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Africa’s annual music awards showpiece, the MTV
Africa Music Awards 2016 held at the Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg, South
Africa on October 22, 2016 with Nigerian artistes picking major awards and
breathtaking performances.
Nigerian star boy WizKid won three awards in the
prestigious Best Male and Artiste of the Year categories, and his featured
performance on Best Collaboration. while Nigerian afropop /R&B artiste Yemi
Alade walked away with the Best Female diadem. Patoranking won
the Song of the Year category sponsored by Google for his chart-topping hit,
“My Woman, My Everything” with Tekno Miles bagging the best
breakthrough act award.
South African stars Cassper Nyovest and Emtee won
for Best Live and Best Hip Hop respectively, with Shekhinah and Kyle
Deutsch winning big in Best Pop/Alternative. South African jazz legend
and Grammy award winner, Hugh Masekela, was rewarded for his
contribution to the music industry with the Legend Award while the Africa
Reimagined award, a category honouring individuals reshaping the narrative
around Africa, was awarded to youth activists, Vivian Onano and Mary
Taedzerwa, for their pro-social activism on the continent.
Top Africa artists including Wizkid, Stonebwoy, Kwesta thrilled the crowd with there performances on stage. The world famous Soweto Gospel Choir was also on stage entertaining guests with there unique vocals and sound. US Hip Hop star and nomineeFuture shook the stage with hits like “Wicked”, “Lowlife” and “Commas”, while Canadian rapper, Drake won the trophy for the Best International Act.
Top Africa artists including Wizkid, Stonebwoy, Kwesta thrilled the crowd with there performances on stage. The world famous Soweto Gospel Choir was also on stage entertaining guests with there unique vocals and sound. US Hip Hop star and nomineeFuture shook the stage with hits like “Wicked”, “Lowlife” and “Commas”, while Canadian rapper, Drake won the trophy for the Best International Act.
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