Burna Boy Wins Best Africa MTV EMA Award:Full List of Top Internationals Winners

Burna Boy

Nigeria Musical Icon Burna Boy has been announced as the winner of the Best Africa Act award at the 2019 MTV EMA’s.Burna who was nominated alongside fellow Nigerian, Teni the Entertainer, South Africa’s Prince Kaybee and Nasty C, Harmonize from Tanzania and Togo’s duo TooFan, took home the prestigious award at a star studded event held in Seville, Spain on Sunday, November 3rd, 2019.

With his 2019 MTV EMA win, Burna Boy joins an exclusive list of Nigerian superstar artistes who have won the much coveted international honour. Past Nigerian winners of the MTV EMA Best Africa Act award include 2Baba Idibia, D’Banj, Tiwa Savage and Davido.

The 2019 awards show opened with pop superstar Dua Lipa delivering the first global stage performance of her new song “Don’t Start Now,” joined by a massive yellow wall of dancers. Following the performance, show host Becky G appeared in her first of many costumes to partake in a hilarious bilingual dialogue with herself that was a nod to the outstanding year in women-led and Latin music.

22-year-old Kevin Doe from Sierra Leone who is a self-taught engineer and entrepreneur was recognized as one of the 2019 MTV EMA Generation Change Award winners. Nigeria’s Hauwa Ojeifo bags nomination in first-ever MTV EMA Generation Change Award The “MTV EMA Generation Change Award” returned a second year to elevate and empower the fearless, original young people who are changing the world using music, creativity and innovation.

 Five dynamic change makers from around the globe were presented with the award during the “2019 MTV EMA” red carpet pre-show. The winners are among a generation of young people who are tackling the world’s toughest problems – including, climate change, economic imbalance and racial injustice. South African TV Personality and rapper Boity Thulo walked the 2019 MTV EMA’s Red Carpet in Seville Spain. She joined Impulse winner Alice Matabane and BFF on an experience to remember after winning their Impulse competition on MTV Africa (DStv channel 130).

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 Highlights from the show included MTV EMA Host Becky G teaming up with Senegalese-American superstar Akon for the first global performance of their reggaeton smash “Como No.” The duo rolled down the runway-like stage on gliding carnival floats.

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The procession was marked with an explosion of colour, 54 dancers and a blend of instruments in a standout moment.


FULL LIST OF “2019 MTV EMA” WINNERS

 That's a wrap from Seville, Spain! This year's MTV EMA were one of the best yet. The red carpet looks were stunning, the performances were iconic, Becky G absolutely smashed it as host, and a ton of talented people took home some very springy new hardware in the form of their very own MTV EMA. 

Here's the complete list of the night's big winners!

BEST LOOK
WINNER: Halsey
J Balvin
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA

BIGGEST FANS
WINNER: BTS
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift

BEST POP
WINNER: Halsey
Ariana Grande
Becky G
Camila Cabello
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes

BEST HIP-HOP
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
21 Savage
Cardi B
J. Cole
Travis Scott

BEST COLLABORATION
WINNER: ROSALÍA & J Balvin - Con Altura ft. El Guincho
BTS & Halsey - Boy With Luv
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

BEST ROCK
WINNER: Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Liam Gallagher
Panic! At The Disco
The 1975

BEST SONG
WINNER: Billie Eilish - bad guy
Ariana Grande - 7 rings
Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Remix) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita

BEST ARTIST
WINNER: Shawn Mendes
Ariana Grande
J Balvin
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift

BEST ELECTRONIC
WINNER: Martin Garrix
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
Marshmello
The Chainsmokers

BEST WORLD STAGE
WINNER: Muse - Bilbao, Spain 2018
Bebe Rexha - Isle of MTV Malta 2019
Hailee Steinfeld - Isle of MTV Malta 2018
The 1975 - Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019
twenty one pilots - Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

BEST NEW
WINNER: Billie Eilish
Ava Max
Lewis Capaldi
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Mabel

BEST LIVE
WINNER: BTS
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
P!NK
Travis Scott

BEST ALTERNATIVE
WINNER: FKA Twigs
Lana Del Rey
Solange
twenty one pilots
Vampire Weekend

BEST PUSH
WINNER: Ava Max
Billie Eilish
CNCO
H.E.R.
Jade Bird
Juice WRLD
Kiana Ledé
Lauv
Lewis Capaldi
Lizzo
Mabel
ROSALÍA

BEST VIDEO
WINNER: Taylor Swift - ME! ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
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

