Wizkid Wins Three Awards at #MTVMAMA2016

Nigerian pop sensation Wizkid scooped three awards at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 (MTVMAMA2016) held in Johannesburg, South Africa with wins in the prestigious Best Male and Artist of the Year categories, and scoring one extra trophy for his featured performance on Best Collaboration. South African stars Cassper Nyovest and Emtee won for Best Live and Best Hip Hop respectively, with Shekhinah and Kyle Deutsch scoring gold in Best Pop/Alternative. Other deserving winners at the show included Nigerian artist Yemi Alade who walked away with the Best Female trophy. Kenyan Afro-pop band, Sauti Sol lifted the Best Group award, while Patoranking won the Song of the Year category sponsored by Google for his chart-topping hit, “My Woman, My Everything”.

Here is the full list of winners.

The MTV Africa Music Awards Full List of 2016 Winners

BEST FEMALE

Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

 

BEST MALE

Wizkid (Nigeria)

 

BEST GROUP

Sauti Sol (Kenya)

 

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACT

Tekno (Nigeria)

 

BEST LIVE ACT

Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)

 

BEST FRANCOPHONE

Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)

 

BEST LUSOPHONE

C4 Pedro (Angola)

 

BEST POP / ALTERNATIVE

Shekinah & Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)

 

BEST HIP HOP in association with MTN

Emtee (South Africa)

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Drake (USA)

 

LEGEND AWARD

Hugh Masekela

 

BEST COLLABORATION in partnership with ABSOLUT

DJ Maphorisa ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz (SA/NG)

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Youssoupha (Congo) – “Niquer Ma Vie”

 

PRESONALITY OF THE YEAR in association with DStv

Caster Semenya (South Africa)

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Wizkid (Nigeria)

 

SONG OF THE YEAR in partnership with Google

Patoranking ft Wande Coal – “My Woman, My Everything (Nigeria)

 

LISTENER’S CHOICE AWARD

Jah Prayzah