Popular Afrobeat singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, is at the top of the nomination list for this year’s edition of the ‘Tingo Mobile-Soundcity Music Awards Festival’, 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 got two nominations in the ‘Best Collaboration Category’— Black Sheriff featuring Burna Boy , and Asake featuring Burna Boy .
Following in second place is singer Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, who tied with Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, with seven nominations. Other nominees include Raphael Attachie, aka Camidoh; Stanley Didia, aka Omah Lay; Daniel Anidugbe, aka Kizz Daniel; Ghanaian singer, Mohammed Frimpong aka Black Sherif; with five nominations each.
South African rapper, Costa Tsobanoglou, aka Costa Titch; Dennis Dwamena, aka Kidi; and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr; were nominated in four categories. The Soundcity MVP Awards, which transitioned from the Soundcity Video Music Awards in 2016, recognises outstanding achievements of African artistes in 15 various music categories which include, ‘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’.
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