Ladies and gentlemen, we are glad and honored to present the Headies Awards 2020 nominees!

The organisers of the Headies Awards have announced the list of nominees for its 14th edition. Earlier on, the organising body of the awards called for submission of entries in different categories.

The 14th Headies Awards nominees list is compiled from music works released between July 2019 and September 2020, the year-in-review.

See the list of the nominees below for the 14th edition of the Headies Awards.👇


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

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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

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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

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BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

1.YELLOW – BRYMO
2.LUCID – ASA
3.THE LIGHT – BEZ
4.PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI
5.ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN

Who Are You Supporting?

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

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BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

1.OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO
2.SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER
3.WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY
4.DREAMER – FIREBOY DML
5.GHOST TOWN – WURLD

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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

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AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

1.MASTER KG
2.KUAMI EUGENE
3.SAUTI SOL
4.SHAATA WALE
5.STONEBWOY

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BEST COLLABORATION

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 AND FALZ

Who Are You Supporting?

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

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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

Who Are You Supporting?

SONG OF THE YEAR

-DAVIDO – FEM
-WIZKID – JORO
-NAIRA MARLEY – MAFO
-SIMI – DUDUKE
-DJ NEPTUNE, JOEBOY & MR EAZI – NOBODY

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BEST R&B ALBUM

-FIREBOY DML – LTG
-PRAIZ – KING
-CHIKE – BOO OF THE BOOLESS
-TIWA SAVAGE – CELIA
-SARZ & WURLD – ILGWT

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BEST R&B SINGLE

-SIMI – DUDUKE
-SARZ & WURLD – MAD
-OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE
-TIWA SAVAGE – DANGEROUS LOVE
-FIREBOY DML – TATTOO
-PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY

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HEADIES REVELATION

-VICTOR AD
-FIREBOY DML
-JOEBOY
-TENI
-REMA
-CHIKE

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HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE

-BURNA BOY
-FALZ
-FIREBOY DML
-MAYORKUN
-DJ NEPTUNE
-WIZKID

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LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

-AQ – EUNICE
-BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE  2
-M.I ABAGA – THE TRINITY
-ILLBLISS – COUNTRY
-PHENOM – GET THE INFO
-PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

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BEST STREET HOP ARTISTES

-NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
-MAYORKUN – GENG
-REMINISCE – INSTAGRAM
-RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
-IVD ft ZLATAN – BOLANLE
-OLAMIDE – PAWON

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BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

-LADY DONLI – CORNER
-MOELOGO – I WONDER
-DEENA ADE – BITTER
-THE CAVEMEN – ANITA
-GBASKY – MONEY DEVOTION
-OLU – GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

-BURNA BOY – AFRICAN GIANT
-FIREBOY DML – APOLLO
-ADEKUNLE GOLD – AFROPOP VOL 1
-BRYMO – YELLOW
-CHIKE – BOO OF THE BOOLESS

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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

-OLAKIRA
-ALPHA P
-JAMOPYPER
-ZINOLEESKY
-BAD BOY TIMZ

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SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

-SIMI – DUDUKE
-FIREBOY DML – DREAMER
-BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG
-OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE
-WURLD – GHOST TOWN
-ADEKUNLE GOLD – 1 MILLI

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM & TIMAYA

HALL OF FAME

-KING SUNNY ADE

Headies Awards 2020 Nominees List.

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