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Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Simi Top NEA 2018 Nomination | See Full List

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6 years ago

September 13, 2018

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The nomination list for the 13th edition of Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) is out and top on the list are Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage and Simi with two nominations each for Afropop Male Artist of the Year, Hottest Single of the Year and Afropop Female Artiste of the Year, Album of the Year respectively.

This year’s edition of NEA is billed to hold in Washington DC on the 10th of November, 2018.

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Album of the Year

Similola (Simi)

Sugarcane (Tiwa Savage)

First Daze of Winter (Maleek Berry)

Outside (Burna Boy)

About 30 (Adekunle Gold)

Hottest Single of the Year

Legbegbe (Mr Real)

Science Student (Olamide)

Baba (DJ Spinall x Kizz Daniel)

Assurance (Davido)

Soco (Wizkid)

Best New Act

Slimcase

Small Doctor

Lady Donli

Dice Ailes

Mr Real

Afropop Male Artist of the Year

Olamide

Wizkid

Davido

Kiss Daniel

2Face

Afropop Female Artist of the Year

Yemi Alade

Tiwa Savage

Seyi Shay

Simi

Niniola

Diaspora/International Artist of the Year

Rotimi (U.S.)

MNEK (U.K.)

Skepta (U.K.)

Kah-lo (U.K.)

J Hus (U.K.)

Alternative Artist of the Year

Flavour

Patoranking

Johnny Drille

Adekunle Gold

Zoro Swagbag

Most Promising Act to Watch

Teni

Idowest

Bella Alubo

Wilfresh

Dapo Tu Burna

Trailblazer of the Year

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 of the Year

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)

Comedy Act

Kenny Blaq

Charles Okocha

Lasisi Elenu

Oluwakaponeski

Maraji

Freshvibes of the Year

Squeeze Tarela

Mr Shaa

Kayjay

Peruzzi

Marz Brown

SammyLee

Best Lead Role in a Film (Female)

Adesua Etomi (Wedding Party 2)

Lilian Afegbai (Bound)

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Alter Ego)

Bimbo Ademoye (Back up Wife)

Dakore Akande (Isoken)

Lilian Echelon (Blackrose)

Best Lead Role in a Film (Male)

Femi Adebayo (Etiko Onigedu)

Blossom Chukwujekwu (The Big Fat Lie)

Kalu Ikeagwu (Benevolence)

Ali Nuhu (Mansoor)

Adebayo Salami (Adaba)

Odunlade Adekola (A Million Baby)

Best Picture of the Year

Alter Ego (Moses Inwang/Esther Eyibio)

Isoken (Jade Osiberu)

Banana Island Ghost (Biola Alabi)

Hakkunde (Oluseyi Amuwa)

Etiko Onigedu (Femi Adebayo)

Children of Mud (Imoh Umoren)

Best TV Show

Papa Ajasco Reloaded

Jenifa Dairies

This Is It

Gina and Friends

Inspector K

Best Lead Role in TV

Funke Akindele (Jenifa Dairies)

Eniola Badmus (Papa Ajasco Reloaded)

Koye Kekere-Ekun (Inpector K)

Aborisade Motunrayo (Jenifa Dairies)

Kunle Idowu (Papa Ajasco Reloaded)

Lilian Esoro (3 is A crowd)

Best Lead Role in Film (Non Nigerian)

Chris Attoh (Esohe)

Cindy Sanyu (Bella)

Rushabiro Raymond (The Torture)

Adjetey Anang (Keteke)

Nyce Wanjeri (Auntie Boss)

Pearl Thusi (Catching Feelings)

Best World DJs

DJ Brave

DJ TTB

DJ Buka

DJ Dee Money

DJ Jamstar

DJ Expressions

Best DJ Singles of the Year

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)

Radio On Air Personalities of the Year

Moet (Soundcity)

Tisan (Raypower)

Adeshope (Beat FM)

Sophia Anidugbe (Cool FM)

Jennifer Nzewunwah (Kiss FM)

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Nigerian rapper Falz recently shared a humorous yet awkward story from one of his early dating experiences. During an interview on the Cocktails and Takeaways podcast with British media personality Madame Joyce, Falz recounted a surprising request from his date.

