Wizkid has emerged the most nominated artist in the upcoming 2018 Soundcity MVP awards.
The artist received a whopping 11 nominations in the list that was released earlier today.
Also, Wizkid’s contemporaries, Davido and Burna Boy also earned several nominations.
However, Starboy will slug it out with Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, Sarkodie, Nasty C and AKA for the “African Artiste of the year category.
The “Soco” singer was also nominated for the best pop, male MVP and best collaboration categories.
Meanwhile, a new category has been added to the awards this year. The “African DJ of the year” was introduced as a recognition of DJs all-over the continent.
The nominees for the inaugural category include:
DJ Maphorisa, Black Coffee, DJ Spinall, DJ Arafat, DJ MicSmith, Prince Kaybee, DJ Vyrusky and DJ Neptune.
Furthermore, this year’s edition of the award would honour individuals and personalities in the areas of sports, entrepreneurship, creative arts and fashion.
Baring any changes, the award ceremony would hold on the 5th of January 2019 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos.