MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 (MAMA) – FULL LIST OF WINNERS

HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNER – Hugh Masekela (South Africa)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Black Coffee (South Africa)
• Diamond (Tanzania)
• Sauti Sol (Kenya)
• Wizkid (Nigeria) – WINNER!!!
• Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

 BEST FEMALE

• Josey (Ivory Coast)
• Mz Vee (Ghana)
• Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
• Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
• Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – WINNER!!!

 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) – WINNER

 BEST FRANCOPHONE

• Franko (Cameroon)
• J-Rio (Gabon)
• Magasco (Cameroon)
• Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) – WINNER!!!
• Toofan (Togo)

 LISTENER’S CHOICE

• Adiouza (Senegal)
• Bebe Cool (Uganda)
• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Den G (Liberia)
• EL (Ghana)
• Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) – WINNER!!!
• 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)

 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) – WINNER
• “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 – WINNER!!!

BEST HIP HOP

• Olamide (Nigeria)
• Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
• Ycee(Nigeria)
• Emtee(South Africa) – WINNER!!!
• Ricky Rick(South Africa)

BEST COLLABORATION

• Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
• Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
• AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
• Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby – WINNER
• Nasty c ft. Davido  & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix

BEST LUSOPHONE

• NGA
• Nelson Freitas
• C4 Pedro – WINNER!!!
• Lizha James
• Petro Show

BEST MALE

• Wizkid(Nigeria) – WINNER!!!
• AKA(South Africa)
• Patoranking(Nigeria)
• Black Coffee(South Africa)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST LIVE ACT 

• Flavour(Nigeria)
• Stonebwoy(Ghana)
• Cassper Nyovest(South Africa)  – WINNER!!!
• Eddy Kenzo
• Mafikizolo(South Africa)

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Linda Ikeji
• Wizkid
• Caster Semenya – WINNER
• Pearl Thusi
• Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

BEST GROUP

• R2Bees(Ghana)
• Sauti Sol(Kenya) – WINNER!!!
• Toofan(Togo)
• Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
• Mi Casa (South Africa)

BEST POP

• Tresor 
• TiMO ODV.
• LCNVL
• Desmond & The Tutus
• kyle deutsch & shekhinah – WINNER!!!

BEST COLLABORATION

• Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
• Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
• AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
• Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby – WINNER
• Nasty c ft. Davido  & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

• Drake – WINNER
• Beyonce
• Adele
• Future
• Rihanna

BEST LUSOPHONE

• NGA
• Nelson Freitas
• C4 Pedro – WINNER
• Lizha James
• Petro Show

BEST MALE

• Wizkid(Nigeria) – WINNER
• AKA(South Africa)
• Patoranking(Nigeria)
• Black Coffee(South Africa)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST LIVE ACT 

• Flavour(Nigeria)
• Stonebwoy(Ghana)
• Cassper Nyovest(South Africa) – WINNER
• Eddy Kenzo
• Mafikizolo(South Africa)

MTN Terminates Contract With Don Jazzy, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Reveals New Ambassadors

Telecoms giant, MTN on Friday terminated its contract with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage and Davido among others.

Following the development, the management has also released the names of it’s 2016/2017 celebrity ambassadors to include Praiz, Chidinma, Iyanya, Tekno, Falz and more.

The termination and release of new signees was made public through the press release by the management saying: “In line with its commitment to supporting 

Nigerian musicians by providing alternative platforms through which they can receive lucrative value for their intellectual property, MTN has announced brand ambassadors for 2016-2017.

“Music ambassadors for 2016-2017 are: Praiz (Praise Adejo); Iyanya (Iyanya Mbuk);Chidinma(Chidinma Ekile); Falz (Folarin Falana); Tekno Miles (Augustine Kelechi) andSkales (Raoul Njeng-Njeng)

“Four other ambassadors are – Saka, (Hafiz Oyetoro); Nedu (Steve Onu); Osuofia (NkemOwoh) and Adamu Zango.

MTN Executive, Amina Oyagbola spoke on the new developments. “MTN remains proud to be associated with the growth and development of the careers of all our ambassadors, past and present,” she said.

“We specially thank all our former ambassadors for their immense contributions to building our brand and also making us the network of choice in Nigeria. We will definitely continue to maintain the strong and mutually beneficial relationship with them through the monetisation of their content on all our digital platforms – MTN Music+, CRBT and VAS.”

Tiwa Savage hangs out with DJ Khaled (Photos)

Tiwa Savage who attended an event in Manhattan last night, hung out with  DJ Khaled who is also signed to Roc Nation..

Tiwa Savage battles Yemi Alade for Best Female Artiste

Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade have been nominated alongside other artistes in the Best Female Artiste, West Africa category, respectively for their songs, If I Start to Talk and Na Go De.

The supremacy question between top Nigerian female hip hop acts, , will get a verdict in November when the grand finale of this year’s All Africa Music Festival holds in Lagos.

Many agree that Tiwa and Alade have, in recent years, been in the vanguard of female artistes that are reshaping the content of Nigerian music.

Although Savage broke into the limelight earlier, Alade later came in very forcefully and she does not seem to have dropped then.

Even where Tiwa may have an edge over her in terms of a piercing voice, Alade’s songs are usually very forceful, just as the energy she invests in performances and videos can be phenomenal.

When AFRIMA’s panel of judges eventually come up with their judegement on November 16, it will be interesting to see where the pendulum will swing.

But this may be an arbitrary observation as there are
other female musicians they are contesting with on the
table

Indeed, based on how some of them are fairing in their recent works, the game may just remain open as the jury would want to say.

Also nominated for the AFRIMA Best Female Artiste of the Year, West Africa are Aramide, with the song, I Don’t Care; Niniola, J’ete; Seyi Shay, Right Now; and Temi Doll Face, School Hour.

Nominated from Senegal is Adiouza, with the song, Daddy; while Josey is carrying the Ivoriene flag with her song,  Diplome.

The list for the Best Male Artiste, West Africa is also very interesting. Here Flavour and Wizkid are in competition with their songs Dance and Final Baba Nla respectively.

Brymo and Tekno are also in the race with In the City and Duro, while two Ghanaian stars, Okyeame and Sarkodie,  are shortlisted for their songs, Small Small and Hand to Mouth.

From Mali, Idikiba & co completes the list with Confiance.

Many other artistes have been nominated in other regions of the continent, while the organisers said nominations in other categories of the competition would soon be released.

Unveiling the nominees’ list, the African Union and the 13-man jury expressed excitement at the quantity and quality of the entries received.

According to the moderator of the adjudication process, Mr. Mike Strano, about 2,700 entries from African music professionals were received between of May 20, 2015 and July 30, 2016 when the submission lasted.

Describing the nomination process as careful and thorough, Strano harped on the Jury’s resolve to be fair and transparent.

He said, “The Jjury is very careful about being accurate right from the process of verifying eligibility of entries to the process collating and finalising results. It is an evolving process but one we work painstakingly at to ensure transparency and fairness.”