City People Entertainment Awards

City People Entertainment Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in Nigeria & Ghana Entertainment
Country	Nigeria
Presented by	City People Magazine
First award	2009
Website	citypeopleonline.com

City People Entertainment Awards are an annual accolade presented by City People Magazine to honour Nigerian and Ghanaian entertainers. ^[1] The first edition was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on June 14, 2009. The event was hosted by Governor Gbenga Daniel in the State House. ^[1] The most recent ceremony was held on June 22, 2014 at 10 Degrees Event Centre, Lagos State. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

2017 division

In 2017, the award was divided into "City People Music Awards" and "City People Movie Awards". ^[5] These awards should not be confused with the "City People Awards For Excellence" which is a separate awards ceremony by the same organizer, which honors achievers beyond just the boundaries of the entertainment space with categories such as "Lifetime Achievement Award", "Businessman of the Year", "Male Achiever of the Year" amongst other prestigious categories. ^[6] GoldMyne TV was nominated as online TV of the year ^[7]

Categories

The following are the present categories:

• Recognition Award
• Best Vocal Artiste (Male)
• Best Vocal Artiste (Female)
• Legendary Award
• Indigenous Act Award
• Pop/Rock Act With Potential Award
• Male Act With Potential Award
• Female Act With Potential Award
• Highlife Act With Potential Award
• Hip Hop Act With Potential Award
• Indigenous Act With Potential Award
• Gospel Music Icon Award
• Most Promising Artiste (Male)
• Most Promising Artiste (Female)
• Best Lyrical Exploration/Lyricist (Male/Female)
• Best Afro Hip Hop Single
• Highlife Act With Potential
• Best Gospel Music Video
• Best Recording with A List Act
• Best Indigenous Single
• Emerging Male Act With Potential
• Emerging Female Act With Potential
• Emerging Gospel Act of the Year
• Recording of the Year
• Best Nigerian International Act
• Best Performing Act

Movie

• Best Actress Of The Year (English)
• Best Actor Of The Year (English)
• Nollywood Face Of The Year
• Best New Actor Of The Year (English)
• Best New Actress Of The Year (English)
• Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English)
• Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (English)
• Best Movie Of The Year (English)
• Best Movie Producer Of The Year (English)
• Best Movie Marketer of the Year (English)
• Best Director Of The Year (English)
• Comic Actor Of The Year (English)
• Most Promising Act of the Year
• Best Actor Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best Actress Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best New Actor Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best New Actress Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best Supporting Actor of the Year (Yoruba)
• Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best Movie Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best Movie Producer Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Best Movie Marketer of the Year (Yoruba)
• Movie Director Of The Year (Yoruba)
• Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba)
• Most Promising Actor of the Year (Yoruba)
• Comic Actor Of The Year (Yoruba)

Kannywood

• Best Actor Of The Year
• Best Actress of the Year
• Best Supporting Actor of The Year
• Best Supporting Actress of The Year
• Best New Actor of The Year
• Best New Actress of The Year
• Best Director of The Year
• Best Producer of The Year
• Best Musician Of The Year
• Best Film Of The Year

Ghana

• BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
• ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD
• BEST SHOWBIZ-FRIENDLY COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD
• FACE OF GHANA MOVIES AWARD
• BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
• HOTTEST GHANAIAN ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD

Movies

• Best Actor Of The Year (G)
• Best Actress Of The Year (Ghana)
• Best Supporting Actor Of The Year (Ghana)
• Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (Ghana)
• Entertainment Company of the Year
• Best New Actress Of The Year (Ghana)
• Best Showbiz-friendly Company Of The Year (Ghana)
• Face Of Ghana Movies Award
• Best Movie Of The Year (Ghana)
• Hottest Ghanaian Actress In Nollywood
• Most Promising Actress of the Year

Music

• Musician of the Year (Male)
• Musician Of The Year (Female)
• TV Station With Best Showbiz Content (Ghana)
• Radio Station With Best Showbiz Content (Ghana)
• Showbiz Blogger/Online Writer Of The Year (Ghana)
• TV Hostess of the Year (Ghana)

Past award categories

Popular Song of the Year (2016-2020)
Year	Recipient	Result
2016	HarrySong – Reggae Blues	Won	[8]
2017	Davido – If	Won	[9]
2018	Mr Real Ft Idowest, Kelvin Chuks & Odadice – Legbegbe	Won	[10]
2020	Asake – Mr. Money	Won	[11]
City People Next Rated Artiste (Male)
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2020	Bella Shmurda	Won
	Omah Lay	Nominated
	Oxlade	Nominated
	Cheque	Nominated
	Bad Boy Timz	Nominated
	Wizpec	Nominated
	Zinoleesky	Nominated
Music Artist Of The Year (Female)
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2016	Simi	Won
2017	Tiwa Savage	Won
	Niniola	Nominated
	Yemi Alade	Nominated
	Seyi Shay	Nominated
	Aramide	Nominated
	Simi	Nominated
Music Artist Of The Year (Male)
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2016	Kizz Daniel	Won	[12]
2017	Harrysong	Won
	Davido	Nominated
	Tekno	Nominated
	Runtown	Nominated
	Kizz Daniel	Nominated
	Wizkid	Nominated
	Olamide	Nominated
2018	Mayokun	Won	[10]
Best Collaboration
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2016	Humblesmith Feat. Davido – Osinachi Remix	Won
2017	Adekunle Gold Feat. Simi – No Forget	Won
	Ycee Feat. Maleek Berry – Juice	Nominated
	Phyno Feat. P-Square – Financial Woman	Nominated
	Illbliss Feat. Reekado Banks, Mr Eazi – Jawonlaya	Nominated
Rap Act of the Year
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2020	CDQ	Won
Comedy Act of the Year
Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2020	Mr Macaroni	Won

References

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2. "Stars Converge for City People Awards". bellanaija.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
3. "CD John, Chidinma, Dagrin to be honoured at 3rd City People Awards". thenet.ng. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
4. "Halima Abubakar, Samklef nominated for City People Awards". bellanaija.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
5. "CITY PEOPLE SET TO HOLD 2017 MOVIE AWARDS". City PEople Group. August 21, 2017.
6. "Celebrities Storm 2017 City People Awards for Excellence". 9 April 2017.
7. Reporter (2017-07-17). "List Of Nominees For 2017 City People Music Awards". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
8. Victor, Adeyemi Adebayo (27 July 2016). "Full list of Ghanaian winners at City People Entertainment Awards". ghanaweb.
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10. Reporter (2018-11-03). "Winners Emerge @ 2018 City People Music Awards". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
11. Reporter (2020-12-07). "Winners Emerge At 2020 City People Music Awards [Full List]". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
12. Showemimo, Adedayo (2016-07-26). "Full List Of Winners at 2016 City People Entertainment Awards" . Retrieved 2025-04-18.