Wizkid and Tekno are the top winners at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2016.
The Star boy took home the award for Artiste of the year and Best Male artiste while Afropop singer, Tekno finally got the recognition he deserves with a treble win. He took home the Digital Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year and the Listeners Choice awards.
The ceremony was held at the Expo Center, Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, on December 29, 2016 and it hasn't produced too many surprises.
See full list of nominees below:
BEST MALEDiamond Platinumz (TANZANIA)Emtee (SOUTH AFRICA)Wizkid (NIGERIA) - WINNERFalz (NIGERIA)Olamide (NIGERIA)Patoranking (NIGERIA)Phyno (NIGERIA)
BEST FEMALETiwa Savage (NIGERIA)Victoria Kimani (KENYA)Yemi Alade (NIGERIA) - WINNERVanessa Mdee (TANZANIA)Cynthia Morgan (NIGERIA)Ms Vee (GHANA)Simi (NIGERIA)
BEST HIP HOPCassper Nyovest (SOUTH AFRICA) - WINNEROlamide (NIGERIA)CDQ (NIGERIA)Emtee (SOUTH AFRICA)El (GHANA)Riky Rick (SOUTH AFRICA)Stanley Enow (CAMEROON)Phyno (NIGERIA)
BEST POPWizkid (NIGERIA)Kiss Daniel (NIGERIA) - WINNERTekno (NIGERIA)Yemi Alade (NIGERIA)Adekunle Gold (NIGERIA)Timaya (NIGERIA)Tiwa Savage (NIGERIA)
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEARPSquare (NIGERIA)Wizkid (NIGERIA)AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)Tiwa Savage (NIGERIA)Davido (NIGERIA)Cassper Nyovest (SOUTH AFRICA)Tekno (NIGERIA) - WINNER
BEST COLLABORATIONMr Eazi Ft Efya – Skintight (NIGERIA / GHANA)Patoranking Ft Sarkodie – No Kissing (NIGERIA / GHANA)Eddy Kenzo Ft Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo Remix (UGANDA / NIGERIA)Emtee Ft Wizkid & AKA – Roll Up (SOUTH AFRICA / NIGERIA)DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz – Soweto Baby (SOUTH AFRICA / NIGERIA)Phyno Ft Olamide – Fada Fada (NIGERIA)Olamide Ft Wande Coal – Who You Epp (NIGERIA) - WINNERHarrysong Ft Olamide, KCee – Raggae Blues (NIGERIA)Masterkraft Ft Flavour & Sarkodie – Finally (NIGERIA / GHANA)
VIDEO OF THE YEARPana – Tekno Directed by Clarence Peters (NIGERIA)Aje – Alikiba, Directed by Meji (NIGERIA) - WINNERBabanla – Wizkid, Directed by Sesan (NIGERIA)One time – AKA, Directed by AKA & Alessio (SOUTH AFRICA)Sin City – Kiss Daniel, Directed by H2G Films (NIGERIA)Emergency – D’Banj, Directed by Unlimited L.A (NIGERIA)Made for you – Banky W, Directed by Banky W (NIGERIA)Gbagbe Oshi – Davido, Directed by Slash (NIGERIA)Pray for me – Darey, Directed by MEX (NIGERIA)
BEST GROUP OR DUOSauti Sol (KENYA) - WINNERMafikizolo (SOUTH AFRICA)Micasa (SOUTH AFRICA)Navy Kenzo (TANZANIA)R2Bees (GHANA)Toofan (TOGO)PSquare (NIGERIA)VVIP (GHANA)
SONG OF THE YEARKwesta ft. Cassper Nyovest – Ngud (SOUTH AFRICA)Mr Eazi – Hol Up (NIGERIA)Patoranking ft Sakordie – No Kissing (NIGERIA)Wizkid – Babanla (NIGERIA)Tekno – Pana (NIGERIA) - WINNEREmtee ft Wizkid – Roll Up (SOUTH AFRICA / NIGERIA)DJ Maphorisa ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz – Soweto Baby (SOUTH AFRICA / NIGERIA)Olamide ft Wande Coal – Who You Epp (NIGERIA)D’banj – Emergency (NIGERIA)
BEST NEW ARTISTEKoker (NIGERIA)YCee (NIGERIA)Mr Eazi (NIGERIA) - WINNEREmtee (SOUTH AFRICA)Simi (NIGERIA)Niniola (NIGERIA)Tekno (NIGERIA)Nasty C (SOUTH AFRICA)
VIEWERS CHOICEMr Soldier – Falz ft. Simi (NIGERIA) - WINNERBabanla – Wizkid (NIGERIA)Osinachi – Humblesmith ft. Davido (NIGERIA)Pana – Tekno (NIGERIA)Hollup – Mr Eazi (NIGERIA)Pick Up – Adekunle Gold (NIGERIA)Mama – Kiss Daniel
LISTENERS CHOICELagos to Kampala – Runtown ft. Wizkid (NIGERIA)Babanla – Wizkid (NIGERIA)Omo Alhaji – YCee (NIGERIA)Pana – Tekno (NIGERIA) - WINNERWho You Epp – Olamide ft Wande Coal (NIGERIA)Oluwa ni – Reekado Banks (NIGERIA)Pick Up – Adekunle Gold (NIGERIA)Skintight – Mr Eazi ft Efya (NIGERIA/GHANA)
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEARWizkid (NIGERIA) - WINNERVanessa Mdee (TANZANIA)Diamond Platinumz (TANZANIA)Sarkodie (GHANA)Yemi Alade (NIGERIA)Olamide (NIGERIA)
AFRICAN PRODUCER OF THE YEARDJ Maphorisa (SOUTH AFRICA) - WINNERGospel on the Beat (NIGERIA)Masterkraft (NIGERIA)Young John (NIGERIA)Legendury Beats (NIGERIA)Sess the problem kid (NIGERIA)