2016 HEADIES Awards: Full Nominees List

The Organizers of the YearlyHEADIES has unveiled the List of Nominees for theHEADIES AWARDS 2016.

In The Next Rated Category we have YCee,Tekno,Humblesmith, Mr Eazi and Aramide.

Checkout the Complete List Below:

COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES:

(YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

EMERGENCY – D'BANJPRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIRLOVE DON'T CARE – SIMIORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLDSOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

DJ COUBLON 'GOOD TIME & RABA'PHEELS – 'PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS' – OLAMIDELEGENDURY BEATS – 'FINAL – BABA NLA' WIZKIDYOUNG JOHN – 'MAMA' – KISS DANIELMASTAKRAFT – 'FADA FADA', 'CONNECT' – PHYNOOSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – 'PRAY FOR ME' – DAREY

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.

EMERGENCY (D'BANJ) – UNLIMITED LAMARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABISOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERSMADE FOR YOU – BANKY WBAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

NEW ERA – KISS DANIELWANTED – WANDE COALKLITORIS – BRYMO4. NAKED – DAREYSEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

LOVE DON'T CARE – SIMIMADE FOR YOU – BANKY WSUPER WOMAN – WANDE COALPRAY FOR ME – DAREYADUKE – TJANSMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

MAMA – KISS DANIELFINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKIDPICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLDOSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDOREGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEEEMERGENCY – D'BANJFADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDEMONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. NO KISSING' – PATORANKING FT SARKODIEBODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOYJAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZOLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGANPAM PAM – KETCHUPTIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDEPOWERFUL – ILL BLISSSTORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZLIL' KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMIREGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEEOSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDOWAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGENO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIEMONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDEASAMALEKUN – REMINISCEJAGABAN – YCEECHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISSAGU JI NDI MEN – A-QSHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

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.

BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENINGDAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR MESHAYDEE – SMILEWANDE COAL – SUPER WOMANRIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

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 – LOVE DON'T CARESEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOWARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE MEOMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

YCEETEKNOMR. EAZIHUMBLESMITHARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

KISS DANIEL – NEW ERASEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAYLIL' KESH – YAGIRUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

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 GOGIREMINSCE – ASALAMALEKUYCEE – JAGABANBOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHINGA-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 EPPAJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANGKOKER – KO LE WERKYCEE – JAGABANSMALL DOKTA – GBERA2T 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 GOLDSOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMOYOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZWAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLEGENTLEMAN – 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 – FALZNEW ERA – KISS DANIELWANTED – WANDE COALSEYI 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.

WIZKIDTIWA SAVAGEFALZYEMI ALADEOLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKIDOSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDOPICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLDREGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE

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.

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