by Taiwo Damilola

The producers of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA), recently released the list of Nominees for the 6th edition of the Awards. The event is scheduled to hold on Friday, September 5th, 2011 in New York and will be a 4-day Labour Day weekend extravaganza which will include an entertainment seminar and networking picnic, gala events and the awards ceremony. Here’s the list for the music category below.

Best Album

Beautiful Imperfection-Asa

Legacy-Duncan Mighty
Super C Season-Naeto C
MI2-MI
Back From The Future-Sound Sultan

Best Gospel Artiste

Bouqui

Lara George

Ada
Frank Edwards
Kenny St Brown
Sinach

Best Indeginous Artiste
Solek
Flavour
Jah Bless
Duncan Mighty
9ice
Jodie

Best International Artiste
Asa
Nneka
JJC
Ndu
Moeazy
May7ven

Best Music Video
Eni Duro (Olamide)-DJ Tee
Kaba Kaba (Konga)-Akin Alabi
If You Ask Me (Omawunmi)-Clarence Peters
Mr Endowed remix (D’banj ft Don Jazzy and Snoop Dogg)-Sesan
More You (Bez)-Kemi Adetiba

Hottest Single
Tease Me- Wiz Kid
Mr Endowed-D’banj
Oleku-Ice Prince
Give it to Me-Dprince
Obianuju-Duncan Mighty
Jupa-J Martins

Best Pop/R&B Artiste
Darey
D’banj
Banky W
Waje
Wiz Kid
Tuface

Most Promising Act to Watch
Olamide
Zara
Brymo
Vector
Retta
Jhybo

Best US-Based Female Artiste
Naira
Titi Lokei
Tolumide
Moyeen
Nenna Yvonne
Zaina

Best US-Based Male Artiste
Duncan Daniels
T-Money
Rotimi
Kunzo
Dami Oloye
Capb

Best Music Producer
So-sick
Don- Jazzy
Cobhams
Sam Klef

Best New Act
Ice Prince
Wiz Kid
Tiwa Savage
Mo Cheddah
Waje
Dr Sid

Best Rap Act
Terry tha Rapman
Naeto C
Ruggedman
Eva Alordiah
MI
Ice Prince

Best Pan-African Artiste or Group
Fally Ipupa
R2bees
Awilo
Winky D
Juliana Kanyomozi
Vip
Ketchup
Muna

Best World DJ
DJ Caise (Nigeria)
DJ Smooth (DC/MC)
DJ Flava (Malaysia)
DJ Tommy (Nigeria)