Headies Award 2020: Full Nominees List

Headies Award 2020

The 14th Headies Awards nominees list is out and fans are already voting in the categories that require voting .This edition takes into consideration the year in review from July 2019 to September 2020

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Non-voting

1. Ozymandias -Brymo
2. Smile – Wizkid feat.HER
3. Wonderful -Burna Boy
4. Dreamer -Fireboy DML
5. Ghost Town -Wurld

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

This category goes to the person who produced the most acclaimed song of the year.

1. Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni
2. Spax –  ‘Away’ by Oxlade
3. Kel p – ‘pull Up’ by Burna Boy
4. Sarz – ‘Mad’ by Sara and Wurld

BEST MUSIC VIDEO – Voting

1. Eli by Fireboy DML – Clarence Peters
2. 1 Milli by Davido -Director K
3. Smile by Wix=zkid feat. HER – Meji Alabi
4. Billionaire by Teni – TG Omori
5. Shekere by Yemi Alade – Ovie Etseyatse

BEST POP SINGLE – Voting category

1. Billionaire -Teni
2. Nobody – DJ Neptune ft Joeboy and Mr Eazi
3. Lady – Rema
4. Fem – Davido
5. Joro -Wizkid
6. Skeleton – Tekno

HEADIES REVELEATION – Voting Category

1. Victor AD
2. Joeboy
3. Fireboy DML
4. Chike
5. Teni 
6. Rema

BEST RAP ALBUM – Non-voting category

1. God’s Engineering -AQ
2. Illy Chapo x – Illbliss
3. YPSZN2 – Psycho YP
4. The Erigma – Erigga
5. Cult – Paybac Iboro

BEST R&B SINGLE

1. Under the Sky – Praiz
2. Mad – Sarz and World
3. Duduke -Simi
4. Bad Influence – Omah Lay
5. Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage
6. Tattoo – Fireboy DML

SONG OF THE YEAR – Voting

1. Fem – Davido
2. Joro – Wizkid
3. Nobody – Dj Neptune feat Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
4. Duduke -Simi
5. Mafo -Naira Marley

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

1. Lucid – Asa
2. Yellow – Brymo
3. Pioneer – DRB Lasgidi
4. Roots – The Cavemen
5. The Light – Bez

BEST R&B ALBUM

1. Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps – Fireboy DML
2. I like Girls With Trouble – Sarz and World
3. Boo Of The Booless – Chike 
4. Celia – Tiwa Savage
5. King – Praiz

BEST COLLABORATION – Voting

1. Know You – Ladipoe Ft. Simi
2. Don’t Call me Back – Joeboy Feat Mayorkun
3. Sweet In The Middle – Davido Ft.Naira Marley, Zlatan, World
4. Nobody – Dj Neptune Ft, Joeboya nd Mr. Eazi
5. Totori  – ID Cabasa Ft. Wizkid and Olamide
6. Get The info – Phyno ft Phenom & Falz

BEST POP ALBUM

1. Apollo – Fireboy DML
2. A Good Time – Davido
3. African Giant – Burna Boy
4. Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
5. A Woman Of Steel – Yemi Alade

RAP SINGLE – Voting

1. OGB4IG – Reminisce 
2. Country- Illbliss
3. Bop Daddy – Falz feat. Ms. Banks
4. Shut Up – Blaqbonez
5. Get The Info – Phyno, Falz & Phenom

NEXT RATED – Voting

1. Tems
2. Omah Lay
3. Bella Schmurda
4. Oxlade

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE – Voting

1. Naira Marley & Young John – Mafo
2. Mayorkun – Geng
3. IVD & Zlatan Ibile – Bolanle
4. Reminisce Feat Olamide &Naira Marley – Instagram
5. Olamide – Pawon
6. Rudeboy – Audio money

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(FEMALE) – Non-voting

1. Yemi Alade – Lai Lai
2. Simi – No Longer Beneficial
3. Lindsey Abudei -One On The Outside
4. Niniola – Addicted
5. J-Dess- Chi Efo
6. Imanse – Ajala

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE) – Non-voting

1. Wurld – Ghost Town
2. Praiz – Under The Sky
3. Chike – Forgive 
4. Nonso Amadi – What Makes You Sure
5. Johnny Drille – Count on You
6. Cobhams – Plenti

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Voting 

1. African Giant – Burna Boy
2. Apollo – Fireboy DML
3. Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
4. Boo Of The Booless – Chike
5. Yellow – Brymo

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

1. Master KG
2. Sauti Sol
3. Kuami Eugene
4. Stonebwoy
5. Shaata Wale

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

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

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Voting

1. Olakira
2. Jamopyper
3. Zinoleesky
4. Alpha P
5. Bad Boy Time

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG – Voting

1. I Wonder – Moelogo
2. Corner – Lady Donli Ft. Vanjess &The Cavemen
3. Anita -The Cavemen
4. God Save The Queen – Olu
5. Bitter – Deena Ade
6. Money Devotion – Gbasky

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL – Non-voting

1. Phyno – Speak Life
2. AQ – Eunice 
3. Define Rap 2 – Blaqbonez
4. MI Abaga – Trinity
5. Ill Bliss – Country
6. Phenom – Get The Info

HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE 

1. Davido 
2. Omah Lay
3. Falz
4. Fireboy DML
5. Mayorkun
6. Burna Boy
7. Dj Neptune

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

1. Adedamola Adefolahan (Dream Catcher – Fireboy)
2. Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Duduke -Simi)
3. Damini Ogulu (Way Too big – Burna Boy)
4. Adekunle Kosoko (1 Milli – Davido)
5. Sadiq Onifade (Ghost Town-Wurld)
6. Stanley Omah Didia (Bad Influence- Omah Lay)

HALL OF FAME

King Sunny Ade

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Timaya 

Eedris Abdulkareem

These are the nominations for the upcoming Headies Award 2020.