Soundcity’s MVP Awards set the ball rolling for music enthusiasts in 2020, as the first music award show of the decade. Fans started voting for their favourite artists between the 4th & 11th of January , and on Saturday the winners were revealed at the award ceremony hosted in the Eko Convention Centre.
The lineup promised performances from Diamond Platnumz, Prince Kaybee, Wizkid, Shatta Wale, Rema and Stonebwoy, while Tiwa Savage and GoodGirl LA came out as the surprise acts. Though their performances were among the show’s highlights, the awards are what everyone came for.
Popular narrative tends to pit the three breakout artists from last year, Joeboy, Rema and Fireboy DML, against each other, but all three acts won awards for Best Pop Song, Best New MVP and Listeners Choice respectively at the Soundcity MVP Awards.
Fans were also excited to see Naira Marley win his first award since breaking out with “Japa” in 2018, and the often controversial rapper went home with the Viewers’ Choice award while Burna Boy went home with the most awards, bagging the Best African Artist of the year award, the Best Male MVP award and Song of The Year.
See the full list of nominees below.
Song of the Year
Jealous – Fireboy DML
Killin Dem – Burna Boy (Winner)
Malwhede – King Monada
Soapy – Naira Marley
Tetema – Rayvanny
Zanku – Zlatan
Baby – Joeboy
Case – Teni
Dumebi – Rema
Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee
Jama – DJ Mic Smith
African Artist of the Year
Burna Boy (Winner)
Davido
Diamond Platnumz
Shatta Wale
Tiwa Savage
Wizkid
Yemi Alade
Best Pop
Innos B
Nandy
Joeboy – Winner
Otile Brown
Kizz Daniel
Teni
Mayorkun
Rayvanny
Naira Marley
Best Hip-Hop
Blaqbonez
Falz
KHALIGRAPH Jones – Winner
Kwesta
Medikal
Shinski
Sarkodie
Reminisce
Ricky Rick
Zakwe
Best Duo
Black Motion
Blaq Diamond
DopeNation (Winner)
Ethic
Show Dem Camp
Toofan
African Producer of the Year
Cracker
Prince Kaybee
Jay Synth
Kel P
MOG
Ozedikus
Pheelz
Rexxie
S2Kizzy
Best Female MVP
Betty G
Daphne
Nandy
Sho Madjozi
Teni (Winner)
Tiwa Savage
Yemi Alade
Best Male MVP
Burna Boy (Winner)
Davido
Diamond Platnumz
King Promise
Sjava
Wizkid
Zlatan
African DJ of the year
DJ Creme De La Creme
DJ Kaywise
DJ Neptune
DJ Spinall (Winner)
DJ Vyrusky
DJ Zinhle
Digital Artiste of the Year
Cassper Nyovest
Davido (Winner)
Diamond Platnumz
Kizz Daniel
Mr Eazi
Yemi Alade
Wizkid
Listeners’ Choice
Baby – JoeBoy
Dumebi – Rema
Fetch your Life – Prince Kaybee
Jealous – Fireboy DML (Winner)
Jama – DJ Mic Smith
Kainama – Harmonize
Killin Dem – BurnaBoy
Kpo K3K3 – StoneBwoy
Oil & Gas – Olamide
Viewers’ Choice
49-99 – Tiwa Savage
Able God – Chinko Ekun
Banomoya – Prince Kaybee
My Level – Shatta Wale
On The Low – Burna Boy
Soapy – Naira Marley (Winner)
Tetema – Rayvanny
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan
Video of the Year
49-99 – Tiwa Savage by Meji Alabi (NG) – Winner
Dangote – Burna Boy by Clarence Peters (NG)
Jericho – Simi by Adasa Cookey (NG)
Ngwa – Blick Bassy by Tebego Malope (SA)
Ohema – Kuami Eugene by Rex (GH)
Song of the Year
Jealous – FireBoy DML (NG)
Killin Dem – Burna Boy (NG) – Winner
Malwhede – King Monada (SA)
Soapy – Naira Marley (NG)
Tetema – Rayvanny (TZ)
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)
Baby – JoeBoy (NG)
Case – Teni (NG)
Dumebi – Rema (NG)
Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee (SA)
Jama – DJ Mic Smith(GH)
African Artiste Of The Year
Burna Boy (NG) – Winner
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Shatta Wale (GH)
ShoMadjozi (SA)
Tiwa Savage (NG)
Wizkid (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
Excellence in Philanthropy: DJ Cuppy – Winner
Excellence in Sports: Anthony Joshua – Winner
Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Influence: Bright Jaja – Winner
Community and Socio-Political Development: Adebola Williams & Jude Jideonwo – Winner
Excellence in Music: Innocent Idibia (2Baba) – Winner
Burna Boy win the awards for Best African Artist of the year, Best Male MVP and Song of The Year.
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