Soundcity MVP awards returned for the third time this Saturday, January 5, 2019. The awards watched by over 50 million people across the African continent took place at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria. Burna Boy was the star of the awards show which saw him clinch four awards including the highly coveted “Africa Artist of the Year” while Davido and Wizkid got one award each. The awards also gave the audience the opportunity to turn up on a Sunday morning with appearances from Niniola, Victor AD, Teni, AKAworldwide among others. It was also the first time that Patoranking took home the “Video of the Year” award. South Africa’s Busiswa clinched the Best Female MVP against Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage, Simi, Niniola and Yemi Alade. See the complete list below: Best MaleMVP 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- Winner 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 Soundcity MVP’s also had special awards to entrepreneurs all of which were presented by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: