List Of Nominees; Headies Award 2016

The list is made up of 21 categories covering the different genres of Nigerian pop music culture.
See the complete list of nominees below: (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’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