Here Are The Contenders For The 2023 Tingo Mobile-Soundcity MVP Award

With a total of eight nominations in seven categories, including “African Artiste of the Year,” “Listener’s Choice,” “Viewer’s Choice,” “Digital Artiste of the Year,” “Best Male MVP,” and “Song of the Year,” the self-acclaimed African Giant Burna Boy, is at the top of the nomination list for this year’s “Tingo Mobile-Soundcity Music Awards Festival.” In addition, Black Sheriff with Burna Boy (Second Sermon) and Asake featuring Burna Boy, two songs by the self-described African Giant, was nominated in the category for “Best Collaboration” (Sungba remix).

With seven nominations, Divine Ikubor, a.k.a. Rema, and Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake, are tied for second place. Other nominees with five nominations each include Ghanaian vocalist Mohammed Frimpong as Black Sherif, Raphael Attachie aka Camidoh, Stanley Didia aka Omah Lay, Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel, and Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel. The South African rappers Dennis Dwamena, alias KiDi, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, and Costa Tsobanoglou, or Costa Titch, were each nominated in four categories.

The Soundcity MVP Awards, which replaced the Soundcity Video Music Awards in 2016, honor exceptional accomplishments of African artists in 15 different music categories, including “Best Male MVP,” “Best Female MVP,” “Song of the Year,” “Music Video of the Year,” “African Artiste of the Year,” “African DJ of the Year,” and “Best Hip Hop.” The event will take place on Lagos’ Victoria Island on February 11, 2022.

Here are the full nominations for the 2023 Soundcity MVP Awards:

BEST NEW MVP

• VICTONY (NG)
• AYRA STARR (NG)
• YOUNG JONN (NG)
• SEYI VYBEZ (NG)
• FAVE (NG)
• RUGER (NG)
• BLACK SHERIFF (GH)
• COSTA TITCH (SA)
• PHINA (TZ)
• WAKADINALI (KE)

AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• BURNA BOY (NG)
• WIZKID (NG)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TZ)
• KIDI (GH)
• MSAKI (SA)
• ASAKE (NG)
• REMA (NG)
• KIZZ DANIEL (NG)
• TEMZ (NG)
• ZUCHU (NG)

BEST COLLABORATION

• PHEELZ & BNXN FKA BUJU – FINESSE (NG)
• FIREBOY & ED SHEERAN – PERU (REMIX) (NG)
• BLACK SHERRIFF & BURNABOY – SECOND SERMON (GH)
• CAMIDOH – SUGARCANE (REMIX) FT. MAYORKUN & KING PROMISE & DARKOO (GH)
• COSTA TITCH – BIG FLEXA FT. C’BUDA M, ALFA KAT, BANABA DES, SDIDA & MAN T (SA)
• ASAKE – SUNGBA (REMIX) FT. BURNA BOY (NG)
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA (NG)
• DALIWONGA – ABO MVELO FT. MELLOW & SLEAZY (SA)
• MAYORKUN & VICTONY – HOLY FATHER (NG)
• MAVIN ALL STARS – OVERDOSE (NG)

BEST HIP-HOP

• BLACK SHERIFF – KWAKU THE TRAVELLER (GH)
• BLAQBONEZ – BACK IN UNI (NG)
• M.I – THE GUY (NG)
• KALIGRAPH (OG) JONES X DAX – HIROSHIMA
• NASTY C & AKA – LEMONS TO LEMONADES (SA)
• PSYCHO YP – BANDO DIARIES FT. ODUMODU BLVCK (NG)
• LADIPOE – RUNNING FT. FIREBOY (NG)
• WAKADINALI – GERI INENGI FT. SIR BWOY (KE)
• CHYN – HOSANNA FT. FXTUNE (NG)
• VECTOR – CLOWNS FT. LADI POE (NG)

LISTENER’S CHOICE

• OXLADE – KU LO SA (NG)
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA (NG)
• BURNA BOY – LAST LAST (NG)
• CH’CCO & MELLOW & SLEAZY – NKAO TEMPELA (SA)
• DALIWONGA – ABO MVELO FT. MELLOW & SLEAZY (SA)
• REMA – CALM DOWN (NG)
• MAVIN ALL STARS – OVERDOSE (NG)
• CAMIDOH – SUGARCANE (REMIX) FT. MAYORKUN, DARKOO & KING PROMISE (GH)
• BLACK SHERIFF – KWAKU THE TRAVELER (GH)
• PATORANKING – KOLO KOLO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ

