Gyakie, Black Sherif, Camidoh Make 2023 Headies Award Nomination List (Full list)
Organizers of the Headies Awards have released the nominees for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition.
Grammy award-winner, Burna Boy, received the most nods on the list with a total of 11 nominations. In the Album of the Year category, the singer will battle it out with Davido, Rema, Asake, Omah Lay, and Victony.
This year’s award will also recognize international artistes who have made their mark in the Nigerian music industry.
The nominees for the 2023 International Artiste of the Year Category include Drake, Future, Selena Gomez, Don Toliver, and Ed Sheeran.
See full list below.
Best Recording of The Year
Burna Boy – Alone Victony, Tempoe – Soweto Omah Lay – I’m a mess Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa Davido, SSC – Stand Strong Tems – No Woman, No Cry
Album Of The Year
Burna Boy – Love, Damini Asake – Mr. Money With The Vibe Rema – Rave & Roses Omah Lay – Boy Alone Victony – Outlaw Davido – Timeless
Song of The Year
Rema – Calm Down Burna Boy – Last Last Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix
Best Male Artiste
Asake Rema Burna Boy Ruger Kizz Daniel Omah Lay
Best Female Artiste
Tems Simi Tiwa Savage Ayra Starr
Next Rated
Spyro Seyi Vibez Young Jonn Asake Victony
Songwriter of The Year
Simi – Royal Omah Lay – I’m a mess Tems – Lift me Up Burna Boy – Alone BNXN – In my mind Wizard Chan – Earth Song
Producer of The Year
Magicsticks – Sungba Remix Pheelz – Electricity Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down Tempoe – Soweto Kel P – Kpe Paso Rexxie – Abracadabra Remix
Afrobeats Single of The Year
Burna Boy – Last Last Ayra Starr – Rush Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse Spyro – Who’s Your Guy Ruger – Asiwaju
Best RnB Single
Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For my mind Ckay – Mmadu Dami Oniru – Just 4 U Preye – Red Wine Chike, Flavour – Hard to find Simi, Fave – Loyal
Best Rap Single
Reminisce – Hustle Ladipoe – Big Energy Blaqbonez – Back in Uni Psycho YP – Bando Diaries OdumoduBlvck – Declan Rice Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro
Best Alternative Song
Wizard Chan – Earth song Cruel Santino – Final champion Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller Boj, Moliy, Mellissa – In a loop Flavour – Game Changer (Dike) Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa Ric Hassani – My only baby Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime Chike – Spell Remix Praiz – Reckless Wande Coal – Kpe Paso
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Niniola – Memories Simi – Loyal Liya – Adua Remix Waje – In Between Preye – Red wine Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
Best Music Video
Blaqbonez, Perliks – Back in Uni TG Omori – PBUY Director Pink – Spell Remix Director K – Common Person TG Omori – Bandana Director K – Calm Down
Best Collaboration
Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy Remix Pheelz, Davido – Electricity Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso
Best Street-Hop Artiste
Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra Seyi Vibez – Chance (Na Ham) Asake – Joha Poco Lee, HotKid – Otilo Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista Mohbad – Peace
Burna Boy (Nigeria) Marwa Loud (Morocco) Black Sherif (Ghana) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Rema (Nigeria)
Digital Artiste Of The Year
Burna Boy Ayra Starr Rema Omah Lay Kizz Daniel Asake
International Artiste Of The Year
Drake Future Selena Gomez Don Toliver Ed Sheeran
Lyricist On The Roll
Ladipoe – Clowns Vector – Clowns Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop A-Q – Family First Tec (SDC) – Live Life
Best Rap Album
Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol. 3 Blaqbonez – Young Preacher Psycho YP – YPSZN3 Vector – TESLIM Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream
Best Alternative Album
Basketmouth – Horoscopes BOJ – Gbagada Express Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys: Final Heaven Somadina – Heart of The Heavenly Undeniable Native Sound System – Native World
Best RnB Album
Johnny Drille – Home Chike – The Brother’s Keeper Praiz – Reckless Waje – Waje 2.0 Dami Oniru – Matter of Time Simi – To Be Honest