2016 MTV Base Africa Music Awards-MAMA Nominees

First nine nomination list released:

See the list below

BEST HIP HOP

1. Olamide (Nigeria)
2. Kiff No Beat(Ivory Coast)
3. Ycee(Nigeria)
4. Emtee(South Africa)
5. Ricky Rick(South Africa)

BEST COLLABORATION

1. Patoranking ft. Sarkodie – No Kissing
2. Sauti Sol ft. Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae
3. AkA ft. Burna Boy,Khuli Chana & Yanga – Baddest
4. Dj Maphorsia ft. Wizkid & Dj Buckz – Soweto Baby
5. Nasty c ft. Davido  & Cassper Nyovest – Juice Back Remix

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

1. Drake
2. Beyonce
3. Adele
4. Future
5. Rihanna

BEST LUSOPHONE

1. NGA
2. Nelson Freitas
3. C4 Pedro
4. Lizha James
5. Petro Show

BEST MALE

1. Wizkid(Nigeria)
2. AKA(South Africa)
3. Patoranking(Nigeria)
4. Black Coffee(South Africa)
5. Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST LIVE ACT 

1. Cassper Nyovest(South Africa)
2. Flavour(Nigeria)
3. Stonebwoy(Ghana)
4. Eddy Kenzo
5. Mafikizolo(South Africa)

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1. Wizkid
2. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
3. Linda Ikeji
4. Caster Semenya
5. Pearl Thusi

BEST GROUP

1. Sauti Sol(Kenya)
2. Mi Casa (South Africa)
3. R2Bees(Ghana)
4. Toofan(Togo)
5. Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)

BEST POP

1. Tresor 
2. TiMO ODV.
3. LCNVL
4. Desmond & The Tutus
5. kyle deutsch & shekhinah