She asked him to order takeout for her family members back home. He explained the situation with his signature humour, highlighting how unexpected and awkward the moment was.

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“I haven’t had too many date experiences but the worst probably was this girl asking to buy stuff for her family at home, so I wasn’t sure how to feel. This was in Nigeria and I didn’t know whether to feel bad or not. She wanted me to buy takeaway for them, like to buy for each person… So different portions for the members of the family, takeaway for them. I didn’t even know whether to feel bad, because it was like, I came here on a date with you, not the whole family.”

Falz acknowledged that the request felt unusual but considered the possibility that her family genuinely needed the food. “I then sat and thought, What if they’re hungry? We were at a proper restaurant.”

“I feel like there are things that, when it comes to dates, there are things that the person would say directly or indirectly that would make you know whether you want to continue talking to them or not,” he added.

The rapper dismissed the idea that men immediately know if a woman is marriage material on the first date. He elaborated, suggesting that relationships often require time and experience to fully understand a partner’s potential.

He said, “To this day, there is nobody I can say that this is someone I want to marry. I haven’t gotten to that stage yet so I think it’d take a while.”

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Denzel Washington Opens Up About 15-Year Battle With Alcohol

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Hollywood icon Denzel Washington recently disclosed his past struggles with alcohol during an interview with Esquire.

The two-time Academy Award winner candidly shared a fifteen-year pattern of wine consumption. What began as a casual habit gradually escalated into a regular occurrence.

He began, “Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like, boom, all of a sudden,” he elaborated, recalling how a wine cellar he constructed in 1999 within his home became a place for self-indulgence.

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“And part of it was we built this big house in 1999 with a ten-thousand-bottle wine cellar, and I learned to drink the best. So I’m gonna drink my ’61s and my ’82s and whatever we had. Wine was my thing, and now I was popping $4,000 bottles just because that’s what was left. And then later in those years I’d call Gil Turner’s Fine Wines & Spirits on Sunset Boulevard and say, Send me two bottles, the best of this or that.”

Washington also delved into his past, acknowledging his youthful experimentation with drugs. However, he emphasized that he never developed an addiction to substances such as heroin or cocaine.

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“I’m sure at first it was easy because I was younger. Two months off and let’s go. But drinking was a fifteen-year pattern. And truth be told, it didn’t start in ’99. It started earlier.”

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“I’ve done a lot of damage to the body. We’ll see. I’ve been clean. Be ten years this December. I stopped at sixty and I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since. Things are opening up for me now—like being seventy. It’s real. And it’s okay. This is the last chapter—if I get another thirty, what do I want to do? My mother made it to ninety-seven,” said Washington.

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On Monday, he took to Instagram to share his desire to participate in the popular “suspect challenge.” This social media trend involves couples playfully teasing each other. However, the 41-year-old entrepreneur lamented that he couldn’t join in the fun due to his single status.

“Suspect wants to do suspect challenge but no suspect partner,” he wrote. In the accompanying caption, the music executive lamented that “it hurts.”

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“I fucked it up cos I was giving all my time to my music. Music became a priority instead of my family. We got divorced when I was 22 and it hurt,” he said.

Earlier this year, Don Jazzy explained that he has not remarried as he is currently focused on personal growth and self-development.

“I dey work on myself so that when my head correct, my babe go enjoy me,” he wrote in pidgin English.

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In 2004, Don Jazzy and his former partner, D’banj, co-founded Mo’ Hits Records. Following its closure, Don Jazzy established Mavin Records in 2012.

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To commemorate his 37th birthday in 2019, Don Jazzy unveiled the Mavin Creative Studios. The studio is a multimillion-naira mansion serving as the label’s corporate headquarters.

Mavin Records has received numerous accolades, including two consecutive MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Record Label in 2013 and 2014.

The label’s artists have also collaborated with international music stars such as Beyoncé, Selena Gomez, Kelly Rowland, and Chris Brown.