Wale Olomu Memorial Awards 2023 calls for nominations
Organisers of the Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA) 2023 has called for nomination of “credible, worthy, and inspirational potential recipients. In a statement released to press, the tentative categories for the nominations are music producers, sound engineers, studio managers, music video editors, artiste managers, band managers, live show photographers, set designers, session men, back-up vocalists, percussionists, disc/vid jockeys, and hype men/women.
The statement reads: “Note that your well-considered nominees are for two main categories: Special Recognition Awards (SRA) and Lifetime Achievement (LAA) Awards. Neither category is competitive, nor subjected to voting and regular selection processes.”
The organisers also revealed that “a Steering Committee shall be set up to review the credentials and pedigrees of nominated personalities, and thereafter identify and present a worthy candidate for each category.”
“The Steering Committee would be encouraged to also carefully exercise their judgement, exposure and affinity with Nigerian entertainment.
“The only two qualifying criteria: One is that the SRA nominees shall be people of immense and aspirational talent, creativity and outstanding contributions to any area of the Nigerian music industry in any of the understated categories – meaning people who have been avid practitioners for at least 10 years; while 35 years and above for the LAA.
“Second is that wherever they may be in the world does not matter, simply let them be bonafide Nigerians.
According to the organisers, the time for each week (9th, 16th & 23rd Dec.) – 7am – 9am, while the awards will be held between 9 and 23 December 2023 on TopRadio 90.9 FM.”
