Headies is a popular Nigerian music award show which has been on for several years. With the lockdown earlier this year and initial intensity of coronavirus spread, one would have thought headies won’t hold this year. However, since the relaxation of the lockdown and as activities are getting back to normal in Nigeria, headies is finally taking place live. Here are the Headies award nominations for 2020;
- Best recording of the year:
Brymo – Ozymandias
Burna Boy – Wonderful
Fireboy DML – Dreamer
Wizkid – Smile
WurlD – Ghost Town
2.Producer of the year
Pheelz – Billionaire by Teni
Spax – Away by Oxlade
Kel P – Pull Up by Burna Boy
Sarz – Mad by WurlD
3. Best Rap Album
AQ – God’s Engineering
Ill Bliss – Illy Chapo X
Psycho YP – YPSZN2
PayBac – CULT!
Erigga – The Erigma
4. Best Alternative album
Brymo – Yellow
Asa – Lucid
Bez – The Light
DRB – Pioneers
The Cavemen – Roots
5. Best Pop album
FireboyDML – APOLLO
Burna Boy – African Giant
Davido – A Good Time
Yemi Alade – Woman of Steel
Adekunle Gold – Afropop Vol. 1
6. Song of the year
-Davido – Fem
-Wizkid – Joro
-Naira Marley – Mafo
-Simi – Duduke
-DJ Neptune, Joeboy & Mr Eazi – Nobody
- Best R&B album
-Fireboy DML – LTG
-Praiz – King
-Chike – Boo Of The Booless
-Tiwa Savage – Celia
-Sarz & Wurld – ILGWT
- Best Music Video
-Clarence Peters – Eli
-Director K – 1 Milli
-Meji Alabi – Smile
-TG Omori – Billionaire
-Ovie Etseyaye – Wombolombo
- Best R&B single
-Simi – Duduke
-Sarz & Wurld – Mad
-Omah Lay – Bad Influence
-Tiwa Savage – Dangerous Love
-Fireboy DML – Tattoo
-Praiz – Under The Sky
- Best Rap Single
-Reminisce – OGB4IG
-ILLBLISS – Country
-Phyno – Get The Info
-Falz – Bop Daddy
-Blaqbonez – Shut Up
- Best Collabo
-Sweet in the middle
-Don’t call me back
-Know You
-Totori
-Get The Info
- Best Vocal Performance (Male)
-Wurld – Ghost Town
-Chike – Forgive
-Praiz – Under the sky
-Cobhams – Plenti
-Nonso Amadi – What makes you sure
-Johnny Drille – Count on you
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-Tems
-Omah Lay
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-Bella Shmurda
- Headies Revelation
-Victor AD
-Fireboy DML
-Joeboy
-Teni
-Rema
-Chike
- Lyricist on the roll
-AQ – Eunice
-Blaqbonez – Define Rap 2
-M.I Abaga – The Trinity
-illBliss – Country
-Phenom – Get The Info
-Phyno – Speak Life
- Best street hop artists
-Naira Marley & Young Jonn – Mafo
-Mayorkun – Geng
-Reminisce – Instagram
-Rudeboy – Audio Mone
-IVD ft Zlatan – Bolanle
-Olamide – Pawon
- Best Alternative Song
-Lady Donli – Corner
-Moelogo – I Wonder
-Deena Ade – Bitter
-The Cavemen – Anita
-Gbasky – Money Devotion
-Olu – God save the queen
- Album of the year
-Burna Boy – African Giant
-Fireboy DML – Apollo
-Adekunle Gold – Afropop Vol 1
-Brymo – Yellow
-Chike – Boo of the Booless
- African Artiste Recognition
-Master KG
-Kuami Eugene
-Sauti Sol
-Shatta Wale
-Stonebwoy
- Headies Viewers Choice
-Burna Boy
-Falz
-Fireboy DML
-Mayorkun
-DJ Neptune
-Wizkid
- Rookie of the year
-Olakira
-Alpha P
-Jamopyper
-Zinoleesky
-Bad Boy Timz
- Songwriter of the year
-Simi – Duduke
-Fireboy DML – Dreamer
-Burna Boy – Way Too Big
-Omah Lay – Bad Influence
-Wurld – Ghost Town
-Adekunle Gold – 1 Milli
- Special Recognition
Eedris Abdulkareem & Timaya
- Hall of fame
-King Sunny Ade
