As a part of agreements reached at a meeting between the two media professionals behind Synegy Media, Messrs Ola Mohammed, the Publisher of Islanders International Magazine and consummate freelance journalist with City People Magazine as well as some other celebrity publications, Saheed Ojubanire, and the young and upwardly mobile owner of a Yoruba based Cable Tv Channel, Tiwantiwa on Star Times together with another English based Channel, Smash Tv on Consat, Kunle Abiola Ige (KIA), the channels would come up with concepts to promote the awards massively from the first week of April till 1st of May when the award event is scheduled to hold in Lagos.
Tiwantiwa is on Channel 814 while Smash Tv is on 416 on their respective bouquets. And the organisers of the awards have also revealed that the global reach of the two channels would be painstakingly exploited to promote every nominee as they canvass for the votes of the members of the public in all the 30 categories as soon the nomination list is released by the end of March.
IMAN Awards is a first of its kind in Islamic music industry which is created to project, promote and position the industry for its deserved high pedestal in the entertainment firmament in Nigeria.
Find below the break down of IMAN Awards' categories:
ISLAMIC MUSIC:
(1) Best Male Islamic Artiste of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the male Islamic artiste who others
could not measure up to in terms of his talent exhibition during the
year under review)
(2) Best Female Islamic Artiste of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the female Islamic artiste who
others could not measure up to in terms of her talent exhibition
during the year under review)
(3) Best Islamic Music Album of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the Islamic music album most enjoyed
and reckoned with by fans during the year under review)
(4) Best Islamic Music Video of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the Islamic music video with the
most creative concept and unequalled picture/visual quality during the
year under review)
(5) Best Islamic Music Collaboration of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding Islamic music
collaboration in terms of its message and aptness of the way the
message is delivered during the year under review)
(6) Best Islamic Hip Hop Artiste of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the most exceptional Islamic artiste
who sings hip hop during the year under review)
(7) Face of Islamic Music, Male
(This category seeks to determine the male Islamic artiste who is the
most easily recognizable as Islamic artiste before his name is even
mentioned during the year under review)
(8) Face of Islamic Music, Female
(This category seeks to determine the female Islamic artiste who is the
most easily recognizable as Islamic artiste before her name is even
mentioned during the year under review)
(9) Best New Male Islamic Artiste of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding male Islamic
artiste who came into musical relevance during the year under review)
(10) Best New Female Islamic Artiste of the Year
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding female Islamic
artiste who came into musical relevance during the year under review)
(11) Most Fashionable Islamic Artiste, Male
(This category seeks to determine the male Islamic artiste with the most
outstanding dressing style when he appears in the public during the
year under review)
(12) Most Fashionable Islamic Artiste, Female
(This category seeks to the female Islamic artiste with the most
outstanding dressing style when she appears in the public during the
year under review)
(13) Best Producer of Islamic Music Album
(This category seeks to determine the most creative Islamic music
producer in terms of his musical ideas and touch of genius during the
year under review)
(14) Best Islamic Music Video Director
(This category seeks to determine the most creative Islamic music
video director in terms of the way the message of a song is put aptly into
visual display during the year under review)
(15) Best Islamic Music Instrumentalist
(This category seeks to determine the most exceptional Islamic music
instrumentalist whose contribution to the production of an album gave
it edge over others during the year under review)
(16) Best Kid Islamic Artiste
(This category seeks to determine the most exceptional UNDER 15 kid
Islamic artiste during the year under review)
(17) Best Islamic Artiste in Stage Performance
(This category seeks to determine the unmatchable Islamic artiste in
terms of entertaining audiences live on stage during the year under
review)
ASSOCIATED NOMINEES:
(18) Best Featured Non Islamic Artiste in Islamic Album
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding artiste from
other genre of music featured in Islamic music album during the year
under review)
(19) Best Editor of Islamic Music Video
(This category seeks to determine the most painstaking editor of
Islamic music video during the year under review)
(20) Best Featured Movie Actor in Islamic Video
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding movie actor
featured in Islamic music video during the year under review)
(21) Best Islamic Music Marketer
(This category seeks to determine the most dedicated marketer to
Islamic music productions during the year under review)
(22) Best Islamic Music Promoter
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding
promoter/marketer who went the extra mile to promote Islamic music
productions/sales or career[s] of Islamic artiste[s] during the year under
review)
(23) Best Supportive Radio Station to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding radio station
which dedicated appreciable part of its air time to playing Islamic
music during the year under review)
(24) Best Supportive Tv Station to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding television
station which dedicated appreciable part of its air time to playing
Islamic music during the year under review)
(25) Best Supportive Newspaper to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding newspaper which
dedicated appreciable part of its space to writing about Islamic
artistes during the year under review)
(26) Best Supportive Magazine to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding magazine which
dedicated appreciable part of its space to writing about Islamic
artistes during the year under review)
(27) Best Supportive Individual to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding person who used
their personal resources to support Islamic artistes during the year
under review)
(28) Best Supportive Corporate Organization to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding company which
used its product/services to support Islamic artistes during the year
under review)
(29) Best Reporter of Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the most outstanding reporter with
appreciable interest for reporting activities of Islamic artistes
during the year under review)
(30) Best Supportive Islamic Cleric to Islamic Music
(This category seeks to determine the Sheikh/Alfa most dedicated to
supporting the career and activities of Islamic
artistes during the year under review)
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