Check out the full list of winners below:
BEST HIP HOP
- Olamide (Nigeria)
- Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
- Ycee(Nigeria)
- Emtee(South Africa) – Winner
- Ricky Rich(South Africa)
BEST MALE
- Wizkid(Nigeria) – Winner
- AKA(South Africa)
- Patoranking(Nigeria)
- Black Coffee(South Africa)
- Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
BEST LIVE ACT
- Flavour(Nigeria)
- Stonebwoy(Ghana)
- Cassper Nyovest(South Africa) – Winner
- Eddy Kenzo
- Mafikizolo(South Africa)
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Linda Ikeji
- Wizkid
- Caster Semenya – Winner
- Pearl Thusi
- Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
BEST GROUP
- R2Bees(Ghana)
- Sauti Sol(Kenya) – Winner
- Toofan(Togo)
- Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
- Mi Casa (South Africa)
BEST LUSOPHONE
- NGA
- Nelson Freitas
- C4 Pedro – Winner
- Lizha James
- Petro Show
BEST POP
- Tresor
- TiMO ODV.
- LCNVL
- Desmond & The Tutus
- kyle deutsch & shekhinah – Winner
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
- Drake – Winner
- Beyonce
- Adele
- Future
- Rihanna
BEST COLLABORATION
- Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
- Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
- AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
- Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby – Winner
- Nasty c ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Black Coffee (South Africa)
- Diamond (Tanzania)
- Sauti Sol (Kenya)
- Wizkid (Nigeria) – Winner
- Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
#MTVMAMA2016 WIZKID and DJ MAPHORISA pic.twitter.com/GWdWAp77va
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) October 22, 2016
BEST FEMALE
- Josey (Ivory Coast)
- Mz Vee (Ghana)
- Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
- Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
- Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – Winner
BEST BREAKTHROUGH
- Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
- Emtee (South Africa)
- Falz (Nigeria)
- Franko (Cameroon)
- Nasty C (South Africa)
- Nathi (South Africa)
- Raymond (Tanzania)
- Simi (Nigeria)
- Tekno (Nigeria) – Winner
BEST FRANCOPHONE
- Franko (Cameroon)
- J-Rio (Gabon)
- Magasco (Cameroon)
- Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) – Winner
- Toofan (Togo)
#MTVMAM2016 Song Of The Year Goes To Patoranking https://t.co/YsQkjs23Os
— MTV Base Africa (@MTVBaseAfrica) October 22, 2016
LISTENER’S CHOICE
- Adiouza (Senegal)
- Bebe Cool (Uganda)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria)
- Den G (Liberia)
- EL (Ghana)}
- Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) – Winner
- Jay Rox (Zambia)
- Kansoul (Kenya)
- Kiss Daniel (Nigeria)
- Lij Michael (Ethiopia)
- LXG (Sierra Leone)
- Meddy (Rwanda)
- Messias Marioca (Mozambique)
- Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
- Reda Taliani (Algeria)
- Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
- Sabri Mosbah (Tunisia)
- Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
- Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
- The Dogg (Namibia)
- Yamoto Band (Tanzania)
SONG OF THE YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE
- ‘Shaktibobo’ – Olamide (Nigeria)
- ‘Reggae Blues’ – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
- ‘My Woman, My Everything’ – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria) – Winner
- ‘Godwin’ – Korede Bello (Nigeria)
- ‘Ngud’ – Kwesta feat. Cassper (South Africa)
- ‘Roll Up Re-Up’ – Emtee feat. Wizkid and AKA (South Africa/Nigeria)
- ‘Soweto Baby’ – DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid (South Africa/Nigeria)
- ‘Baddes’ – AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga (South Africa/Nigeria)
- ‘Wololo’ – Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha (South Africa)
- ‘Coller la Petite’ – Franko (Cameroon)
- ‘Unconditionally bae’ – Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba (Kenya/Tanzania)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- ‘Jump’ – Anatii & Cassper feat. Nasty C (South Africa); Director: Kyle Lewis
- ‘Caviar Dreams’ – AL Bairre & PhFAT (South Africa); Director: Daniel Levi
- ‘If I Start to Talk’ – Tiwa Savage feat. Dr Sid (South Africa); Director: Clarence Peters
- ‘Kisasi Kumi’ – Sheeba (Uganda) – Director: Sasha Vybz
- ‘Niquer Ma Vie’ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon –Winner
LEGEND AWARD
Hugh Masekela