Photos: Olamide, Patoranking, YCee, Nasty C, Koker, others celebrate Road to MAMA 2016 in Lagos!

... As Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, AKA, others revealed as MAMA Nominees.

The Road to MAMA Lagos edition held yesterday, Sunday, October 2nd and top artistes including Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, AKA, Casper Nyovest, Emtee, others were revealed as nominees for the MTV Africa Music Awards 2016.

The final round of nominations which was announced at the Hard Rock Café, Lagos during the Road to MAMA concert featured pulsating performances from YCee, Patoranking, Simi, Koker, South African hip hop act, Nasty C as well as a surprise performance from MAMA nominee, Olamide .DJ’s for the nighth were DJs Xclusive, DJ TTB,DJ Hazan, DJ Kaywise, DJ Consequence and the GGB Dance Crew,

Hosts for the event were MTVBase VJ Ehiz and City FM’s 105.1’s Senseiuche , Guests present at the event include, Olisa Adibua, Toolz, Dr Sid, DJ Spinall, Gbenro Ajibade, Do2Tun, Yaw, MTV Base new VJ, K'Ola, Ehiz, DJ Lambo, Lola OJ, Toke Makinwa, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Stephanie Coker, Zedeye, DJ Big N among many others.

MAMA 2016 NOMINATIONS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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)

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

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