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

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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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Veteran Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Muonagor Dies at 61

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Nollywood legend, Amaechi Muonagor, has reportedly passed on. He was 61.

The actor suffered kidney failure and has been on dialysis.

His demise on Sunday came just few days after a video, where he was soliciting funds for Kidney transplant went viral.

His death comes weeks after another Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu, died.

No official statement has yet been released.

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Popular Celebrity Award: Adeleke, Dele Momodu Hail Nigeria’s Entertainment As World Class

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The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, and Publisher, Ovation International Magazine, Aare Dele Momodu have hailed the Nigerian entertainment industry as world-class by all standard.

The duo made the disclosure at the unveiling of a voting platform for Most Popular Celebrity Award in Osogbo, Osun State by Governor Adeleke.

Speaking with journalists at the Celebrity House, Osogbo, venue of the unveiling, Momodu said Nigerian music industry and Nollywood are global brands, adding that the award would further boost the industry’s rating towards becoming a global leader.

“The Nigerian entertainment industry is world-class, it is one that would become number one in the world. So, I am proud of what Osun state has done. Governor Ademola Adeleke is investing in the industry; he is from a family that is into entertainment with the likes of David Adeleke (Davido), Shina Rambo, B-Red among others.

“This project is aimed at producing more of Davidos, B-Reds, not just in the state but also across the country, hence, our decision to support the ambition.

“I urge Nigerians to join the platform and vote for their favourite celebrities. This is an industry that can solve the problem of unemployment if properly supported. It could take our youths out of poverty,” he said.

Declaring the platform opened, Governor Adeleke, who was represented by the Commissioner for Tourism, Abiodun Ojo, said the reason for the choice of Osun for the event is not far-fetched, saying the state is the cradle of entertainment with the likes of late Duro Ladipo, Kareem Adepoju (Baba Wande), Yemi Elebuibon to the trendy Davido among others.

“Today, we are unveiling another landmark, a prestigious honour to creative minds. It is an integrity laced process and a unifying force to boost the industry, through an enigmatic progression that will create over 50,000 entrepreneurs Nationwide.

“This will be a drive to a sustainable data based National Recognition in form of an Award to Nigeria’s MOST POPULAR CELEBRITY for the year 2023 in 17 Categories to be crowned here in Osogbo,” he added.

The project coordinator, Solanke Hamzat, said the platform would offer fans opportunity to vote for their favourite celebrities in seventeen categories.

He said the platform is devoid of any technicalities and is making the fans the decider based on the influence such celebrity had on their lives.

The Osun State government under Governor Adeleke has been in the forefront of promoting tourism, culture, entertainment and more in the state.

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Glo Launches Naija Comedy Service to Boost Entertainment, Fun

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A new offer, Glo Naija Comedy Service, which features an array of video content from top Nigerian comedians has been unveiled by digital solutions company, Globacom.

Globacom explained in a press statement in Lagos that “Glo Naija Comedy Service, was designed to suit customers’ entertainment and fun needs and its available at the palm of customers’ hands on all android and i-phone devices and on any web browser of their choice.”

Glo stated that the stress-bursting video content service which is deployed in conjunction with NCC-licensed aggregators will feature the likes of Sabinus, Aki and Pawpaw and others, providing rib-cracking jokes and entertainment for the enjoyment of Nigerians. It added that “Glo Naija Comedy Service ensures there is something for everyone”.

The service, according to Globacom,  is easy to use and it works on all web browsers. It stated that there is no need to download any app to enjoy it, adding that “As long as a subscriber has an active data pack, he or she will be able to access Glo Naija Comedy Service and savour the fun”.

Customers can subscribe to the service by dialing the short code 55222 or *55222# while subscription for the service include daily subscription pack which attracts N20 per day, weekly subscription which goes for N100, and the monthly packages starting from N500.

Globacom said “Customers can also call Glo Customer Care Centre on short code 300 for additional information on the service.”

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