden Fruit," a controversial and daring release in the context of the recent anti-gay laws wave in Africa.

"Forbidden Fruit" features the leading ladies in Cape Town lesbian events circuit, MISS; models Happy J. Umurerwa (from agency Next Canada) and Lesala Mampa, together with Toya Delazy, who co-directed the video with Kyle Lewis (Best music video SAMA winner 2013), as well as electric boogie world champion Basheer Moolman, covered head to foot in lumo paint.

Sporting tongue-in-cheek kissing scenes with gay, lesbian and straight couples, bountiful fruit and brazen delivery, Toya's work is an extension of who she is; an open-minded individual with an affinity for fashion and forward-thinking practices.

Produced by industry stalwarts Craig Massiv and Troydon Murison, the production is a mix of futuristic jazzy, electric and cheeky commentary alongside colorful, dynamic and fun Zulu flair.

Toya (Latoya Buthelezi) made her massive splash into the music biz at the end of 2011 with the release of her debut album "Due Drop" (Sony Music), which went gold. Some may know that Delazy is a play on word/sounds for Buthelezi, but very few know that her great-grandmother was Princess Magogo, the traditional Zulu composer, and her grandfather is IFP (Inkatha Freeddom Party) founder (1975) & leader Zulu Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

Within a very limited time, 24-year-old Delazy has gathered a Facebook following of over 362,000 fans & sum, received numerous awards and nominations including the 2013 BET Nomination for Best International Act (Africa); 2013 Metro FM awards nomination for Best Female, Best Newcomer, Best Styled, Best Produced Album; and MTV EMA 2013 Africa Nominated Best International Act.

Delazy's second album, "Ascension" was released in October 2014 by Sony Music. The first single "Forbidden Fruit" is presently on high rotation, climbing the charts across all radio. The song and video has been nominated for Best Alternative song, Best International & Single of the year at the OMAs.

The OMAs is the biggest night in LGBT music & entertainment, presented by LARA, the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts. Their mission is to educate, raise awareness and ensure that the contributions and achievements of marginalized LGBT are acknowledged, documented, celebrated and included in media, music and entertainment history. To support our missions, we film the OUTMUSIC Awards live to tape.

Other artists to be honored include Deborah Cox for Outmusic Pillar Award, Billy Porter for Outmusic Lifetime Achievement Award, Holly Near for Outmusic Heritage Award, Monifah Carter for Outmusic Vanguard Award, Michael Mitchell and Thomas McCormack for Outmusic Visionary Award and Wolfgang Busch for Outmusic Spirit Award.

There is no indication at this time when the OMAs will be rescheduled to occur.

For more information about the OMAs, visit http://www.outmusicawards.com For more information about Toya Delazy, visit www.toyadelazy.com/