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The 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards aka the MTV MAMA 2016 took place today at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg and was hosted by Bonang Matheba and co-hosts Nomzamo Mbatha and Yemi Alade. The event featured performances by Sauti Sol, Future, Yemi Alade, Nasty C, Babes Wodumo, Cassper Nyovest, Patoranking among others.

Among the winners at the annual awards show included Kenya’s Sauti Sol who won Best Group, Cassper Nyovest, Yemi Alade, WizKid among others. The full list of the MTV MAMA 2016 winners are:

1. Best Male

  • Wizkid (Nigeria) – Winner
  • AKA (South Africa)
  • Black Coffee (South Africa)
  • Diamond (Tanzania)
  • Patoranking (Nigeria)

2. Best Live

      • Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) – Winner
      • Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
      • Flavour (Nigeria)
      • Mafikizolo (South Africa)
      • Stonebwoy (Ghana)

3. Best Group

      • Sauti Sol (Kenya) – Winner
      • Mi Casa (South Africa)
      • Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
      • R2bees (Ghana)
      • Toofan (Togo)

4. Best Collaboration

      • DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks – “Soweto Baby” (South Africa/Nigeria) – Winner
      • AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga – “Baddest” (South Africa/Nigeria)
      • Nasty C feat. Davido, Cassper – “Juice Back Remix” (Nigeria/South Africa)
      • Patoranking feat. Sarkodie – “No Kissing” (Nigeria/Ghana)
      • Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba – “Unconditionally Bae” (Kenya/Tanzania)

5. Best Hip Hop

      • Emtee (South Africa) – Winner
      • Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
      • Olamide (Nigeria)
      • Riky Rick (South Africa)
      • Ycee (Nigeria)

6. Best Pop/Alternative

      • Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa) – Winner
      • Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa)
      • LCNVL (South Africa)
      • Timo ODV (South Africa)
      • Tresor (DRC)

7. Best Lusophone

  • C4 Pedro (Angola) – Winner
  • NGA (Angola)
  • Lizha James (Mozambique)
  • Nelson Freitas (Netherlands/Cape Verde)
  • Preto Show (Angola)

8. Personality of the Year

  • Caster Semenya (South Africa) – Winner
  • Linda Ikeji (Nigeria)
  • Pearl Thusi (South Africa)
  • Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
  • Wizkid (Nigeria)

9. Best International

      • Drake (Canada) – Winner
      • Adele (UK)
      • Beyoncé (USA)
      • Future (USA)
      • Rihanna (Barbados)

10. Artist of the year

      • Wizkid (Nigeria) – Winner
      • Black Coffee (South Africa)
      • Diamond (Tanzania)
      • Sauti Sol (Kenya)
      • Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

11. Best Female

      • Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – Winner
      • Josey (Ivory Coast)
      • MzVee (Ghana)
      • Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
      • Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)

12. Best breakthrough act

      • Tekno (Nigeria) – Winner
      • Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
      • Emtee (South Africa)
      • Falz (Nigeria)
      • Franko (Cameroon)
      • Nasty C (South Africa)
      • Nathi (South Africa)
      • Raymond (Tanzania)
      • Simi (Nigeria)

13. Best Francophone

        • Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) – Winner
        • Franko (Cameroon)
        • J-Rio (Gabon)
        • Magasco (Cameroon)
        • Toofan (Togo)

14. Listener’s choice

        • Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) – Winner
        • Adiouza (Senegal)
        • Bebe Cool (Uganda)
        • Burna Boy (Nigeria)
        • Den G (Liberia)
        • EL (Ghana)
        • 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)

15. Song of the year

        • “My Woman, My Everything” – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria) – Winner
        • “Shaktibobo” – Olamide (Nigeria)
        • “Reggae Blues” – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (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)

16. Video of the year

        • “Niquer Ma Vie“ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon – Winner
        • “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

17. Best Francophone

        • Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) – Winner
        • Franko (Cameroon)
        • J-Rio (Gabon)
        • Magasco (Cameroon)
        • Toofan (Togo)

18. Legend award

Hugh Masekela – Recipient