Celebrities of the year

FULL LIST: Wizkid is most nominated artiste  for MTV Africa Music Awards

The organisers of the MTV Africa Music Awards on Sunday night released the full list of nominees for this year’s award ceremony.

The first nominees’ list was released about a week ago, with Wizkid leading the pack with three nominations.

In the second batch, the Nigerian singer was nominated in three more categories – on songs where he served as a guest artiste.

BEST FEMALE        Josey (Ivory Coast)        Mz Vee (Ghana)        Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)        Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)        Yemi Alade (Nigeria)   Olamide, Burna Boy and Patoranking each got three nominations.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

       Black Coffee (South Africa)

       Diamond (Tanzania)

       Sauti Sol (Kenya)

       Wizkid (Nigeria)

       Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

 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 FRANCOPHONE

       Franko (Cameroon)

       J-Rio (Gabon)

       Magasco (Cameroon)

       Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)

       Toofan (Togo)

 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)

  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

BEST HIP HOP

       Olamide (Nigeria)

       Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)

       Ycee(Nigeria)

       Emtee(South Africa)

       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

       Nasty c ft. Davido  & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

       Drake

       Beyonce

       Adele

       Future

       Rihanna

BEST LUSOPHONE

       NGA

       Nelson Freitas

       C4 Pedro

       Lizha James

       Petro Show

BEST MALE

       Wizkid(Nigeria)

       AKA(South Africa)

       Patoranking(Nigeria)

       Black Coffee(South Africa)

       Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST LIVE ACT 

       Flavour(Nigeria)

       Stonebwoy(Ghana)

       Cassper Nyovest(South Africa)

       Eddy Kenzo

       Mafikizolo(South Africa)

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

       Linda Ikeji

       Wizkid

       Caster Semenya

       Pearl Thusi

       Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

BEST GROUP

       R2Bees(Ghana)

       Sauti Sol(Kenya)

       Toofan(Togo)

       Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)

       Mi Casa (South Africa)

BEST POP

       Tresor

       TiMO ODV.

       LCNVL

       Desmond & The Tutus

       Kyle deutsch & shekhinah