Top Ghanaian artistes such as Shatta Wale, Kuami Eugene, DJ Vyrusky, King Promise, Kwesi Arthur, Sarkodie and Becca all earned nominations in the third edition of the Soundcity MVP awards scheme.
However, when the award ceremony went down live a couple of hours ago at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels in Nigeria, none of them grab a single award.
Shatta Wale in particular was vying for the Best Video of the Year with his highly acclaimed ‘Gringo’ song but Patoranking beat him to that (that sounds strange though, isn’t it?).
See below;
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
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
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
BEST NEW ARTISTE
- KIDI
- SHO MADJOZI
- ODUNSI
- PERUZZI
- TENIOLA- WINNER
- KIDA KUDZ
- SHANE EAGLE
- KING PROMISE
- KWESI ARTHUR
- MBOSSO
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
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
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