Coming on the wake of the celebrations of last weekend when Wizkid was announced the winner of the ‘Best African Act’ at the 2016 MTV EMAs, the organizers have announced Tanzania’s Alikiba as the real winner of the award.
They apparently released the incorrect result which showed Wizkid as the winner. The category is a voting one and Alikiba got the highest number of votes.
MTV had this to say:
“MTV congratulates Alikiba who has won Best African Act at the 2016 MTV EMAs. The news was revealed November 10 after the incorrect results for Best African Act were posted late Sunday night November 6 due to an error.
Six Worldwide Act winners, including Wizkid, were selected by an international committee of MTV executives to recognize current artists who are rising to have a wider Geographic appeal beyond their local region. The winners were chosen based off a range of criteria including international MTV video play, radio airplay, streams and sales across multiple territories and regions.
The winner of Best African Act was selected by fans via votes on MTVEMA.com.
An MTV spokesperson commented, “Both Wizkid and Alikiba are great artists and deserving winners at the MTV EMAS and we congratulate them wholeheartedly on their achievements.
We apologise for any confusion we have caused but we are pleased to recognize the achievements of both these artists on this global platform.”
It must be painful losing to the Tanzanian whom he had earlier in the year had a pissing contest with over who the biggest artiste was. All in alll, it’s been a fantastic year for Naija’s Starboy.