The 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards took place at the Eko Convention Centre with African artists from across the world in attendance. Performers at the event included Diamond Platnumz, Prince Kaybee, Shatta Wale, Rema, and Stonebwoy.
Burna Boy secured his position as the new king of afrobeats with his consecutive win for African Artist of the Year, and Naira Marley also received his first award. The complete list of winners for the various categories is as follows:
Best New MVP
FireBoy DML (NG)
JoeBoy (NG)
Marioo (TZ)
Rema (NG) – Winner
Simmy (SA)
Wendy Shay (GH)
Best Collaboration
Blow My Mind – Davido [NG]
Daz How Star Do – Skibii [NG]
Gugulethu – Prince Kaybee [SA] – Winner
Jama – DJ Mic Smith [GH]
Killin Dem – Burna Boy [NG]
Inama – Diamond PlatNumz [TZ]
Best Pop
Innos B [CG]
Nandy [TZ]
JoeBoy [NG] – Winner
Otile Brown [KE]
Kizz Daniel [NG]
Teni [NG]
Mayorkun [NG]
Rayvanny [TZ]
Naira Marley [NG]
… and so on for the remaining categories.
The ceremony also recognized individuals outside the music industry with awards such as Excellence in Philanthropy for DJ Cuppy, Excellence in Sports for Anthony Joshua, and Excellence in Music for 2Baba.