The MTV Mama Awards 2016 was held yesterday in South Africa.

Wizkid, won three of the coveted awards – Best Male, Best Collaboration for his featured track with South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa & DJ Buckz and Artist of the Year.

Patoranking picked up another coveted award, the Song of Year for his song with Black Diamond Wande Coal (My Woman, My Everything) , Yemi Alade won  Best Female and Tekno got the Best Breakthrough award.

See the full list below:

MTVMAMA 2016 Winners List

Best Male Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Live Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)

Best Group Sauti Sol (Kenya)

Best Female Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Best Pop/Alternative Shekinah (South Africa)/ Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)

MAMA Legend Hugh Makesela (South Africa)

Listener’s Choice Award Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)

Personality of the Year in association with DStv  Caster Semenya (South Africa)

Best Collaboration in partnership with Absolut DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks – “Soweto Baby” (South Africa/Nigeria)

Best Video of the year Youssoupha (Congo)

Best Francophone Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)

Best Lusophone C4 Pedro (Angola)

Best International Drake (Canada)

Best Breakthrough Tekno (Nigeria)

Song of the Year in partnership with Google Patoranking (Nigeria) – MyWoman, My Everything ft Wande Coal

Best Hip Hop in association with MTN  Emtee (South Africa)

MTVMama2016 Artist of the Year Wizkid (Nigeria)

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