Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz has won the award for the Best Act Africa/India at the MTV EMAs.
Diamond Platnumz holding his award
The award show held last night at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy. The singer was pictured holding his award as he posed for a photograph.
The Tanzania star was up against Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, as well as South African rapper AKA and Ivorian performer DJ Arafat for the title of best act on the continent.
And the Tanzanian artist went one better and made the African continent proud when he was pronounced winner of Worldwide Act: Africa/India – beating Indian star Priyanka Chopra to be crowned the top artist on two continents.
The Tanzania star was up against Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, as well as South African rapper AKA and Ivorian performer DJ Arafat for the title of best act on the continent.
And the Tanzanian artist went one better and made the African continent proud when he was pronounced winner of Worldwide Act: Africa/India – beating Indian star Priyanka Chopra to be crowned the top artist on two continents.
Diamond Platnumz
Justin Bieber showcased his purpose with an incredible performance of 'What Do You Mean', and was the biggest winner of the night with five MTV EMAs: he took home Best Male for a sixth year in a row; won Best Look, Worldwide Act: North America; Best Collaboration for his work with Skrillex and Diplo on Where Are You Now; and Beliebers came out in full effect to help him win Biggest Fans in a heated social vote, with One Direction landing in second place.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis opened the show with a high-octane performance of their award-winning song Downtown, which featured mopeds, travellators and Eric Nally flying high above the stage.
Later in the evening, they won Best Video for Downtown.
Diamond Platnumz at the event
Pharrell Williams closed the night with a powerful performance of his hit track Freedom. Afterward, the broadcast cut to Piazza Duomo in central Milan, where thousands of fans held up a massive 23 x 16 metre ‘Freedom’ flag. Incorporating national flags from all over the world, the flag symbolized the birth of a utopian country that knows no borders and kicked off the MTV Freedom campaign, which seeks to raise awareness, activism and donations in support of the current refugee crisis.
The conclusion of the show also included an exciting announcement: the 2016 MTV EMAs will be held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.
2015 MTV EMA Winners List
BEST SONG
Winner *** Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk!”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
BEST VIDEO
Winner *** Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Downtown”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Pharrell Williams – “Freedom”
Sia – “Elastic Heart”
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
BEST FEMALE
Winner *** Rihanna
Ellie Goulding
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Winner *** Justin Bieber
Ed Sheeran
Jason Derulo
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
BEST NEW ACT
Winner *** Shawn Mendes
Echosmith
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Tori Kelly
BEST POP
Winner *** One Direction
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift
BEST ELECTRONIC
Winner *** Martin Garrix
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
BEST ROCK
Winner *** Coldplay
AC/DC
Foo Fighters
Muse
Royal Blood
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Winner *** Lana Del Rey
Fall Out Boy
Florence + the Machine
Lorde
Twenty One Pilots
BEST HIP HOP
Winner *** Nicki Minaj
Drake
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Wiz Khalifa
BEST LIVE ACT
Winner *** Ed Sheeran
Foo Fighters
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
