15th HEADIES FULL LIST: As Ayra Starr, Portable, Tems & Wizkid Nominated for Headies

Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria has just announced the nominees for the 15th Headies awards which is set to hold on September 4, 2022, in Atlanta Georgia.

New categories have been introduced and they include Music Executive of the Year; Best Afrobeat Pop Single (Nigeria); Best Afrobeat Pop Album (Nigeria); Best African Collaboration; Best International Collaboration; African Artiste of the Year; and International Artiste of the Year.

Keep refreshing for the complete list:

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

• AV
• FAVE
• MAGIXX
• PORTABLE
• UGOCCIE

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artist or group in the year under review.

• “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING

• “ESSENCE” – WIZKID feat. TEMS
• “JOY” – FALANA
• “LOVING IS HARDER” – JOHNNY DRILLE
• “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
• “SOMEBODY’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE feat. BRANDY

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

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

• 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)
• SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ)

BEST R&B SINGLE

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

• “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

A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.

• ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”
• AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
• BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI” 
• FALANA – “JOY”
• FIREBOY DML – “PERU” 
• OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND” 

BEST RAP SINGLE

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

• “BREATHE” – A-Q feat. CHIKE
• “CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA feat. PHEELZ
• “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR feat. GOODGIRL LA
• “FEELING” – LADIPOE feat. BNXN
• “TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP feat. REMINISCE & MOJO
• “LOADING” – OLAMIDE feat. BAD BOY TIMZ

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.

• “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR
• “FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
• “GONTO” – IBEJII
• “HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
• “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
• “SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with the most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

• AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
• LIYA – “ALARI”
• NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”
• SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
• TEMS – “ESSENCE”
• WAJE – “LAST TIME”

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 – “MEJI MEJI”
• JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”
• OXLADE – “OJUJU”
• RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”
• TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

TG Omori - "CHAMPION" (Fireboy DML FT D Smoke)

Meji Alabi - "GINGER" (Wizkid ft. Burna Boy)

Pink - "ROJU" (Chike)

Ovie Etseyatse - "RAIN" (Yemi Alade ft Mzansi Youth Choir)

TG Omori - "BLING" (Blaqbonez ft Amaarae and BNXN)

Director K - "RUNNING" (Ladipoe ft Fireboy DML)

BEST COLLABORATION

Ayra Starr ft CKay - "BEGGIE BEGGIE"

Blaqbonez ft Amaarae & BNXN - "BLING"

Vector ft Goodgirl LA - "EARLY MOMO"

Wizkid ft TEMS - "ESSENCE"

Ladipoe ft BNXN - "FEELING"

Chike ft Simi - "RUNNING TO YOU"

BEST STREET HOP ARTISTE

Bella Shmurda ft Zlatan & Lincoin - "CASH APP"

Mohbad ft Rexxie - "KPK"

Mohbad - "FEEL GOOD"

Naira Marley - "KOLEYEWON"

Nektunez & Goya Menor - "AMENO AMPIANO REMIX"

Portable & Poco Lee ft Olamide - "Zazoo Zeh"

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Ayra Starr - "BLOODY SAMARITAN"

Ruger - "BOUNCE"

Adekunle Gold ft Davido - "HIGH"

Lojay & Sarz - "MONALISA"

Reekado Banks - "OZUMBA MBADIWE"

Fireboy DML - "PERU"

HEADIES VIEWER'S CHOICE

Joeboy - "SIP"

Ayra Starr - "BLOODY SAMARITAN"

Fireboy DML - "PERU"

Lojay & Sarz - "MONALISA"

Nektunez & Goya Menor - "AMENO AMPIANO REMIX"

Olamide ft Omah Lay - "INFINITY"

Rema - "SOUNDGASM"

Wizkid ft TEMS - "ESSENCE"

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Amaarae - (GHANA)

Angelique Kidjo -(BENIN)

Aya Nakamura - (MALI)

Gyakie - (GHANA)

KiDi - (GHANA)

Nelson Freitas - (CAPE VERDE)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Diamond Platinumz

Harmonize

Meddy

Eddy Kenzo

Nikita Kering

Zuchu

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Muhamad Ramadan

Emel Mathlouthi

Elgrandetoto

Latifah

Soolking

Manal

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Black Coffee

DJ Tarico

Elaine

Focalistic

Sha Sha

Jah Prayzah

BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM

Ayra Starr - "19 & DANGEROUS"

Davido - "A BETTER TIME"

Wizkid - "MADE IN LAGOS"

Kizz Daniel - "BARNABAS"

Ajebo Hustlers - "KPOS LIFESTYLE"

Teni - "WONDALAND"

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

Timaya - "GRATITUDE"

Prettyboy D-O - "LOVE IS WAR"

Shank - "RAINBOW RIDDIM"

Patoranking - "THREE"

Yung L - "YAADMAN KINGSIZE"

BEST R&B ALBUM

Johnny Drille - "BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP"

TEMS - "IF ORANGE WAS A COLOUR"

Omawunmi - "LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE"

Falana - "RISING"

Ric Hassani - "THE PRINCE I BECAME"

Tiwa Savage - "WATER AND GARRI"

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Brymo - "9: ESAN"

Ibejii - "INTERMISSION"

Femi Kuti & Made Kuti - "LEGACY +"

The Cavemen - "LOVE AND HIGHLIFE"

Wavy The Creator- "P.S THANK YOU FOR WAITING"

Basketmouth - "YABASI"

BEST RAP ALBUM

Olamide - "CARPE DIEM"

Show Dem Camp - "CLONE WARS VOL. 5; THE ALGORYTHM"

A-Q - "GOLDEN"

Idowest - "MAFIA CULTURE VOL. 2.0"

LadiPoe - "PROVIDENCE"

Blaqbonez - "SEX OVER LOVE"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Femi Kuti & Made Kuti - "LEGACY +"

Wizkid - "MADE IN LAGOS (Deluxe Edition)"

Brymo - "9: ESAN"

Ayra Starr - "19 & DANGEROUS"

Olamide - "CARPE DIEM"

Basketmouth - "YABASI"

SONG OF THE YEAR

Patoranking - "CELEBRATE ME"

Flavour ft. Phyno - "DOINGS"

Wizkid ft. TEMS - "ESSENCE"

Adekunle Gold ft Davido - "HIGH"

Lojay & Sarz - "MONALISA"

Fireboy DML - "PERU"

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

SIMI

TEMS

TIWA SAVAGE

TENI

NINIOLA

BEST MALE ARTISTE

BRUNA BOY

ADEKUNLE GOLD

WIZKID

DAVIDO

FLAVOUR

OLAMIDE

HEADIES NEXT RATED

ZINOLEESKY

BNXN 

LOJAY 

RUGER 

AYRA STARR

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

AYA NAKAMURA

BURNA BOY

BLACK COFFEE

DAVIDO

DIAMOND PLATINUMZ

SOOLKING

WIZKID

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

BOSE OGULU

EFE OMOROGBE

SUNDAY ARE

HALL OF FAME

ANGELIQUE KIDJO

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

AKON

DIDDY

WYCLEF JEAN

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A-Q - "The Last Cypher"

BLAQBONEZ - "The Last Cypher"

LADIPOE - "Providence"

JESSE JAGS - "Viphers"

PAYPER CORLEONE - "In Don We Trust"

VECTOR - "Crown Of Clay"

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

DAVIDO

DON JAZZY

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