Tiwa Savage Defeats Davido and Others to Clinch “Best African Act” Award at the 2018 MTV EMAs | See Full List of Winners
Still on a high from the smashing success of her “Fever” video with Wizkid that got the world talking, Mavin Records’s songstress and “Lova Lova” hitmaker Tiwa Savage has been declared winner of the MTV EMAs in the “Best African Act” category.
She brushed aside fierce contention from Davido (Nigeria), Shekinah and Distruction Boyz (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (DRC), and Nyashinski (Kenya).
Tiwa Savage, who was present at the award ceremony and collected the award herself, would go down in history as the first female to clinch the award, which she dedicated to her fans and to her son Jamil.
A delighted Tiwa Savage posted a picture of herself holding her prize, with the following caption: “Almighty God, you ARE so faithful. My savage soldiers you did this for us. You’ve stuck with me through the roller coasters, THANK YOU. To my amazing team, this is just the beginning. African Woman, this is for US. I’ve been through a lot but I’ve kept my head up and weathered the storm because I know some little girl somewhere is dreaming like I did. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️”
These are indeed good times for Tiwa Savage, who recently made it clear that her life is not a “community project.”
Below is the full list of winners:
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Davido (Nigeria)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Winner
Distruction Boyz (South Africa)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Nyashinski (Kenya)
Shekinah (South Africa)
BEST ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello (Winner)
Drake
Dua Lipa
Post Malone
BEST VIDEO
Ariana Grande (No Tears left to cry)
Camila Cabello (Havana ft. Young Thug) (Winner)
Childish Gambino (This Is America)
Lil Dicky (Freaky Friday ft. Chris Brown)
The Carters (APES**T)
BEST SONG
Ariana Grande (No tears left to cry)
Bebe Rexha (Meant To Be ft. Florida Georgia Line)
Camila Cabello (Havana ft. Young Thug) Winner
Drake (God’s Plan)
Post Malone (Rockstar ft. 21 Savage)
BEST POP
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa (Winner)
Hailee Steinfeld
Shawn Mendes
BEST NEW ARTIST
Anne-Marie
Bazzi
Cardi B (Winner)
Hayley Kiyoko
Jessie Reyez
BEST LOOK
Cardi B
Dua Lipa
Migos
Nicki Minaj (Winner)
Post Malone
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Migos
Nicki Minaj (Winner)
Travis Scott
BEST LIVE
Ed Sheeran
Muse
P!nk
Shawn Mendes (Winner)
The Carters
BEST ROCK
5 Seconds Of Summer (Winner)
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Muse
U2
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Panic! At The Disco (Winner)
The 1975
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Twenty-one pilots
BEST ELECTRONIC
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Marshmello (Winner)
Martin Garrix
The Chainsmokers
BIGGEST FANS
BTS (Winner)
Camila Cabello
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
BEST WORLD STAGE
Clean Bandit (MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2017)
Charli XCX (MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2017)
David Guetta (Trafalgar Square, UK 2017)
Jason Derulo (Isle of MTV Malta 2018)
Post Malone (Wireless Festival, UK 2018)
Migos (Wireless Festival, UK 2018)
J Cole (Wireless Festival, UK 2018)
Nick Jonas (MTV Spotlight @ Hyperplay, Singapore 2018)
Alessia Cara (MTV Spotlight @ Hyperplay, Singapore 2018) (Winner)
BEST PUSH
PRETTYMUCH (October 2017)
Why Don’t We (November 2017)
Grace VanderWaal (December 2017)
Bishop Briggs (January 2018)
Superorganism (February 2018)
Jessie Reyez (March 2018)
Hayley Kiyoko (April 2018)
Lil Xan (May 2018)
Sigrid (June 2018)
Chloe x Halle (July 2018)
Bazzi (August 2018)
Jorja Smith (September 2018)
BEST US ACT
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Shawn Mendes (Winner)
BEST KOREAN ACT:
Loona (Winner)
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT:
Little Mix (Winner)
GLOBAL ICON:
Janet Jackson