Yemi Alade, Simi & Others Bag Nods For NEA 2018
The nominees list for the annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2018 (NEA) is out. It’s survival of the fittest as the best music acts go head to head for awards. Top female acts like Tiwa Savage, Niniola Seyi Shay, Simi and Yemi Alade will battle it out for ‘Afropop Female Artist Of The Year‘. While the likes of Davido, Olamide, Wizkid, Kizz Daniel and 2Baba are nominated for ‘Afropop Male Artist Of The Year‘.
See full list if nominees in the music category below:
Best Album
Simi (Similola)
Sugarcane (Tiwa Savage)
First Daze of Winter (Maleek Berry)
Outside (Burna Boy)
About 30 (Adekunle Gold)
Best Single
Legbegbe (Mr Real)
Science Student (Olamide)
Baba (DJ Spinall x Kizz Daniel)
Assurance (Davido)
Soco (Wiz Kid)
Afropop Female Artist
Yemi Alade
Tiwa Savage
Seyi Shay
Simi
Niniola
Afropop Male Artist
Olamide
Wiz Kid
Davido
Kiss Daniel
2Face
Alternative Artist
Flavour
Patoranking
Johnny Drille
Adekunle Gold
Zoro Swagbag
Diaspora/International Artist
Rotimi (U.S.)
MNEK (U.K.)
Skepta (U.K.)
Kah-lo (U.K.)
J Hus (U.K.)
Best New Act
Slimcase
Small Doctor
Lady Donli
Dice Ailes
Mr Real
Most Promising Act to Watch
Teni
Idowest
Bella Alubo
Wilfresh
Dapo Tu Burna
Trailblazer
Maleek Berry
Duncan Mighty
Mayorkun
Mz Kiss
CDQ
Best Music Video (Director)
Malo (by Tiwa, dir: Meji Alabi)
Big Daddy (by Ice Prince, dir: Clarence Peters)
Closer (by Wiz Kid, Dir: Daps)
This is Nigeria (by Falz, dir: Prodigeezy)
Ire (by Adekunle Gold, dir: Aje)
Music Producer
Killertunes
Spellz
Fresh
Kriz beat
Philkeyz
Jaypizzle
Best Male Artist – Non Nigerian / Africa
Sarkodie (GH)
Khaligraph Jones (KQ)
FA (LIB)
Fikfameica (UG)
KiDi (GH)
Best Female Artist – Non Nigerian / Africa
Betty G (ET)
Becca (GH)
Victoria Kimani (KQ)
Sheebah (UG)
Heyden Adama (SL)
Freshvibes
Squeeze Tarela
Mr Shaa
Kayjay
Peruzzi
Marz Brown
SammyLee
Best World DJs
DJ Brave
DJ TTB
DJ Buka
DJ Dee Money
DJ Jamstar
DJ Expressions
Best Singles by DJ
DJ E Cool (Ada ft. Davido)
DJ Spinall (Baba ft Kizz Daniel)
DJ Xclusive (Shempe ft Mz Kiss/Slimcase)
DJ Cuppy (Fight ft Mr Eazi)
DJ Enimoney (Diet ft Tiwa/Reminisce/Slimcase)
DJ Consequence (Do Like This ft Tiwa/Mystro)
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