2017 MTV Europe Music Awards: Davido, Wizkid Battle for Best African Act

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Davido and Wizkid

 

The battle for dominance between Davido and Wizkid has been put to test again.

 

This time around, both Nigerian artistes have been nominated in the category for the Best African Art in the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.

 

Other Africans nominated in the category are South Africa’s – Babes, Wodumo & Nasty C, Angola’s – C4 Pedro and Kenya’s – Nyashinksi.

 

Taylor Swift leads award with 6 nominations which includes a Best Video Act for her latest video “Look What You Made Me Do“. Close behind with 5 nominations are Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes and Kendrick Lamar.

 

The MTV Europe Music Awards will be holding on the 12th of November at the SSE Arena, Wembley, London with Rita Ora as host.

 

See full list of nominees below:

 

BEST AFRICAN ACT

 

Babes Wodumo – South Africa

 

C4 Pedro – Angola

 

DaVido – Nigeria

 

Nasty C – South Africa

 

Nyashinski – Kenya

 

WizKid – Nigeria

 

BEST SONG

 

Clean Bandit – Rockabye ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

 

DJ Khaled – Wild Thoughts ft. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller

 

Ed Sheeran – Shape of You

 

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – Despacito (Remix) ft. Justin Bieber

 

Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back

BEST ARTIST

 

Ariana Grande

 

Ed Sheeran

 

Kendrick Lamar

 

Miley Cyrus

 

Shawn Mendes

 

Taylor Swift

 

BEST LOOK

 

Dua Lipa

 

Harry Styles

 

Rita Ora

 

Taylor Swift

 

ZAYN

 

BEST NEW

 

Dua Lipa

 

Julia Michaels

 

Khalid

 

KYLE

 

Rag’n’Bone Man

BEST POP

 

Camila Cabello

 

Demi Lovato

 

Miley Cyrus

 

Shawn Mendes

 

Taylor Swift

 

BEST VIDEO

 

Foo Fighters – Run

 

Katy Perry – Bon Appétit ft. Migos

 

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.

 

KYLE – iSpy ft. Lil Yachty

 

Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do

 

BEST LIVE

 

Bruno Mars

 

Coldplay

 

Ed Sheeran

 

Eminem

 

U2

 

BEST ELECTRONIC

 

Calvin Harris

 

David Guetta

 

Major Lazer

 

Martin Garrix

 

The Chainsmokers

 

BEST ROCK

 

Coldplay

 

Foo Fighters

 

Royal Blood

 

The Killers

 

U2

 

BEST HIP HOP

 

Drake

 

Eminem

 

Future

 

Kendrick Lamar

 

Post Malone

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE

 

Imagine Dragons

 

Lana Del Rey

 

Lorde

 

The xx

 

Thirty Seconds To Mars

BIGGEST FANS

 

Ariana Grande

 

Justin Bieber

 

Katy Perry

 

Shawn Mendes

 

Taylor Swift

 

BEST PUSH

 

Hailee Steinfeld

 

Jon Bellion

 

Julia Michaels

 

Kacy Hill

 

Khalid

 

KYLE

 

Noah Cyrus

 

Petite Meller

 

Rag’n’Bone Man

 

SZA

 

The Head And The Heart

BEST WORLD STAGE

 

Steve Aoki – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2016

 

Kings of Leon – Live from Oude Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

 

Tomorrowland 2017

 

DNCE – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017

 

The Chainsmokers – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017

 

Foo Fighters – Live from Barcelona, Spain 2017