Black Coffee and Cassper Nyovest in the running for Best African Act at the 2016 MTV EMAs

27 September 2016 - 18:59 By TMG Entertainment
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Top local acts Cassper Nyovest and Black Coffee have been nominated for the Best African Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

Other African artists in the running for this highly-contested category are Alikiba from Tanzania, Nigeria's Olamide and Wizkid.

"It is wonderful to see African artists nominated at the 2016 MTV EMAs on the same platform as global superstars of the calibre of Rihanna, Beyoncé, Drake, Kanye West and more," said  Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa.

In other categories, icons Beyoncé and Justin Bieber led the pack with five nominations each. Superstar Adele followed closely behind with four nods, alongside Best Rock nominees Coldplay, Best New Act nominee Lukas Graham and Best Male candidate Shawn Mendes. Rihanna and Drake earned three nods each, including a Best Song nomination for their hit collaboration Work.

Adele’s record-shattering hit Hello, Justin's electronic pop track Sorry, Lukas' soul-pop ballad 7 Years and the Seeb remix of Mike Posner’s dance smash I Took A Pill In Ibiza also earned nominations for Best Song.
 

BEST AFRICAN ACT
Alikiba
Black Coffee
Cassper Nyovest
Olamide
Wizkid
 
BEST SONG 
Adele - Hello
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
Rihanna ft. Drake - Work
 
BEST VIDEO
Beyoncé - Formation
Coldplay - Up&Up
Kanye West - Famous
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - Starboy
                         
BEST FEMALE        
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga     
Rihanna
Sia      
                         
BEST MALE 
Calvin Harris
Drake 
Justin Bieber  
Shawn Mendes          
The Weeknd  
                         
BEST LIVE    
Adele
Beyoncé         
Coldplay         
Green Day     
twenty one pilots        
                         
BEST NEW   
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham           
The Chainsmokers    
Zara Larsson  
                         
BEST POP    
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber  
Rihanna
Selena Gomez           
Shawn Mendes          
                         
BEST ROCK 
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica         
Muse  
Red Hot Chili Peppers           
                         
BEST ALTERNATIVE         
Kings of Leon 
Radiohead      
Tame Impala  
The 1975        
twenty one pilots        
                         
BEST HIP HOP        
Drake
Future 
G-Eazy           
Kanye West   
Wiz Khalifa     
                         
BEST ELECTRONIC           
Afrojack         
Calvin Harris  
David Guetta  
Major Lazer    
Martin Garrix  
                         
BEST PUSH 
Alessia Cara   
Anne-Marie    
Bebe Rexha   
Blossoms
Charlie Puth   
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue     
Lukas Graham           
                         
BIGGEST FANS       
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé         
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga     
Shawn Mendes          
                                                 
BEST WORLD STAGE       
Duran Duran - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix - Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic - MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah  - MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland - Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

Voting for the nominated artists, including the Best African Act nominees is now live at mtvema.com until 6 November at 12:59 CAT.

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