City People Entertainment Awards are an annual accolade presented by ''

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'' to honour Nigerian and Ghanaian entertainers. The first edition was held in Abeokuta,

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on June 14, 2009. The event was hosted by Governor

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in the State House. The most recent ceremony was held on June 22, 2014 at 10 Degrees Event Centre,

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2017 division

In 2017, the award was divided into "City People Music Awards" and "City People Movie Awards". These awards should not be confused with the "City People Awards For Excellence" which is a separate awards ceremony by the same organizer, which honors achievers beyond just the boundaries of the entertainment space with categories such as "Lifetime Achievement Award", "Businessman of the Year", "Male Achiever of the Year" amongst other prestigious categories.

Categories

The following are the present categories:

Nigeria

Music

*Music Marketer Of The Year *Musician Of The Year (Male) *Musician Of The Year (Female) *R&B Artiste of the Year *Record Label of the Year *Rap Artiste of the Year *Best Music Producer of the Year *Best Music Video Director of the Year *Dancehall/Reggae Act of the Year *Most Popular Song of the Year *Best New Musician of the Year *Best Collabo of the Year *Rap Album of the Year *Video of the Year *Music Website of the Year *Nite Club of the Year *Hip Hop Song of the Year *Best Juju Artiste In The Diaspora *Islamic Artiste of the Year *Best Music Band of the Year *South South Musician of the Year *Radio/TV FM/Radio Station With Best Showbiz Content *Radio Station With Best Indigenous Showbiz Content *Music Channel of the Year *Best Supporting DJ in Diaspora

Movie

*Best Actress Of The Year (English) *Best Actor Of The Year (English) *Nollywood Face Of The Year *Best New Actor Of The Year (English) *Best New Actress Of The Year (English) *Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) *Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (English) *Best Movie Of The Year (English) *Best Movie Producer Of The Year (English) *Best Movie Marketer of the Year (English) *Best Director Of The Year (English) *Comic Actor Of The Year (English) *Most Promising Act of the Year *Best Actor Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best Actress Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best New Actor Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best New Actress Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best Supporting Actor of the Year (Yoruba) *Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best Movie Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best Movie Producer Of The Year (Yoruba) *Best Movie Marketer of the Year (Yoruba) *Movie Director Of The Year (Yoruba) *Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) *Most Promising Actor of the Year (Yoruba) *Comic Actor Of The Year (Yoruba)

Kannywood

*Best Actor Of The Year *Best Actress of the Year *Best Supporting Actor of The Year *Best Supporting Actress of The Year *Best New Actor of The Year *Best New Actress of The Year *Best Director of The Year *Best Producer of The Year *Best Musician Of The Year *Best Film Of The Year

Ghana

Movies

*Best Actor Of The Year (Ghana) *Best Actress Of The Year (Ghana) *Best Supporting Actor Of The Year (Ghana) *Best Supporting Actress Of The Year (Ghana) *Entertainment Company of the Year *Best New Actress Of The Year (Ghana) *Best Showbiz-friendly Company Of The Year (Ghana) *Face Of Ghana Movies Award *Best Movie Of The Year (Ghana) *Hottest Ghanaian Actress In Nollywood *Most Promising Actress of the Year

Music

*Musician of the Year (Male) *Musician Of The Year (Female) *TV Station With Best Showbiz Content (Ghana) *Radio Station With Best Showbiz Content (Ghana) *Showbiz Blogger/Online Writer Of The Year (Ghana) *TV Hostess of the Year (Ghana)

References

{{reflist Ghanaian music awards Ghanaian film awards Nigerian music awards Nigerian film awards