OluwaBurna and Iyanya in Battle For Song Of The Year At 2013 NEAs (View Full Nominee List)

The nominees for the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards were announced yesterday at the Nominee Announcement event held in Lagos, Nigeria at Euphoria nightclub. Pearl Hart of SoundcityTV and Freeze from CoolFM radio’s The Road Show hosted the event, which kicked off at 10pm with the arrival of guests. Some of the artists in attendance were Ice Prince, Funny Bone, Jhybo, K9, DJ Spinall, KCee, Kswitch, MSmooth to mention a few. Representing for Nollywood and Gollywood were Juliet Ibrahim, Ramsey Nouah, and Uti Nwachukwu. Guests were treated to performances by Emma Nyra, Eddie Kim, Jhybo, Ketchup, and MSmooth. The President of the NEA, Tope Esan announced the nominees from all thirty-four categories and some of the nominees this year include Iyanya’s Kukere and K9’s Kokoma for Hottest Single of the Year, Rita Dominic, Genevieve Nnaji and Uche Jombo for Best Lead Actress, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince and Vector for Best Rap Act and for Best Comedian BasketMouth, Bovi and Senator were also nominated. The nominee announcement event is an opportunity for all nominees to be celebrated in Nigeria surrounded by their fellow industry peers, and supporters before the official award ceremony in New York. Voting begins online on June 28th. Fans are encouraged to support their favorite artists, actors and actresses, comedians and entertainers by voting and encouraging others to vote as well. The 2013 NEA Awards is scheduled to take place on Sept. 1 in New York City. The organizers are working on making this year even better than the last, and will continue to unveil more details in the coming weeks.      About NEA The NEA AWARDS is an annual entertainment award show held in the United States, with the sole purpose of celebrating and recognizing the numerous contributions of entertainers to the African entertainment industry, while at the same time promoting the image and rich culture of Nigeria. # # #     BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR TIMAYA UPGRADE – TIMAYA OBO – DAVIDO YBNL – OLAMIDE EMPIRE MATES STATE OF MIND – EME SON OF A CARPENTER – BRYMO R&BW – BANKY W HOTTEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR KUKERE – IYANYA THIS YEAR – JAYWON KOKOMA – K9 LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY LIMPOPO – KCEE BEAT OF LIFE (SAMBA) – SARZ FT WIZKID BEST NEW ACT OF THE YEAR SEAN TIZZLE KETCHUP SEYI SHAY BURNA BOY AJEb*ttER22 DAMMY KRANE GOSPEL ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR FRANK EDWARDS ONOS MONIQUE FUNKE AKINOKUN SAMMY OKPOSO BOUQUI BEST POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRAIZ BANKY WIZKID IYANYA DAVIDO WANDE COAL BEST RAP ACT OF THE YEAR OLAMIDE JESSE JAGZ ICE PRINCE VECTOR PHYNO RUGGEDMAN MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR SPELLZ MASTERKRAFT CHOPSTIX SARZ SHIZZI FLIPTYCE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR TONIGHT – BURNA BOY (DIRECTED BY MEX) SISI EKO – DARE FT FLAVOUR (DIRECTED BY MARK HOFMEYR) SKIBO- SOLID STAR (DIRECTED BY CLARENCE PETERS) GHETTO – SHANK (DIRECTED BY PATRICK ELLIS) VOICE OF THE STREETS – OLAMIDE (DIRECTED BY MATTMAX) OLIVER TWIST – DBANJ (DIRECTED BY SESAN) MOST PROMISING MALE ACT TO WATCH SUGAR BOYZ K9 BULAR BLACK MAGIC ENDIA MAN YUNG L MOST PROMISING FEMALE ACT TO WATCH ARAMIDE OYINKANSOLA LOLA RAE EMMA NYRA KIMANI AURA LIL MISS MISS NIYOLA EASTERN AFRICAN ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR CAMP MULLA FALLY IPUPA K’NAAN NAVIO RADIO & WEASEL P UNIT WESTERN AFRICAN ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR SAKORDIE TOOFAN EFYA R2BEES MAGIC SYSTEM VIVIANE CANDID SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR TEAR GAS AKA ZAHARA THE VERY BEST DAMA DO BLING ZONE FAM BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST LIL’ SIMZ FUZE ODG STYLZZ SEAN CSA TOLUMIDE JJC BEST INDIGENOUS ARTIST/GROUP FLAVOUR OLAMIDE TIMAYA JAYWON KCEE REMENISCE BEST COLLABO TONY MONTANA- NAETO C FT DBANJ BOTTOM BELLE – OMAWUMI FT FLAVOUR EMI NI – CHIDINMA FT SUSPECT & ILLBLISS GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT OLAMIDE BADDEST BOY – E.M.E WITHOUT MY HEART – TIWA SAVAGE FT DON JAZZY BEST LEAD ACTOR IN FILM OC UKEJE (ALAN POZA) FEMI JACOBS (THE MEETING) BIMBO MANUEL (HEREOS AND ZEREOS) ALI NUHU (CONFUSION NA WA) HAKEEM KAZIM (LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA) MIKE EZURUONYE (FRIENDLY SCORPION) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN FILM JOKE MUYIWA (AYITALE) RITA DOMINIC (THE MEETING) UCHE JUMBO (MRS SOMEBODY) GENEVIEVE NNAJI (DR. 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