#MAMA2016 Full List of Winners: Wizkid and Yemi Alade Make History

The results have finally rolled in from South Africa, where the 2016 edition of Africa’s biggest award event, the MTV Africa Music Awards, MAMA 2016 was held, and Wizkid emerges the king of the night.

The night started with performances from top acts like Future, Yemi Alade and Cassper Nyovest, and in between the winners of the various categories were announced.

And the Nigerian ambassadors did the country proud, coping all the
awards for the best categories. While Wizkid won three MAMA 2016 awards, Patoranking claimed the Song of the Year award, and Yemi Alade became the first female to win the Best Female category twice.

Check out the list of winners for the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards:


ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Wizkid (Nigeria) -WINNER
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

BEST FEMALE
Josey (Ivory Coast)
MzVee (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – WINNER

BEST NEW ACT
Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
Emtee (South Africa)
Falz (Nigeria)
Franko (Cameroon)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Nathi (South Africa)
Raymond (Tanzania)
Simi (Nigeria)
Tekno (Nigeria) – WINNER

BEST FRANCOPHONE
Franko (Cameroon)
J-Rio (Gabon)
Magasco (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) -WINNER
Toofan (Togo)

LISTENER’S CHOICE
Adiouza (Senegal)
Bebe Cool (Uganda)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Den G (Liberia)
EL (Ghana)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) – WINNER
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)


SONG OF THE YEAR
“Shaktibobo” – Olamide (Nigeria)
“Reggae Blues” – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
“My Woman, My Everything” – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria) – WINNER
“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)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“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
“Niquer Ma Vie“ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon – WINNER

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Drake – WINNER
Beyonce
Adele
Future
Rihanna

BEST LUSOPHONE
NGA
Nelson Freitas
C4 Pedro – WINNER
Lizha James
Petro Show

BEST MALE
Wizkid (Nigeria) -WINNER
AKA (South Africa)
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST LIVE ACT
Flavour (Nigeria)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) – WINNER
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)

BEST GROUP
R2Bees (Ghana)
Sauti Sol (Kenya) – WINNER
Toofan (Togo)
Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
Mi Casa (South Africa)

BEST POP & ALTERNATIVE
Tresor
TiMO ODV.
LCNVL
Desmond & The Tutus
kyle deutsch & shekhinah – WINNER

BEST HIP HOP
Olamide (Nigeria)
Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
Ycee (Nigeria)
Emtee (South Africa) – WINNER
Ricky Rick (South Africa)

BEST COLLABORATION
Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby -WINNER
Nasty c ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Linda Ikeji
Wizkid
Caster Semenya – WINNER
Pearl Thusi
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

LEGEND AWARD

Hugh Masekela