Taylor Swift
BEST WORLD STAGE
Winner *** Ed Sheeran V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014
Afrojack Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK 2014
Alicia Keys O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2014
B.O.B. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014
Biffy Clyro O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2014
Charli XCX Circus, Helsinki, Finland 2014
Dizzee Rascal Isle of MTV, Malta 2014
Iggy Azalea Wireless Festival, London, UK 2014
Jason Derulo Isle of MTV, Malta 2015
Jessie Ware Cork, Ireland 2014
Kaiser Chiefs MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2014
Slash O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2014
Tomorrowland Belgium & Brazil 2015
YG MTV Evolution, Manila, Philippines 2015
BEST PUSH
Winner *** Shawn Mendes
Echosmith
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Kwabs
Natalie La Rose
Royal Blood
Shamir
Tori Kelly
Years & Years
Zara Larsson
BIGGEST FANS
Winner *** Justin Bieber
5 Seconds of Summer
Katy Perry
One Direction
Taylor Swift
BEST LOOK
Winner *** Justin Bieber
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
BEST COLLABORATION
Winner *** Justin Bieber Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are Ü Now”
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
VIDEO VISIONARY AWARD
Winner *** Duran Duran
BEST U.S. ACT
Winner *** Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Nick Jonas
Nicki Minaj
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Winner *** Justin Bieber
Carly Rae Jepsen
Drake
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Winner *** Little Mix
Jess Glynne
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Years & Years
BEST DANISH ACT
Winner *** Lukas Graham
Ankerstjerne
Christopher
Djämes Braun
Topgunn
BEST FINNISH ACT
Winner *** Lukas Graham
Antti Tuisku
Kasmir
Mikael Gabriel
Robin
BEST NORWEGIAN ACT
Winner *** Astrid S
Donkeyboy
Kygo
Madcon
Sandra Lyng
BEST SWEDISH ACT
Winner *** The Fooo Conspiracy
Alesso
Avicii
Tove Lo
Zara Larsson
BEST GERMAN ACT
Winner *** Lena
Andreas Bourani
Cro
Revolverheld
Robin Schulz
BEST DUTCH ACT
Winner *** Kensington
Dotan
Martin Garrix
Natalie La Rose
Oliver Heldens
BEST BELGIAN ACT
Winner *** Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Lost Frequencies
Netsky
Oscar & The Wolf
Selah Sue
BEST SWISS ACT
Winner *** Stefanie Heinzmann
DJ Antoine
Lo & Leduc
Can “Stress” Canatan
77 Bombay Street
BEST FRENCH ACT
Winner *** Black M
The Dø
The Avener
Christine and the Queens
Fréro Delavega
BEST ITALIAN ACT
Winner *** Marco Mengoni
Fedez
The Kolors
J-Ax
Tiziano Ferro
BEST SPANISH ACT
Winner *** Sweet California
Alejandro Sanz
Leiva
Neuman
Rayden
BEST PORTUGUESE ACT
Winner *** Agir
Carlão
Carolina Deslandes
D.A.M.A
Richie Campbell
BEST GREEK ACT
Winner *** Giorgios Mazonakis
Stavento
Rec
Despina Vandi
Giorgos Sampanis
BEST POLISH ACT
Winner *** Margaret
Natalia Nykiel
Sarsa
Tabb & Sound’n’Grace
Tede
BEST RUSSIAN ACT
Winner *** MBand
IOWA
Quest Pistols
Serebro
Ivan Dorn
BEST ROMANIAN ACT
Winner *** Inna
Dan Bittman
Feli
Randi
Smiley
BEST ADRIA ACT
Winner *** Daniel Kajmakoski
2Cellos
Hladno pivo
MarÄÂ�elo
Sassja
BEST ISRAELI ACT
Winner *** Eliad
Café Shahor Hazak
Eden Ben Zaken
E-Z
Guy & Yahel
BEST AFRICAN/INDIAN ACT
Winner *** Diamond Platnumz
Yemi Alade
AKA
Davido
DJ Arafat
Indus Creed
Monica Dogra
Priyanka Chopra
The Ska Vengers
Your Chin
Asia
BEST JAPANESE ACT
Winner *** Dempagumi.inc
Babymetal
Sandaime J Soul Brothers
One Ok Rock
Sekai no Owari
BEST KOREAN ACT
Winner *** Bangtan Boys
B1A4
Got7
GFriend
VIXX
BEST SOUTHEAST INDIA ACT
Winner *** SÆ¡n Tùng M-TP
Faizal Tahir
James Reid
Nadine Lustre
Noah
Slot Machine
The Sam Willows
BEST CHINESE & HONG KONG ACT
Winner *** Jane Zhang
Han Geng
Leo Ku
Tan Weiwei
Uniq
BEST TAIWANESE ACT
Winner *** Jay Chou
JJ Lin
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