List of awards and nominations received by Diamond Platnumz

Diamond awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
HiPipo Music Awards	1
Top Ten Tube Music Awards	1
The Future Africa Awards	1
Nzumari Awards	1
MTV Europe Music Awards	3
MTV Africa Music Awards	1
BET Awards	0
African Muzik Magazine Awards	1
Tanzania Music Awards	17
IRAWMA Awards	1
AFRIMMA Awards	6
HIRONIMO MHAPA Awards	0
Channel O Music Video Awards	3
Totals
Wins	28
Nominations	38
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Diamond Platnumz is a Tanzanian recording artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman.

On 3 May 2013, Diamond Platnumz set a new record at the Tanzania Music Awards by winning 7 awards, including Best Male Writer, Best Male Artist, Best Song Writer and Best Male Entertainer of the Year. The previous record was set by 20%, a recording artist who walked away with 5 awards at the 2011 Tanzania Music Awards where diamond left empty handed. Prior to accomplishments, Diamond held the record for winning 4 awards at the 2010 Tanzania Music Awards.

Afro X Digital Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2021	"Kamata"	Music Video Of The Year	Won	^[1]

WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref
2016	"Kidogo"	African Video of the Year	Won	^[2]
		Best African Combo Video	Won	^[3]
		Best African Performance	Nominated	^[4]
		Best African Male Video	Won	^[5]
		Best East African Video	Nominated	^[6]

Channel O Music Video Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Number One"^[7]^[8]	Most Gifted Newcomer	Won
		Most Gifted East	Won
		Most Gifted Afro Pop	Won
		Most Gifted Video of the Year	Nominated

HiPipo Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	"Number One"	East Africa Superhit	Won
2016	"Nana by Diamond Platnumz"	East Africa Superhit	Won
2016	"Nana by Diamond Platnumz Ft Mr Flavour"	East Africa Best Video	Won
2017	"Diamond Platnumz"	Quinquennial Africa Music Vanguard Award	Won
2017	"Salome by Diamond Platnumz ft Rayvanny"	East Africa Best Video	Won
2018	"Marry You"	Africa Song of the Year	Won
2018	"Eneka"	East Africa Best Video	Won

Top Ten Tube Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Diamond Platnumz"	Best Artist East Africa	Won

The Headies


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Himself	African Artiste of the Year^[9]	Nominated

The Future Africa Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Himself	Prize in Entertainment^[10]	Won

Nzumari Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	"Diamond"	Best Male Artist – Tanzania	Won

MTV Europe Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Diamond	Best African Act^[11]	Nominated
2015		Best African Act^[11]	Won
2015		Best African and Indian Act	Won

MTV Africa Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Diamond	Best New Artist	Nominated
2014	Diamond	Best Male^[12]	Nominated
2014	Diamond (featuring Davido)	Best Collaboration^[12]	Nominated
2015	Diamond	Best Male	Nominated
		Best Collaboration (BumBum Ft Iyanya)	Nominated
		Best Live Act	Won
2016	Diamond	Best Male Artist	Nominated
2016	Diamond	Artist of the year	Nominated

BET Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Diamond	Best International Act: Africa^[13]	Nominated
2016	Diamond	Best International Act: Africa	Nominated
2021	Diamond	Best International Act: Africa	Nominated

African Muzik Magazine Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Himself	Best Male East Africa^[14]	Won
	Himself	Artist of the Year^[15]	Nominated
	"Number One"	Best Video of the Year^[15]	Nominated
	"Number One Remix"	Best Collabo^[15]	Nominated
	"Number One Remix"	Song of the Year^[15]	Nominated
2015	Himself	Best Male Artist East Africa	Won
	Nana	Video of the year	Won
	Himself	Artist Of The Year	Won
	Alive with Bracket	Afrimma Best Insipirational Song	Won
	Nana Ft Flavour N'abania	Best Collaboration	Nominated
	Nana	Best Dance Video	Nominated
	Nitampata Wapi	Song Of The Year	Nominated
2020	Himself	Best Male East Africa ^[16]	Won

Tanzania Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Diamond	Best Upcoming Artist^[17]	Won
	"Kamwambie"	Best Song	Won
	"Kamwambie"	Best R&B Song	Won
2011	Diamond	Best Male Singer	Nominated
		Best Male Artist	Nominated
		Best Afro Pop Song "Mbagala"	Nominated
		Best Video "Mbagala"	Nominated
2012	Diamond	Best Male Artist^[18]	Won
		Best Song Writer^[17]	Won
		Best Male Singer	Nominated
	"Moyo Wangu"	Best Music Video^[17]	Won
		Best Song of the year	Nominated
		Afro Pop Song of the Year	Nominated
2013	Diamond	Best Male Artist	Won
2013	Diamond	Best Male Singer	Won
2014	Diamond	Best Male Artist	Won
		Best Male Writer	Won
		Best Male Entertainer of the Year	Won
	"Muziki Gani" (Nay Wamitego featuring Diamond)	Best Collaboration Song	Won
	"Number One"	Best Afro Pop Song	Won
		Best Music Video	Won
		Song of the year	Won
2015	Diamond	Best Male Artist	Nominated
		Best Male Performer	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year	Nominated
	Mdogo Mdogo	Afro Pop Song of the Year	Nominated
	Mdogo Mdogo	Video of the Year	Won
	Nitampata Wapi	Best Zouk/Rhumba Song	Won
	Kerewa	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2024	Best Male Artist of the Year	"Shu!"	Won
	Best Male Performer of the Year		Won
	Best Song of the Year		Nominated
	Best Song of the Year	"Enjoy"	Nominated
	Best Collaboration of the Year	"Enjoy"	Won
	Best Collaboration of the Year	"Achii"	Nominated
	Best Dance Music of the Year	"Achii"	Won
	Best Male Bongo Flava Singer of the Year	"Yatapita"	Nominated
	Best Bongo Flava Song of the Year	"Yatapita"	Nominated

