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)

Drake wants to marry Rihanna

The on/off pair recently rekindled their romance and after 29-year-old Drake's heartfelt admission at the MTV VMAs last week that he has been "in love" with Rihanna since he was 22, things have gotten extremely serious between them.

A source told E! News: "Drake is very committed to Rihanna. They are both mature and ready to commit now. Drake loves Rihanna so much and if it was up to him, he would marry her tomorrow.

"Things are different this time between them for the better. They want to make this work this time with each other."

Presenting the Work hitmaker with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs, Drake said: "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old. She's one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I've looked up to her, even though she's younger than me. She's a living, breathing legend in our industry, ladies and gentleman, the recipient of the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for 2016, Rihanna."

On Instagram a few days later, Rihanna shared a picture of them together and wrote: "VMA2016 night was one that I would never forget!! I have the most incredible people in my life! My family, friends, loved ones, my fans, my team All gifted beautiful spirits! @MTV team you were a dream to work with! Thank you to the beautiful @iamnaomicampbell @therealmaryjblige @traceeellisross for your kind words! @champagnepapi your speech was so touching and I love you for that! All in all....Best night ever!!! I'm a lucky girl To God be the Glory! #RiRiVanguard (sic)."

And Rihanna, 28, also recently got a tattoo tribute to Drake.

She had a camouflage shark etched on her ankle, and the design is said to be a permanent reminder of a date they went on last month.

Drake took Rihanna to an aquarium in Toronto and bought her a toy shark as a souvenir, so she decided to have the tattoo as a permanent reminder of the trip.

According to TMZ, the former 'Degrassi' star also got a tattoo.

The We Found Love singer's usual tattoo artist Keith 'Bang Bang' McCurdy etched the couple with their new inkings, and shared a picture of Rihanna's artwork on Instagram.

He wrote: "Camo shark for my dear friend @badgalriri. Also... I just found out you can zoom on IG- enjoy :).(sic)"

Beyonce's daughter's dress at the VMAs cost about N4.5million

Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy's dress at the VMAs cost nearly $11,00, that is about N4.5m when a dollar sells in the range of N412 in the current parallel market.

 

The 4-year-old Blue Ivy walked the red carpet at the 2016 MTV VMAs in New York City, wearing a Mischka Aoki's $10,950 "Grande Royalle" dress that featured a laser-cut bodice and intricate 3-D gold metallic appliqué. The dress was paired diamond tiara by Lorraine Schwartz and high top sneakers by Giuseppe Zanotti.

 

 

(photos) A Lot of Things Happened at the VMA

Singer Halsey flashes under-boobs and gets touched at privates during VMA Performance

 

21 year old American singer and songwriter Halsey put on a racy performance at the MTV VMA's with The Chainsmokers' Andrew Taggart as she allowed him touch her on her genital area while performing and also flashed her under boobs as well as her enviably tiny waist. The pair who showed so much chemistry while on stage, performed their hit Billboard number one tune, Closer. 

More photos after

Beyoncé Has The Most MTV Video Music Award Wins Of All Time

Beyoncé is one of the most successful musicians ever, and now she is on top when it comes to yet another record. The singer can now claim the title of the artist with the most MTV Video Music Award trophies of all time, thanks to her excellent luck last night. With eight new wins attached to her name as of last night’s ceremony, Bey’s work has now been awarded an incredible 24 moonmen (as MTV calls them), which puts her in the lead by a few pieces of metal. Before yesterday, Madonna was in charge, thanks to the 20 moonmen she has won over her long, illustrious career.

The former Destiny’s Child member has been collecting moonmen since 2003, and though she has an impressive body of work, her 24 wins are only for a relatively small number of songs. Four of her tracks—“Crazy In Love,” “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” “Pretty Hurts,” and now “Formation”—have won more than a single trophy, with “Formation” leading the pack with an impressive six wins. “Naughty Girl,” “Check On It,” “Beautiful Liar,” “Run The World (Girls),” “Countdown,” “Drunk In Love,” “7/11,” “Hold Up,” and her new visual album Lemonade have all been awarded one moonman. Adding to her total is her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which MTV treats like a lifetime achievement honor.

