MAMA AWARD NOMINEES 2016

The mtv base africa music award is schedule for 22nd of October 2016 in johannesburg SA  and the nominees are listed below in different categories
Best Male

• AKA (South Africa)
• Black Coffee (South Africa)
• Diamond (Tanzania)
• Patoranking (Nigeria)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Live

• 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 in partnership with Absolut

• 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 Hip Hop in association with MTN

• Emtee (South Africa)
• Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
• Olamide (Nigeria)
• Riky Rick (South Africa)
• Ycee (Nigeria)

Best Pop/Alternative

• Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa)
• LCNVL (South Africa)
• Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)
• Timo ODV (South Africa)
• Tresor (DRC)

Best Lusophone

• C4 Pedro (Angola)
• NGA (Angola)
• Lizha James (Mozambique)
• Nelson Freitas (Netherlands/Cape Verde)
• Preto Show (Angola)

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

• Adele (UK)
• Beyoncé (USA)
• Drake (Canada)
• Future (USA)
• Rihanna (Barbados)