It’s the biggest music award show in Africa and last night, MTV once again celebrated the best music from around the continent as the sixth annual MTV Africa Music Awards took place in Johannesburg, South Africa with an electrifying display of live performances and incredible state-of-the-art staging and lighting.
Nigerian superstar, WizKid, cleaned up the awards 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. Other winners included Cassper Nyovest, Yemi Alade, Patoranking, Emtee and Sauti Sol. What is an award show without some epic performances, though? American hip-hop sensation, Future, took to the stage as he performed his smash hits “Wicked”, “Lowlife” and “Commas” while Kwesta teamed up with Stonebwoy for an epic remix of his hit single ‘Ngud’. The night’s big winner, WizKid, also reminded everyone exactly why he took three trophies home this year as he performed with the Soweto Gospel Choir.
Here is the full list of winners from this year’s ceremony:
Artist of the Year: Wizkid (Nigeria)
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 Hip Hop in association with MTN: Emtee (South Africa)
Song of the Year in partnership with Google: “My Woman, My Everything” Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria)
Listener’s Choice: Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Video of the Year: “Niquer Ma Vie” – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon
Best Pop & Alternative: Shekhinah & Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)
Best Francophone: Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Best Lusophone: C4 Pedro (Angola)
Personality of the Year in association with DSTV: Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Legend Award: Hugh Masekela
Best Collaboration in partnership with ABSOLUT: DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Buckz – “Soweto Baby” (South Africa/Nigeria)
Africa Reimagined: Vivian Onano and Mary Taedzerwa
Best International: Drake (USA)
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