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Nigeria’s most prestigious music award show, The Headies, has released this year’s nominee’s list.

The award show which is aimed at rewarding excellence in the Nigerian music and creative industry for its 14th edition reviewed songs from July 2019 to September 2020.

This year, we see Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Mayorkun, and Tiwa Savage contending for one of the most coveted awards, “Artist of the Year”.

See the full list of nominees:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

1. OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO

2. SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER

3. WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY

4. DREAMER – FIREBOY DML

5. GHOST TOWN – WURLD

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

1. PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI

2. SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE

3. KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY

4. SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD

 

BEST RAP ALBUM.

1. GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ

2. ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS

3. YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP

4. CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO

5. THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

1. LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML

2. I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD

3. KING – PRAIZ

4. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

5. CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

1. YELLOW – BRYMO

2. LUCID – ASA

3. THE LIGHT – BEZ

4. PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI

5. ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN

 

BEST POP ALBUM

1. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

2. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

3. A GOOD TIME – DAVIDO

4. WOMAN OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE

5. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. ELI – FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS

2. 1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K

3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI

4. BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI

5. SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

 

BEST R&B SINGLE

1. UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ

2. DUDUKE – SIMI

3. MAD – SARZ & WURLD

4. BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY

5. TATTOO – FIREBOY DML

6. DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE

 

BEST COLLABORATION

1. KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

3. SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD

4. DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN

5. TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE

6. GET THE INFO – PHYNO FT FALZ & PHENOM

 

BEST RAP SINGLE

1. OGB4IG – REMINISCE

2. SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ

3. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS

4. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM

5. BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS

 

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Male)

1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN

2. CHIKE – FORGIVE

3. PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY

4. .COHBAMS – PLENTI

5. NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE

6. JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU

 

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Female)

1. SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL

2. LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE

3. NINIOLA – ADDICTED

4. J-DESS – CHI EFO

5. YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI

6. IMANSE – AJALA

 

HEADIES REVELATION

1. VICTOR AD

2. FIREBOY DML

3. JOEBOY

4. TENI

5. REMA

6. CHIKE

 

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

1. AQ – EUNICE

2. BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2

3. MI ABAGA – TRINITY

4. ILLBLISS – COUNTRY

5. PHENOM – GET THE INFO

6. PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

 

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

1. NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO

2. MAYORKUN – GENG

3. REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM

4. RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY

5. IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE

6. OLAMIDE – PAWON

 

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

1. CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN

2. I WONDER – MOELOGO

3. BITTER – DEENA ADE

4. ANITA – THE CAVEMEN

5. MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY

6. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

2. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

3. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

4. YELLOW – BRYMO

5. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

 

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

1. MASTER KG

2. KUAMI EUGENE

3. SAUTI SOL

4. SHAATA WALE

5. STONEBWOY

 

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

1. DAVIDO

2. OMAH LAY

3. BURNA BOY

4. FALZ

5. FIREBOY DML

6. MAYORKUN

7. DJ NEPTUNE

8. WIZKID

 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

1. OLAKIRA

2. ALPHA P

3. JAMOPYPER

4. ZINOLEESKY

5. BAD BOY TIMZ

 

BEST POP SINGLE

1. BILLIONAIRE – TENI

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.

3. LADY – REMA

4. FEM – DAVIDO

5. JORO – WIZKID

6. SKELETUN – TEKNO

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. FEM – DAVIDO

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

3. JORO – WIZKID

4. MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY

5. DUDUKE – SIMI

 

NEXT RATED

1. TEMS

2. OMAH LAY

3. OXLADE

4. BELLA SHMURDA

 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. BURNA BOY

2. DAVIDO

3. WIZKID

4. MAYORKUN

5. TIWA SAVAGE

 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:

1. SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE)

2. ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML DML – DREAMER)

3. DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)

4. STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)

5. SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN)

6. ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLI)

 

HALL OF FAME

KING SUNNY ADE

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

TIMAYA