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Burna Boy Wins Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2019

Published

4 years ago

November 4, 2019

Eric

Burna Boy has won the Best Africa Act award at the 2019 MTV europe Music Awards in Seville, Spain. The event was hosted by Becky G.

When nominations were announced, Ariana Grande led the way with 7 nods. On the night, awards were dominated by women also won big. But incredibly, Ariana Grande won no awards. The big winners on the night were BTS with three awards. Halsey, Taylor Swift andBillie Eilish won two awards each. Shawn Mendes also won Best Artist.

Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy took home the gong for Best African Act. Performers include,Halsey, Niall Horan, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Green Day, and more.

Here is the complete list of winners;

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

BEST ALTERNATIVE

FKA Twigs **WINNER!!**

Lana Del Rey

Solange

twenty one pilots

Vampire Weekend

BEST ELECTRONIC

Calvin Harris

DJ Snake

Marshmello

Martin Garrix **WINNER!!**

The Chainsmokers

BEST LOOK

Halsey **WINNER!!**

J Balvin

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

ROSALÍA

BIGGEST FANS

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

BTS **WINNER!!**

Shawn Mendes

Taylor Swift

BEST GROUP

BTS **WINNER!!**

BLACKPINK

Little Mix

CNCO

Monsta X

5 Seconds of Summer

Jonas Brothers

The 1975

BEST PUSH

Ava Max **WINNER!!**

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

Muse, Bilbao, Spain 2018 **WINNER!!**

The 1975, Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

twenty one pilots, Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT

Dave

Ed Sheeran

Lewis Capaldi

Little Mix **WINNER!!**

Mabel

ROCK ICON

Liam Gallagher

EMA GENERATION CHANGE

Alfredo “Danger” Martinez, 33, Mexico

Shiden Tekle, 20, UK

Lisa Ranran Hu, 20, China

Kelvin Doe, 22, Sierra Leone

Jamie Margolin, 17, USA

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 Italian Act – Mahmood

Best Japan Act – King Gnu

Best Korean Act – ATEEZ

Best Lat Am Central Act – Sebastián Yatra

Best Lat Am North Act – Mon Laferte

Best Lat Am South Act – J MENA

Best New Zealand Act – JessB

Best Norwegian Act – Sigrid

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

Best US Act – Taylor Swift

Culled from MTV UK.

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‘We Finally Lost Him’, AGN Confirms Junior Pope’s Death

Published

1 week ago

April 11, 2024

Eric

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.

The actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a movie location in a boat when they fell into Anam River in Anambra on Wednesday.

Rollas took to his instagram page on Thursday to disclose the sad development as he wrote, “It is so so sad that our joy was shortlived.

“My first post was out of excitement when we noticed his tingling fingers. Two notable hospitals tried their best to revive him but to no avail.

“God knows the best. We finally lost him,” he said.

Junior Pope joined the Nollywood industry in 2006, and started attending movie auditions and acting as a minor character in movies.

He usually played the role of a bodyguard, palace attendant, and servant in movies.

In 2007, he rose to fame after acting in the Nollywood blockbuster movie “Secret Adventures”, a movie directed by Tchidi Chikere.

He acted in more than 150 Nollywood movies which include: “Secret Adventures”, “Mad sex”, “Bitter Generation”, “Vengeance of Bullet”, “The Cat”, “The Generals”, “Wrong Initiation” among others.

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I’m No Longer Cut Out for Marriage, Having Kids – Iyabo Ojo

Published

1 week ago

April 11, 2024

Eric

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has said that she is no longer cut out for marriage or having kids, stressing that her now is only for enjoyment.

Iyabo Ojo, a divorcee, expressed her intention not to seek marriage with her current partner, music executive Paul Okoye, also known as Paulo, saying their realtionship is for companionship.

Taking to her Instagram page, the actress shared, “Marriage – done and dusted. Had kids – done and dusted. Raised my kids – done and dusted. Next stage: Enjoyment! Enjoyment! Enjoyment!”

She added that people should, however, do what makes them happy and works for them.

“This is me. Do you ….. do what makes you happy and what works for you,” she wrote.

Iyabo Ojo is a prominent Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.

She has been active in the Nigerian film industry, often referred to as Nollywood, for many years.

Ojo has appeared in numerous movies and has gained recognition for her talent and versatility as an actress. Apart from her acting career, she has also ventured into film production.