HEADIES AWARD Nominees Full List 2022

The organizers of The Headies have officially announced the 15th edition of the prestigious award ceremony. They took to their official Instagram and Twitter accounts to reveal the full nominee list. The event is set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on July 2nd, 2022. Below is the complete list of nominees for various categories:

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• AV
• Fave
• Magixx
• Portable
• Ugoccie

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• “Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
• “Essence” – Wizkid Ft. Tems
• “Joy” – Falana
• “Loving is Harder” – Johnny Drille
• “Meji Meji” – Brymo
• “Somebody’s Son” – Tiwa Savage Ft. Brandy

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• Beats By Jayy – “Golden” (A-Q)
• Blaise Beatz – “Sinner” (Adekunle Gold Ft. Lucky Daye)
• Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)
• P Priime – “Ozumba Mbadiwe” (Reekado Banks)
• Pheelz – “High” (Adekunle Gold Ft. Davido)
• Sarz – “Monalisa” (Lojay & Sarz)

BEST R&B SINGLE

• Fave – “Baby Riddim”
• Ayra Starr Ft. CKay – “Beggie Beggie”
• Wizkid Ft. Tems – “Essence”
• Chike Ft. Simi – “Running (To You)”
• Niniola – “Promise”
• Adekunle Gold Ft. Lucky Daye – “Sinner”

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Adekunle Gold – “Sinner”
• Ajebo Hustlers – “Loyalty”
• Brymo – “Meji Meji”
• Falana – “Joy”
• Fireboy DML – “Peru”
• Omah Lay – “Understand”

BEST RAP SINGLE

• A-Q Ft. Chike – “Breathe”
• Vector & MI Abaga Ft. Pheelz – “Crown of Clay”
• Vector Ft. Goodgirl LA – “Early Momo”
• Ladipoe Ft. BNXN – “Feeling”
• Show Dem Camp Ft. Reminisce & Mojo – “Tycoon”
• Olamide Ft. Bad Boy Timz – “Loading”

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

• Flavour – “Doings”
• Made Kuti – “Free Your Mind”
• Ibejii – “Gonto”
• Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Dice Ailes & Bez – “Hustle”
• Brymo – “Meji Meji”
• The Cavemen – “Selense”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

• Ayra Starr – “Toxic”
• Liya – “Alari”
• Niniola – “6th Heaven”
• Simi – “Running (To You)”
• Tems – “Essence”
• Waje – “Last Time”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

• Brymo – “Meji Meji”
• Oxlade – “Ojuju”
• Johnny Drille – “Loving is Harder”
• Ric Hassani – “When I Am 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 & Lincoln – “Cash App”
• Mohbad Ft. Rexxie – “KPK”
• Mohbad – “Feel Good”
• Naira Marley – “Koleyewon”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano 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 Amapiano 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 Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Harmonize (Tanzania)
• Meddy (Rwanda)
• Nikita Kering (Kenya)
• Zuchu (Tanzania)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
• ElGrandeToto (Morocco)
• Latifa (Tunisia)
• Manal (Morocco)
• Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
• Soolking (Algeria)

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• Black Coffee (South Africa)
• DJ Tarico (Mozambique)
• Elaine (South Africa)
• Focalistic (South Africa)
• Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
• Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
• Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
• Dadju (DR Congo)
• Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
• Innoss’B (DR Congo)
• Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM

• “19 & Dangerous” – Ayra Starr
• “A Better Time” – Davido
• “Barnabas” – Kizz Daniel
• “Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid
• “Kpos Lifestyle” – Ajebo Hustlers
• “Wondaland” – Teni

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

• “Gratitude” – Timaya
• “Love is War” – Prettyboy D-O
• “Rainbow Riddim” – Shank
• “Three” – Patoranking
• “Yaadman Kingsize” – Yung L

BEST R&B ALBUM

• “Before We Fall Asleep” – Johnny Drille
• “If Orange Was a Place” – Tems
• “Love Deep High Life” – Omawumi
• “Rising” – Falana
• “The Prince I Became” – Ric Hassani
• “Water & Garri” – Tiwa Savage

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

• “9: Esan” – Brymo
• “Intermission” – Ibejii
• “Legacy +” – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
• “Love and Highlife” – The Cavemen
• “P.S. Thank You for Waiting” – Wavy The Creator
• “Yabasi” – Basketmouth

BEST RAP ALBUM

• “Carpe Diem” – Olamide
• “Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The Algorhythm” – Show Dem Camp
• “Golden” – A-Q
• “Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0” – Idowest
• “Providence” – Ladipoe
• “Sex Over Love” – Blaqbonez

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• “9: Esan” – Brymo
• “19 & Dangerous” – Ayra Starr
• “Carpe Diem” – Olamide
• “Legacy +” – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
• “Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid
• “Yabasi” – Basketmouth

SONG OF THE YEAR

• “Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
• “Doings” – Flavour Ft. Phyno
• “Essence” – Wizkid Ft. Tems
• “High” – Adekunle Gold Ft. Davido
• “Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
• “Peru” – Fireboy DML

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

• Simi
• Tems
• Tiwa Savage
• Teni
• Niniola

BEST MALE ARTISTE

• Adekunle Gold
• Burna Boy
• Davido
• Flavour
• Olamide
• Wizkid

NEXT RATED

• Ayra Starr
• BNXN
• Lojay
• Ruger
• Zinoleesky

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• Black Coffee (Nigeria)
• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Davido (Nigeria)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Soolking (Algeria)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)
• Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

• Wyclef Jean
• Akon
• P Diddy

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• Bose Ogulu
• Sunday Are
• Efe Omorogbe

HALL OF FAME

• Angelina Kidjoe

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

• 2Face Idibia
• Ruggedman
• Davido

Stay tuned for more updates and details as we count down to the 15th edition of The Headies!

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