The third edition of the Soundcity MVP Awards went down on Saturday, January 5, 2019 with a number of Nigerian artists emerging winners in different categories.
One of the biggest awards in Africa, the Soundcity MVP Awards (3rd Edition), was held Saturday night at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos.
The annual event, which rewards hard work in the music industry, was graced by several high ranking artists from across the African continent who have been nominated into one or more of the 15 categories.
A new category was also introduced this year to recognize disc jockeys who had done outstandingly well.
Here are the full list of winners
Viewer’s Choice
- YE – BURNA BOY
- DROGBA – AFRO B
- SOMISO – WANDE COAL – Winner
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KUPE DANCE – A STAR
- MAGUN (RMX) – NINIOLA FT. BUSISWA
- AVAILABLE – PATORANKING
- TIWA’S VIBE – TIWA SAVAGE
Listener’s Choice
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- SOCO – STARBOY
- YE – BURNA BOY – Winner
- WETIN WE GAIN – VICTOR AD
- KWANGQARU – HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID & DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CONFUSION – KUAMI EUGENE
- CCTV – KING PROMISE FT. MUGEEZ, SARKODIE
- ASKAMAYA – TENI
Best New Artiste
- KIDI
- SHO MADJOZI
- ODUNSI
- PERUZZI
- TENI- Winner
- KIDA KUDZ
- SHANE EAGLE
- KING PROMISE
- KWESI ARTHUR
- MBOSSO
Best Hip Hop
- M.I ABAGA
- KHALIGRAPH JONES
- NASTY C
- AKA- Winner
- KWESI ARTHUR
- PHYNO
- SARKODIE
- KWESTA
- FALZ
- MEDIKAL
Best Pop
- KIZZ DANIEL
- FALLY IPUPA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- DAVIDO – Winner
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAYORKUN
- WIZKID
- KUAMI EUGENE
- MR EAZI
Best Collaboration
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI- Winner
- JIBEBE – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ, MBOSSO, LAVA LAVA
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- ISSA GOAL – NAIRA MARLEY, OLAMIDE, LIL KESH
- SPIRIT – KWESTA FT WALE
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID AND DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- SAID – NASTYC & RUNTOWN
- AMAKA – 2FACE IDIBIA FT. PERRUZI
Digital Artiste of the Year
- DAVIDO
- TIWA SAVAGE
- MR EAZI – Winner
- BURNA BOY
- CASSPER NYOVEST
- VANESSA MDEE
- FALZ
- WIZKID
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- YEMI ALADE
Video of the Year
- GRINGO – SHATTA WALE
- MIDNIGHT DRUM – A PASS, ROUGE, FIK FAMEICA
- SHORT N’ SWEET – SAUTI SOL
- YE – BURNA BOY
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SURRENDA – ADEKUNLE GOLD
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- KING – NASTY C FT A$AP FERG
- HEAL THE WORLD – PATORANKING – Winner
- KSAZOBALIT – CASSPER NYOVEST
Best Group or Duo
- DISTRUCTION BOIZ
- SAUTI SOL
- NAVY KENZO – Winner
- MICASA
- MAFIKIZOLO
- SHOW DEM CAMP
- R2BEES
- TOOFAN
- GOLD FISH
- REGGIE N’ BOLLIE
Best Male MVP
- BURNA BOY – Winner
- NASTY C
- MR EAZI
- OLAMIDE
- A.K.A
- SHATTA WALE
- HARMONIZE
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- DAVIDO
- WIZKID
Best Female MVP
- BUSISWA- Winner
- SIMI
- NINIOLA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- SHEKHINAH
- EFYA
- BECCA
- LADY ZAMAR
- MAUA SAMA
Song of the Year
- YE – BURNA BOY- Winner
- SHORT & SWEET – SAUTI SOL FT NYASHINKI
- AFRICAN BEAUTY – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ FT. OMARION
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SKELETON MOVES – MASTER KG
- ASSURANCE – DAVIDO
- AMAKA – TUFACE IDIBIA
- KWANGWARU – HARMONIZE FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
African DJ of the Year
- BLACK COFFEE
- DJ SPINALL
- DJ MIC SMITH
- DJ KAYWISE
- DJ XCLUSIVE
- DJ NEPTUNE – Winner
- PRINCE KAYBE
- DJ ARAFAT
- DJ MAPHORISA
- DJ VYRUSKY
African Producer of the Year
- KILLERTUNES
- JULZ
- SARS
- NAHREEL
- NORTHBOI
- DJ TIRA
- PHANTOM – Winner
- SPEROACHBEATZ
- FRESH VDM
- KEL P
African Artiste of the Year
- BURNA BOY – Winner
- DAVIDO
- SARKODIE
- YEMI ALADE
- A.K.A
- TIWA SAVAGE
- WIZKID
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- NASTY C
- OLAMIDE
The Award Festival also had sepcial awards which included:
- “Innovation and Excellence in Business Entrepreneur” – Ladipo Lawani.
- “Innovation and Excellence in Sports”- Ahmed Musa
- “Innovation and Excellence in Fashion”- Papa Oyeyemi
- “Innovation and Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Influence”- Bolatito Ovia
- “Innovation and Excellence in Community and Socio-political development”- Ebenezer Wikina
- “Innovation and Excellence in The Creative Arts”- Clarence Peters