Nigerian Entertainment Awards:List of winners in full

The Nigerian Entertainment Awards took place on Saturday 25 November at the Symphony Space Peter Sharp Theater in New York. The night saw Davido emerge the big winner, taking the awards for Afropop Male Artist and Best Single for his hit song ‘If’.

As with a number of other award ceremonies this year, Davido had been up against Wizkid in a number of categories. While he picked two awards, his rival, who was absent at the event, did not win any.
Rapper Olamide also received two awards, his coming in the Best Album and Best Rap Act categories. He closed the ceremony with a performance at an event attended by celebrities including Seyi Shay, Dremo and ID Cabasa.
Olamide's win of Best Album means he has now taken that award two years in a row after winning for The Glory in 2016.
Now in its 12th year, the Nigerian Entertainment Awards recognises entertainers across several fields.
The full list of winners below:

• Album of the Year
  Glory (Olamide)
   
• Hottest Single of the Year
  'If' (Davido)
   
• AfroPop Male Artist of the Year
  Davido
   
• AfroPop Female Artist of the Year
  Seyi Shay
   
• Rap Act of the Year
  Olamide
   
• Dancehall Artist
  Patoranking
   
• Best Collabo of the Year
  'Iskaba' – Wande Coal & DJ Tunez
   
• Best Music Video of the Year (Director)
  'Yolo' – Seyi Shay (Dir: Meji Alabi)
• Best New Act
  Mayorkun
   
• Indigenous Artist of the Year
  Phyno
   
• Diaspora Artist of the Year
  Jidenna
   
• Inspirational Artist of the Year
  Sinach
   
• Most Promising Act to Watch
  Deshinor
   
• Music Producer of the Year
  Krisbeatz
   
• African Male Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)
  Toofan
   
• African Female Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)
  Becca
   
• AfroSoca
  Machel Montano
   
• Best Disc Jockey
  DJ Prince
   
• Diaspora Disc Jockey of the Year
  DJ Phemstar (US)
   
• Africa Disc Jockey of the Year
  DJ Slick Stuat & Roja (UG)
   
• OAP of the Year
  Big Tak (Urban FM)