The organisers of the Headies, Hip-hop World Magazine, have unveiled the nominations for the 15th edition of the prestigious and most sought-after music awards in Nigeria.
On Tuesday, the full list of nominees was made public ahead of the event slated to hold on September 4, 2022 at the COBB Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, United States.
Grammy-winning singers, Wizkid and Burna Boy, as well as DMW boss, Davido, bagged nominations in several categories.
Fast-rising songstress and Mavin Records signee, Arya Starr was also nominated in a number of categories, including the coveted ‘Next Rated’.
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Equally, street sensation Portable, and other talented acts such Fave and Maggix earned their first nomination at the Headies.
See the full list below:
Rookie Of The Year
Av
Fave
Magixx
Portable
Ugoccie
Next Rated
Zinoleesky
BNXN
Lojay
Ruger
Ayra Starr
Best Recording Of The Year
Celebrate Me – Patoranking
Essence – Wizkid Ft Tems
Joy – Falana
Loving Is Harder – Johnny Drille
Meji Meji – Brymo
Somebody’s Son – Tiwa Savage Ft Brandy
Producer Of The Year
Beats By Jayy – “Golden” (A-Q)
Blaise Beatz – “Sinner” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Lucky Daye)
Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)
P Priime – “Ozumba Mbadiwe” (Reekado Banks)
Pheelz – “High” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido)
Best R&B single
“Baby Riddim” – Fave
“Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
“Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
“Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi
“Promise” – Niniola
“Sinner” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Luck Daye
Songwriter Of The Year
Adekunle Gold – “Sinner”
Ajebo Hustlers – “Loyalty”
Brymo – “Meji Meji”
Falana – “Joy”
Fireboy Dml – “Peru”
Omah Lay – “Understand”
Best Rap Single
1. “Breathe” – A-Q feat. Chike
2. “Crown Of Clay” – Vector & MI Abaga feat. Pheelz
3. “Early Momo” – Vector feat. Goodgirl LA
4. “Feeling ” – Ladipo feat. BNXN
5. “Tycoon” – Show Dem Camp feat. Reminisce & Mojo
6. “Loading” – Olamide feat. Bad Boy Timz
Best Alternative Song
1. “Doings” – Flavour
2. “Free Your Mind” – Made Kuti
3. “Gonto” – Ibejii
4. “Hustle” – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
5. “Meji Meji” – Brymo
6. “Selense” – The Cavemen
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
1. Ayra Starr – “Toxic”
2. Liya – “Alari”
3. Niniola – “6th Heaven”
4. Simi – “Running (To You)”
5. Tems – “Essence”
6. Waje – “Last Time”
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
1. Brymo – “Meji Meji”
2. Johnny Drille – “Loving Is Harder”
3. Oxlade – “Ojuju”
4. Ric Hassani – “When I’m Gone”
5. Tay Iwar – “Peaking”
Best R&B Single
“Champion” – (Fireboy Dml Feat. D Smoke) Directed By Tg Omori
“Ginger” – (Wizkid Feat. Burna Boy) Directed By Meji Alabi
“Roju” – (Chike) Directed By Pink
“Rain” – (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse
“Bling” – (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori
“Running” – (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K
Best Collaboration
1. “Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
2. “Bling” – Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn
3. “Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl
4. “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
5. “Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
“Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi
Best Street-Hop Artiste
1. Bella Shmurda – “Cash App” Feat. Zlatan & Lincoln
2. Rexxie & Mohbad – “Kpk”
3. Mohbad – “Feel Good”
4. Naira Marley – “Koleyewon”
5. Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
6. Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – “Zazoo Zehh”
Best Afrobeats Single Of The Year
“Bloody Samaritan” – Ayra Starr
“Bounce” – Ruger
“High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
“Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
“Ozumba Mbadiwe” – Reekado Banks
“Peru” – Fireboy Dml
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
1. Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan”
2. Fireboy – “Peru” ( @Fireboydml )
3. Joeboy – “Sip”
4. Lojay & Sarz – “Monalisa”
5. Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
6. Olamide Feat. Omah Lay – “Infinity”
7. Rema – “Soundgasm”
8. Wizkid Feat. Tems – “Essence”
Best West African Artiste Of The Year
1. Amaarae (Ghana)
2. Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
3. Aya Nakamura (Mali)
4. Gyakie (Ghana)
5. Kidi (Ghana)
6. Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Best East African Artiste Of The Year
1. Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
2. Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
3. Harmonize (Tanzania)
4. Meddy (Rwanda)
5. Nikita Kering (Kenya)
6. Zuchu (Tanzania)
Best North African Artiste Of The Year
1. Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
2. Elgrandetoto (Morocco)
3. Latifa (Tunisia)
4. Manal (Morocco)
5. Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
6. Soolking (Algeria)
Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year
1. Black Coffee (South Africa)
2. Dj Tarico (Mozambique)
3. Elaine (South Africa)
4. Focalistic (South Africa)
5. Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
6. Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)
Best Afrobeats album
1. “19 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
2. “A BETTER TIME” – DAVIDO
3. “BARNABAS” – KIZZ DANIEL
4. “MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID
5. “KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS
6. “WONDALAND” – TENI
Best Reggae & Dancehall album
1. “GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA
2. “LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O
3. “RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK
4. “THREE” – PATORANKING
5. “YAADMAN KINGSIZE” – YUNG L
Best R&B album
1. “BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP” – JOHNNY DRILLE
2. “IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE” – TEMS
3. “LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE” – OMAWUMI
4. “RISING” – FALANA
5. “THE PRINCE I BECAME” – RIC HASSANI
6. “WATER AND GARRI” – TIWA SAVAGE
Best alternative album
1. “9: ESAN” – BRYMO
2. “INTERMISSION” – IBEJII
3. “LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
4. “LOVE AND HIGHLIFE” – THE CAVEMEN
5. “P.S. THANK YOU FOR WAITING” – WAVY THE CREATOR
6. “YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
Best rap album
1. “CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE
2. “CLONE WARS VOL. 5 – THE ALGORHYTHM” – SHOW DEM CAMP
3. “GOLDEN” – A-Q
4. “MAFIA CULTURE, VOL. 2.0” – IDOWEST
5. “PROVIDENCE” – LADIPOE
5. “SEX OVER LOVE” – BLAQBONEZ
Album of the year
1. “9: ESAN” – BRYMO
2. “19 & DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
3. “CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE
4. “LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
5. “MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – 6. WIZKID
6. “YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
Song of the year
1. “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING
2. “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR feat. PHYNO
3. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID feat. TEMS
4. “HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD feat. DAVIDO
5.“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
6. “PERU” – FIREBOY DML
Best Female Artiste
SIMI
TEMS
TIWA SAVAGE
TENI
NINIOLA
Best Male Artiste
ADEKUNLE GOLD
BURNA BOY
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID
African Artiste Of The Year
BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)
International Artiste Recognition
WYCLEF JEAN
AKON
DIDDY
Special Recognition
BOSE OGULU
SUNDAY ARE
EFE OMOROGBE
Hall of Fame
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Lyricist on the roll
A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER”
BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”
Humanitarian award of the year
2FACE IDIBIA
RUGGEDMAN
DAVIDO
DON JAZZY
Best Central African Artiste Of The Year
CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
DADJU (DR CONGO)
FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
INNOSS’B (DR CONGO)
SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)