HEADIES 2016 NOMINEE LIST..

NEWS BEST RECORDINGOF THE YEAR A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD SOMETHING 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’ – OLAMIDE LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO OSCAR 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 LA MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W BAD – 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 DANIEL WANTED – WANDE COAL KLITORIS – BRYMO 4. NAKED – DAREY SEYI 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 – SIMI MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL PRAY FOR ME – DAREY ADUKE – TJAN SMILE – SHAYDEE BEST POP SINGLE A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group) MAMA – KISS DANIEL FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE EMERGENCY – D’BANJ FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE MONEY – 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 SARKODIE BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN PAM PAM – KETCHUP TIMAYA – 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 – OLAMIDE POWERFUL – ILL BLISS STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ LIL’ KESH – YAGI BEST COLLABO A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos). SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR BEST RAP SINGLE A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE JAGABAN – YCEE CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q SHOW 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 HAPPENING DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME SHAYDEE – SMILE WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN RIC 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 CARE SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME OMAWUMI 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. YCEE TEKNO MR. EAZI HUMBLESMITH ARAMIDE HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY LIL’ KESH – YAGI RUNTOWN – 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 GOGI REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU YCEE – JAGABAN BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING A-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 EPP AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG KOKER – KO LE WERK YCEE – JAGABAN SMALL DOKTA – GBERA 2T 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 GOLD SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE GENTLEMAN – 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 – FALZ NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL WANTED – WANDE COAL SEYI 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. WIZKID TIWA SAVAGE FALZ YEMI ALADE OLAMIDE SONG OF THE YEAR A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD REGGAE 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. SAUTI SOL CASPER NYOVEST DJ MAPHORISA STONEBWOY SARKODIE 1000