Nigeria
Nigerian popstar Burna Boy on Sunday won the award for best African act at the MTV EMA awards.
The artist also performed for the thousands gathered at a sold-out Wembley Arena in London on Sunday night.
Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogula, also won the Best International Act award at the BET Awards in June. His fourth studio album African Giant came out in July.
Other winners at the MTV EMAs included:
Best video – Taylor Swift for Me! featuring Brendon Urie
Best artist – Shawn Mendes
Best song – Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
Best collaboration – Con Altura by Rosalia and J Balvin
Best hip-hop – Nicki Minaj
Biggest fans – BTS
Best group – BTS
Rock icon – Liam Gallagher
Best US act – Taylor Swift
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