Black Coffee (South Africa)Diamond (Tanzania)Sauti Sol (Kenya)Wizkid (Nigeria)Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
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)
BEST FRANCOPHONE
Franko (Cameroon)J-Rio (Gabon)Magasco (Cameroon)Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)Toofan (Togo)
LISTENER’S CHOICE
Adiouza (Senegal)Bebe Cool (Uganda)Burna Boy (Nigeria)Den G (Liberia)EL (Ghana)Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)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)“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)“Baddest” – 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
BEST HIP HOP
Olamide (Nigeria)Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)Ycee(Nigeria)Emtee(South Africa)Ricky Rick(South Africa)
BEST COLLABORATION
Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No KissingSauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally BaeAkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – BaddestDj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto BabyNasty c ft. Davido & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Drake WINNERBeyonceAdeleFutureRihanna
BEST LUSOPHONE
NGANelson FreitasC4 PedroLizha JamesPetro Show
BEST MALE
Wizkid(Nigeria)AKA(South Africa)Patoranking(Nigeria)Black Coffee(South Africa)Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
BEST LIVE ACT
Flavour(Nigeria)Stonebwoy(Ghana)Cassper Nyovest(South Africa) WINNEREddy KenzoMafikizolo(South Africa)
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Linda IkejiWizkidCaster SemenyaPearl ThusiPierre Emerick Aubameyang
BEST GROUP
R2Bees(Ghana)Sauti Sol(Kenya) WINNERToofan(Togo)Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)Mi Casa (South Africa)
BEST POP
Tresor TiMO ODV.LCNVLDesmond & The Tutuskyle deutsch & shekhinah WINNER
