The Headies award for 2020 is here and we’re serving it to you hot…. π
Below are the nominations…
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
1.OZYMANDIAS β BRYMO
https://t.co/TvJT43e8cz – WIZKID FEAT. HER
3.WONDERFUL β BURNA BOY
4.DREAMER β FIREBOY DML
5.GHOST TOWN β WURLD
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1.PHEELZ β βBILLIONAIREβ BY TENI
2.SPAX β βAWAYβ BY OXLADE
3.KEL P β βPULL UPβ BY BURNA BOY
4.SARZ β βMADβ BY SARZ & WURLD
BEST RAP ALBUM.
1.GODβS ENGINEERING β AQ
2.ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
3.YPSZN2 β PSYCHO YP
4.CULT! β PAYBAC IBORO
5.THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA
BEST R&B ALBUM
1.LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS β FIREBOY DML
2.I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL β SARZ & WURLD
3.KING β PRAIZ
https://t.co/nlvDVMTLtz OF THE BOOLESS β CHIKE
5.CELIA β TIWA SAVAGE
Best Alternative Album
1.YELLOW β BRYMO
2.LUCID β ASA
3.THE LIGHT β BEZ
4.PIONEERS β DRB LASGIDI
5.ROOTS β THE CAVEMEN
Best Pop Album
1.APOLLO β FIREBOY DML
2.AFRICAN GIANT β BURNA BOY
3.A GOOD TIME β DAVIDO
4.WOMAN OF STEEL β YEMI ALADE
5.AFRO POP VOL. 1 β ADEKUNLE GOLD
Best Music Video
1. ELI β FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS
2.1 MILLI β DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K
https://t.co/V4xjie7vE5 β 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 β PRAIZ
2.DUDUKE β SIMI
3.MAD β SARZ & WURLD
4.BAD INFLUENCE β OMAH LAY
https://t.co/zH4lajR98n β FIREBOY DML
6.DANGEROUS LOVE β TIWA SAVAGE
Best Collabo
1.KNOW YOU β LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI
2.NOBODY β DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3.SWEET IN THE MIDDLE β DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
4.DONβT CALL ME BACK β JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
5.TOTORI β ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
6.GET THE INFO β PHYNO FT
Best Rap Single
1.OGB4IG β REMINISCE
2.SHUT UP β BLAQBONEZ
https://t.co/YHH69NCfqZ β ILLBLISS
4.GET THE INFO β PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
5.BOP DADDY β FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
WURLD β GHOST TOWN
2.CHIKE β FORGIVE
3.PRAIZ β UNDER THE SKY
4.COHBAMS β PLENTI
5.NONSO AMADI β WHAT MAKES YOU SURE
6.JOHNNY DRILLE β COUNT ON YOU
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
1.SIMI β NO LONGER BENEFICIAL
2.LINDSEY ABUDEI β ONE ON THE OUTSIDE
3.NINIOLA – ADDICTED
4.J-DESS β CHI EFO
5.YEMI ALADE β 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
https://t.co/BBTxbral8y β EUNICE
2.BLAQBONEZ β DEFINE RAP 2
3.MI ABAGA β TRINITY
4.ILLBLISS β COUNTRY
5.PHENOM β GET THE INFO
6.PHYNO β SPEAK LIFE
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
1.NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN β MAFO
2.MAYORKUN β GENG
3.REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY β INSTAGRAM
4.RUDEBOY β AUDIO MONEY
5.IVD & ZLATAN β BOLANLE
6.OLAMIDE – PAWON
BEST βALTERNATIVEβ SONG
1.CORNER β LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
2.I WONDER – MOELOGO
3.BITTER – DEENA ADE
4.ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
https://t.co/GEX205t0uW DEVOTION – GBASKY
6.GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1.AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
2.APOLLO β FIREBOY DML
3.AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4.YELLOW β BRYMO
https://t.co/9lgJZOFt5H OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION
1.MASTER KG
2.KUAMI EUGENE
3.SAUTI SOL
4.SHAATA WALE
5.STONEBWOY
HEADIESβ VIEWERβS CHOICE
1.DAVIDO
2.OMAH LAY
3.BURNA BOY
4.FALZ
5.FIREBOY DML
6.MAYORKUN
https://t.co/98TviaMy4g 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 β TENI
2.NOBODY β DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.
3.LADY β REMA
4.FEM β DAVIDO
5.JORO – WIZKID
6.SKELETUN – TEKNO
SONG OF THE YEAR
1.FEM β DAVIDO
2.NOBODY β DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3.JORO – WIZKID
4.MAFO β NAIRA MARLEY
5.DUDUKE β 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 β DUDUKE)
2.ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML DML β DREAMER)
3.DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY β WAY TOO BIG)
4.STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY β BAD INFLUENCE)
5.SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD β GHOST TOWN)
6.ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLI)
HALL OF FAME
KING SUNNY ADE
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM
TIMAYA