The Beatz Awards 2019 | |
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Date | 24 November 2019 |
Location | Shell Hall, Muson Center, Onikan, Victoria Island |
Hosted by | Dr SID |
Most awards | Kel-P (3) |
Most nominations | Johnny Drille (4) |
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Produced by | Eliworld Int'l Limited |
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 Xtreme, 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.
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]
The following is a list of nominees [1] and the winners [4] are listed highlighted in boldface.
Producer of the Year of the Year | New Discovery Producer of the Year |
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Afro Pop Producer of the Year | Afrobeat Producer of the Year |
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Afro R&B Producer of the Year | Afro Hip Hop Producer of the Year |
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Afro Highlife Producer of the Year | Afro Rock Producer of the Year |
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Afro Soul Producer of the Year | Afro Dancehall Producer of the Year |
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Afro Gospel Producer of the Year | Songwriter of the Year |
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Male DJ of the Year | Female DJ of the Year |
Best Radio Station of the Year | Best Entertainment Station (Terrestrial) of the Year |
Best Entertainment Station (Cable) of the Year | Best Artist Manager of the Year |
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Best Music Video Director of the Year | Best OAP of the Year |
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Best Mixing & Mastering Engineer of the Year | Best Record Label of the Year |
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Best Blog of the Year | Best Online Music Platform of the Year |
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Best Choreographer of the Year | |
Award description(s) | Recipient |
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Lifetime Achievement Award | "Don Jazzy" |
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