And the winners of the 6th annual MTV Africa Music Awards are:
Best Male
AKA (South Africa)
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best Female
Josey (Ivory Coast)
Mz Vee (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
"The awards were held at the TicketPro Dome in Joziburg on 22 October and were headlined by Bonang Matheba who replaced Trevor Noah as the headline host at the last minute."
Best Group
Mi Casa (South Africa)
Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
R2bees (Ghana)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Toofan (Togo)
Best Breakthrough
Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
Emtee (South Africa)
Falz (Nigeria)
Franko (Cameroon)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Nathi (South Africa)
Raymond (Tanzania)
Simi (Nigeria)
Tekno (Nigeria)
Best Live
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Best Collaboration in partnership with Absolut
AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga – "Baddest" (South Africa/Nigeria)
DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks - "Soweto Baby" (South Africa/Nigeria)
Nasty C feat. Davido, Cassper - "Juice Back Remix" (Nigeria/South Africa)
Patoranking feat. Sarkodie – "No Kissing" (Nigeria/Ghana)
Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba - "Unconditionally Bae" (Kenya/Tanzania)
Best Hip Hop in association with MTN
Emtee (South Africa)
Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
Olamide (Nigeria)
Riky Rick (South Africa)
Ycee (Nigeria)
Listener's Choice
Adiouza (Senegal)
Bebe Cool (Uganda)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Den G (Liberia)
EL (Ghana)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Jay Rox (Zambia)
Kansoul (Kenya)
Kiss Daniel (Nigeria)
Lij Michael (Ethiopia)
LXG (Sierra Leone)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Messias Marioca (Mozambique)
Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
Reda Taliani (Algeria)
Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
Sabri Mosbah (Tunisia)
Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
The Dogg (Namibia)
Yamoto Band (Tanzania)
Best Lusophone
C4 Pedro (Angola)
NGA (Angola)
Lizha James (Mozambique)
Nelson Freitas (Netherlands/Cape Verde)
Preto Show (Angola)
Best Francophone
Franko (Cameroon)
J-Rio (Gabon)
Magasco (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)
"The ceremony aired live on MTV and MTV Base with a delayed broadcast on e.tv."
Personality of the Year in association with DStv
Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Linda Ikeji (Nigeria)
Pearl Thusi (South Africa)
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best International
Adele (UK)
Beyoncé (USA)
Drake (Canada)
Future (USA)
Rihanna (Barbados)
Best Pop/Alternative
Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa)
LCNVL (South Africa)
Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)
Timo ODV (South Africa)
Tresor (DRC)
Song of the Year in Partnership With Google
Shaktibobo – Olamide (Nigeria)
Reggae Blues - Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
My Woman, My Everything – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria)
Godwin – Korede Bello (Nigeria)
Ngud– Kwesta feat. Cassper (South Africa)
Roll Up Re-Up – Emtee feat. Wizkid and AKA (South Africa/Nigeria)
Soweto Baby – DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid (South Africa/Nigeria)
Baddest – AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga (South Africa/Nigeria)
Wololo - Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha (South Africa)
Coller la Petite – Franko (Cameroon)
Unconditionally bae - Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba (Kenya/Tanzania)
Video of the Year
Jump - Anatii & Cassper feat. Nasty C (South Africa); Director: Kyle Lewis
Caviar Dreams - AL Bairre & PhFAT (South Africa); Director: Daniel Levi
If I Start to Talk - Tiwa Savage feat. Dr Sid (South Africa); Director: Clarence Peters
Kisasi Kumi - Sheeba (Uganda) - Director: Sasha Vybz
Niquer Ma Vie - Youssoupha (Congo) - Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon
Artist of the Year
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Africa Reimagined
An award that honours individuals for reshaping the narrative around Africa
Vivian Onano and Mary Taedzerwa
Legend Award
Hugh Masekela
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