The winners for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) were announced at an impressive awards night at the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Saturday.
The 2015 MAMA witnessed exciting performances from some the continent's biggest acts including Stonebwoy, AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES, Sauti Sol, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnunz, Flavour, Toofan, D’banj, Davido, Patoranking, K.O., Cassper Nyovest and P-Square.
Grammy award winning R&B artiste Neyo also performed at the event.
Below are the winners:
Best Live
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Best Group
P-Square (Nigeria)
Best Pop & Alternative
Jeremy Loops (South Africa)
Best Lusophone
Ary (Angola)
Best Francophone
DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast)
Best New Act
Patoranking (Nigeria)
Personality of the Year
Trevor Noah (South Africa)
The Evolution Award
D’banj (Nigeria)
Best Hip hop
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Best Female
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Video of the Year
Nafukwa – Riky Rick [Director: Ryan Kruger] (South Africa)
Best Male
Davido (Nigeria)
Best Collaboration
AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES, & JR – All Eyes On Me (South Africa/Nigeria)
Song of the Year
Mavins – Dorobucci (Nigeria)
Artiste of the Decade
P-Square (Nigeria)
MTV Base Leadership Award
Saran Kaba Jones & S’Bu Mavundla
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