Voting opens for 2019 African Entertainment Awards USA

Best Male Artist nominees include AKA (South Africa), Burna Boy (Nigeria), Davido (Nigeria) and Wizkid (Nigeria), among others, while the Best Female Artist category features Tiwa Savage (Nigeria), Zahara (South Afrcia), MzVee (Ghana), Aya Nakamura (Mali), 2018 winner Yemi Alade (Nigeria) and others.

Members of the public can vote in each of the 30 categories via the awards' official website.

The awards platform has honoured African musicians for their excellence since 2015. It also honours practitioners across all crafts and industry sectors including entertainment, entrepreneurship and community leadership.

Previous recipients include Stanley Enow (Cameroon), Rayvanny (Tanzania) and Shatta Wale (Ghana).

Best Male Artist 

• Flavour
• Davido
• Sarkodie
• Wizkid
• AKA
• Diamond Platnumz
• Burna Boy
• Locko
• Dadju
• Stonebwoy

Best Female Artist

• MzVee
• Teni
• Tiwa Savage
• Haidy Moussa
• Daphne
• Charlotte Dipanda
• Zahara
• Aya Nakamura
• Yemi Alade
• Simi

Best Hip Hop Artist

• Cassper Nyovest
• AKA
• Nasty C
• Khaligraph Jones
• M.I Abaga
• Laylizzy
• Kwesta
• Nadia Nakai
• Sarkodie
• R2Bees

Hottest Group

• Souti Sol
• Best Life Music
• Calema
• Toofan
• Yobass
• Keche
• Mafikizolo
• Navy Kenzo
• R2bees

Best Collaboration

• 'Drive' – Black Coffee & David Guetta ft. Delilah Montagu
• 'Baila' – Diamond Platnumz ft. Miri Ben-Ari
• 'Unleash' – Runtown ft. Fekky
• 'BABY' – DJ Vyrusky ft. Shatta Wale ,Kuami Eugene & KiDi
• 'DanceHall' – Eddy Kenzo ft. Cindy Sanyu & Beenie Gunter
• 'Alma Gêmea' – Halison Paixão ft. Filho do Zua
• 'Come e Baza' – Titica ft. Pabllo Vittar
• 'Banger (Mamawe)' – Preto Show ft. Davido
• 'Kpo K3K3' – Stonebwoy ft. Medikal, DarkoVibes, Kelvyn Boy & Kwesi Arthur
• 'És o teu primeiro amor' – Yasmine ft. Josslyn

Best Video

• 'Assurance' – Davido
• 'Soco' – Starboy ft. Wizkid, Terri, Spotless & Ceeza Milli
• 'Chaguo La Moyo' – Otile Brown & Sanaipei Tande
• 'Kwangwaru' – Harmonize Ft Diamond Platnumz
• 'Reza Madame' – Titica
• 'Boye' – Eto'o Tsana
• 'Jogodo' – Tekno
• 'Banger (Mamawe)' – Preto Show ft. Davido
• 'Kpo K3K3' – Stonebwoy ft. Medikal, DarkoVibes, Kelvyn Boy & Kwesi Arthur
• 'Oh My Gosh' – Yemi Alade

Entertainer of the Year

• Flavour
• Diamond Platnumz
• Davido
• WizKid
• Shata Wale
• Eddy Kenzo
• Yemi Alade
• Stonebwoy
• Tiwa Savage
• Tekno

Best Gospel Artist

• Joe Mettle
• Tumi
• Annisstar
• Sinach
• Diana Hamilton
• Benjamin Dube
• Eben
• Gloria Silver
• Winnie Mashaba
• Gloria Muliro

Best Local Dancer/Group

• Dejahna Claiborne
• Brenda Dery
• A.V.O Boyz
• Coryn Jimenez
• Sarah Olaniran
• Awa Ayesha
• Judith McCarthy
• Queen Bosa
• Amarachi Onyemaobi
• Samuel Kyei

Best Promoter

• Big Bowe Black Diamond
• DMK Global
• Marcy Depina
• Jah Pickney
• MoeBFL
• Shawn Hartwell
• Osisioma Entertainments
• DJ Maxy
• Pain 456 mix kompa
• Kwasi Beast

Best Local DJ

• DJ Marcy Depina
• Deejay D-vice
• DJ Moma
• DJ kev
• DJ Bode
• DJ Chase
• DJ Buka
• DJ Good Noize
• DJ Clein
• DJ Kassava

Best Francophone Artist

• Pape Diouf
• MHD
• Charlotte Dipanda
• Mr Leo
• Soul Bangs
• Serge Beynaud
• Wally Seck
• Titi
• Sidiki Diabate
• Fally Ipupa

Best Palop Male Artist

• Matias Damásio
• Preto Show
• Calema
• Mr Bow
• Badoxa
• Dino d’Santiago
• Binhan Quimor
• Nelson Freita
• Djodjie
• G-Amado