VIEWERS CHOICE

• ASAKE – PBUY (NG)
• TIMAYA – COLD OUTSIDE FT. BNXN FKA BUJU (NG)
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA (NG)
• COSTA TITCH – BIG FLEXA FT. C’BUDA M, ALFA KAT, BANABA DES, SDIDA & MAN T (SA)
• KIDI – TOUCH IT (GH)
• BURNA BOY – LAST LAST (NG)
• REMA – CALM DOWN (NG)
• CAMIDOH – SUGARCANE (REMIX) FT. MAYORKUN, DARKOO & KING PROMISE (GH)
• BLACK SHERIFF – KWAKU THE TRAVELER (GH)
• AYRA STARR – RUSH (NG)

DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• CKAY (NG)
• WIZKID (NG)
• REMA (NG)
• BURNA BOY (NG)
• DAVIDO (NG)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TZ)
• OMAH LAY (NG)
• 1DA BANTON (NG)
• ZUCHU (TZ)
• TEMS (NG)

AFRICAN DJ OF THE YEAR

• DJ OBI (NG)
• DJ TUNEZ (NG)
• DJ BIG N (NG)
• UNCLE WAFFLES (SA)
• DJ MAPHORISA (SA)
• DJ DIPS (NG)
• BLACK COFFEE (SA)
• DJ VYRUSKY (GH)
• DJ 4KERTY (NG)
• DJ TARIQO (MZ)

BEST MALE MVP

• BURNA BOY (NG)
• WIZKID (NG)
• ASAKE (NG)
• DAVIDO (NG)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TN)
• FOCALISTIC (SA)
• KIDI (GH)
• OMAH LAY (NG)
• REMA (NG)
• KING PROMISE (GH)

BEST FEMALE MVP

• TEMS (NG)
• AYRA STARR (NG)
• GYAKIE (GH)
• TIWA SAVAGE (NG)
• BOOHLE (SA)
• NINIOLA (NG)
• NKOSAZANA DAUGHTER (SA)
• TYLA (SA)
• ZUCHU (TZ)
• MSAKI (SA)

AFRICAN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• BLAISEBEATZ (BIG FLEXA)
• ANDRE VIBEZ (CALM DOWN)
• MAGICSTICKS (ORGANISE)
• PHEELZ (FINESSE)
• NIPHKEYZ (I’M A MESS)
• TEMPOE (SOWETO)
• REWARDBEATZ (XTRACOOL)
• CHOPSTIX (LAST LAST)
• P.PRIME (WOMAN)
• S2KIZZY (KWIKWI)

BEST GROUP OR DUO

• BLAQ DIAMOND (SA)
• SHOW DEM CAMP (NG)
• AJEBO HUSTLERS (NG)
• MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ (SA)
• CAVEMEN (NG)
• MELLOW & SLEEZY (SA)
• DOPE NATION (GH)
• BURUKLYN BOYZ (KE)
• YABABULUKU BOYZ (MZ)
• NSG (UK, GHANA & NIGERIA)

BEST POP

• FIREBOY – PERU (REMIX) FT. ED SHEERAN (NG)
• REMA – CALM DOWN (NG)
• YOUNG JONN – XTRA COOL (NG)
• KIDI – TOUCH IT (GH)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – MTASUBIRI FT. ZUCHU (TZ)
• RUGER – DIOR (NG)
• OMAH LAY – WOMAN (NG)
• AYRA STARR – RUSH (NG)
• CRAYON – IJO LABA LABA (NG)
• LASMID – FRIDAY NIGHT (GH)

SONG OF THE YEAR

• OMAH LAY – I’M A MESS (NG)
• OXLADE – KU LO SA (NG)
• WANITWA MOS, MASTER KG & LOWSHEEN – SOFA SILAHLANE FT. NKOSAZANA DAUGHTER (SA)
• BIEN X AARON RIMBUI – MBWE MBWE (KE)
• BURNA BOY – LAST LAST (NG)
• CAMIDOH – SUGARCANE REMIX FT. MAYORKUN, KING PROMISE & DARKOO (GH)
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA (NG)
• ASAKE – ORGANISE (NG)
• ZAKES BANTWINI X KASANGO – OSAMA (SA)
• MAYORKUN & VICTONY – HOLY FATHER (NG)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR     

• REMA – CALM DOWN (NG)
• FIREBOY X ASAKE – BANDANA (NG)
• COSTA TITCH – BIG FLEXA FT. C’BUDA M, ALFA KAT, BANABA DES, SDIDA & MAN T (SA)
• ASAKE – PBUY (NG)
• CAMIDOH – SUGARCANE REMIX FT. MAYORKUN, KING PROMISE & DARKOO (GH)
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA (NG)
• ZAKES BANTWINI X KASANGO – OSAMA (SA)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – MTASUBIRI FT. ZUCHU (TZ)
• BLAQBONEZ – BACK IN UNI (NG)
• OMAH LAY – SOSO (NG)