The Beatz Awards 2019

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The Beatz Awards 2019
Date24 November 2019
LocationShell Hall, Muson Center, Onikan, Victoria Island
Hosted by Dr SID
Most awards Kel-P (3)
Most nominations Johnny Drille (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network
Produced byEliworld Int'l Limited
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The 5th The Beatz Awards was held at Muson Center in Lagos on 24 November 2019. Nominees were revealed on October 15, 2019. [1] The live show was televised on STV, Nigezie TV, wapTV, TVC, BEN Television, and MTV Base, [2] and hosted by Dr SID. [3] It celebrated entertainment personalities across 25 voting categories, with 4 honorary Awards (non-voting). Kel-P had the highest award winnings at The Beatz Awards, by securing 3 awards at the ceremony.

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At the ceremony, Don Jazzy was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the "New Discovery Producer" category was renamed "Don Jazzy New Discovery Producer". [4] While receiving the award, he added a 1 million cash prize to the winner from the 6th edition of the award. [5]

Performers

Presenters

Nominations and winners

The following is a list of nominees [1] and the winners [4] are listed highlighted in boldface.

Producer of the Year of the YearNew Discovery Producer of the Year
Afro Pop Producer of the YearAfrobeat Producer of the Year
Afro R&B Producer of the YearAfro Hip Hop Producer of the Year
Afro Highlife Producer of the YearAfro Rock Producer of the Year
Afro Soul Producer of the YearAfro Dancehall Producer of the Year
  • Seyikeyz - (Teni – "Uyo Meyo")
Afro Gospel Producer of the YearSongwriter of the Year
  • Skerzbeat – (Mercy Chinwo – "Chinedum")
    • Smj – (J.J. Hairston – "Onaga")
    • Mrtee – (David Jones David – "Giant Killer")
    • Olaitan Dada – Glowreeyah Braimah – "Exalted")
    • George, TY Bello – (Tope Alabi - "Logan Ti O De")
    • Tyanx – (MoniQue – "Timeless")
    • Sunny Pee – (Ema – "You No Dey Use Me Play")
    • Doron Clinton – (Freke Umoh - "Hallelujah No Go Finish")
Male DJ of the YearFemale DJ of the Year
Best Radio Station of the YearBest Entertainment Station (Terrestrial) of the Year
Best Entertainment Station (Cable) of the YearBest Artist Manager of the Year
Best Music Video Director of the YearBest OAP of the Year
Best Mixing & Mastering Engineer of the YearBest Record Label of the Year
Best Blog of the YearBest Online Music Platform of the Year
  • BellaNaija
    • Linda Ikeji Blog
    • OloriSuperGal
    • Stella Dimoko Korkus
    • Kemi Filani
Best Choreographer of the Year

Special recognition awards

Award description(s)Recipient
Lifetime Achievement Award"Don Jazzy"

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