The song 'Essence' remains not just the song of the summer, but the main crossover song of 2021
Grammy Award winner, Wizkid has a lot to be happy about, especially after winning five awards at the recently concluded African Entertainment Awards, USA (AEAUSA).
The singer went home as the Best Male Artist, he also got an award for Best Collaboration, Best Music Video, and he got the award for Song of The Year and Album of The Year.
The song 'Essence' remains not just the song of the summer, but the main crossover song of 2021. With that single, both Wizkid and Tems have been able to break new into new frontiers, leading to several new opportunities.
The complete list of winners of the 7th annual African Entertainment Awards, USA (AEAUSA) Awards, presented on December 26, 2021, is below.
- BEST MALE ARTIST- WizKid
- BEST FEMALE ARTIST- Tems
- BEST HIP HOP/RAP ARTIST Kao Denero
- BEST DUO/GROUP
R2 bees - BEST COLLABORATION
Wizkid – Essence ft. Tems - BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Wizkid – Essence Ft. Tems - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz - BEST DANCER/GROUP
Poco Lee - BEST DJ
DJ Neptune - BEST FRANCOPHONE MALE ARTIST/GROUP
Fally Ipupa - BEST FRANCOPHONE FEMALE ARTIST/GROUP
Manamba Kante - BEST PALOP MALE ARTIST
Mr. Bow - BEST PALOP FEMALE ARTIST
Yasmine - BEST NEW ARTIST 2021
Omah Lay - SONG OF THE YEAR
WizKid – Essence ft. Tems - ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Wizkid “Made in Lagos” - BEST UPCOMING/LOCAL ARTIST Sharma Boy
- BEST MALE ARTIST – CENTRAL/WEST AFRICA
Soul Bangs - BEST FEMALE ARTIST – CENTRAL/WEST AFRICA
Manamba Kante - BEST MALE ARTIST – EAST/SOUTH/NORTH AFRICA
Eddy Kenzo - BEST FEMALE ARTIST – EAST/SOUTH/NORTH AFRICA
Spice Diana - BEST AFRICAN COMEDIAN
Broda Shaggi - BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
Mercy Chinwo - BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTIST
Patoranking - AFRO-LATINO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
J Balvin - SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
Don Jazzy - PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Masterkraft - MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
EBuka - ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Sadio Mané – SOCCER/FOOTBALL - VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Director Kenny - BEST DIGITAL NEWS PLATFORM
Pulse TV – Nigeria - BEST AFRICAN MOVIE
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