The Soundcity MVP Award Festival took place last night and it honored African artists who’ve had a phenomenal year.
Here are the full list of winners
Viewer’s Choice
- YE – BURNA BOY
- DROGBA – AFRO B
- SOMISO – WANDE COAL – Winner
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KUPE DANCE – A STAR
- MAGUN (RMX) – NINIOLA FT. BUSISWA
- AVAILABLE – PATORANKING
- TIWA’S VIBE – TIWA SAVAGE
Listener’s Choice
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- SOCO – STARBOY
- YE – BURNA BOY – Winner
- WETIN WE GAIN – VICTOR AD
- KWANGQARU – HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID & DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CONFUSION – KUAMI EUGENE
- CCTV – KING PROMISE FT. MUGEEZ, SARKODIE
- ASKAMAYA – TENI
Best New Artiste
- KIDI
- SHO MADJOZI
- ODUNSI
- PERUZZI
- TENI- Winner
- KIDA KUDZ
- SHANE EAGLE
- KING PROMISE
- KWESI ARTHUR
- MBOSSO
Best Hip Hop
- M.I ABAGA
- KHALIGRAPH JONES
- NASTY C
- AKA- Winner
- KWESI ARTHUR
- PHYNO
- SARKODIE
- KWESTA
- FALZ
- MEDIKAL
Best Pop
- KIZZ DANIEL
- FALLY IPUPA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- DAVIDO – Winner
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAYORKUN
- WIZKID
- KUAMI EUGENE
- MR EAZI
Best Collaboration
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI- Winner
- JIBEBE – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ, MBOSSO, LAVA LAVA
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- ISSA GOAL – NAIRA MARLEY, OLAMIDE, LIL KESH
- SPIRIT – KWESTA FT WALE
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID AND DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- SAID – NASTYC & RUNTOWN
- AMAKA – 2FACE IDIBIA FT. PERRUZI
Digital Artiste of the Year
- DAVIDO
- TIWA SAVAGE
- MR EAZI – Winner
- BURNA BOY
- CASSPER NYOVEST
- VANESSA MDEE
- FALZ
- WIZKID
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- YEMI ALADE
Video of the Year
- GRINGO – SHATTA WALE
- MIDNIGHT DRUM – A PASS, ROUGE, FIK FAMEICA
- SHORT N’ SWEET – SAUTI SOL
- YE – BURNA BOY
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SURRENDA – ADEKUNLE GOLD
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- KING – NASTY C FT A$AP FERG
- HEAL THE WORLD – PATORANKING – Winner
- KSAZOBALIT – CASSPER NYOVEST
Best Group or Duo
- DISTRUCTION BOIZ
- SAUTI SOL
- NAVY KENZO – Winner
- MICASA
- MAFIKIZOLO
- SHOW DEM CAMP
- R2BEES
- TOOFAN
- GOLD FISH
- REGGIE N’ BOLLIE
Best Male MVP
- BURNA BOY – Winner
- NASTY C
- MR EAZI
- OLAMIDE
- A.K.A
- SHATTA WALE
- HARMONIZE
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- DAVIDO
- WIZKID
Best Female MVP
- BUSISWA- Winner
- SIMI
- NINIOLA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- SHEKHINAH
- EFYA
- BECCA
- LADY ZAMAR
- MAUA SAMA
Song of the Year
- YE – BURNA BOY- Winner
- SHORT & SWEET – SAUTI SOL FT NYASHINKI
- AFRICAN BEAUTY – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ FT. OMARION
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SKELETON MOVES – MASTER KG
- ASSURANCE – DAVIDO
- AMAKA – TUFACE IDIBIA
- KWANGWARU – HARMONIZE FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
African DJ of the Year
- BLACK COFFEE
- DJ SPINALL
- DJ MIC SMITH
- DJ KAYWISE
- DJ XCLUSIVE
- DJ NEPTUNE – Winner
- PRINCE KAYBE
- DJ ARAFAT
- DJ MAPHORISA
- DJ VYRUSKY
African Producer of the Year
- KILLERTUNES
- JULZ
- SARS
- NAHREEL
- NORTHBOI
- DJ TIRA
- PHANTOM – Winner
- SPEROACHBEATZ
- FRESH VDM
- KEL P
African Artiste of the Year
- BURNA BOY – Winner
- DAVIDO
- SARKODIE
- YEMI ALADE
- A.K.A
- TIWA SAVAGE
- WIZKID
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- NASTY C
- OLAMIDE
The Award Festival also had sepcial awards which included:
- “Innovation and Excellence in Business Entrepreneur” – Ladipo Lawani.
- “Innovation and Excellence in Sports”- Ahmed Musa
- “Innovation and Excellence in Fashion”- Papa Oyeyemi
- “Innovation and Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Influence”- Bolatito Ovia
- “Innovation and Excellence in Community and Socio-political development”- Ebenezer Wikina
- “Innovation and Excellence in The Creative Arts”- Clarence Peters