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Davido and Tiwa Savage top 2014 NEA nominees’ list

Aye crooner, Davido and Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage, are really heating it up this year, as they top the 9th edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards’ nominations’ list with five nominations each.

Davido and Tiwa will also have to compete for the Hottest Single of the Year award for their hits, Aye and Eminado, along with Kcee, Dr SID, Oritse Femi, StarBoy and J Martins.

Highlife singer, Flavour; Mavins Records producer, Don Jazzy; and pop singer, Wizkid closely follow with four nominations each, while Olamide, Patroranking, Chidinma and Oritse Femi follow with three nominations each.

The time and venue for the awards, which annually holds in New York city, is yet to be announced by the organizers .

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See the full list below:
Music
Best Album of the Year

Baddest Boy Ever Liveth – Olamide
Once Upon A Time – Tiwa Savage
Takeover – Kcee
Leaving an Impact For Eternity (L.I.F.E) – Burna Boy
Jagz Nation, Vol 1: Thy Nation Come — Jesse Jagz
Journey – Sean Tizzle
Blessed – Flavour

Hottest Single of the Year

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Pull Over – Kcee ft. Wizkid
Double Wahala – Oritse Femi
Aye – Davido
Caro – Starboy ft Lax and Wizkid
Surulere – Dr Sid ft. Don Jazzy
Eminado – Tiwa Savage ft. Don Jazzy
Touching Body – J Martins ft. DJ Arafat

Best New act of the Year

Orezi
Patoranking
Runtown
Charass
Tekno Miles
Oritse Femi
Skuki

Gospel Artist of the year

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Tim Godfrey and Xtreme Crew
Frank Edwards
Flo
Segun Oluwayomi
Niki Laoye
Sabina
Proverbs

Indigenous Artist of the Year

Oritse Femi
Reminisce
Sean Tizzle
Jaywon
Flavour
Timaya
Mc Galaxy

Best Pop/R&B artist of the Year

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Praiz
Tiwa Savage
Wande Coal
Ayoola
Banky W
Chidinma
Harry Songs

Female Artist of the Year

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Tiwa Savage
Yemi Alade
Seyi Shay
Cynthia Morgan
Eva
Chidinma
Niyola

Male Artist of the Year

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Kcee
Davido
Iyanya
Wande Coal
Wizkid
Oritse Femi
Patoranking

Best Rap Act of the Year

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Olamide
Phyno
Ice Prince
Eva
Show Dem Camp
Reminisce
Cynthia Morgan

Music Producer of the Year

Duncan Daniels
Dtunes
Don Jazzy
Blaq Jerzy
Pheelz
Del B
Malek Berry

Best Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director)

Jaiye Jaiye – Wizkid & Sesan
Personally – P-Square & Jude Okoye
Rands & Naira – Emmy Gee & Nick
Sitting on the Throne – Olamide & Kemi Adetiba
Skelewu – Davido & Moe Musa
Eminado – Tiwa Savage & Clarence Peters
Oh Baby! – Chidinma ft Flavour & Clarence Peters

Best Collaboration

Mofe Lowo Ju Daddy Mi – Reminisce ft Davido
Oluchi – Solid Star ft Flavor
WanDaMo – Burna Boy ft Dbanj
Oh Baby! – Chidinma ft Flavour
Emergency – Wizzy Pro ft Runtown, Skales & Patoranking
Gallardo – Runtown ft Davido
Allubarika – Patoranking ft Timaya

Most Promising Act to Watch

Di’Ja
Ayo Jay
Elphlex
Koko J
Sna-Z
Brain
DJ Mo

Diaspora Artist of the Year

Stlyzz
Wale
Bils
L.A.X
Lola Rae
Mr. 2Kay
Emmy Gee

African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)

Sarkodie
Mafikizolo
Shatta Wale
Micasa
Fally Ipupa
Uhuru
R2Bees

Film
Best Actor in a Lead Role

Joseph Benjamin (Murder At Prime Suites)
Nkem Owoh (Maja)
Chitewel Ejiofor (Half of a Yellow Sun)
Kanayo O. Kanayo (Apaye)
Tope Tedela (A Mile from Home)

Best Supporting Actor

OC Ukeje (Half of a Yellow Sun)
Rabilu Musa Ibro (Maja)
Desmond Elliott (Finding Mercy)
Yomi Fash-Lanso (Omo Elemosho)
Shawn Faqua (Lagos Cougar)

Best Actress in a Lead Role

Nse Ikpe-Etim (Journey to self)
Funke Akindele (Agnetta O’Mpa)
Damilola Adegbite (Flower Girl)
Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha (Accident)
Daniella Okeke (Lagos Cougars)

Best Supporting Actress

Rita Dominic (Finding Mercy)
Patience Ozokwor (After the Proposal)
Tamara Eteimo (Desperate Housegirls)
Genevieve Nnaji (Half of a Yellow Sun)
Bikiya Graham-Douglas (Flower Girl)

Best Director

Tope Oshin-Ogun (Journey to Self)
Sadiq Mafia (Maja)
Desmond Elliott (Finding Mercy)
Teco Benson (Accident)
Biyi Bandele (Half of a Yellow Sun)

Best Picture

Journey to Self
Maja
Accident
Half of a Yellow Sun
Murder at Prime Suites

Other Categories

Entertainment Personality of the Year
Toolz
Liz Yemoja
Adams
Toke Makinwa
Denrele
Lami
IK Ogbonna

Entertainment Executive of the Year

Efe Omorogbe – Hypertek
Don Jazzy – Mavin Records
E-Money – Five Star Records
Illbliss – Capital Records
Ayo Animashaun – HipTV
Steve Babaeko – X3m Music
Okwudili-umenyior – Erik Manny Records

Best OAP

Matilda – Rythym Abuja
Dotun Kayode – Cool FM
D Don – Rainbow FM
Toke Makinwa – Rhythm FM
Yaw – Wazobia FM
Maria Okanrende – The Beat 99.9 FM
Jluv – City 105.1

Funniest Comedian of Year

Bovi
Bash
Funny Bone
Ajebo
Akpororo
Helen Paul
Chi Gurl

World DJ

DJ IK – Nigeria
DJ Shinski – Houston
DJ Cuppy – UK
DJ Flexx – Nigeria
DJ Tunez – New York
DJ Spinall – Nigeria
DJ Xclusive – Nigeria

 

 

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