Nigeria’s premier music award show has announced nominations for their upcoming event.
In the 14th edition of the award, the organisers revealed that only music materials (audio/video) released between July 2019 and September 2020 were eligible for submission and nomination.
Organizers of the Awards included a new nomination category – “Songwriter of the year”, to bring to the limelight hardworking individuals who have all significantly supported the creation of quality music.
You can see the full list of nominations below;
The 14th Headies Nominees List
Year in Review: (July 2019 – September 2020)
Best Recording Of The Year
A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.
• Ozymandias – Brymo
• Smile – Wizkid Feat. Her
• Wonderful – Burna Boy
• Dreamer – Fireboy Dml
• Ghost Town – Wurld
Best Pop Single
A voting category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group):
• Billionaire – Teni
• Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.
• Lady – Rema
• Fem – Davido
• Joro – Wizkid
• Skeletun – Tekno
Song Of The Year
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review:
• Fem – Davido
• Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
• Joro – Wizkid
• Mafo – Naira Marley
• Duduke – Simi
Producer Of The Year
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review:
• Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ By Teni
• Spax – ‘Away’ By Oxlade
• Kel P – ‘Pull Up’ By Burna Boy
• Sarz – ‘Mad’ By Sarz & Wurld
Best Rap Album
A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review:
• God’s Engineering – Aq
• Illy Chapo X – Illbliss
• Ypszn2 – Psycho Yp
• Cult! – Paybac Iboro
• The Erigma Ii – Erigga
Best R&b Album
A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by single individual or group):
• Laughter, Tears And Goosebumps – Fireboy Dml
• I Like Girls With Trobul – Sarz & Wurld
• King – Praiz
• Boo Of The Booless – Chike
• Celia – Tiwa Savage
Best Alternative Album
A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by single individual or group):
• Yellow – Brymo
• Lucid – Asa
• The Light – Bez
• Pioneers – Drb Lasgidi
• Roots – The Cavemen
Best Pop Album
A category for the best pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group):
• Apollo – Fireboy Dml
• African Giant – Burna Boy
• A Good Time – Davido
• Woman Of Steel – Yemi Alade
• Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
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:
• Eli – Fireboy Dml By Clarence Peters
• 1 Milli – Davido By Director K
• Smile – Wizkid By Meji Alabi
• Billionaire – Teni By Tg Omori
• Shekere – Yemi Alade By Ovie Etseyatse
Best R&b Single
A Category For The Best R&b Single In The Year Under Review (By A Single Individual Or Group):
• Under The Sky – Praiz
• Duduke – Simi
• Mad – Sarz & Wurld
• Bad Influence – Omah Lay
• Tattoo – Fireboy Dml
• Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage
Best Collaboration
A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos):
• Know You – Ladipoe Feat. Simi
• Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
• Sweet In The Middle – Davido Feat. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld
• Don’t Call Me Back – Joeboy Feat. Mayorkun
• Totori – Id Cabasa Feat. Wizkid & Olamide
• Get The Info – Phyno Feat. Phenom & Falz
Best Rap Single
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song:
• Ogb4ig – Reminisce
• Shut Up – Blaqbonez
• Country – Illbliss
• Get The Info – Phyno, Falz & Phenom
• Bop Daddy – Falz Feat. Ms. Banks
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:
• Wurld – Ghost Town
• Chike – Forgive
• Praiz – Under The Sky
• Cohbams – Plenti
• Nonso Amadi – What Makes You Sure
• Johnny Drille – Count On You
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 – No Longer Beneficial
• Lindsey Abudei – One On The Outside
• Niniola – Addicted
• J-dess – Chi Efo
• Yemi Alade – Lai Lai
• Imanse – Ajala
Next Rated
This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review:
• Tems
• Omah Lay
• Oxlade
• Bella Shmurda
Headies Revelation
A voting category for the best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review:
• Victor Ad
• Fireboy Dml
• Joeboy
• Teni
• Rema
• Chike
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:
• Aq – Eunice
• Blaqbonez – Define Rap 2
• Mi Abaga – Trinity
• Illbliss – Country
• Phenom – Get The Info
• Phyno – Speak Life
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:
• Naira Marley & Young John – Mafo
• Mayorkun – Geng
• Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Naira Marley – Instagram
• Rudeboy – Audio Money
• Ivd & Zlatan – Bolanle
• Olamide – Pawon
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:
• Corner – Lady Donly Feat. Vanjess & The Cavemen
• I Wonder – Moelogo
• Bitter – Deena Ade
• Anita – The Cavemen
• Money Devotion – Gbasky
• God Save The Queen – Olu
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 impact):
• African Giant – Burna Boy
• Apollo – Fireboy Dml
• Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
• Yellow – Brymo
• Boo Of The Booless – Chike
Artiste Of The Year
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review:
• Burna Boy
• Davido
• Wizkid
• Mayorkun
• Tiwa Savage
African Artiste Recognition
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:
• Master Kg
• Kuami Eugene
• Sauti Sol
• Shaata Wale
• Stonebwoy
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
A voting category to award the fan’s favourite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review:
• Davido
• Omah Lay
• Burna Boy
• Falz
• Fireboy Dml
• Mayorkun
• Dj Neptune
• Wizkid
Rookie Of The Year:
A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review:
• Olakira
• Alpha P
• Jamopyper
• Zinoleesky
• Bad Boy Timz
Songwriter Of The Year:
A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review:
• Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi – Duduke)
• Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy Dml – Dreamer)
• Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy – Way Too Big)
• Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay – Bad Influence)
• Sadiq Onifade (Wurld – Ghost Town
• Adekunle Kosoko (1 Million – Davido)
Special Recognition:
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