While she has won 24 times, Beyoncé has, of course, been nominated quite a bit more than that. In fact, her releases have been nominated an unbelievable 90 times, and that figure is sure to rise the next time she releases anything visual, and it’s only a matter of time before she breaks into triple digit territory. 

In addition to now having the most moonmen of any artist, Beyoncé has also tied for second when it comes to the most wins in a single evening. Last night, the star’s work won eight trophies, which puts her on the same level as A-ha, who managed the feat first back in 1986, and Lady Gaga, who also collected eight honors one night six years ago. Those three acts are only being bested in this category by Peter Gabriel, who won 10 trophies in one fell swoop at the 1987 ceremony.

It’s important to note that while Beyonce’s work has come out on top 24 times, she doesn’t necessarily have that many trophies at home. Many of the wins she has accrued actually see the prize handed off to an editor, a choreographer, or a cinematographer, as was the case last night. “Formation” won six times, but looking at who is credited with what job, it looks like Beyoncé herself only won twice. While many moonmen end up in the hands of the stars that made a certain song or video popular, the more technical categories often cite the correct talent, and that’s typically where the trophy winds up.

Calvin Harris fails to mention ex Taylor Swift after winning VMA for song she co-wrote

Calvin Harris took home the Moonman at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video for the mainstream hit "This Is What You Came For," which features vocals by Rihanna and was secretly co-written by his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift.

Harris, who was a no-show at Sunday's awards show, taped a thank-you message that was played for the Madison Square Garden crowd.

"Wow, wow! First of all, I'm so sorry I can't be there. I have a show tonight in the U.K. otherwise I would definitely be there. MTV, this is crazy," the 32-year-old Scottish DJ-music producer began his video message, before thanking RiRi. "I need to thank Rihanna from the bottom of my heart. You're a superstar. Every time we work together you bring something so magical to the project, so thank you."

Harris also took a moment to single out music video director Emil Nava for his creative vision, but avoided any mention of Swift, who co-wrote the song under the pen name Nils Sjoberg. In July, Swift's rep confirmed to ET that she had contributed both writing and vocals to the track.

"And everybody who supported this song, who watched this video, I love you so much. Thank you, this is amazing. I love you. Thank you MTV!" he ended his message.

ET was on the scene at the VMAs, and following Harris' win, boos were heard from the audience, though it wasn't clear if it was because he skipped the awards show or didn't give Swift recognition for her creative involvement with the song.

Fans took to Twitter to react to Harris' presumed shade at the 26-year-old singer.

"Taylor Swift somewhere trying to think of ways to sue Calvin Harris," one fan wrote.

"Calvin Harris NOT thanking Taylor Swift in his acceptance speech is objectively the most petty/amazing thing I have seen," another added. 

Later in the awards show, Kanye West addressed the phone call he made to Swift before releasing the controversial song, "Famous," which prompted an impromptu "Taylor! Taylor!" chant in the audience.

Harris and Swift, who is now dating British actor Tom Hiddleston, broke up in June after one year of dating.

Beyonce dominated the MTV Video Music Awards 2016

Beyonce accepts an award from U.S. Olympic gymnastic team

Beyonce was the big winner at last night's MTV VMAs in New York.

The singer scooped seven awards in total including the prestigious prize for video of the year for the track Formation.

"First of all I'd like to thank my beautiful daughter and my incredible husband for all of their support," she said during one acceptance speech.

Held annually, the VMAs, rewards musicians for their visual efforts.

This year's ceremony was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Beyonce, who was nominated for eight awards, also went home with the prize for Best Female Video, Best Direction and Best Cinematography.

She was presented with one of her awards by four members of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.

The 34-year-old rounded off an impressive night with a 16 minute medley of songs taken from her latest album, Lemonade.

Other winners included Calvin Harris, Fifth Harmony and Drake.

