{"id":391345,"date":"2018-01-13T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=391345"},"modified":"2018-01-13T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T17:10:51","slug":"sarkodie-wins-sound-city-mvp-award-with-pain-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/sarkodie-wins-sound-city-mvp-award-with-pain-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie wins Sound City MVP award with \u2018Pain Killer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie beat the likes of Toofan and Timaya to win the Best Collaboration at the Sound City MVP Awards Festival in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie was announced winner of the category at the ceremony which took place at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos on 12th January, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He won with \u2018Pain Killer\u2019 which features Nigerian singer Runtown. Other contenders in that category were Becca, AKA, Ycee, Timaya, Tiwa Savage and Wande Coal.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the 2018 Big Brother Nigeria Host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the ceremony saw the likes of Olamide, Davido, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid also win some major awards.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria had four artistes out of six in the Best New Act category: Maleek Berry, Mayorkun, Small Doctor and Dice Ailes.<\/p>\n<p>Davido, who enjoyed a spectacular year in 2017, continued this into 2018, by picking up the awards for Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and African Artist of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Sound City MVP Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Soundcity MVP Awards Festival is an event presented by\u00a0Soundcity TV\u00a0which awards musicians and performers across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2007, the winners are chosen by the viewers and fans by visiting #TheMVPs\u2019 website\u00a0and a select committee of the industry stakeholder.<\/p>\n<p>The first MVPs ceremony was held on the 29th of December, 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on\u00a0Soundcity TV\u00a0on DStv, GOtv, TalkTalk UK,\u00a0Soundcity Radio Network\u00a0and Soundcity Android and iOS app as well as online on the SoundcityTV website, YouTube and other social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie beat the likes of Toofan and Timaya to win the Best Collaboration at the Sound City MVP Awards Festival in Nigeria. 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