The 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) have come and gone. African music’s biggest night of awards took placeon June 18), with a number of entertainers getting honoured for their contribution to music on the continent. Yemi Alade, Davido Psquare, AKA, Cassper Nyovest and many other superstars were happy winners on the night, as the bright lights beamed on them, and they received their gongs. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest hub of music and pop culture represented in full force, picking a tidy seven awards.
Check out the FULL LIST of winners below…
Best Female: Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best Male: Davido (Nigeria)
Best Group: P-Square (Nigeria)
Best New Act Transformed by Absolut: Patoranking (Nigeria)
Best Hip Hop: Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Best Collaboration: AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES & JR: ‘All Eyes On Me’ (SA/Nigeria)
Song of the Year: Mavins: ‘Dorobucci’ (Nigeria)
Best Live: Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Video of the Year: ‘Nafukwa’ – Riky Rick; Director: Adriaan Louw
Best Pop & Alternative: Jeremy Loops (South Africa)
Best Francophone: DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast)
Best Lusophone: Ary (Angola)
Personality of the Year: Trevor Noah (South Africa)
MAMA Evolution: D’Banj (Nigeria)
Best International: Nicki Minaj
Artist of the Decade: P-Square MTV Base
Leadership Award: Saran Kaba Jones & S’Bu Mavundla...
To show that there’s no beef between them anymore, Wizkid congratulated Davido after winning the award and both stars took photos together. Download Video
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