ROCK ICON
WINNER: Liam Gallagher

GENERATION CHANGE
WINNER: Alfredo "Danger" Martinez
WINNER: Shiden Tekle
WINNER: Lisa Ranran Hu
WINNER: Kelvin Doe
WINNER: Jamie Margolin

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
WINNER: Little Mix
Lewis Capaldi
Dave
Mabel
Ed Sheeran

BEST DANISH ACT
WINNER: Nicklas Sahl
Christopher
Gilli
Lukas Graham
MØ

BEST FINNISH ACT
WINNER: JVG
Alma
Benjamin
Gettomasa
Robin Packalen

BEST NORWEGIAN ACT
WINNER: Sigrid
Alan Walker
Astrid S
Kygo
Ruben

BEST SWEDISH ACT
WINNER: Avicii
Jireel
Zara Larsson
Molly Sandén
Robyn

BEST GERMAN ACT
WINNER: Juju
AnnenMayKantereit
Luciano
Marteria and Casper
Rammstein

BEST DUTCH ACT
WINNER: Snelle
Josylvio
Maan
Nielson
Yung Felix

BEST BELGIAN ACT
WINNER: MATTN
blackwave.
IBE
Tamino
Zwangere Guy

BEST SWISS ACT
WINNER: Loredana Zefi
Stefanie Heinzmann
Ilira
Monet192
Faber

BEST FRENCH ACT
WINNER: Kendji Girac
Aya Nakamura
Dadju
DJ Snake
Soprano

BEST ITALIAN ACT
WINNER: Mahmood
Coez
Elettra Lamborghini
Elodie
Salmo

BEST SPANISH ACT
WINNER: Lola Indigo
Amaral
Anni B Sweet
Beret
Carolina Durante

BEST PORTUGUESE ACT
WINNER: Fernando Daniel
David Carreira
Plutónio
ProfJam
TAY

BEST POLISH ACT
WINNER: Roksana Węgiel
Bass Astral x Igo
Daria Zawiałow
Dawid Podsiadło
Sarsa

BEST RUSSIAN ACT
WINNER: Maruv
Face
Little Big
Noize MC
Zivert

BEST HUNGARIAN ACT
WINNER: Viktor Király
Hősök
Jumodaddy
András Kállay-Saunders
Mörk

BEST AFRICAN ACT
WINNER: Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Harmonize (Tanzania)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
Teni (Nigeria)
Toofan (Togo)

BEST INDIAN ACT
WINNER: Emiway Bantai
Komorebi
Parikrama
Prateek Kuhad
Raja Kumari

BEST JAPANESE ACT
WINNER: King Gnu
Nulbarich
Chai
Tempalay
Chanmina

BEST KOREAN ACT
WINNER: Ateez
AB6IX
CIX
Itzy
Iz*One

BEST SOUTHEAST ASIAN ACT
WINNER: Jasmine Sokko (Singapore)
Jannine Weigel (Thailand)
Moira Dela Torre (Philippines)
Rich Brian (Indonesia)
Suboi (Vietnam)
Yuna (Malaysia)

BEST GREATER CHINA ACT
WINNER: Zhou Shen (China)
Click#15 (China)
Fiona Sit (Hong Kong)
Shin (Taiwan)
Timmy Xu (China)
Feng Timo (China)

BEST AUSTRALIAN ACT
WINNER: Ruel
Dean Lewis
Mallrat
Sampa the Great
Tones and I

BEST NEW ZEALAND ACT
WINNER: JessB
Benee
Broods
Drax Project
Kings
Americas

BEST BRAZILIAN ACT
WINNER: Pabllo Vittar
Anitta
Emicida
Kevin O Chris
Ludmilla

BEST LATIN AMERICA NORTH ACT
WINNER: Mon Laferte
Ed Maverick
Jesse & Joy
Reik
Ximena Sariñana

BEST LATIN AMERICA CENTRAL ACT
WINNER: Sebastián Yatra
J Balvin
Maluma
Mau y Ricky
Piso 21

BEST LATIN AMERICA SOUTH ACT
WINNER: J Mena
Cazzu
Lali
Paulo Londra
Tini

BEST CARIBBEAN ACT
WINNER: Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Ozuna
Pedro Capó

BEST CANADIAN ACT
WINNER: Johnny Orlando
Shawn Mendes
Avril Lavigne
Carly Rae Jepsen
Alessia Cara

BEST US ACT
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Ariana Grande
Lizzo

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