The 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards holds today, Saturday, January 11 at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos with top artistes like Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, Shatta Wale and Sho Madjozi on the list for African Artiste of the Year award. Burna Boy, who now has a Grammy nomination under his belt, won the coveted Soundcity award last year.
The organisers of the awards that has been steadily positioning itself as the biggest music rewarding system in Nigeria, have said that the 2020 edition of the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival is going to be the biggest collaboration between African artistes.
“The awards festival will celebrate music, community and the most outstanding Afrocentric cultural achievement in the most premium live TV event on DStv channel 327, GOtv channel 75 and streaming on all Soundcity TV and radio platforms,” said a statement by the organisers.
The Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, the statement explained, is famed for iconic performances from Busiswa’s electric stage domination to her-never-seen-before joint performance with Niniola to International star Jidenna’s much talked about closing performance at the last edition all the way back to 2baba Idibia, Sarkodie, Davido, Emtee, Patoranking, Tiwa Savage, and Cassper Nyovest’s colourfully live set showmanship in the 2017 edition.
“This year the ante has been upped, there will be performances from music talents from across the continent – a true pan-African affair that the SMVP is known for, with performances from Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, South Africa’s Prince Kaybee, Nigeria’s Wizkid, Ghana’s Stonebwoy, Uganda’s Big Trill, Togo’s Toofan, Joeboy, Rema, Shatta Wale, Zanda Zakuza, Kuami Eugene, Naira Marley, Ric Hassani to mention a few”.
Plese see the nominees for the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival below:
BEST NEW MVP
Simmy (ZA)
Fireboy (NG)
Joeboy (NG)
Marioo (TZ)
Rema (NG)
Wendy Shay (GH)
BEST COLLABORATION
Blow My Mind – Davido x Chris Brown (NG)
Daz How Star Do – Skiibii x Teni, Falz x DJ Neptune (NG)
Gugulethu – Prince Kaybee x Indlovukazi x Afro Brothers x Supto (SA)
Jama – DJ Micsmith x Patoranking x shaker (GH)
Killin Dem – Burna boy x Zlatan (NG)
Inama – Diamond Platinumz x Fally Ipupa (TZ)
BEST POP MVP
Innos B (CNG)
Joeboy (NG)
Kizz Daniel (NG)
Mayorkun (NG)
Naira Marley (NG
Nandy (TZ)
Otile Brown (KE)
Teni (NG)
Rayvanny (TZ)
BEST HIPHOP
Blaqbonez (NG)
Falz (NG)
Khaligraph Jones (KE)
Kwesta (SA)
Medikal (GH)
Nyashinski (KE)
Sarkodie (GH)
Reminisce (NG)
Riky Rick (SA)
Zakwe (SA)
BEST DUO | GROUP
Black Motion (SA)
Blaq Diamond (SA)
Dope Nation (GH)
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)
S2Kizzy (TZ)
AFRICAN DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Crème de la Crème (KE)
DJ Kaywise (NG)
DJ Neptune (NG)
DJ Spinall (NG)
DJ Vyrusky (GH)
DJ Zinhle (SA)
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Cassper Nyovest (SA)
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Kizz Daniel (NG)
Mr Eazi (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
Wizkid (NG)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
49-99 – Tiwa Savage by Meji Alabi (NG)
Dangote – Burna Boy by Clarence Peters (NG)
Jericho – Simi x Patoranking by Adasa Cookey (NG)
Ngwa – Bassey Blk by Tebogo Malope (SA)
Ohema – Kuami Eugene by Rex (GH)
LISTENERS’ CHOICE
Baby – Joeboy (NG)
Dumebi – Rema (NG)
Fetch your Life – Prince Kaybee x Msaki (SA)
Jealous – Fireboy (NG)
Jama – DJ Micsmith x Patoranking x Shaker (GH)
Kainama – Harmonize x Burna Boy (TZ)
Killin Dem – Burna Box x Zlatan (NG)
Kpo K3K3 – Stonebwoy x Medikal x Kelvynboy x Kwesi Arthur x Darkovibes (GH)
Oil & Gas – Olamide (NG)
VIEWERS’ CHOICE
49-99 – Tiwa Savage (NG)
Able God – Chinko Ekun x Lil Kesh x Zlatan (NG)
Banomoya – DJ Kaybee x Busisiwa x TNS (SA)
My Level – Shatta Wale (GH)
On The Low – Burna Boy (NG)
Soapy – Naira Marley (NG)
Tetema – Rayvanny x Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)
BEST FEMALE MVP
Betty G (ETH)
Daphne (CMR)
Nandy (TZ)
Sho Madjozi (SA)
Teni (NG)
Tiwa Savage (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
BEST MALE MVP
Burna Boy (NG)
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
King Promise (GH)
Sjava (SA)
Wizkid (NG)
Zlatan (NG)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Baby – Joeboy (NG)
Case – Teni (NG)
Dumebi – Rema (NG)
Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee x Msaki (SA)
Jama – DJ Micsmith x Patoranking, Shaker (GH)
Jealous – Fireboy (NG)
Killin Dem – Burna Boy x Zlatan (NG)
Malwhede – King Monada (SA)
Soapy – Naira Marley (NG)
Tetema – Rayvanny x Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Burna Boy (NG)
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Shatta Wale (GH)
Sho Madjozi (SA)
Tiwa Savage (NG)
Wizkid (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)