The 2019 edition of the African Entertainment Awards USA (AEAUSA) scheduled for October 19, 2019, has unveiled nominees in 30 different categories.
The awards, launched in 2015, aim to support, celebrate, promote, and uplift the achievements of African musician in the continent and the diaspora.
“We use entertainment as a platform to showcase an Africa that is united, self-sufficient, and willing and able to evoke social change that matters most in the communities of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora world-wid,” reads a statement on the awards’s website.
The 2019 awards ceremony will take place at the Newark, New Jersey, USA. The organisers have promised live performances from some of Africa’s top artists although no names have been announced yet.
The full list of nominees is as below:
1 BEST MALE ARTIST
- Flavour
- Davido
- Sarkodie
- Aka
- Diamond
- Burna Boy
- Locko
- Dadju
- Stonebwoy
2 BEST FEMALE ARTIST
- MZ Vee
- Teni
- Tiwa Savage
- Haidy Moussa
- Daphne
- Charlotte Dipanda
- Zahara SA
- Aya Nakamura
- Yemi Alade
- Simi
3 BEST HIP HOP ARTIST
- Cassper Nyovest
- AKA
- Nasty C
- Khaligraph Jones
- M.I Abaga
- Laylizzy
- Kwesta
- Nadia Nakai
- Sarkodie
- R2Bees
4 HOTTEST GROUP
- Souti Soul
- Best Life Music
- Calema
- Toofan
- Yobass
- Yamoto Band
- Keche
- Mafikizolo
- Navy Kenzo
- R2bees
5 BEST COLLABORATION
- Black Coffee & David Gueta ft Delilah Montagu – Drive
- Diamond Platnumz ft Miri Ben-Ari – Baila
- Runtwon ft Fekky – Unleash
- DJ Vyrusky ft Shatta Wale, Kuami Eugene & KiDi – Baby
- Eddy Kenzo ft Cindy Sanyu & Beenie Gunter- DanceHall
- Halison ft Filho do zua – Paixao
- Titica featuring Pabllo Vittar – Come e Baza
- Preto Show ft Davido – Mamawe
- Stonebwoy ft. Medikal Darkovibes, Kelvyn boy & Kwesi Arthur – Kpo keke
- Yasmine ft Josslyn – Es o teu primeiro amor
6 BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- Assurance – Davido
- SOCO – Starboy featuring Wizkid, Terri, Spotless & Ceeza Milli
- Reza Madame – Titica
- Chagua La Moyo – Otile Brown & Sanaipei Tande
- Kwangwaru – Harmonize Ft Diamond Platnumz
- Boye – Eto’o Tsana
- Jogodo – Tekno
- Mamawe – Preto Show ft Davido
- Kpe Keke – Stonebwoy ft Medikal Darkovibes, Kelvyn Boy & Kwesi Arthur
- Oh My Gosh – Yemi Alade
7. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Flavour
- Diamond Platnumz
- Davido
- Wizkid
- Shatta Wale
- Eddy Kenzo
- Yemi Alade
- Stonebwoy
- Tiwa Savage
- Tekno
8 BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
- Joe Mettle (Ghana)
- Tumi (South Africa)
- Annisstar (Ghana)
- Sinach (Nigeria)
- Diana Hamilton (Ghana)
- Benjamin Dube (South Africa)
- Eben (Nigeria)
- Gloria Silver
- Winnie Masaba
- Gloria Muliro
9. BEST LOCAL DANCER/GROUP
- Judith McCarthy
- Samuel Kyei
- Dejahna Claiborne
- Coryn Jimenez
- Queen Bosa
- Amarachi Onyemaobi
- Awa Ayesha
- Joshua Agyapong
- Sarah Olaniran
- Brenda Dery
- 10 BEST LOCAL PROMOTER
- Big Bowe Black Diamond Hiphop promoter
- Marcy Depina Cape Verdean promoter
- Jah Pickney
- MoeBFL Haitian promoter
- Shawn Hartwell campaign against prison/ celebrity promoter
- Osisioma Entertainments
- DJ Maxy Caribbean promoter
- Pain 456 mix kompa/hip hop promoter
- Kwasi Beast
- Dmk Global
11 BEST LOCAL DJ
- DJ Marcy Depina
- DJ Kassava
- DJ Buka
- Deejay D-vice
- DJ Moma
- DJ kev
- DJ Bode
- DJ Chase
- DJ Good Noize
- DJ Clein
12 BEST FRANCOPHONE ARTIST
- Pape Diouf
- MHD
- Charlotte Dipanda
- MR Leo
- Soul Bangs
- Serge Beynaud
- Wally Seck
- Titi
- Sidiki Diabate
- Fally Ipupa
13 BEST PALOP MALE ARTIST
- Matias Damásio
- Preto Show
- Calema
