Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade among other African acts have received nods across the various categories at the Soundcity MVP.
Wizkid leads with a record 8 nominations. His single Baba nla has been nominated in Best Video, Best song, Viewers choice and Listeners choice.
South Africa's Emtee and Nigeria's Olamide come close, Davido is up for Digital Artiste of the Year alongside Tekno, AKA, Psquare, Tiwa Savage.
Female MVP of the year will see Vanessa Mdee, and Ghana's MzVee battle it out for the prize.
Adekunle Gold's 'Pick up' and Tekno's 'Pana' contest for both Viewers' choice and Listeners' choice.
Best collaboration categories sees DJ Maphorisa's 'Soweto baby' featuring Wizkid, Uganda's Eddy Kenzo 'Mbilo Mbilo' remix featuring Niniola and Emtee's 'Roll up' among others.
The Soundcity MVP award show is scheduled to hold on December 29, 2016 at Expo Center, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Voting is open for all categories at Soundcitymvp.com
See full list of nominees across various categories:
BEST MALEDiamond Platinumz (TANZANIA)Emtee (SOUTH AFRICA)Wizkid (NIGERIA)Falz (NIGERIA)Olamide (NIGERIA)Patoranking (NIGERIA)Phyno (NIGERIA)
BEST FEMALETiwa Savage (NIGERIA)Victoria Kimani (KENYA)Yemi Alade (NIGERIA)Vanessa Mdee (TANZANIA)Cynthia Morgan (NIGERIA)Ms Vee (GHANA)Simi (NIGERIA)
BEST HIP HOPCassper Nyovest (SOUTH AFRICA)Olamide (NIGERIA)CDQ (NIGERIA)Emtee (SOUTH AFRICA)El (GHANA)Riky Rick (SOUTH AFRICA)Stanley Enow (CAMEROON)Phyno (NIGERIA)
BEST POPWizkid (NIGERIA)Kiss Daniel (NIGERIA)Tekno (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)
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)Harrysong 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)Babanla – 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)Mafikizolo (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)Emtee 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)Emtee (SOUTH AFRICA)Simi (NIGERIA)Niniola (NIGERIA)Tekno (NIGERIA)Nasty C (SOUTH AFRICA)
VIEWERS CHOICEMr Soldier – Falz ft. Simi (NIGERIA)Babanla – 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)Who 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)Vanessa Mdee (TANZANIA)Diamond Platinumz (TANZANIA)Sarkodie (GHANA)Yemi Alade (NIGERIA)Olamide (NIGERIA)
AFRICAN PRODUCER OF THE YEARDJ Maphorisa (SOUTH AFRICA)Gospel on the Beat (NIGERIA)Masterkraft (NIGERIA)Young John (NIGERIA)Legendury Beats (NIGERIA)Sess the problem kid (NIGERIA)