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DJ Cuppy, Davido, Tekno Nominated In The Beatz Awards 2018 | See Full List

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The Beatz Awards has announced the nominees’ list for this year’s award.

The Beatz Awards celebrates the creative work of the unseen players in music production for their contribution to the development of the entertainment industry.

Thanks to our ever lovely BNers, we have been nominated in this year’s “Best Blog” category which we won last year.

The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

Voting begins Thursday, October 26th, 2017, and ends Friday, November 17th, 2017.

Visit www.thebeatzawards.com for more information and how to vote.

Here’s the full list of Nominees:

Afro Pop Producer Of The Year

Killertunes – Fake Love by Duncan Mighty ft Wizkid
Mystro – Immediately by Mystro ft Wizkid
Spellz – Ma Lo by Tiwa Savage & Wizkid
Speroach Beatz – Amaka by 2Baba F=ft Peruzi
Fresh Vdm – Fia by Davido
Kealz Beat – Ebeano by Mr. P
Teeymix – Bobo by Mayorkun ft Davido
Dj Coublon – Oh My Gosh by Yemi Alade

Afro Beat Producer Of The Year

Killertunes -Nowo
Dunnie – Pempe
Northboi – Soco By Wizkid ft Terri,Spotless,Ceezamilli
Johnny Drille – Me Ke by Omawunmi Ft Kizz Daniel
Oscar – I Dun CarebBy Simi
Phantom – Ye by Burna Boy
Seyikeyz – Mr Foolish by Adekunle Gold Ft Seun Kuti

Afro R&B Producer Of The Year

Lorrd Sky – Nkenjikeke by Rudeboy
Leqri – Will You Be Mine by Leqri Ft Wande Cole
Kel P – Yapa y bCeeza Milli
Young Wills – Champagne and Flowers by Praiz
Fresh Vdm – Mata by Peruzzi

Afro Hip-Hop Producer Of The Year

Quebeat – Ponmile by Reminics
Demsa – La Fete by Falz
Cliff Egde – Gbayi by Cdq Ft Kizz Daniel
P Banks & Young John – Science Student
Young John – Warri by Efe Ft Olaimde

Afro Highlife Producer Of The Year

Killertunes – Yeba by Kizz Daniel
Seyikeyz – Aimasiko by Simi
Don Jazzy – My Dear by Dj Big N ft Don Jazzy
Fresh Vdm – Flora My Flawa
Sizzle Pro – Fall On Them by Aramide ft Timaya
Skelly – Stainless by Zoro Ft Simi

Afro Rock Producer Of The Year

Clay – The One By Clay ft Johnny Drille
Johnny Drille – Awa Love by Johnny Drille
Folabi Nuel – My Heart by Folabi Nuel
Zainab Sule – I Believe In Love by Zainab

Afro Soul Producer Of The Year

Seyikeyz – Ire by Adekunle Gold
Oscar – Remind Me by Simi
Johnny Drille – Halleluya by Johnny Drille Ft Simi
Sizzle Pro – Jowo by Aramide

Afro Dancehall Producer Of The Year

Rudeboy – Fire Fire by Rude Boy
Tekno – Jogodo by Tekno
Chopstix – Gba by Barna Boy
Vtekawesome – Bum Bum by Yemi Alade
Praiz – Show Me Love by Praiz
Micon Beatz – Ah Blem Blem by Timaya

Afro Gospel Producer Of The Year

Smj – Nara by Tim Godfrey ft Travis Greene
Mr. Tee – Onye Eze by Steph Kerri
Frank Edwards – Miracle Rain
Folabi Nuel – Yahweh by Folabi Nuel
Sammie Okposo – Marvelous Thing
Nosa – Most High by Nosa ft Nathaniel Bassey

Producer Of The Year

Killertunes – Baba by Dj Spinall ft Kizz Daniel
Fresh Vdm – Fia by Davido
Spellz – Lova Lova by Tiwa Savage
Seyikeyz – Ire by Adekunle Gold
Johnny Drille – Halleluya by Johnny Drille ft Simi

