AFRIMA 2015: Olamide, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz & More Win + Full Winners List

The 2015 edition of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, held at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Sunday, November 15, 2015.

In its second year, the music awards have in attendance top music figures, socialites and other stakeholders from different industries such as Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kenny Ogungbe, 2face Idibia, Cobhams Asuquo, ID Ogungbe, Reggie Rockstone, Olamide, Diamond Platnumz, AKA, Cassper Nyovest, and more.

Others include Adewale Ayuba, Dayo Adeneye, Olisa Adibua, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Timi Dakolo, Brymo, Yibo Koko, Yaw, Adekunle Gold, Kiss Daniel, Sauti Sol, Stonebwoy, Vanessa Mdee, Charlotte Dipanda, and many more.

Tanzanian music act, Diamond Platnumz emerged the biggest winner of the night after he won the most coveted prize of the ‘Artiste of the Year’ beating Nigerian music stars, Olamide, Yemi Alade, Wizkid Davido and others to the award. The ‘Bongo’ crooner also scooped the awards for the Best Male in Eastern Africa and Song Of the Year awards respectively.

Sonorous singer, Yemi Alade emerged winner of the Best Female Act West Africa category while Olamide scooped the award for the Best Male Act West Africa.

R’n’B star, Darey Art-Alade, Praiz, Adekunle Gold, and Kiss Daniel also won different categories on the night.

See the full winners list below.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz

SONG OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz – “Nasema Nawe”, featuring Khadijo Kopa

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Dipanda – “Elle n’a pas vu”

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICA (RnB & Soul)
Praiz Adejo – Nigeria

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL
Stonebwoy – Ghana

BEST MALE ARTIST: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
Darey – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTIST: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Wiyaala – Ghana

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN POP
Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN HIP HOP
Casper Nyovest – South Africa

BEST ARTIS IN AFRICAN ELECTRO
Flavour – Nigeria

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Sauti Sol and Cedric Kadenyi – Kenya

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA
Joseph Chameleone – Uganda

REVELATION OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA
Adekunle Gold – Nigeria

MOST PROMISING ARTIST IN AFRICA
Kiss Daniel – Nigeria

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY
Charlotte Dipanda

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN JAZZ
Kunle Ayo – Nigeria

BEST MALE ARTIST IN WESTERN AFRICA
Olamide – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN WESTERN AFRICA
Yemi Alade – Nigeria

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN ROCK
M’vula – Kenya

BEST AFRICAN GROUP
Sauti Sol- Kenya

BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION
AKA (South Africa) and Burna Boy (Nigeria)

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Busiswa Ngoku- South Africa

BEST MALE ARTIST IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Casper Nyovest- South Africa

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Manal- Morocco

BEST MALE ARTIST IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Ahmed Soultan- Morocco

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN EASTERN AFRICA
Tsedenia Gebremarkos- Ethiopia

BEST MALE ARTIST IN EASTERN AFRICA
Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania

PILLAR OF CULTURE IN AFRICA
Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban)

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