Ku nshuro ya 13 ibihembo bya Nigeria Entertainment Awards(NEA) bigiye gutangwa mu byiciro 20. Nta muhanzi w’umunyarwanda wagaragaraye ku rutonde nk’uko byagiye bigenda mu myaka yatambutse n’ubwo abagiye bashyirwamo kenshi nta gikombe begukanye.
Abahatanira ibihembo muri Nigeria Entertainment Awards ni abanyamuziki, abategura n’abakina filime, abayobora ifatwa ry’amajwi n’amashusho, abafata amafoto, ikiganiro cyiza cya Televiziyo n’ibindi. Ibi bihembo byashyizweho kugira ngo hitabweho impano z’abanyafurika, ubwo hizihizwaga isabukuru y’imyaka icumi byatangiwe i New York muri USA.
Umuraperi wo muri Uganda unaherutse mu Rwanda Fik Fameica ndetse n’umuhanzikazi Sheebah Karungi nabo bashyizwe mu batanira ibi bihembo. Fik Fameica yashyizwe mu cyiciro cy’umuhanzi mwiza muri Afurika udakomoka muri Nigeria [Best Male Artiste], Sheebah yashyizwe mu cyiciro cy’umuhanzikazi mwiza muri Afurika ariko hatabariwemo abakomoka muri Nigeria (Best Africa Female Artist [Non-Nigerian).
Abahatanye muri Afropop Male Artist
Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Kiss Daniel ndetse na 2face bahataniye mu cyiciro kimwe cy’umuhanzi mwiza w’umugabo w’umwaka ukora injya ya Afropop [Afropop Male Artist Award]. Yemi Alade, Niniola, Simi, Tiwa Savage ndetse na Seyi Shay bahatanye mu cyiciro cy’umugore mwiza ukora injyana ya Afropop [Afropop Female Artist].
Umwaka ushize wa 2017 Knowless Butera yashyizwe muri ibi bihembo aho yari ahatanye na Amanda Black[Afurika y’Epfo], Victoria Kimani[Kenya], Sheeban Karungi [Uganda], Becca na Efya bombi bo muri [Ghana], Vanessa Mdee [Tanzaniya], ndetse na Queen Vee[ Zimbabwe].
Umuhango nyirizina wo gutanga ibihembo uzaba kuwa 10 Ugushyingo 2018 i Washington, DC muri Leta zunze ubumwe za Amerika.
Fik na Sheebah bo muri Uganda bashyizwe ku rutonde rw'abahatanira ibi bihembo
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)
TANGA IGITECYEREZO