By ‘Dayo Showemimo
The Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA), is in its 10th year already. The prestigious awards ceremony that holds annually in New York, will take place on Sunday, September 6, 2015.
The past editions of the award have succeeded in exporting key players in the Nigerian/African entertainment scene to the United States in celebration of talented entertainers, both in the film or music setting. Stars like Olamide, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Funke Akindele, are among past winners of the event.
This year, the NEA will hold in partnership with international music and lifestyle channel, AfroMusic Pop Channel 326 on DSTV and according to the CEO of NEA, Martin Fayomi: ‘NEA finding a television home is paramount to the delivery of quality broadcast to our audiences across Africa. Our goal is to establish a platform that will continue to accelerate the growth of Nigerian entertainment worldwide, and the partnership with AfroMusic Pop channel validates this goal for the next few years.’
