Ayo Balogun, popularly called Wizkid was the most nominated artiste with 12 nominations in the recently released nominees list for the 2018 Soundcity MVP awards.
The award ceremony, which is scheduled to hold at the Eko Convention Centre on January 5, 2019, will “honour excellent individuals and personalities in the areas of sports, entrepreneurship, creative arts, fashion, digital influence and socio-political development as it ties into entertainment”.
Burna Boy, Afropop artiste, was the second most nominated with seven nominations while Davido had five nominations.
“There is a new category in addition to the talents who would be recognized this year; ‘African DJ of the Year’ would celebrate the most accomplished DJ on the continent in the year and the inaugural nominees are DJ Spinall, DJ Neptune, Prince Kaybee, DJ MicSmith, DJ Arafat, Black Coffee, DJ Xclusive, DJ Kaywise, DJ Vyrusky and DJ Maphorisa,” a statement by organisers read.
Here is the full list of nominees:
BEST MALE MVP
- BURNA BOY
- NASTY C
- MR EAZI
- OLAMIDE
- A.K.A
- SHATTA WALE
- HARMONIZE
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- DAVIDO
- WIZKID
BEST FEMALE MVP
- BUSISWA
- SIMI
- NINIOLA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- SHEKHINAH
- EFYA
- BECCA
- LADY ZAMAR
- MAUA SAMA
BEST HIP HOP
- M.I ABAGA
- KHALIGRAPH JONES
- NASTY C
- AKA
- KWESI ARTHUR
- PHYNO
- SARKODIE
- KWESTA
- FALZ
- MEDIKAL
BEST POP
- KIZZ DANIEl
- FALLY IPUPA
- TIWA SAVAGE
- YEMI ALADE
- DAVIDO
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAYORKUN
- WIZKID
- KUAMI EUGENE
- MR EAZI
BEST COLLABORATION
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- JIBEBE – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ, MBOSSO, LAVA LAVA
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- ISSA GOAL – NAIRA MARLEY, OLAMIDE, LIL KESH
- SPIRIT – KWESTA FT WALE
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID AND DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- SAID – NASTYC & RUNTOWN
- AMAKA – 2FACE IDIBIA FT. PERUZZI
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- DAVIDO
- TIWA SAVAGE
- MR EAZI
- BURNA BOY
- CASSPER NYOVEST
- VANESSA MDEE
- FALZ
- WIZKID
- DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- YEMI ALADE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- GRINGO – SHATTA WALE
- MIDNIGHT DRUM – A PASS, ROUGE, FIK FAMEICA
- SHORT N’ SWEET – SAUTI SOL
- YE – BURNA BOY
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SURRENDA – ADEKUNLE GOLD
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- KING – NASTY C FT A$AP FERG
- HEAL THE WORLD – PATORANKING
- KSAZOBALIT – CASSPER NYOVEST
BEST GROUP OR DUO
- DISTRUCTION BOIZ
- SAUTI SOL
- NAVY KENZO
- MICASA
- MAFIKIZOLO
- SHOW DEM CAMP
- R2BEES
- TOOFAN
- GOLD FISH
- REGGIE N’ BOLLIE
SONG OF THE YEAR
- YE – BURNA BOY
- SHORT & SWEET – SAUTI SOL FT NYASHINKI
- AFRICAN BEAUTY – DIAMOND PLATNUMZ FT. OMARION
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- MAKHE – DJ MAPHORISA, DJ SIMBA FT MOONCHILD SANELLY
- SKELETON MOVES – MASTER KG
- ASSURANCE – DAVIDO
- AMAKA – TUFACE IDIBIA
- KWANGWARU – HARMONIZE FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
BEST NEW ARTISTE
- KIDI
- SHO MADJOZI
- ODUNSI
- PERUZZI
- TENIOLA
- KIDA KUDZ
- SHANE EAGLE
- KING PROMISE
- KWESI ARTHUR
- MBOSSO
VIEWERS CHOICE
- YE – BURNA BOY
- DROGBA – AFRO B
- SOMISO – WANDE COAL
- SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
- FEVER – WIZKID
- SOCO – STARBOY FT WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS & CEEZA MILLI
- KUPE DANCE – A STAR
- MAGUN (RMX) – NINIOLA FT. BUSISWA
- AVAILABLE – PATORANKING
- TIWA’S VIBE – TIWA SAVAGE
LISTENERS CHOICE
- CLUB CONTROLLER – PRINCE KAYBEE FT LASOULMATES
- KATIKA – NAVY KENZO FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- SOCO – STARBOY
- YE – BURNA BOY
- WETIN WE GAIN – VICTOR AD
- KWANGQARU – HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
- FAKE LOVE – WIZKID & DUNCAN MIGHTY
- CONFUSION – KUAMI EUGENE
- CCTV – KING PROMISE FT. MUGEEZ, SARKODIE
- ASKAMAYA – TENI
AFRICAN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- KILLERTUNES
- JULZ
- SARS
- NAHREEL
- NORTHBOI
- DJ TIRA
- PHANTOM
- SPEROACHBEATZ
- FRESH VDM
- KEL P
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- BURNA BOY
- DAVIDO
- SARKODIE
- YEMI ALADE
- A.K.A
- TIWA SAVAGE
- WIZKID
- DIAMOD PLATNUMZ
- NASTY C
- OLAMIDE
AFRICAN DJ OF THE YEAR
- BLACK COFFEE
- DJ SPINALL
- DJ MIC SMITH
- DJ KAYWISE
- DJ XCLUSIVE
- DJ NEPTUNE
- PRINCE KAYBE
- DJ ARAFAT
- DJ MAPHORISA
- DJ VYRUSKY
