Nigeria turned out the biggest winners at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards bagging the most and biggest awards at the show. The event which held at the International Convention Centre, Durban on Saturday, June 7, 2014 saw Nigeria win a total of six awards dominating the winners list which fielded 16 categories.Pop star Davido seemed to the biggest winner of the night, walking with the ‘Best Male’ and coveted ‘Artiste of the Year’ awards. The ‘Aye’ singer also topped it off with an energetic performance. Other Nigerian winners include Tiwa Savage (Best Female), Flavour (Best Live Peformer) and Clarence Peters who also won two awards – ‘Best Video’ and ‘Transform Today by Absolut’. It’s wasn’t only a Nigerian affair as South African duo Mafikizolo also bagged two awards – ‘Best Group’ and ‘Song of the Year’ and Uhuru with the ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘Song of the Year’ with Mafikizolo. The show which was attended by hundreds and broadcast to over 400 million viewers worldwide saw some electrifying performances from the likes of US stars Miguel, Trey Songz, French Montana as well as their African counterparts Davido, Flavour, Mafikizolo, Khuli Chana, Dr SID, Don Jazzy and lots more. The show was hosted by US actor and stand-up comic Marlon Wayans.See Photos and Winners below:
Best Male: Davido (Nigeria)
Best Female: Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Best Group: Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Best New Act: Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Best Live Act: Flavour (Nigeria)
Best Collaboration: “Y-tjukutja” – Uhuru Ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks, Professor and Yuri Da Cunha (South Africa/Angola)
Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie (Ghana)
Best Alternative: Gangs of Ballet (South Africa)
Best Francophone: Toofan (Togo)
Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
Artist of the Year: Davido (Nigeria)
Song of the Year: “Khona” – Mafikizolo ft Uhuru (South Africa)
Best Video: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
Best Pop: Goldfish (South Africa)
Best International: Pharrell
Personality of the Year: Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)
MTV Base Leadership Award: Ashish J. Thakkar (Tanzania)
Transform Today Award by Absolut: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)