The 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) came off at the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Saturday, 18th July, 2015.
Ghanaian nominees Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Fuse ODG failed to win any award at this year’s event. Sarkodie, who was nominated for the Best Male award, lost out to Nigeria’s Davido while Nigeria’s Patoranking beat Stonebwoy to the Best New Act award.
Performers on the night were Stonebwoy, AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES, Sauti Sol, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnunz, Flavour, Toofan, D’banj, Davido, Patoranking, K.O., Cassper Nyovest, P-Square and Grammy award winning R&B artiste Neyo.
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