*BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR EMERGENCY – D’BANJ PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR = WINNER LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO *PRODUCER OF THE YEAR DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’ PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL= WINNER MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ – DAREY *BEST MUSIC VIDEO EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS = WINNER MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN *BEST R&B/POP ALBUM NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL WANTED – WANDE COAL KLITORIS – BRYMO Unclad – DAREY = WINNER SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY *BEST R&B SINGLE LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI = WINNER 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 = WINNER FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE = WINNER EMERGENCY – D’BANJ FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR *BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE) BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME SHAYDEE – SMILE = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 MR EAZI = WINNER HUMBLESMITH ARAMIDE *HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 = WINNER 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 = WINNER