The Full List Of The 2016 Headies Award Nominees

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One of Nigeria’s biggest music awards, The Headies, has announced the nominees for this year’s edition.

The Headies Awards team has released the list of nominees for this year's award.


Check out the full list of nominees and their various categories below

BEST REGGAE /DANCEHALL SINGLE

1. NO KISSING- PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
2. BODY HOT- PRAIZ FT JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
3. OLOWO- CYNTHIA MORGAN
4. PAM PAM- KETCHUP
5. TIMAYA- I LIKE THE WAY

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

1. DJ COUBLON- GOOD TIME & RABA
2. PHEELS- PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS
3. LEENDURY BEATS- ‘FINAL’- BABA NLA WIZKID
4. YOUNG JOHN- ‘MAMA’ KISS DANIEL
5. MASTERKRAFT-‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’- PHYNO
6. OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH-‘PRAY FOR ME’ DAREY

BEST VOCAL PEFORMANCE (MALE)

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 FEMALE PERFORMANCE

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

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

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 RECORDING OF 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

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. NAKED - DAREY
5. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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