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  • Organisers set for the 8th Beatz Awards in Lagos

    Organisers set for the 8th Beatz Awards in Lagos

    The eighth edition of The Beatz Awards will accommodate more underserved individuals in the music ecosystem, the Founder, Elijah John, has said.

    John gave the assurance in a statement in Lagos on Friday.

    The Beatz Awards is a Nigerian awards music show introduced in November 2015 by Eliworld International Ltd. to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements of the creative minds behind music production, business and distribution.

    John, also the Chief Executive Officer of Eliworld International Ltd., said that the eighth edition tagged: `The Octave’, would feature a new category called the Female Producer of the Year.

    According to him, the category makes the edition unique.

    “This is the first of its kind in the industry as we have quite a number of female producers in this industry.

    “We want to be the first to push this narrative while making sure that they are properly recognised.

    “From inception, we have had the female DJ category, but did not have a category for female producers.

    “Some of them might not be as big as you expect them to be, but because they are in that space already, this award shines a spotlight on them and would encourage others to begin to come out,” he said.

    John said that the nominees’ party for the awards would take place on Oct. 28 while the awards would hold on Nov. 18 at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

    “There are 25 different categories, and the minimum number of nominees in each of the categories is five.

    “While the awards are also now open to public voting for people to vote their favourites, the selection process was rigorous because everybody shortlisted in each category is a winner.

    “Opening the winner up to public voting is in a bid to try to involve consumers of the music in the process,’’ he said.

    John condemned discrimination in the music industry, saying that it hindered growth.

    “We have to all come together in order to move the narrative forward, and to ensure the Nigerian music scene is globally accepted.

    “Both the music producers and the artistes have to come together to grow. Global attention is good, but we must keep developing,” he said.

    Davido, DJ Lambo, Cohbams Asuquo and others won awards in different categories at the seventh edition of the Beatz Awards held at Muson Centre, Lagos, in November 2022.

    Hip-hop star, Davido, won the best songwriter award, while Disc Jockey (DJ), Olawunmi Okerayi, emerged the best female DJ of the year for the second consecutive year.

    Music producer, Cobhams Asuquo, was honoured with lifetime achievement award.

    Blaise Beat won the producer of the year award.

    Silverbird Television won the best entertainment television station of the year award and MTV Base emerged the entertainment cable of the year.

  • Jimmy Jatt berates artistes who shun local award shows

    Jimmy Jatt berates artistes who shun local award shows

    Jimmy Jatt berates artistes who shun local award shows

    Jimmy Jatt, revered Nigerian disc jockey, said Nigerian artistes that shun local award shows are suffering from “colonial mentality”.

    The entertainer said this on Friday at the launch of the Afrobeats hall of fame in Lagos.

    The disc jockey made the remark in reaction to the absence of many Nigerian artistes at the 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

    “I think it is the colonial mentality that is still worrying a lot of our people,” Jatt said.

     

    “When it is western world inviting you, even if it is an award in a smallest room, they are always quick to go and would probably arrive four days before the award.

    “But when it is being held here, even the biggest one here. From records, all the awards or the recognition platforms here had the issues.

    “Sometimes, most of these events hold in Eko Hotel, and on that same day, some of the artists are lodged in that same hotel but they won’t come down to that hall because we don’t regard ourselves enough.

     

    “Once it is us, for us, it is not as big for them. All that needs to change. Once it is other people for us, we even beg to be there.”

    Jimmy Jatt urged Nigerian entertainers, particularly artistes, to show support for local awards, stating that they should make the world believe that our awards are the biggest.

    “There are three stages to this thing. When the artist is still trying to make a name, they are always in attendance. When they get there, they feel like ‘I don pass that level’. Then when their career slows down, which of course is law of diminishing returns, then will start begging to be on that same platform again,” he said.

    “But all that needs to change. People need to understand that we have to rally round our own, support it and make the world believe it is the biggest.”