Wizkid and Olamide will be looking to get their hands on the MTV EMA gong come November.
The award ceremony will take place at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The two superstars face battles from top South African acts, Black Coffee and Cassper Nyovest – who are also nominated for the Europe Music Awards.
Tanzanian star Ali Kiba is also nominated for the Best African act category.
See the full list of MTV Europe Music Award 2016 nominees
THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Alikiba
Black Coffee
Cassper Nyovest
Olamide
Wizkid
BEST SONG
Adele – Hello
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
Rihanna ft. Drake – Work
BEST VIDEO
Beyoncé – Formation
Coldplay – Up & Up
Kanye West – Famous
Tame Impala – The Less I Know the Better
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy
BEST FEMALE
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia
BEST MALE
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
BEST LIVE
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
twenty one pilots
BEST NEW
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson
BEST POP
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
twenty one pilots
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix
BEST PUSH
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham
BIGGEST FANS
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes
BEST WORLD STAGE
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
Onerepublic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
- DJ Baddo – All Of Me Remix ft John Legend [AuDio]
- Mr. Charis – All Back ft Zouwrah [AuDio]
- Dj Kamol – Crazy Gyration ft Skailey Normal [AuDio]
- Yung6ix – I Pray ft Oritse Femi [AuDio]
- DJ Enimoney – Shaku Shaku Therapy [MixTape]
- Kolasoul – All Of Me [AuDio]
- Iyanya – Credit ft Don Jazzy [AuDio]
- Victony, Don Toliver & Rema – Soweto
- Big C – Obimo ft Starface [AuDio]
- CKay – Emiliana
- Da Ilegal – One Time
- Dj Sjs – Gospel Worship [MixTape]