Full list of nominees for Headies 2019

On September 21, 2019, Nigeria’s largest and most prestigious music award present, The Headies, opened its doorways to obtain entries for its 13th music award with this year’s version themed ‘The Power of A Dream’.

The year in evaluation was introduced as January 2018 and June 2019. The award present is scheduled to carry October 19th, 2019.

Running for over a decade, the 13th Headies award will characteristic 23 distinctive classes in recognition of Africa’s most interesting artiste.

This contains; Best Recording of the Year; Best Pop Single; Producer of The Year; Best Rap Album; Best R&B/ Pop Album; Best Collabo; Best Rap Single; Best Vocal Performance (Male); Best Vocal Performance (Female); Next Rated; Hip Hop World Revelation; and Lyricist on The Roll.

Others are the Best Street-Hop Artiste; Album of The Year; Artiste of The Year; Song of The Year; African Artiste Recognition; Headies’ Viewer’s Choice; Industry Brand Supporter; Best Performer; Songwriter of The Year; Rookie of The Year; Special Recognition; Hall of Fame.

When nominations had been opened, 29 classes had been introduced. But with the announcement for nominees, solely 23 classes had been introduced. Categories like Best Reggae/Dancehall, Best Alternative Album, Best R&B Single, Best Songwriter and two others had been lower.

Last year’s version noticed Nigeria’s sensational artiste, Olamide, with the best quantity of nominations (10). He was intently adopted by Tuface (7), Wizkid (6), Davido (4), and Clarence Peters (4).

1. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting class for the very best recording (that meets the judges’ necessities of excellence; songwriting, manufacturing, rendition) by an artiste or group within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Adekunle Gold – Ire
2. Patoranking – Heal D World
3. Brymo – Olanrewaju
4. Teni – Uyo Meyo
5. Burna Boy – Ye

2. BEST POP SINGLE

A class for the very best pop single in year underneath evaluation (by single particular person or group).

1. ‘Ye’ – Burna Boy
2. ‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD
3. ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
4. ‘Case’ – Teni
5. ‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML
6. ‘Baby’ – Joeboy

3. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An particular person accountable for producing essentially the most acclaimed tune or album within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Phantom – ‘Ye’ b Burna Boy
2. Ozedikus – ‘Dumebi’ by Rema
3. Spellz – ‘Askamaya’ by Teni
4. Killertunes – ‘Fake Love’ by Starboy ft Duncan Mighty and Wizkid
5. Kel-P Vibes – ‘Killing Dem’ by Burna Boy ft Zlatan

4. BEST RAP ALBUM

A non-voting class for the very best album by a rap artiste or group in year underneath evaluation.

1. ‘Moral Instruction’ – Falz
2. ‘Crown’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon
3. ‘A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl’ – M.I Abaga
4. ‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)’ – Show Dem Camp

5. BEST R&B/ POP ALBUM

A class for the very best r&b/pop album within the year underneath evaluation (by single particular person or group).

1. uncommon. – Odunsi (The Engine)
2. Outside – Burna Boy
3. No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel
4. Mayor of Lagos – Mayorkun
5. About 30 – Adekunle Gold

6. BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting class for the very best conceptualist, greatest directed and most fun video within the year underneath evaluation. This award goes to the video director.

1. ‘Dangote’ (Burna Boy) – Clarence Peters
2. ‘Available’ (Patoranking) – Clarence Peters
3. ‘Ire’ (Adekunle Gold) – Aje Films
4. ‘Talk’ (Falz) – Prodigeezy
5. ‘Jaiye’ (Ladipoe) – 88 Factor

7. BEST R&B SINGLE

A class for the very best r&b single within the year underneath evaluation (by a single particular person or group).

1. ‘Tipsy’ – Odunsi ft. RAYE
2. ‘Serenade’ – Funbi
3. ‘Uyo Meyo’ – Teni
4. ‘Wishes and Butterflies’ – Wurld
5. ‘Gimme Love’ – Seyi Shay ft. Runtown

8. BEST COLLABO

A voting class for the very best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative observe (together with cameos).

1. ‘Like’ – Reekado Banks Ft. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee
2. ‘One Ticket’ – Kiss Daniel ft. Davido
3. ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
4. ‘Killin’ Dem’ – Burna Boy Ft. Zlatan
5. ‘Amaka’ – 2baba Ft. Peruzzi

9. BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting class for a single (launched on-air) recording of a rap tune.

