Nigerian Music star, Burna Boy has won the Best African Act category at the 2019 MTV EMAs awards in Seville, Spain, the second international award he clinched this year.
The talented singer contested the category with fellow Nigerian, Teni, and others which include Prince Kaybee (South Africa), TooFan (Togo), Nasty C (South Africa) and Harmonize (Tanzania).
Burna Boy did not attend the presentation as he was holding a concert at SSE Arena in Wembley, London.
With Burna Boy winning the award, Nigerian musicians have now clinched it the fourth time in a row. Wizkid won it in 2016, Davido 2017, Tiwa Savage in 2018.
Here is the full list:
BEST VIDEO
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Billie Eilish – bad guy
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road (Remix) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
ROSALÍA, J Balvin – Con Altura ft. El Guincho
Taylor Swift – ME! ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco **WINNER!!**
BEST ARTIST
Ariana Grande
J Balvin
Miley Cyrus
Shawn Mendes **WINNER!!**
Taylor Swift
BEST SONG
Ariana Grande – 7 rings
Billie Eilish – bad guy **WINNER!!**
Lil Nas X- Old Town Road (Remix) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
Post Malone, Swae Lee – Sunflower
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – Señorita
BEST COLLABORATION
BTS, Halsey – Boy With Luv
Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
ROSALÍA, J Balvin – Con Altura ft. El Guincho **WINNER!!**
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – Señorita
The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max
Billie Eilish **WINNER!!**
Lewis
Capaldi
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Mabel
BEST POP
Ariana Grande
Becky G
Camila Cabello
Halsey **WINNER!!**
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
BEST LIVE
Ariana Grande
BTS **WINNER!!**
Ed Sheeran
P!NK
Travis Scott
BEST ROCK
Green Day **WINNER!!**
Imagine Dragons
Liam Gallagher
Panic! At The Disco
The 1975
BEST HIP-HOP
21 Savage
Cardi B
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj **WINNER!!**
Travis Scott
2019 MTV EMA LOCAL ACT WINNERS
Best African Act – Burna Boy
Best Australian Act – Ruel
Best Belgian Act – MATTN
Best Brasilian Act – Pabllo Vittar
Best Canadian Act – Johnny Orlando
Best Caribbean Act – Anuel AA
Best Danish Act – Nicklas Sahl
Best Dutch Act – Snelle
Best Finnish Act – JVG
Best French Act – Kendji Girac
Best German Act – Juju
Best Greater China Act – Shen Zhou
Best Hungarian Act – Király Viktor
Best India Act – Emiway Bantai
Best Polish Act – Roksana Węgiel
Best Portuguese Act – Fernando Daniel
Best MTV Russia Act – Maruv
Best Southeast Asia Act – Jasmine Sokko
Best Spanish Act – Lola Índigo
Best Swedish Act – Avicii
Best Swiss Act – Loredana
Best UK & Ireland Act – Little Mix
FULL PERFORMANCE LIST
Dua Lipa – “Don’t Start Now”
Mabel – “Don’t Call Me Up”
Niall Horan – “Nice to Meet Ya”
Akon feat. Becky G – “Como No”
Green Day – “Father of All,” Basket Case”
Halsey – “Graveyard”
Ava Max – “Torn,” “Sweet but Psycho”
Rosalía – “Di Mi Nombre”
NCT 127 – “Highway to Heaven”
Becky G – “24/7,” “Sin Pajama,” “Mayores”
Liam Gallagher – “Once,” “Wonderwall”
