Davido, Olamide, Wizkid nominated for 2018 Nigerian Entertainment Awards(NEA)

The Nigerian Entertainment Awards(NEA), is a prestigious award show that celebrates the diverse forms of art in the Nigeria and all across Africa. There are slots in this award show, for various forms of artists contributing to the growth of the entertainment industry in the country and beyond. Nominations for comedians, TV stars, movie actors, musicians, radio hosts and even DJ’s.

Getting a nomination for an award show that is not exclusive to a particular form of art can only mean that you are one of the best in what you do. Basically, the NEA selects the best artists void of category and genres, you have to be one of the absolute best, in your field, without question to earn a spot on this list. The NEA, uses a best of five or sometimes six, system where they select five or six of the best artist in a particular field, as nominees.

This year, music is represented in the following categories:

Best DJ’s Single Of The Year
DJ E Cool (Ada ft Davido)
DJ Spinall (Baba ft Kizz Daniel)
DJ Cuppy (Fight ft Mr. Eazi)
DJ Enimoney (Diet ft Slimcase, Tiwa And Reminisce)
DJ Consequence (Do like this ft Tiwa & Mystro)
DJ Exclusive (Shempe ft Mz Kizz & Slimcase)

Best World DJ
DJ Brave
DJ Buka
DJ Jamstar
DJ Dee Money
DJ Expression
DJ TTB

Music Producer of the Year
Spellz:
Jay Pizzle
Kriz Beats
Philkeys
Fresh
Killertunez

Fresh Vibes of the Year

Shaa
Kayjay
Squeeze Tarela
Peruzzi
Sammylee
Marz Brown

Most Promising Act to watch
Bella Alubo
Idowest
Dapo Tu Burna
Teni
Will Fresh

Best New Act
Lady Donli
Mr Real
Small Doctor
Dice Ailes
Slimcase

Best Male Artist non-Nigerian/Africa
Fikfameica (Uganda)
Kidi (Ghana)
A (Liberia)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)

Best Female Artist non-Nigerian/Africa
Betty G (Ethiopia)
Becka (Ghana)
Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
Sheeba (Uganda)
Heyden Adama (Sierra Leone)

Trailblazer of the Year
Maleek Berry
CDQ
Duncan Mighty
MZ Kiss
Mayorkun

Alternative Artist of the Year
Adekunle Gold
Patoranking
Flavour
Johnny Drille
Zoro Swagbag

Diaspora/International Artist of the Year
Rotimi (U.S)
Skepta (U.K)
Mnek(U.K)
Kah-Lo (U.K)
J-Hus (U.K)

Album of the Year
First Daze of Winter (Maleek Berry)
Sugarcane (Tiwa Savage)
About 30 (Adekunle Gold)
Outside (Burna boy)
Simisola (Simi)

Hottest Single of the Year
Legbegbe
Soco
Assurance
Baba
Science student

Afropop Male Artist of the Year
2Face
Kizz Daniel
Olamide
Wizkid
Davido

Afropop Female Artist of the Year
Niniola
Simi
Tiwa savage
Yemi Alade
Sheyi Shay