David Bowie meanwhile was posthumously rewarded, the late singer's album Blackstar won the Best Art Direction accolade.

Rihanna was honoured on the night with the, Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, which recognizes an artist's entire catalogue of work.

Canadian rapper Drake presented Rihanna with her trophy.

The singer smiled nervously when he declared; "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old. She's one of my best friends in the world.

"All of my adult life I've looked up to her even though she's younger than me."

The pair have collaborated on numerous occasions and there have been suggestions that their relationship hasn't always been purely business-related.

Drake was so proud of Rihanna that he decided it was worthy of a billboard advert.

Completing a star-studded night of music were performances from Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Britney Spears.

Organisers of this year's event will be thankful it was largely uneventful.

The VMAs have a history of throwing up some controversial moments.

It was the scene of Kanye West's now infamous rant where he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech in 2009.

In 2010, Lady Gaga wore a dress made entirely of raw beef.

She later explained; "If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones."

Drake Declares His Love For Rihanna As He Kissed Her on Stage

Drake presented Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (and declared his love) with a heartfelt speech at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 28.

After four incredible career-spanning medleys of her hits, the Barbadian beauty took the stage at New York City’s Madison Square Garden once again to accept the coveted Moonman following a heartfelt speech from her rumored beau.

“The first time I met Robyn Fenty was 2005,” Drake began his introduction, using RiRi’s birth name. “She was shooting a music video at a restaurant called Avocado in Toronto. The song was ‘Pon de Replay’ and the director of the video was Little X.

I was introduced to her as a kid who played background music at the restaurant as people ate their dinner. It’s hard to believe that 11 years later all three of us would come together for a visual for a song called ‘Work.’ Today, the world knows Little X as Director X. They know me as Drake and not the kid singing while you order pasta. But 11 years later, we still all know Rihanna as the one and only Rihanna.”

 “Captivating from day one, the iconic being that is Rihanna was already at a place where most artists only dream of going. For them, that’s often the peak, but for her, that was a starting point and she has kept ascending to an untouchable level ever since. When it comes to music, she relentlessly takes over the charts with every release. When it comes to performance, they swarm in masses just to be in her presence, obviously. And when it comes to fashion and style, she makes it seem so effortless until you try to do it yourself, which is when it gets a little awkward.”

The “Controlla” rapper continued, “What’s most impressive isn’t the endless list of stats, awards and accomplishments. What’s most impressive is the person. Some artists need to play a character to achieve success. Some need to downplay their own natural instincts to blend in. She succeeds by doing something that no one in this music industry does, which is being herself. This woman has surpassed all competition while still being the same girl from Barbados, surrounded by the same friends, speaking with the same accent and never missing a Crop Over unless it’s to come perform at OVO Fest.”

“We love the music which could change styles from album to album. We love the videos which change their artistic vision from year to year. But most of all, we love the woman who hasn’t changed since day one. She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old. She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me. She’s a living breathing legend in our industry. Ladies and gentlemen, the recipient of the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for 2016: Rihanna.”

After giving Drake a big hug and what appeared to be a quick kiss, Rihanna took the microphone. “MTV, this is such an amazing night,” she told the audience. “It’s such an amazing moment in my career. When I think about the Vanguard Award and receiving this tonight, all I could think of was my country. They’re gonna be so proud. This is the first Vanguard to land anywhere close to my country. My success, it started as my dream. But now, my success is not my own. It’s my family’s, it’s my fans’, it’s my country’s, the Caribbean as a whole, it’s women, it’s black women. So many people feel like their little piece is such a major part of this puzzle. I have to thank you guys for supporting me over and over. Thank you to every director who’s taken a chance on me and my crazy ideas. There’s so much growth that’s happened over the last 11 years, and I can’t believe I’m receiving a Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 28 years old. It’s crazy and I have so many people to thank.”

Over the course of her 11-plus-year career, Rihanna has been nominated for 23 VMAs and won four, including two Video of the Year Moonmen for “Umbrella” (2007) and “We Found Love” (2012).