Best Palop Female Artist

• Yola Semedo
• Marllen Preta Negra
• Jennifer Dias
• Liloca
• Yasmine Carvalho
• Elida Almeida
• Lizha James
• Edmazia Mayembe
• Josslyn
• Karyna Gomes

Best Upcoming Artist

• Shingai
• Samkul
• Chetekela Louis
• Spice Diana
• Indobab
• Pam Official
• Togar Horward
• Peter Pana
• Nedymusic
• Montess

Single of the Year

• 'Assurance' – Davido
• 'Teu Olhar' – Matias Damasio
• 'Ye' – Burna Boy
• 'Case' – Teni
• 'Jogodo' – Tekno
• 'Drogba (Joanna)' – Afro B
• 'Akwaaba' – GuiltyBeatz, Mr Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo
• 'Banger (Mamawe)' – Preto Show ft. Davido
• 'Killin Dem' – Zlatan ft. Burna Boy
• 'Nubian Queen' – Nelson Freitas

Best Local Artist

• Zore’ Lebarty
• General Sharpiro
• Chief dejjy
• Taiyel
• Michael Gray
• Sammie Love
• Joe O
• Mr Bello
• Tonton Mello
• K-Flav

Best Male Artist – Central/West Africa

• Matias Damásio
• Fally Ipupa
• MC Galaxy
• Mr Leo
• Stonbwoy
• Zlatan Ibile
• Pape Diouf
• Momo Dieng
• Mr Eazi
• Shatta Wale

Best Male Artist – East/South/North Africa

• Ommy Dimpoz
• Eddy Kenzo
• Piksy Malawi
• Harmonize
• AKA
• Rayvanny
• Jose Chameleone
• The Ben
• Meddy
• Oc Osilliation

Best Female Artist – Central/West Africa

• Soraia Ramos
• Yola Semedo
• Efya
• Niniola
• Simi
• Titi
• Yemi Alade
• Oumou Sangare
• Tiwa Savage
• Daphne

Best Female Artist – East/South/North Africa

• Akothee
• Selmor Mtukudzi
• Rana Samaha
• Vanessa Mdee
• Zahara
• Rema Namakula
• Sheebah Karungi
• Kenza Mosli
• Nandy
• Victoria Kimani

Best Dancehall Artist

• Stonebwoy
• Shatta Wale
• Winky D
• Jose Chameleone
• Patoranking
• Samini
• Navy Kenzo
• Toofan
• Phyno
• Babes Wodumo

Best African Talent/Artist Managers

• Joel Vincent Joseph (Mr Puaz)
• Babu Tale
• Seven Mosha
• Sunday Are
• Asa Asika
• Ubi Franklin
• Prince Costinyo
• Nanayaw Ofori
• Keen Mushapaidze
• Tlee Moiloa

Local Model of the Year

• Lian Ariel
• Noreen Ambani
• Mohamet Mbaye
• II-kaya
• Vivian Davis
• Aissata M.S
• Zaawadi
• Julius Antwi
• Gifty Boakye
• Modesta Boafo

Fashion Designer of the Year

• Kwabs Couture
• Thekhatorlabel
• Ezinne
• Henrioci
• Yurielle Designs
• Angie Couture
• Kali Kouture
• Kelvin Gordon El
• Eldior Sodeck
• Atarianyc

Best African Comedian

• Eric Omondi
• Kotingo Parvo
• Calado Show
• Loyiso Gola
• I Go Save
• Teacher Wanjiku
• Nasra Yusuf
• Helen Paul
• Mark Angel
• Dr Ofweneke

Best Host

• Stela Carvalho
• Anita Fabiola
• Lil Ommy
• Mangomito
• Chichistylxz
• Teacher Wanjiku
• Daniel Nacimento
• Eric Omondi
• Michelle Dede
• Erskine Whyte

Best Blogger/Influencer

• Platinaline
• Mz Mozambique News
• Pin Africa
• George brittongh
• Instablog9ja
• Phylx Entertainment
• Pulse Nigeria
• Ameyaw Debrah
• Play Bak magazine
• 237showbiz

Local Athlete of the Year

• Jalen Carey (Basketball)
• Sone Ntoh (Football)
• Lamont Oliver (Baseball)
• Cory Poole (Track and Field)
• Nigil Thomas (Football)
• Andrea Dubbels (Track and Field)
• Mariah Perez (Basketball)
• Mya Bembry (Basketball)
• Navasky Anderson (Track and Field)
• West Rideau Winds (Soccer)

Community Award

• My Daughter Your Daughter
• Save our Nations
• Ghana Association for Medical Aid 
• African and American Alliance
• AangelsNJ
• Butterfly Walker Inc
• The Iya Foundation
• Miss Africa Tri-State
• Michelle Foundations Inc
• Guyana Heritage Foundation