Burna Boy crowned African Artiste of the Year at 2019 SoundCity MVP Awards Festival
Nigeria’s Burna Boy has been crowned Artiste of the Year at the 2019 SoundCity MVP Awards Festival.
He beat competition from Davido, Sarkodie, Yemi Alade, A.K.A, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Diamod Platnumz, Nasty C and Olamide.
The event which was held at Eko Hotel Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, also saw the musician walk home with Best Male MVP, Song of the Year and Listener’s Choice awards courtesy his ‘Ye’ song.
Phantom who produced the ‘Ye’ song also beat Killertunes, Julz, Sars, Nahreel, Northboi, DJ Tira, Speroachbeatz, Fresh VDM and Kel P to win Producer of the Year.
Burna Boy’s victory comes barely days after he incurred the wrath of Nigerians. Some citizens criticized him for registering his displeasure over organisers of the Coachella Music Festival’s decision to write his name “so small” on the official poster for the event. They asserted that Burna Boy was becoming arrogant.
The artiste in response described Nigeria as a “home to the largest number of backward unprogressive fools” adding that he “will still fight for them because they are not mentally advanced enough to fight for themselves.”
This certainly did not go well with a section of the populace and they rebutted.
Here’s the full list of winners of SoundCity MVP Awards Festival 2019:
Best Male MVP – Burna Boy
Best Female MVP – Busiswa
Best Hip Hop Artiste – Aka
Best Pop – Davido
Best Collaboration – Soco – Starboy Ft Wizkid, Terri, Spotless & Ceeza Milli
Digital Artiste of the Year – Mr. Eazi
Video of the Year – Heal The World – Patoranking
Best Group or Duo – Navy Kenzo
Song of the Year – Ye – Burna Boy
Best New Artiste – Teniola
Viewers Choice – Somiso – Wande Coal
Listeners Choice – Ye – Burna Boy
African Producer of the Year – Phantom
African Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy
African DJ of the Year – DJ Neptune
Being one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest African artistes from around the continent, the soundcity MVPs bring music fans a unique, multi-platform experience across the SOUNDCITY Africa network across the African continent, connecting with over 50 million fans.
Source: JiveNaija.com
