Wizkid Dominates; Emtee, Vanessa Mdee, Sauti Sol, PSquare and Others Nominated for #SoundcityMVP2016

MUSIC’S BIGGEST STARS CELEBRATED AROUND THE CONTINENT AS 2016 SOUNDCITY MVP NOMINEES ARE REVEALED

VOTING IS NOW OPEN AT SOUNDCITYMVP.COM

The nominees in all 2016 Soundcity MVP categories have just been announced via SOUNDCITYtv’s social media channels and the voting race is on.
Nigeria’s Wizkid is leading the way with a record-breaking eight nominations,including four nods to his continent wide smash hit ‘Baba Nla’ for Best Song, Best Video, Viewers’ Choice and Listeners’ Choice with South Africa’s Emtee and Nigeria’s Olamide at a second close. The 2016 Soundcity MVP will broadcast live across the globe on Thursday, 29 December from the Expo Center of the Eko Hotel & Suites, in Lagos Nigeria.

Man of the moment Davido is up for Digital Artiste of the Year alongside Tekno, A.K.A, P-Square, Tiwa Savage and Tekno. The 2016 Soundcity MVP would see Kenya’s Victoria Kimani, Tanzania’s Vanessa Mdee and Ghana’s MzVee face off with their Nigerian counterpart for Female MVP of the Year. Adekunle Gold’s ‘Pick Up’ and Tekno’s ‘Pana’ go head to head for both Viewers’ Choice and Listeners’ Choice. ‘Soweto Baby’ by South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa, ‘Mbilo Mbilo (Remix)’ by Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo and Emtee’s ‘Roll Up’ would be battling other Nigerian collaborative anthems for Best Collaboration.

Voting is now open for all categories at soundcitymvp.com. See the complete list of nominees here.

2016 Soundcity MVP voting is open until 27th December so visit soundcitymvp.com to cast your vote!

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