The Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards, (MEGA), will open Public Voting for pre-nominees in the 2020 edition of the annual event on Saturday, October 10, 2020.
MEGA’s National Screening Committee carefully selected all pre-nominees and now the public will be allowed to have a say in the final nominee list. The Nigerian public will have the opportunity to vote a choice for every category on a single platform, Facebook. This year, votes will be in only four award categories namely, Singles, Medleys, Album, and Main Categories.
The processes for the awards of MEGA are heavily skewed towards quality and meaningfulness, as determined by the Judges. However, listeners/fans are allowed to express their affection for their favourites by voting. All votes (one vote for one account on Facebook alone) for each Pre-NOMINEE in any category will amount to 20% in the final collation. This means that Popularity makes up 20% of the decision for a winner per category. While Originality, Melody, Production, Quality & Composition/Message are aggregated make up 80%.
See the full list of MEGA nominees here:
MAIN CATEGORIES
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- OLUWASEUN OLUWATUNMIBI -GUDUGUDU MEJE
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – BABA ESE
- GIFT DENNIS – CELEBRATING JESUS
- ANGIE – CHOSEN
- FISAYO ODEBODE – MADE IN GRACE
- OLUSEGUN AKINMUTISITAN – WORSHIP COMPANION
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- ETO KENO – ARURE
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – BABA ESE
- GIFT DENNIS – CELEBRATING JESUS
- ANGIE – CHOSEN
- FISAYO ODEBODE – MADE IN GRACE
- OLUSEGUN AKINMUTISITAN – WORSHIP COMPANION
SONG OF THE YEAR
- FISAYO ODEBODE—JESUS ENDORSED
- FISAYO ODEBODE—HEART SONG
- ADEBOLA – RESTORATION
- ANGIE – EKIRA
- ADEBOLA – COLOURS
- ANGIE – ADURA
- TOPE ILORI – Ekorin
- GRACIA AKUBUIKE – Open my heart
- RONNIE D – Mini Baba
- DAMILARE OLADIPUPO – Iyebiye l’eje re
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- FISAYO ODEBODE—Made in Grace
- ADEBOLA – HOPE
- MOJI OLUSOJI – 5 SINGLES
- ANGIE – CHOSEN
- ETO KENO – ARURE
- ANGEL K – GOLDEN HEART
- GIFT DENNIS – CELEBRATING JESUS
- RONNIE D – 4 SINGLES
BEST NEW ARTISTE
- ANGEL K – GOLDEN HEART
- ETO KENO – ARURE (COMPLETES ALL)
- ALLEN MD JNR – I BELIEVE
- ANGIE – CHOSEN
- DA PRAIZE – 4 SINGLES
- FERANMI GOLDEN ANGEL – 4 SINGLES
MEGA SONGS FROM ALBUMS CATEGORIES
WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
- ETO KENO – UJIRO
- OLUWASEUN OLUWATUNMIBI – ONISE IYANU
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – I BELIEVE
- GIFT DENNIS – HE REIGNS
- ANGIE – EMMANUEL
- FISAYO ODEBODE—JESUS ENDORSED
- FISAYO ODEBODE—HEART SONG
- ADEBOLA – RESTORATION
- ADEBOLA – GRACE
- OLUSEGUN AKINMUTISITAN – YOU ARE THE LIVING GOD
PRAISE SONG OF THE YEAR
- ETO KENO – Ezi me
- ETO KENO – Follow
