THE HEADIES AWARDS 2016 : COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES


We are pleased to reveal the Nominees list for 2016 Headies. You have the opportunity to vote for who walks away with the most prestigious award in the entertainment Industry.

COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES:

(YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

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

EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR
LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
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.

DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE
LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID
YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL
MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
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.

EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
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).

NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
WANTED – WANDE COAL
KLITORIS – BRYMO
4. NAKED – DAREY
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).

LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY
ADUKE – TJAN
SMILE – SHAYDEE
BEST POP SINGLE

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

MAMA – KISS DANIEL
FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
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
BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
PAM PAM – KETCHUP
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.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
POWERFUL – ILL BLISS
STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
LIL’ KESH – YAGI
BEST COLLABO

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

SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR
BEST RAP SINGLE

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

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
JAGABAN – YCEE
CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
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.

BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
SHAYDEE – SMILE
WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
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.

SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE
SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
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.

YCEE
TEKNO
MR. EAZI
HUMBLESMITH
ARAMIDE
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artist

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA
SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
LIL’ KESH – YAGI
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.

ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI
REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
YCEE – JAGABAN
BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
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.

OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP
AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
KOKER – KO LE WERK
YCEE – JAGABAN
SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
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.

PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ
WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
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).

STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
WANTED – WANDE COAL
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.

WIZKID
TIWA SAVAGE
FALZ
YEMI ALADE
OLAMIDE
SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
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.

SAUTI SOL
CASPER NYOVEST
DJ MAPHORISA
STONEBWOY
SARKODIE

Source: http://www.hiphopworldmagazine.com/theheadies/the-headies-2016-nominees-list/

Lalasticlala...oya come and move my ministry

Next rated : Tekno

All i want is drama like the last award ceremony: Oga Olamide Vs Daddy Jazzy..

Wizkid has no competition!
Bad gang over who you epp though..

When its time for d headies

I hope dey won't disgrace der sef again

Lyk our agbon olamide nd co

All the best to the nominees.

YBNL Soldiers are going home with nothing less than 5 awards... Olamide,, LilKesh,, AdekunleGod,, Pheelz..
Lol.. This aint a Prophecy oooo.... I trust my Nigeria people..
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By the way,, why do i think the media is just hyping this Eazy guy..?? All of a sudden, hes name just keep appearing everywhere.. Hes jazz na first class

Can someone tell me why Tekno is hardly on this list? And when is the headies going to let dbanj go? he has no business been seen in any award category that is not a life achievement award.

Ok

Nice

the lord just revealed the winners to me. I hereby prophesy the winner of ..

best recording = emergency

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR= pheelz

BEST MUSIC VIDEO= an unmarried woman appeared in the video so its. soldier falz ft simi



BEST R&B/POP ALBUM =new era



BEST R&B SINGLE= darey -Pray for me

BEST POP SINGLE= reggae and blues

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE= no kissing

BEST RAP ALBUM= stories that touch

BEST COLLABO=reggae And blues

BEST RAP SINGLE=jagaban

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)= brymo

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)=seyi shey

NEXT RATED= tekno phone

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION = kiss daniel

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL= reminisce

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE= olamide

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG= bez

ALBUM OF THE YEAR= stories that touch


ARTISTE OF THE YEAR= wizkid

AFRICAN ARTISTE= sarkodie

Next rated

tekno

warning to headies: if tekno no win am we go do a kanye west +olamide join for una

moreover tekno deserve more nominations than most of this guys nominated here .......... that guy has worked so hard in the studio since last year

Boogey Boogey

Wizkid

Where Is Reeky

wizkid, kiss daniel all the way

Hmmmm. Another meltdown in progress.

If Olamide likes, he should not solicit for votes for himself and Adekunle Gold. He should sit down in the studio smoking konk and expecting the flames to go vote for him.

No nomination(s) at all for Don Jazzy and co??

Confam trash.. Tekno don pass next rated na.. Why Simi no dey next rated? Phyno no come even dey under artiste of the year... Headies has always bin nonsense sha

Besides tecno,ycee nd mr.eazi d other next rated nominees na rubbish......why simi nd falz no dey dere instead.

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wow the next rated category is a tight one....ycee tecno...i dont even know who to choose they both did well under year in view........but then i will tilt slightly to the cassava man.........

Bia D'banj, na only Emergency you get for album?

next rated tekno

It's time for another Headies already.
Time flies first class...
I hope they don't screw it up like last year.

supersaz66:
Boogey Boogey

If Boogey no collect 2 awards for that nomination, i go scatter headies

next rated tekno best rap~ eyan mayweather