Mixing & Mastering Engineer Of The Year

G-Plus Chang – Rendezvous: A Playlist by Mi Abaga
Swaps/Swapsonthemix – Pull Up
Stg – Soco by Wizkid
Simi – Remind Me by Simi
Olaitan Dada – Bum Bum by Yemi Alade
Mixxmonsta – Assurance
Teeymix – Mind

Music Video Director Of The Year

Unlimited LA – Science Student by Olamide
Meji Alabi – Assurance by Davido
Aje Films – Ire by Adekunle Gold
Clarence Peters – Flora My Flawa by Davido
Director Q – Baba By DJ Spinall ft Kizz Daniel
Mex – Halleeluya by Johnny Drille ft Simi

Choreographer Of The Year

Don Flex – Ebeano by Mr. P
Kaffy – Science Student by Olamide
Ggb Dance Crew – Askamaya by Teni
Pinky Debbie -Baby Favour by Lil Kesh
Bunmi Olunloyo -Fela & The Kalakuta Queen

Song Writer Of The Year

Davido – Assurance
Adekunle Gold – Ire
Simi – Remind Me
Peruzzi – Mata
Johnny Drille – Awa Love

New Discovery Producer Of The Year

Dunnie – Pempe
Fresh Vdm – Fia
Speroach Beatzz – Assurance
Micon Beatz – Ah Blem Blem by Timaya
Lorrd Sky – Nkenjikeke by Rudeboy
Northboi – Soco by Wizkid ft Terri, Spotless, Ceezamilli
Phantom – Ye by Burna Boy

Male DJ Of The Year

DJ Kaywise
DJ Big N
DJ Spinall
DJ Neptune
DJ Consequence

Female DJ Of The Year

DJ Lambo
DJ Cuppy
DJ Nana
DJ Switch
DJ Moonlait

Entertainment TV station Award (Terrestrial) Of The Year

Television Continental
Silverbird Television
African Independent Television
Channels Television
Lagos Television
Galaxy TV

Entertainment TV station Award (Cable) Of The Year

Soundcity Tv
Nigezie Tv
Hip TV
MTV Base
Planet TV
Afro Music
Music Africa

Radio Station Of The Year

Soundcity FM
Urban FM
Cool Fm
Rhythm FM
The Beat FM

OAP Of The Year

Gbemi.O – The Beat FM
Do2Tun – Cool FM
Moet Abebe – Soundcity FM
Big Tak – Urban FM
Toke Makinwa – Rhythm FM

Artist Manager Of The Year

Asa Asika – Davido
Taiye Aliu – Yemi Alade
Ubi Franklin – Tekno
Alex – Olamide
Osagie – Timaya
Emem Ema – Mr. P

Record Label Of The Year

DMW
X3M Music
Baseline Music
Mavin Records
Starboy Entertainment
YBNL

Blog Of The Year

BellaNaija
Linda Ikeji
360Nobs
Olorisupergal
Stella Dimokokorkus

Online Music Platform Of The Year

360 Nobs
Tooxclusive
9Ja Flava
Jaguda
Notjustok
Naijaloaded

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Falz Speaks About His Worst Date Experience

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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.

He explained,

“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.

The actor added,

“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.

He continued,

“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.”

A decade ago, as Washington neared his 60th birthday, a turning point arrived. He made the resolute decision to abstain from alcohol completely.

“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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It Hurts – Don Jazzy On Not Having A Partner

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Renowned music executive and record label boss, Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, recently expressed disappointment over his current relationship status.

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.”

This isn’t the first time Don Jazzy has publicly discussed his relationship status. In 2021, he revealed that he married Michelle Jackson, a UK-based writer and model, at the age of 20. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in divorce after two years.

“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.

A few months ago, Don Jazzy made headlines when a foreign investor acquired his record label, Mavin Records.

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.

Mavin Records has produced and nurtured a roster of talented artists. They include Tiwa Savage, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Dr SID, D’Prince, DNA Twins, Ayra Starr, Johnny Drille, Crayon, Boy Spice, Bayanni, Rema, Lifesize Teddy, and Ladipoe.

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.

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