People's Choice Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	My Number One	Favourite Male Video	Won
2015	Diamond	Favourite Male Artist	Nominated

AFRIMA^[19]

Year	Nominee/ work	Award	Result
2019	"Inama" (featuring Fally Ipupa)	Song of The Year	Nominated
		Best Collaboration	Nominated
		AFRIMMA Video of The Year	Nominated
	Himself	Best Live Act	Won
		Artist of The Year	Nominated
		Best Male East Africa	Nominated

References

^ "Afrodigital Award winners". AfroxDigital.com.
^ "Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Cassper, Diamond, Rihanna, Shatta Wale Nominated for 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards - Nigerian news by Nigerians to the world-Wazobia forum". Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "#WAMVA2016: Full Nominees List of 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards | Monte Oz Live". Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Diamond Platnumz, Cassper Nyovest & others Nominated for Watsup TV Africa Music Video Awards set to hold this December – BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ Nsabimana, Eddie (11 October 2016). "Rwanda: Knowles' Video Nominated At Watsup TV Africa Music Video Awards". Retrieved 23 August 2017 – via AllAfrica.
^ Mawuli, David (2 October 2016). "WAMVA 2016: Bisa Kdei, Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Wizkid, Flavour, others nominated". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ Marshall, Rhodé (5 September 2014). "Channel O Africa announces Music Video Awards nominees". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ Abimboye, Micheal (30 November 2014). "Tanzanian, South African floor Nigeria's Davido at Channel O Music Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ Ochugba, Mary (10 October 2014). "The Headies unveils 2014 nominees". Business Day. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ Ezeamalu, Ben (25 July 2014). "Yaya Toure, Ice Prince, Davido Shortlisted For 2014 Future Africa Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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^ ^a ^b "Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Davido lead nominations for MTV Africa Music Awards". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Beyonce & Jay Z Lead 2014 BET Awards". Billboard. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^ "Sarkodie, Fuse ODG, DJ Black, others win at AFRIMMA Awards". Ghana Web. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "See Nominees for the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) 2014". Bellanaija. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[2] "Afrodigital Award winners". AfroxDigital.com.

[3] "Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Cassper, Diamond, Rihanna, Shatta Wale Nominated for 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards - Nigerian news by Nigerians to the world-Wazobia forum". Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[4] "#WAMVA2016: Full Nominees List of 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards | Monte Oz Live". Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[5] "Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Diamond Platnumz, Cassper Nyovest & others Nominated for Watsup TV Africa Music Video Awards set to hold this December – BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[6] Nsabimana, Eddie (11 October 2016). "Rwanda: Knowles' Video Nominated At Watsup TV Africa Music Video Awards". Retrieved 23 August 2017 – via AllAfrica.

[7] Mawuli, David (2 October 2016). "WAMVA 2016: Bisa Kdei, Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Wizkid, Flavour, others nominated". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[8] Marshall, Rhodé (5 September 2014). "Channel O Africa announces Music Video Awards nominees". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[9] Abimboye, Micheal (30 November 2014). "Tanzanian, South African floor Nigeria's Davido at Channel O Music Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[10] Ochugba, Mary (10 October 2014). "The Headies unveils 2014 nominees". Business Day. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[11] Ezeamalu, Ben (25 July 2014). "Yaya Toure, Ice Prince, Davido Shortlisted For 2014 Future Africa Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[12] "Davido nominated for MTV Europe awards". Premium Times. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

[Sowetan_LIVE-13] "Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Davido lead nominations for MTV Africa Music Awards". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[14] "Beyonce & Jay Z Lead 2014 BET Awards". Billboard. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[15] "Sarkodie, Fuse ODG, DJ Black, others win at AFRIMMA Awards". Ghana Web. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[Bellanaija1-16] "See Nominees for the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) 2014". Bellanaija. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[17] "Here is the list of 2020 AFRIMMA Winners". Afrimma. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[bongo_cinema-18] Cinema, Bongo. "Naseeb Abdul 'Diamond'". bongo cinema. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[19] Kenya, The star. "Nzumari CEO organiser robbed after awards". The star-kenya. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[20] "Here are the 2019 AFRIMMA Nominees". OkayAfrica. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

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