On December 4, 2020, Nigeria’s premier music award show announced nominations for their upcoming event. The year-in-review is between July 2019 and September 2020.
This will be the 14th edition of an award heralded by Ayo Animashaun and his company, HipHop World. Nigerian stars like Burna Boy, Davido, Fireboy, Wizkid and more lead nominations.
WurlD leads the way with six nominations.
This year will see new the new category, Songwriter of The Year. Album categories of Pop/R&B have also been split into two different categories. There will also be a new category for Best Alternative Album. Following in the footsteps of the 2019 nominations, the 2020 Headies are incredible inclusive.
There is no segmentation of nominations to just the superstars. The award itself will be held virtually very soon.
You can see the full list of nominations below;
Artiste of the year
1.Burna boy
2.Davido
3.Wizkid
4.Mayorkun
5.Tiwa savage
Song Of The Year
1.Fem – Davido
2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
3.Joro – Wizkid
4.Mafo – Naira Marley
5.Duduke – Simi
Album Of The Year
1.African Giant – Burna Boy
2.Apollo – Fireboy Dml
3.Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
4.Yellow – Brymo
5.Boo Of The Booless – Chike
Best Rap Album
1.God’s Engineering – Aq
2.Illy Chapo X – Illbliss
3.Ypszn2 – Psycho Yp
4.Cult! – Paybac Iboro
5.The Erigma II – Erigga
Producer 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 Sarz & Wurld
Best R&B Album
1.Laughter, Tears And Goosebumps – Fireboy Dml
2.I Like Girls With Trobul – Sarz & Wurld
3.King – Praiz
4.Boo Of The Booless – Chike
5.Celia – Tiwa Savage
Best Alternative Album
1.Yellow – Brymo
2.Lucid – Asa
3.The Light – Bez
4.Pioneers – Drb Lasgidi
5.Roots – The Cavemen
Best Pop Album
1.Apollo – Fireboy Dml
2.African Giant – Burna Boy
3.A Good Time – Davido
4.Woman Of Steel – Yemi Alade
5.Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
Next Rated
1.Tems
2.Omah Lay
3.Oxlade
4.Bella Shmurda
Best ‘Alternative’ Song
1.Corner – Lady Donly Feat. Vanjess & The Cavemen
2.I Wonder – Moelogo
3.Bitter – Deena Ade
4.Anita – The Cavemen
5.Money Devotion – Gbasky
6.God Save The Queen – Olu
Best Street-Hop Artiste
1.Naira Marley & Young John – Mafo
2.Mayorkun – Geng
3.Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Naira Marley – Instagram
4.Rudeboy – Audio Money
5.Ivd & Zlatan – Bolanle
6.Olamide – Pawon
Songwriter Of The Year
1.Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi – Duduke)
2.Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy Dml Dml – Dreamer)
3.Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy – Way Too Big)
4.Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay – Bad Influence)
5.Sadiq Onifade (Wurld – Ghost Town)
6.Adekunle Kosoko (1 Milli)
Lyricist On The Roll
1. Aq – Eunice
2. Blaqbonez – Define Rap 2
3. Mi Abaga – Trinity
4. Illbliss – Country
5. Phenom – Get The Info
6. Phyno – Speak Life
Best Collabo
1.Know You – Ladipoe Feat. Simi
2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
3.Sweet In The Middle – Davido Feat. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld
4.Don’t Call Me Back – Joeboy Feat. Mayorkun
5.Totori – Id Cabasa Feat. Wizkid & Olamide
6.Get The Info – Phyno Ft Phenom, Falz
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
1.Simi – No Longer Beneficial
2.Lindsey Abudei – One On The Outside
3.Niniola – Addicted
4.J-Dess – Chi Efo
5.Yemi Alade – Lai Lai
6.Imanse – Ajala
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Wurld – Ghost Town
2.Chike – Forgive
3.Praiz – Under The Sky
4.Cohbams – Plenti
5.Nonso Amadi – What Makes You Sure
6.Johnny Drille – Count On You
Best Music Video
1. Eli – Fireboy By Clarence Peters
2.1 Milli – Davido By Director K
3.Smile – Wizkid By Meji Alabi
4.Billionaire – Teni By Tg Omori
5.Shekere – Yemi Alade By Ovie Etseyatse
Best R&B Single
1.Under The Sky – Praiz
2.Duduke – Simi
3.Mad – Sarz & Wurld
4.Bad Influence – Omah Lay
5.Tattoo – Fireboy Dml
6.Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage
Best Rap Single
1.Ogb4ig – Reminisce
2.Shut Up – Blaqbonez
3.Country – Illbliss
4.Get The Info – Phyno, Falz & Phenom
5.Bop Daddy – Falz Feat. Ms. Banks
Best Recording Of The Year
Ozymandias – Brymo
Smile – Wizkid Feat. Her
Wonderful – Burna Boy
Dreamer – Fireboy Dml
Ghost Town – Wurld
Headies Revelation
1. Victor Ad
2. Fireboy Dml
3. Joeboy
4. Teni
5. Rema
6. Chike
Best Pop Single
Billionaire – Teni
Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.
Lady – Rema
Fem – Davido
Joro – Wizkid
Best Pop Single
1.Billionaire – Teni
2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.
3.Lady – Rema
4.Fem – Davido
5.Joro – Wizkid
6.Skeletun – Tekno
Rookie Of The Year
1.Olakira
2.Alpha P
3.Jamopyper
4.Zinoleesky
5.Bad Boy Timz
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
1.Davido
2.Omah Lay
3.Burna Boy
4.Falz
5.Fireboy Dml
6.Mayorkun
7.Dj Neptune
8.Wizkid
African Artiste Recognition
1.Master Kg
2.Kuami Eugene
3.Sauti Sol
4.Shaata Wale
5.Stonebwoy
Hall Of Fame
King Sunny Ade
Special Recognition:
Eedris Abdulkareem
Timaya
Skeletun – Tekno
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