Nigerian Entertainment Today (Netng) will reveal nominees for the sixth edition of the annual NET Honours Awards, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 10 am WAT.
As the world’s number one source for African entertainment and a trusted destination for reports and insights that deepen the knowledge of young people about Africa’s entertainment space, Netng initiated NET Honours to recognise and celebrate Nigerians’ favourite celebrities and public figures who have contributed to shaping the most exciting pop culture topics and events in the year under review.
NET Honours, one of the world’s most prestigious verified audience data-based awards, debuted in 2013 as a special recognition award presented to deserving individuals in the Nigerian entertainment industry during the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive). In 2016, it evolved into NET Honours People’s Choice Awards. Then in 2020, due to the pandemic, the awards went virtual, reaching over 10 million people worldwide.
“NET Honours provides useful data on popular culture trends and the interests of urban youth in Africa. The platform is a valuable source of insights for brands, organisations and governments that are trying to understand young Africans and their digital media consumption habits,” says Femi Falodun, the CEO of Info Digital Africa (ID Africa), owners of Netng, Neusroom, 234Star, and Orin.
NET Honours focuses on recognising achievers in the entertainment industry through a thorough analysis of online audience search, consumer interest, social media interactions and search trends on Netng’s website, social media platforms and other related channels. Data for the awards are based on audience engagement from a database of over 10 million internet users reached across Netng’s website and social media channels between June 2021 and May 2022.
This year, NET Honours is introducing 15 new voting categories for the first time in six years, allowing entertainment fans and enthusiasts to vote their favourites in these newly-introduced categories.
The new categories are Most Popular DJ, Most Popular Dancer/Video Vixen, Most Popular Music Producer, Breakout Artiste of the Year, Social Content Creator of the Year, Most Popular Video Director (Music Video/Skit), Most Popular Fandom (Music), Most Popular Fandom (BBNaija), Most Popular Celebrity Stylist, Most Popular Designer, Most Popular Photographer, Breakout Actor of the Year, Breakout Actress of the Year, Breakout Artiste of the Year (Male), Breakout Artiste of the Year (Female).
“Building on the success of NET Honours in the last six years, we believe it is also important to recognise the great works of other creatives who mostly work behind the scenes and rarely get the commendation they deserve. This is why we are introducing 15 new categories, and we are excited that this year, fans now have even more power to also choose their favourites in these new categories,” says Michael Orodare, the Editorial Lead at ID Africa.
NET Honours Class of 2022 will feature 35 categories, including Most Popular Male and Female Musicians, Most Searched Male and Female Musicians, and Most Popular Male and Female Actors, among many others.
Nominees for NET Honours Class of 2022 will be unveiled on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 10 am WAT via Netng’s website, and social media platforms –– @thenetng on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Online voting for the 15 new categories will commence at 6 pm WAT after the unveil and will end by midnight on Tuesday, June 28.
Winners will be announced on Friday, July 1, 2022, and the full list will be available at thenet.ng/honours.
