Nigeria further strengthened its position as a leading force in continent’s music industry at this year’s edition of Soundcity MVP Awards held on Saturday.

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The award ceremony is held annually to celebrate works of artists in the continent.

During the event which took place at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, several artists from the country dominated the nominees’ list while also emerging winners in many categories of the award.

Leading the pack was Burna Boy, Afrofusion singer, who won the ‘African Artiste Of The Year,’ ahead of Davido, Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz, Shatta Wale and ShoMadjozi.

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His ‘Killing Dem’ single also won the ‘Song of the Year,’ category while he clinched the ‘Best Male MVP’ with Teni winning the ‘Best Female MVP’ category.

Davido also made the winners’ list as he secured the ‘Digital Artiste of the Year’ category.

Joeboy also featured on the medals table winning the ‘Best Pop’ category even as DJ Spinall won the ‘African DJ of the Year’.

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Fireboy’s ‘Jealous’ won the ‘Listeners’ Choice’ category while Naira Marley’s ‘Soapy’ secured the ‘Viewers’ Choice’ category.

Tiwa Savage also made the cut, with her ’49-99′ video emerging ‘Video of the Year’. Rema also featured among winners at the event as he winning the ‘Best New MVP’ category while Rexxie won ‘African Producer of the Year’ category.

Below is the full list of winners (in bold):

Song of the Year

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Jealous – FireBoy DML (NG)

Killin Dem – Burna Boy (NG) – Winner

Malwhede – King Monada (SA)

Soapy – Naira Marley (NG)

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Tetema – Rayvanny (TZ)

Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)

Baby – JoeBoy (NG)

Case – Teni (NG)

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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)

Best Pop

Innos B (CG)

Nandy (TZ)

JoeBoy (NG) – Winner

Otile Brown (KE)

Kizz Daniel (NG)

Teni (NG)

Mayorkun (NG)

Rayvanny (TZ)

Naira Marley (NG)

Best Hip Hop

BlaqBonez (NG)

Falz (NG)

KHALIGRAPH Jones (KE) – Winner

Kwesta (SA)

Medikal (GH)

Shinski (KE)

Sarkodie (GH)

Reminisce (NG)

Ricky Rick (SA)

Zakwe (SA)

Best Duo

Black Motion (SA)

Blaq diamond (SA)

DopeNation (GH) – Winner

Ethic (KE)

Show Dem Camp (NG)

Toofan (TG)

African Producer of the Year

Cracker (NG)

Prince Kaybee (SA)

Jay Synth (NG)

Kel P (NG)MOG (GH)

Ozedikus (NG)

Pheelz (NG)

Rexxie (NG) – Winner

S2Kizzy (TZ)

Best Female MVP

Betty G (ETH)

Daphne (CMR)

Nandy (TZ)

Sho Madjozi (SA)

Teni (NG) – Winner

Tiwa Savage (NG)

Yemi Alade (NG)

Best Male MVP

Burna Boy (NG) – Winner

Davido (NG)

Diamond Platnumz (TZ)

King Promise (GH)

Sjava (SA)

Wizkid (NG)

Zlatan (NG)

African DJ of the Year

DJ Creme De La Creme (KE)

DJ Kaywise (NG)

DJ Neptune (NG)

DJ Spinall (NG) – Winner

DJ Vyrusky (GH)

DJ Zinhle (SA)

Digital Artiste of the Year

Cassper Nyovest (SA)

Davido (NG) – Winner

Diamond Platnumz (TZ)

Kizz Daniel (NG)

Mr Eazi (NG)

Yemi Alade (NG)

Wizkid (NG)

Listeners’ Choice

Baby – JoeBoy (NG)

Dumebi – Rema (NG)

Fetch your Life – Prince Kaybee (SA)

Jealous – Fireboy DML (NG) – Winner

Jama – DJ Mic Smith (GH)

Kainama – Harmonize (TZ)

Killin Dem – BurnaBoy (NG)

Kpo K3K3 – StoneBwoy (GH)

Oil & Gas – Olamide (NG)

Viewers’ Choice

49-99 – Tiwa Savage (NG)

Able God – Chinko Ekun (NG)

Banomoya – Prince Kaybee (SA)

My Level – Shatta Wale (GH)

On The Low – Burna Boy (NG)

Soapy – Naira Marley (NG) – Winner

Tetema – Rayvanny (TZ)

Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)

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)

Best New MVP

FireBoy DML (NG)

JoeBoy (NG)

Marioo (TZ)

Rema (NG) – Winner

Simmy (SA)

Wendy Shay (GH)

Best Collaboration

Blow My Mind – Davido (NG)

Daz How Star Do – Skibii (NG)

Gugulethu – Prince Kaybee (SA)– Winner

Jama – DJ Mic Smith (GH)

Killin Dem – Burna Boy (NG)

Inama – Diamond PlatNumz (TZ)



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