African Entertainment Awards USA

African Entertainment Awards USA
African Entertainment Awards USA
Current: 2021 African Entertainment Awards USA
Country	United States
Presented by	AEAUSA Awards ; Cabo Verde Music Awards
First awarded	October 31, 2015
Website	Official website

The African Entertainment Awards USA (also referred to as AEAUSA), an annual event consisting of mostly music awards.[1]

History

The event is composed of over 30 categories (22 music & 8 non-music) and the 1st edition of the African Entertainment Awards was held on 31 October 2015, at the Mary Burch Theater Newark, New Jersey, with host; Comrade Fatso, and Hassan Oliver. The 5th AEAUSA Awards was held on October 19, 2019, at New Jersey Institute of Technology[2] with co-host Eric Omondi, and Anita Fabiola,[3] as it honors African excellence and its pioneers at the ceremony.

Ceremonies

#	Date	Venue	Host city	Host
1st	31 October 2015	Mary Burch Theater	Newark, New Jersey	Comrade Fatso Hassan Oliver
2nd	22 October 2016	Liberty Theater in Elizabeth[4]	New Jersey
3rd	21 October 2017		New Jersey
4th	20 October 2018	G50 Productions[5]	Irvington, New Jersey
5th	19 October 2019	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Eric Omondi Anita Fabiola
6th	20 December 2020	Jim Wise Theater	New Jersey	Nkechi Blessing Sunday Seun Sean Jimoh

Controversy

In 2020, Laycon won Best New Artist[6] in all of Africa, and was celebrated by his fans on social media. In 2019, Eddy Kenzo won Best African Entertainer Of The Year,[7] which was received with controversy criticizing the fairness of the award. In 2017, Yemi Alade won big,[8] and left fans debating about her alleged rivalry with songwriter and actress Tiwa Savage, on "Who's Mama Africa".

Performering act(s)

Year	Artist(s)
2019	Kao denero[9]

Award categories

The following are the present categories:

Other categories

Best African Talent/Artist Managers
Local Model of the Year
Fashion Designer of the Year (also known as Best Local Fashion Designer)
Best African Comedian
Best Host
Best Blogger/Influencer
Local Athlete of the Year
Community Award
Best video

African Entertainment Awards (Canada)

In 2011, the African Entertainment Awards (Canada) were founded by Nigerian Social Entrepreneur Kunle Adewale to recognize the African-Canadian entertainment industry.[10] Despite the similarity in name, the two award ceremonies are unrelated.

References

"Annual 2015 African Entertainment Awards USA". Sahara Reporters. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"African Entertainment Awards USA 2019: All the winners". Music In Africa. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"Anita Fabiola To Host 2019 African Entertainment Awards-USA". Glim. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Atwiine, Simon Peter (19 July 2016). "Eddy Kenzo leads African entertainment awards USA nominations". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"African Entertainment Awards USA 2018 announces winners". Music In Africa. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
Yaakugh, Kumashe (21 December 2020). "BBNaija: Fans celebrate as Laycon wins Best New Artist at AEAUSA 2020". Legit.ng. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"BREAKING! Kenzo wins African Entertainer of the year award in USA". PML Daily. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"Tiwa Savage Vs Yemi Alade: Who rules 2017?". Vanguard. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"Eric Omondi receives special invite to perform in US". Pulse Live Kenya. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"African Entertainment Awards". www.africanentawards.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 16 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[1] "Annual 2015 African Entertainment Awards USA". Sahara Reporters. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[2] "African Entertainment Awards USA 2019: All the winners". Music In Africa. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[3] "Anita Fabiola To Host 2019 African Entertainment Awards-USA". Glim. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[4] Atwiine, Simon Peter (19 July 2016). "Eddy Kenzo leads African entertainment awards USA nominations". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[5] "African Entertainment Awards USA 2018 announces winners". Music In Africa. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[6] Yaakugh, Kumashe (21 December 2020). "BBNaija: Fans celebrate as Laycon wins Best New Artist at AEAUSA 2020". Legit.ng. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[7] "BREAKING! Kenzo wins African Entertainer of the year award in USA". PML Daily. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[8] "Tiwa Savage Vs Yemi Alade: Who rules 2017?". Vanguard. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[9] "Eric Omondi receives special invite to perform in US". Pulse Live Kenya. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[10] "African Entertainment Awards". www.africanentawards.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 16 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)