Soul Singer Nikki Laoye has just been nominated in four categories for the upcoming 2014 MIC Awards holding in her hometown, Osun State.
The categories are “Best Song of the Year – 123”; “Best Video of the year – 123”; Best Neo-soul/R&B artiste of the year – Only You”; “Best Religious Artiste”.
Nikki Laoye hails from the popular royal family of the Laoye-Ajeniju ruling house – the lineage of the legendary Timi Of Ede, Oba Adetoyese Laoye, in Ede Osun State.
These rounds up a total of 13 nominations for the hardworking singing-princess in the year 2014.
Other artistes nominated for the Mic Awards include mainstream and inspirational artistes from Osun State such as Davido, Mocheddah, Seyi Shay, Psalm Ebube, Tolucci and more.
The MIC Award is dedicated to entertainers and artistes who hail from Osun State in Nigeria and is co-ordinated in three sets of awards :
1. Professionals who support entertainment (Platinum Set – White)
2. Indigenes who reside outside the state (Sapphire Set – Blue).
3. Indigenes and non-indigenes who reside within the state (Ruby Set – Red)
The project is aimed at celebrating the ART of excellence from Osun State and also point the extended public, multinationals and investors-nationally and internationally, to the Talents, Cultural heritage that abound in the State of Osun.
The award ceremony holds on the 7th of December, 2014 in Osun State
Voting commences shortly.
Below is the Nomination list for the SAPPHIRE SET of Awards
SAPPHIRE SET CATEGORIES
Best Commercial song of the year(Secular Specified)
Tchelete (Davido)
Forward ever (Skuki)
Murder (Sheyi Shay)
Brain Touch (Leo Wonder)
Buga (LKT)
W4 (foreign dance)
Best Song of the year (open)
Aye (Davido)
Gbemileke(Skuki)
123 (Nikki Laoye)
Toh bad (Niyola)
My Time (Mocheeda)
Murder (Sheyi Shay)
Best Male Entertainment Act
Davido
Leo Wonder
LKT
Skuki
Baba Ijesa
L’ujesha
Mimmy Tea
Antar Laniyan
Best female Entertainment Act
Niyola
Mocheda
Oyinkansola
Oyinkansola Elebuibon
Tope Alabi(Radio Queen)
Abeni Agbon
Seyi shay
Best Movie Star of the year(male)
Adekola Tijani (Kamilu Compo)
Murphy Afolabi
Baba Ijesha
Akin Olaiya
Muyideen Oladapo (Lala)
Lukman Raji
Best Movie Star of the year(female)
Oyinkansola Elebuibon
Shade (Lepa Shandy)
Aminatu Papapa
Best Neo-soul/R&B artiste of the year(unisex)(Open)
F.A(Ololufe)
Nikky Laoye (Only You)
Oyinkansola
Niyola (word)
Mocheeda(Destinobari)
Best Rapper of the Year(unisex)
Mode 9
Edris Abdulkareem
Sinzu (Sauce Kid)
Shay jones
Posley TD
Best Fuji Artiste of the year(Unisex)
Remi Aluko
Best Entertainment Marketer/promoter of the year
Small World Int’l
Blackwall Record Int’l
Best producer of the year (music)
Ksolo
Rythm
Drumphase
Young John
Best Producer of the year (Movie/ Music Video)
Tolucci
Olu Micheal
Sesan
Best Producer of the year (Event)
Koinonia Ltd
TopsideEvents
1805 Entertainment
Best Comedian of the year(Open) (Unisex)
Omobaba No1
Bash
Baba Ijesha
Best Master Compere of the year
Tunde Praise
Alaga Abolodefeloju
Best VJ(TV)/ D.J of the year
Dj Spinnal
Best Radio Dj/ D.J of the year
Dj Jonesjonzin
Dj Stone
Best Video of the year(Open)
Tchelete (Davido)
Gbemileke (Skuki)
Buga (LKT)
Nikky Laoye (123)
To Bad (Niyola)
Sheyi Shey
Brain Touch (Leo Wonder)
W4(foreign dance )
Best Religious artiste of the year(Unisex)(Open)
Bisi Alawiye
Nikky Laoye
YemyTpx (Erujeje)
Psalm Ebube
Best Highlife/Juju Artiste of the year(Unisex)
Yinka Best
St Janet
Femoo Lacasta
Wale Bravo
Best Contemporary/Indigenous Act of the year(Unisex)( Open)
Beautiful Nubia
L’ujesha
Yemi Sax
Oyinkansola
Next Rated artiste of the year
Jonesjonzin
O’Kriz
Rude Boy(Omo Ibile)
Danagog (HKN)
Face of Entertainment of the year(unopposed)
Antar Laniyan
Idris Abdulkareem
Omobaba No1
Best entertainment Reporter of the year(Print)
Olalekan Olaleye (Ist Xpression Magazine)
Best entertainment presenter of the year(TV)
Tunde Praise (E-Star TV)
Tope Alabi (MITV Ibadan)
Ariyike Akinbobola (Spice TV)
Best entertainment presenter of the year(Radio)
Ife Ajagbe( Metro FM Lagos)
Tope Alabi (Star FM Ibadan)
Tunde Praise
Best Media of the year/ Electronic/print/Blog
Ist Xpression Magazine
Bubbles Magazine
BOS TV
Best Entertainment Place of the year
Westown Hotel Ikeja
Topside Bar and lounge Ibadan
Oxygen O2 Club Ibadan
Option 24/7 Ibadan
Best Entertainment Supporting Brand of the year
Slot Nig. Ltd
Step up Clothing’s
Entertainment Corporate Sponsor Award
International Breweries Plc
Nigeria Breweries Plc
Guinness Nig Plc.
Consolidated Breweries Plc
MTN Nigeria
Glo Nigeria
Hall of Fame
Kareem Adepoju (Baba Wande)
Kola Oyewo