The MAMA 2016 took place on Saturday over the weekend in Johannesburg. The biggest continental awards ceremony saw Wizkid carting home 3 awards thereby emerging the highest winner for the night.
Yemi Alade also surprisingly won the Best Female Act for the second time in a row. Patoranking and Wande Coal‘s ‘My Woman, My Everything’ bagged the ‘Song of the Year’ award.
See the full list of winners below:
Best Live Act: Cassper Nyovest
Best Group: Sauti Sol
Best Female Act: Yemi Alade
Best Male Act: Wizkid
Best Collaboration of the Year: DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Buckz – Soweto Baby
Best Video of the Year: Niquer Ma Vie – Youssoupha
Best Hip Hop: Emtee
Best Pop Alternative: Shekinah / Kyle Deutsch
Best International Act: Drake
Best Breakthrough Act: Tekno
MTV Base Africa Re-Imagined Award: Vivian Nnano &
Legend Award: Hugh Masekela
Best Lusophone Act: C4 Pedro
Best Francophone Act: Serge Baynaud
Listeners Choice Awards: Jah Prayzah
Personality of the Year: Caster Semenya
Song of the Year: Patoranking feat. Wande Coal – My Woman My Everything
Artiste of the Year: Wizkid