By Victor Otengo (@Veeq_o)
The MTV MAMA Award 2015 show went down Saturday night in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal in a star studded event that saw top music stars honoured for their role in African Music.
For the second time in a row the show was held at the Durban International Convention Centre and was hosted by US comedian Anthony Anderson.
There were awesome performances on the night which included US acts Neyo and Jhene Aiko, African artists also represented the continent in a great way including performances from our own Sauti Sol to others including AKA(S.A), Davido(Nigeria), Casper Nyovest (S.A), Yemi Alade(Nigeria), Patoranking(Nigeria), Burna Boy(Nigeria), P-Square (Nigeria) plus many others.
The event also saw the best of the best in different award categories take home the much coveted award.
Here’s the list of all the winners:
Best Female:
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best Male:
Davido (Nigeria)
Best Group:
P-Square (Nigeria)
Best New Act Transformed by Absolut:
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Best Hip Hop:
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Best Collaboration:
AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES & JR: "All Eyes On Me" (SA/Nigeria)
Song of the Year:
Mavins: "Dorobucci" (Nigeria)
Best Live:
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Video of the Year:
"Nafukwa"– Riky Rick; Director: Adriaan Louw
Best Pop & Alternative:
Jeremy Loops (South Africa)
Best Francophone:
DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast)
Best Lusophone:
Ary (Angola)
Personality of the Year:
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
MAMA Evolution:
D’Banj (Nigeria)
Best International:
Nicki Minaj
Artist of the Decade:
P-Square
MTV Base Leadership Award:
Saran Kaba Jones & S’Bu Mavundla
