Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Shatta Wale, Diamond Platnumz, Mr Eazi, Beyonce Win Big At 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Award Winners + FULL LIST

WatsUp TV, organisers of the WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (2016 WAMVA) have announced winners of its maiden edition of the pan-African entertainment awards meant to boost and encourage the production of quality music videos across Africa and beyond.

In a short winners announcement press conference in Accra, 22 winners emerged out of the over 170 music acts and video directors who were nominated when the awards was launched in September 2016.

Voted as the African Video of the Year was, Kidogo, a video by Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania ft P'Square and directed by Godfather.

Diamond also emerged the overall top winner with 3 including, Best African Combo Video and Best African Male Video.

Godfather also got voted the Video Director of the Year with the Kidogo video.

Overall winners in each category were determined by popular votes from fans of WINNER from across the world.
Winners are set to storm Ghana next year for a Made in Africa concert, a music festival by WatsUp TV which is set to feature music acts from across Africa and beyond.

Below is the full list of winners of the 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards

BEST AFRICAN NEW COMER VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Harmonize ft DIAMOND PLATNUMZ     BADO - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE/DANCEHALL VIDEO WINNER : Shatta Wale - Chopkiss - Ghana

BEST AFRO POP VIDEO WINNER : Scientific ft Quincy B - Rotate - Liberia

BEST AFRICAN HIP HOP VIDEO WINNER : Iba One - Dokèra    - Mali

BEST AFRICAN RnB VIDEO WINNER : Alikiba - Aje - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN TRADITIONAL VIDEO WINNER  : Tay Grin ft 2baba - Chipapapa - Malawi

BEST AFRICAN PERFORMANCE WINNER : DJ Arafat - Concert a Korhogo - Côte d'Ivoire

BEST AFRICAN DANCE VIDEO WINNER : Oudy 1er - Lokolo - Guinea

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO WINNER : Beyonce - Formation - USA

BEST AFRICAN COMBO VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Diamond Platnumz ft AKA - Make Me Sing - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN MALE VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Diamond Platnumz ft Psqaure - Kidogo - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN FEMALE VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Vivian Chidid - Wuyuma - Senegal

BEST EAST AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Ali Kiba - Aje - Tanzania

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Ferre Gola ft Victoria Kimani - Tucheze - DR Congo

BEST NORTH AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Ibtissam Tiskat  - Ma Fi Mn Habibi - Morocco

BEST SOUTH AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Cassper Nyovest - War Ready - South Africa

BEST WEST AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER : DJ Arafat - Maplôrly - Côte d'Ivoire

BEST AFRICAN GROUP VIDEO 2016 WINNER : Navy Kenzo - Kamatia – Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN VIDEO DIRECTOR 2016 WINNER : Godfather - Kidogo – Nigeria

WAMVA SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD : Mr Eazi ft Efya – Skin Tight - Nigeria

WATSUP TV VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD : Desiigner – Panda - USA

AFRICAN VIDEO OF THE YEAR : Diamond Platnumz ft P'Square - Kidogo - Tanzania

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