Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly know by the stage name Burna Boy has won the best African Act category at the MTV EMAs award 2019.

 

The African giant beats other nominees like Teni, Toofan(Togo), prince Kaybee(South Africa), Harmonize(Tanzania) and Nasty C (South Africa) to bring this award home.

This simply means that Nigerians has won in this category for four consecutive years. Wizkid (2016), Davido (2017), Tiwa Savage (2018)

Burna Boy is certainly having the best year as this will be the second international award for the year 2019.

He won the Best International Act award at the 2019 Black Entertainment Television( BET) Awards.

At the MTV EMAs award 2019, Taylor Swift has the highest nominations and won two of the categories.

She won the Best US Act and the Best Video.

Other winners are;

BEST U.S. ACT

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

WINNER: Taylor Swift

BEST CANADIAN ACT

Alessia Cara

Avril Lavigne

Carly Rae Jepsen

Shawn Mendes

WINNER: Johnny Orlando

BEST VIDEO
Ariana Grande, “thank u, next”

Billie Eilish, “bad guy”

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” (Remix)

ROSALÍA, J Balvin ft. El Guincho, “Con Altura”

WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, “ME!”

BEST ARTIST

Ariana Grande

J Balvin

Miley Cyrus

Taylor Swift

WINNER: Shawn Mendes

BEST SONG

Ariana Grande, “7 rings”

WINNER: Billie Eilish, “bad guy”

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” (Remix)

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”

WINNER: ROSALÍA, J Balvin ft. El Guincho, “Con Altura”

Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, “Señorita”

The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha, “Call You Mine”

BEST NEW

Ava Max

Lewis Capaldi

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Mabel

WINNER: Billie Eilish

BEST POP

Ariana Grande

Becky G

Camila Cabello

WINNER: Halsey

Jonas Brothers

Shawn Mendes

BEST LIVE

Ariana Grande

WINNER: BTS

Ed Sheeran

P!NK

Travis Scott

BEST ROCK

WINNER: Green Day

Imagine Dragons

Liam Gallagher

Panic! At The Disco

The 1975

BEST HIP-HOP

21 Savage

Cardi B

J. Cole

Travis Scott

WINNER: Nicki Minaj

BEST ALTERNATIVE

WINNER: FKA twigs

Lana Del Rey

Solange

twenty one pilots

Vampire Weekend

BEST ELECTRONIC

Calvin Harris

DJ Snake

Marshmello

WINNER: Martin Garrix

The Chainsmokers

BEST LOOK

WINNER: Halsey

J Balvin

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

ROSALÍA

BIGGEST FANS

Ariana Grande

WINNER: BTS

Billie Eilish

Shawn Mendes

Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH

WINNER: Ava Max

Billie Eilish

CNCO

H.E.R.

Jade Bird

Juice WRLD

Kiana Ledé

Lauv

Lewis Capaldi

Lizzo

Mabel

ROSALÍA

BEST WORLD STAGE

Bebe Rexha: Isle of MTV Malta 2019

Hailee Steinfeld: Isle of MTV Malta 2018

WINNER: Muse: Bilbao, Spain 2018

The 1975: Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

twenty one pilots: Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

BEST U.K. & IRELAND ACT

Lewis Capaldi

Dave

Mabel

Ed Sheeran

WINNER: Little Mix (Social Wildcard Winner)