Mama Awards 2016 Nominees

The MTV Africa Music Awards were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa.

Ceremony Date: October 22, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
Presented by: MTV

Nominees 2016 
    Best Male:
Black Coffee(South African)
Patoranking(Nigerian)
AKA(South African)
Diamond Platnumz(Tanzanian)
Wizkid(Nigerian)
   Best Hip-Pop:
Ricky Rick(South African)
Ycee(Nigerian)
Olamide(Nigerian)
Emtee(South African)
Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
    Best Lusophone:
Preto Show(Angola)
Nga(Angola)
Lizha James(Mozambique)
Nelson Freatas(Netherlands)
C4 Pedro(Angola)
    Best Live Act
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Flavour (Nigeria)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
   Best Group
Mi Casa (South Africa)
Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
R2bees (Ghana)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Toofan (Togo)
  Best Collaboration
AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga – “Baddest” (South Africa/Nigeria)
DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks – “Soweto Baby” ((South Africa/Nigeria)
Nasty C feat. Davido, Cassper – “Juice Back Remix” (Nigeria/South Africa)
Patoranking feat. Sarkodie – “No Kissing” (Nigeria/Ghana)
Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba – “Unconditionally Bae” (Kenya/Tanzania)
  Best Pop/Alternative
Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa)
LCNVL (South Africa)
Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)
Timo ODV (South Africa)
Tresor (DRC)
  Personality of the Year in association with DStv
Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Linda Ikeji (Nigeria)
Pearl Thusi (South Africa)
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
  Best International Act
Adele (UK)
Beyoncé (USA)
Drake (Canada)
Future (USA)
Rihanna (Barbados)