- Mr. Bow
- Badoxa
- Dino d’Santiago
- Binhan Quimor
- Nelson Freita
- DJ Odjie
- G-Amado
14 BEST PALOP FEMALE ARTIST
- Yola Semedo
- Marllen Preta Negra
- Jennifer Dias
- Liloca
- Yasmine Carvalho
- Elida Almeida
- Lizha James
- Edmazia Mayembe
- Josslyn
- Karyna Gomes
15 BEST UPCOMING ARTIST
- Shingai
- Samkul
- Chetekela Louis
- Spice Diana
- Indobab
- Pam Official
- Peter Pana
- Nedymusic
- Togar Horward
- Montess
16 SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Davido – Assurance
- Matias Damasio – Teu Olhar
- Burnaboy – Ye
- Teni – Case
- Tekno – Jogodo
- Afro B – Joanna
- Mr Eazi – Akwaaba
- Preto Show ft Davido – Mamawe
- Zlatan ft Burna Boy
- Nelson Freitas – Nubian Queen
17 BEST LOCAL ARTIST
- Zore’ Lebarty
- General Shapiro
- Chief Dejjy
- Taiyel
- Michael Gray
- Sammie Love
- Joe O
- Mr Bello
- Tonton Mello
- K-Flav
18 BEST MALE ARTIST – CENTRAL/WEST AFRICA
- Matias Damásio
- Fally Ipupa
- MC Galaxy
- Mr Leo
- StonEbwoy
- Zlatan Ibile
- Pape Diouf
- Momo Dieng
- Mr Eazi
- Shatta Wale
19 BEST MALE ARTIST – EAST/SOUTH/NORTH AFRICA
- Ommy Dimpoz
- Eddy Kenzo
- Piksy Malawi
- Harmonize
- AKA
- Rayvanny
- Jose Chameleone
- The Ben
- Meddy
- OC Osilliation
20 BEST FEMALE ARTIST CENTRAL/WEST AFRICA
- Soraia Ramos
- Yola Semedo
- Efya
- Niniola
- Simi
- Titi
- Yemi Alade
- Oumou Sangare
- Tiwa Savage
- Daphne
21 BEST FEMALE ARTIST EAST/SOUTH/NORTH AFRICA
- Akothee
- Selmour Mtukudzi
- Rana Samaha
- Vanessa Mdee
- Zahara SA
- Rema Namakula
- Sheebah Karungi
- Kenza Mosli
- Nandy
- Victoria Kimani
22 LOCAL MODEL OF THE YEAR
- Lian Ariel
- Noreen Ambani
- Mohamet Mbaye
- II-kaya
- Vivian Davis
- Modesta Boafo
- Aiissata M.S
- Zaawadi
- Julius Antwi
- Gifty Boakye
23 BEST LOCAL FASHION DESIGNER
- Kwabs Couture
- Thekhatorlabel
- Ezinne
- Henrioci
- Yurielle Designs
- Angie H Couture
- Kali Kouture
- Kelvin Gordon El
- Eldior Sodeck
- AtariaNYC
24 BEST AFRICAN COMEDIAN
- Eric Omondi
- Kontigo
- Calado Show
- Loyiso Gola
- I Go Save
- Teacher Wanjiku Maraji
- Nasra Yusuf
- Helen Paul
- Mark Angel
- Dr Ofweneke
25 BEST HOST
- Stela Carvalho
- Anita Fabiola
- Lil Ommy
- Mangomito
- Chichi Stylxz
- Teacher Wanjiku
- Daniel Nacimento
- Eric Omondi
- Michelle Dede
- Erskine Whyte
26 BEST BLOGGER/INFLUENCER
- Platinaline
- Mz Mozambique News
- Pin Africa
- George brittongh
- Instablog9ja
- Phylx Entertainment
- Pulse Nigeria
- Ameyaw Debrah
- Play Bak Magazine
- Victor Kange
27 LOCAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
- Jalen Carey Montclair Immaculate High School
- Sone Ntoh football ( Harvard University)
- Lamont Oliver baseball (Malcolm X Shabazz High)
- Cory Poole Track and Field (East Orange)
- Nigil Thomas Football (Orange High, 1st year college)
- Andrea Dubbels (Clifton High) Track and Field
- Mariah Perez, Newark Tech basketball
- Mya Bembry, West Orange basketball
- Navasky Anderson Essex County College Track and field
- Wes Rideau Winds, west Orange soccer
28 LOCAL COMMUNITY AWARD
- My Daughter Your Daughter (MDYD)
- Save our Nations (SON)
- Ghana Association for Medical Aid (GAMA)
- African and American Alliance
- AangelsNJ
- Butterfly Walker Inc.
- Iya Foundation
- Miss Africa Tri-State
- Michelle Foundations Inc
- Guyana Heritage Foundation
29 BEST DANCEHALL ARTIST
- Stonebwoy
- Shatta Wale
- Winky
- Jose Chameleone
- Patoranking
- Samini
- Navy Kenzo
- Toofan
- Phyno
- Babes Wodumo
30. BEST AFRICAN TALENT/ARTIST MANAGERS
- Joel Vincent Joseph
- Babu Tale
- Seven Mosha
- Sunday Are
- Asa Asika
- Ubi Franklin
- Prince Costinyo
- Nanayaw Ofori
- Keen Mushapaidze
- Tlee Moiloa