2015 has undoubtedly been a great year for Diamond Platnumz. The Tanzanian singer and dancer put the Tanzanian music industry on the international map. A few days ago, he was voted Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) 2015, beating South African rapper AKA, Nigerian musicians Davido and Yemi Alade, and Ivorian MC DJ Arafat. Today, as he was going head to head against Indian actress-singer Priyanka Chopra, who was voted Best India Act for My City, the Tanzanian star won a second award.
Best Worldwide Act
Diamond Platnumz won the Best Worldwide Act: Africa/India at the MTV Europe Music Awards thanks to his hard work and his adorable fans who voted online. The Tanzanian musician, who has been growing an international audience, thanked his fans on his Facebook page:
“This is not my Trophy it’s our trophy, me and You!.. because I believe without your Votes I wouldn’t have made it… wanna thank God my Africa and All WorldWide fans, My fellow Artists, Media without forgetting my Family and Management….Many thanks to @MtvEma & @mtvbaseafrica for recognize my efforts ??? “
{adinserter CNP5}
Justin Bieber was the big winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Milan as he took home 5 awards.
See all the winners in the list below:
BEST WORLDWIDE ACT: AFRICA/INDIA
Diamond Platnumz
BEST SONG
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
BEST VIDEO
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Downtown”
BEST FEMALE ACT
Rihanna
BEST MALE ACT
Justin Bieber
BEST NEW ACT
Shawn Mendes
BEST POP
One Direction
BEST ELECTRONIC
Martin Garrix
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Lana Del Rey
BEST HIP HOP
Nicki Minaj
BEST LIVE ACT
Ed Sheeran
BEST WORLD STAGE
Ed Sheeran V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014
BEST PUSH
Shawn Mendes
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
BEST LOOK
Justin Bieber
BEST COLLABORATION
Justin Bieber Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are Ü Now”
VIDEO VISIONARY AWARD
Duran Duran
BEST U.S. ACT
Taylor Swift
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Justin Bieber
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Little Mix
BEST DANISH ACT
Lukas Graham
BEST FINNISH ACT
Lukas Graham
BEST NORWEGIAN ACT
Astrid S
BEST SWEDISH ACT
The Fooo Conspiracy
BEST GERMAN ACT
Lena
BEST DUTCH ACT
Kensington
BEST BELGIAN ACT
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
BEST SWISS ACT
Stefanie Heinzmann
BEST FRENCH ACT
Black M
BEST ITALIAN ACT
Marco Mengoni
BEST SPANISH ACT
Sweet California
BEST PORTUGUESE ACT
Agir
BEST GREEK ACT
Giorgios Mazonakis
BEST POLISH ACT
Margaret
BEST RUSSIAN ACT
MBand
BEST ROMANIAN ACT
Inna
BEST ADRIA ACT
Daniel Kajmakoski
BEST ISRAELI ACT
Eliad
BEST JAPANESE ACT
Dempagumi.inc
BEST KOREAN ACT
Bangtan Boys
BEST SOUTHEAST INDIA ACT
Sơn Tùng M-TP
BEST CHINESE & HONG KONG ACT
Jane Zhang
BEST TAIWANESE ACT
Jay Chou
BEST AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND ACT
5 Seconds Of Summer
BEST BRAZILIAN/LATIN AMERICAN ACT
Anitta
BEST EUROPEAN ACT
Marco Mengoni
BEST ASIAN ACT
Jane Zhang
BEST LATIN AMERICAN ACT
Anitta
BEST NORTH AMERICAN ACT
Justin Bieber
SEE ALSO: 12 African Music Artists And Their Luxury Cars. Hard Work Pays Off!