1. ‘Talk’ – Falz
2. ‘We Don’t Do That Over Here’ – Hotyce
3. ‘40ft Container’ – Illbliss ft. Olamide
4. ‘Sacrifice’ – Payper Corleone Ft. Alpha Ojini
5. ‘Gang Gang’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon

10. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

A non-voting class for the only male artiste with essentially the most excellent vocal efficiency on a single tune or album.

1. Tay Iwar – ‘Utero’
2. Johnny Drille – ‘Finding Efe’
3. Nonso Bassey – ‘411’
4. Funbi – ‘Serenade’
5. Wurld – ‘Wishes & Butterfly’

11. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting class for the only feminine artiste with most excellent vocal performances on a single tune or album.

1. GoodGirl LA – ‘Bless me’
2. Waje – ‘Udue’
3. Teni – ‘Uyo Meyo’
4. Tems – ‘Mr Rebel’
5. Falana – ‘Repeat’

12. NEXT RATED

This class is a voting class for essentially the most promising act within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Rema
2. Joeboy
3. Fireboy DML
4. Victor AD
5. Lyta
6. Zlatan

13. HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting class for the very best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be excellent in phrases of creative high quality and impression throughout the year underneath evaluation.

1. Odunsi
2. Mayorkun
3. Wurld
4. Humblesmith

14. LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting class for the rap artiste with the very best lyrical depth and efficiency on a single tune or album.

1. YCEE – ‘Balance’
2. Boogey – ‘Implode’
3. Paybac – ‘Implode’
4. Ghost – ‘Crown’
5. Tec – ‘Crown’
6. AQ – ‘Crown’

15. BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting class for the artiste whose songs are impressed by the streets. Such tune ought to captain lingua, which can even be originated by the artiste and common on the road.

1. Erigga – ‘Motivation’
2. Chinko Ekun – ‘Able God’
3. Zlatan – ‘Leg Work’
4. Barry Jhay – ‘Aiye’
5. Lyta – ‘Time’

16. BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting class for the artiste whose songs mirror any kind or model of music which falls exterior the mainstream of current or previous common musical tendencies.

1. ‘Cash’ – Lady Donli
2. ‘Mr Rebel’ – Tems
3. ‘Finding Efe’ – Johnny Drille
4. ‘Heya’ – Brymo
5. ‘Ire’ – Adekunle Gold

17. ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting class for the very best album (solo or group) in year underneath evaluation, that meets judges’ necessities of excellence (songwriting, manufacturing, rendition and impression).

1. About 30 – Adekunle Gold
2. Outside – Burna Boy
3. Moral Instruction – Falz
4. No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel

18. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste within the year underneath evaluation. Overall most profitable artiste within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Burna Boy
2. Wizkid
3. Davido
4. Tiwa Savage
5. Falz

19. SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting class for the preferred tune within the year underneath evaluation.

1. ‘Ye’ – Burna Boy
2. ‘Dumebi’ – Rema
3. ‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD
4. ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
5. ‘Case’ – Teni
6. ‘Leg work’ – Zlatan
7. ‘Baby’ – Joeboy
8. ‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML

20. AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

A non-Nigerian award class for a person African artiste or group with essentially the most excellent achievement, impression and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Master KG – Skeleton Moves (SOUTH AFRICA)
2. Afro B – Drogba (Joanna) (IVORY COAST)
3. Sauti Sol – Melanin (KENYA)
4. King Promise – CCTV (GHANA)
5. DJ Maphoriza – iWalk Ye Phara (SOUTH AFRICA)

21. HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

A voting class to award the fan’s favourite artiste with essentially the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Mr Eazi
2. Burna Boy
3. Teni
4. Fireboy DML
5. Rema
6. Joe Boy
7. Wizkid
8. Davido

22. BEST PERFORMER

A non-voting class for the artistes whose stagecraft, showmanship and efficiency routines are exceptionally conceptualized and executed within the year underneath evaluation with consideration of dwell performances.

1. Falz
2. Tiwa Savage
3. Brymo
4. Yemi Alade
5. Adekunle Gold

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23. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

A voting class for the rookie of the year who has had a profitable year musically, with the absence of an album within the year underneath evaluation.

1. Crayon
2. Buju
3. Barry Jhay
4. Oxlade

Source: Pulseng