Wizkid, Davido, Simi
Others Up For NET Honours 2022
NOMINEES for the sixth edition of the yearly NET Honours People’s Choice Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious audience data- based awards, have been announced.
According to ID Africa, owners of Nigerian Entertainment Today ( Netng), this year’s edition features 35 categories, including 15 new voting categories that will give fans more power to choose their favourite celebrities for the awards.
As the world’s number one source for African entertainment and a trusted destination for reports and insights that deepen the knowledge of young people about the continent’s entertainment space, Netng initiated NET Honours to recognise and celebrate Nigerians’ favourite celebrities and public figures who have contributed to shaping the most exciting pop culture topics and events in the year under review.
Multi- award- winning artistes, Wizkid and Simi lead the pack of NET Honours Class of 2022 nominees with four nominations each. Wizkid earned nominations for Most Popular Music Artiste ( Male), Most Searched Music Artiste ( Male), Most Popular Fandom ( Music), and Most Watched Video, while Simi earned nominations for the Most Popular Musician ( Female), Most Searched Musician ( Female), Most Popular Fandom ( Music), and Most Popular Couple, making her the most- nominated artiste for the second time in two seasons after her impressive six nods in 2021.
Davido and Burna Boy, who, like Wizkid, have also maintained an impressive grip on the global music space in the year under review, got three nominations each in the Most Popular Music Artiste ( Male), Most Searched Music Artiste ( Male); and Most Popular Fandom ( Music) categories.
Other notable nominations include Mr. Macaroni, Sabinus, Kiekie, Taaooma, and Broda Shaggi, who secured two nominations each for Most Popular Comedian and Most Popular Social Content Creator.
NET Honours, one of the world’s most prestigious verified audience databased awards, debuted in 2013 as a special recognition award presented to deserving individuals in the Nigerian entertainment industry during the Nigerian Entertainment Conference ( NECLIVE).