- OLUWASEUN OLUWATUNMIBI – Tire ni ogo
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – Baba Ese
- GIFT DENNIS – Can’t thank you
- ANGIE – Ephata
- TOPE OLAJENGBESI – Track 2
- ADEBOLA – His name
- ADEBOLA – Glory
- OLUSEGUN AKINMUTISITAN – Bigger than
INSPIRATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
- GIFT DENNIS – BIRTHDAY HYPE
- ANGIE – IRORUN
- ANGIE – ADURA
- FISAYO ODEBODE—ALL STARS
- SEGUN AKINJAGUNLA – TRACK 1
- ADEBOLA – COLOURS
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – ORO ITAN
- ETO KENO – JOIN ME
CONTEMPORARY SONG OF THE YEAR
- ETO KENO – Emmanuel
- ETO KENO – Identity
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – Wellu
- GIFT DENNIS – Overwhelmed
- ALLEN MD JNR – Bread of Life
- ANGIE – Lomi
- FISAYO ODEBODE – God can
TRADITIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
- ETO KENO – ARURE
- OLUWASEUN OLUWATUNMIBI – GUDUGUDU MEJE
- SUNDAY OGAYEMI – AYO
- ANGIE – EKIRA
- KINGSLEY OGUNDE – TRACK 3 – BABA, OMO
- SEGUN AKINJAGUNLA – TRACK 3
- ALLEN MD JNR – YESU NGABONGSO
BEST PRAISE & WORSHIP MEDLEY
- ETO KENO – YOU ARE GOD
- KINGSLEY OGUNDE – TRACK 4 – IWO (FIRST PHYSICIAN}
- FISAYO ODEBODE—MORE THAN MEDLEY
- SEGUN AKINJAGUNLA – TRACK 2
- TOPE OLAJENGBESI – TRACK 3 – ARIWO AYO
- OLUSEGUN AKINMUTISITAN – ARABARIBITI
- MINISTER OGHALE – I PRAISE
- OLUWASEUN OLUWATUNMIBI – KABIOSI
MEGA SINGLES CATEGORIES
BEST SINGLE URBAN
- BENSON LEE – JUMP & PASS
- ENGO – LULI
- JEFFERY – MAMA
- THIM COLLINS – LORD OF ALL
- TEE PEE – CRUCIFY-ME
- VEEEZ – DO-IT-AGAIN
- DJ GOSPORELLA – 35:55
- DABO WILLIAMS – ABUJA
- REMEH BARZ – LIPS DON’T LIE
- KBK JNR – IKHA YERE
BEST SINGLE PRAISE
- CHINYERE UDOMA – GATE OF BRASS
- JESHURUN – JESUS
- UCHE MICHAEL – OKOKOMIKO
- BRODA MARTYNS – GOD LIKE YOU
- ENGO – ROBA NAMICHAEL
- RONNIE D – HE REIGNS
- BENSON LEE – SUNANA
- LIZA C – GOD OF MIRACLE
- KAYODE OLUSOJI – I WILL SING
- VEEEZ – LOVE
BEST SINGLE WORSHIP
- CHINYERE UDOMA – The Cross
- FAITH AJIBOYE – Eze mo
- UCHE MICHAEL – Something about you
- V. I. C. T. O. R – You
- MOJI OLUSOJI – I love you
- RONNIE D – Better love
- ISAAC DAVIDS – How Excellent
- EMMANUEL UKOJI – Salvation belongs
- LIZA C – Hosanna
- RITA NK – Grateful
- GRACIA AKUBUIKE – Open my heart
BEST SINGLE TRADITIONAL
- TOPE ILORI – EKORIN
- UCHE MICHAEL – OMEMA
- JULIE GOLD – KUSHIA SHIDUNMA
- MOJI OLUSOJI – GBOPE
- RONNIE D – MINI BABA
- DAMILOLA OLADIPUPO – IYEBIYE L’EJE RE
- TOLA JULIUS – OILY FINGERS
- LAURA ABIOS – OWIE ABUTU OKAMALEYA
- PHILLIPS PRAIZE – ODIRO ONYE
- KAYODE OLUSOJI – MO MORE
Nigerian music lovers, and the world at large, are encouraged to visit the website: www.megawards.org and Facebook page: (www.facebook.com/MEGAwards) for more details (on easy voting process). Also, information on the event, designed as a remote ceremony in observance of pandemic protocols, is on Twitter (@tweet_megawards) and Instagram (@mega_awards).
