HEADIES 2016: See Full List Of Nominees

The 2016 Headies awards , has officially kicked off as the nominees list has been released.

This year’s award is set around 21 categories, with Wizkid and Wande
Coal, snagging three nominations
each. With the year in review being July
2015 – June 2016, below is the complete list of the 2016 awards

BEST RECORDINGOF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ

2. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR

3. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI

4. ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD

5. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

1. DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’

2. PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS
BOYS’ – OLAMIDE

3. LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID

4. YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL

5. MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO

6. OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY
FOR ME’ – DAREY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

1. EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA

2. MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI

3. SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) –
CLARENCE PETERS

4. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W

5. BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL

2. WANTED – WANDE COAL

3. KLITORIS – BRYMO

4. 4. NAKED – DAREY

5. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in
the year under review (by a single individual or group).

1. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI

2. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W

3. SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
4. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY

5. ADUKE – TJAN

6. SMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

1. MAMA – KISS DANIEL

2. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID

3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD

4. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
5. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG
FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
6. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ

7. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
8. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/ Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE

2. BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY

3. JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ

4. OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN

5. PAM PAM – KETCHUP

6. TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. POWERFUL – ILL BLISS

3. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ

4. LIL’ KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

1. SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI

2. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG
FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
3. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO

4. WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE

5. NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE

6. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE

2. ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE

3. JAGABAN – YCEE

4. CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS

5. AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q

6. SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
A non-voting category for the single
male artiste with the most outstanding
vocal performance on a single song or album.

1. BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS
HAPPENING

2. DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
3. SHAYDEE – SMILE

4. WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN

5. RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single
female artiste with most outstanding
vocal performances on a single song
or album.

1. SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE

2. SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW

3. ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME

4. OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for
the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

1. YCEE

2. TEKNO

3. MR. EAZI

4. HUMBLESMITH

5. ARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new
artiste in the year under review.
1. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA

2. SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY

3. LIL’ KESH – YAGI

4. RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

1. ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI

2. REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU

3. YCEE – JAGABAN

4. BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
5. A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’

6. MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose
songs are inspired by the streets. Such
song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

1. OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP

2. AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG

3. KOKER – KO LE WERK

4. YCEE – JAGABAN

5. SMALL DOCTOR – GBERA

6. 2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of
music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

1. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD

2. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

3. YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ

4. WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE

5. GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

1. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ

2. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL

3. WANTED – WANDE COAL

4. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

1. WIZKID

2. TIWA SAVAGE

3. FALZ

4. YEMI ALADE

5. OLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

1. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID

2. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH
FEAT. DAVIDO

3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD

4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG
FEAT.

5. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT.
OLAMIDE

AFRICAN ARTISTE
A non-Nigerian award category for an
individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

1. SAUTI SOL

2. CASPER NYOVEST

3. DJ MAPHORISA

4. STONEBWOY

5. SARKODIE