The inaugural ceremony was held on January 31, 2009, at the Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The first annual Liberian Entertainment Awards was held on January 31, 2009, at the Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The ceremony featured performances from Lucky Shango, FA, Black Diamond, C-Needles and Atlanta Dance Crew.

[9] The third annual Liberian Entertainment Awards was held on January 29, 2011, at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sekou Jabateh Oliseh won the Best Athlete award, eclipsing former Tennessee Titans linebacker Rennie Curran and three others.

The ceremony featured performances from Zaye Tete, Charlotte Wonjah, G-Rize, Infamous TK, Ivan P, BabyEye Taylor, Tru Storry, Nyna Touch, Moses Swaray, George-B and Tomah Tokay.

[4] Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, an associate professor of English at Penn State Altoona, won the Best Author award.

[10] The fifth annual Liberian Entertainment Awards was held at the Cultural Arts Center of Montgomery College, Maryland.

[12] The sixth annual LEA was held on February 22, 2014, at the Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, Maryland.

[6][13] The seventh annual Liberian Entertainment Awards took place on February 21, 2015, at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium.

[7] The ceremony featured performances from Chris Deshield, 2C, Togar Howard, Bernice Blackie and David Mell, among others.