There’s no stopping Wizkid. Once again the Star boy has received the awards for Artiste of the year and Best Male artiste at the 2016 Soundcity MVP Awards.
The Star boy was crowned artiste of the year beating Olamide, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania) and Sarkodie (Ghana).
In the Best Male artiste category, the singer was up against Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania), Emtee (South Africa) as well as Nigeria’s favourites Falz, Olamide, Patoranking and Phyno.
The
Best Male artiste award was presented by Nigerian actor Ramsey Nouah
however the singer was absent from the ceremony which held at Eko Hotel
Lagos on Thursday, December 29, 2016.
The 'Ojuelegba' crooner was also nominated in the Best Pop artiste and Best Digital artiste of the year categories.
On October 22, 2016, Wizkid won Artiste of the Year at the Headies 2016, in a keenly tight category edging out Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Falz and Olamide.
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The singer's international penetration was
the major highlight of his year, collaborating with Canadian rapper
Drake's 'One dance', whose album "Views" has been nominated at the
forthcoming Grammys, February 2017.
Meanwhile,Wizkid, has dropped his first official single of the year 2016 and it is titled 'Daddy yo'.
The track is also the first for the singer under Sony Music's subsidiary, RCA Records.