Headies Award 2020 Nominations.

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;

  1. 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

  1. Best R&B album

-Fireboy DML – LTG
-Praiz – King
-Chike – Boo Of The Booless
-Tiwa Savage – Celia
-Sarz & Wurld – ILGWT

  1. Best Music Video

-Clarence Peters – Eli
-Director K – 1 Milli
-Meji Alabi – Smile
-TG Omori – Billionaire
-Ovie Etseyaye – Wombolombo

  1. Best R&B single

-Simi – Duduke
-Sarz & Wurld – Mad
-Omah Lay – Bad Influence
-Tiwa Savage – Dangerous Love
-Fireboy DML – Tattoo
-Praiz – Under The Sky

  1. Best Rap Single

-Reminisce – OGB4IG
-ILLBLISS – Country
-Phyno – Get The Info
-Falz – Bop Daddy
-Blaqbonez – Shut Up

  1. Best Collabo

-Sweet in the middle
-Don’t call me back
-Know You
-Totori
-Get The Info

  1. 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

  1. NEXT RATED

-Tems
-Omah Lay
-Oxlade
-Bella Shmurda

  1. Headies Revelation

-Victor AD
-Fireboy DML
-Joeboy
-Teni
-Rema
-Chike

  1. Lyricist on the roll

-AQ – Eunice
-Blaqbonez – Define Rap 2
-M.I Abaga – The Trinity
-illBliss – Country
-Phenom – Get The Info
-Phyno – Speak Life

  1. Best street hop artists

-Naira Marley & Young Jonn – Mafo
-Mayorkun – Geng
-Reminisce – Instagram
-Rudeboy – Audio Mone
-IVD ft Zlatan – Bolanle
-Olamide – Pawon

  1. Best Alternative Song

-Lady Donli – Corner
-Moelogo – I Wonder
-Deena Ade – Bitter
-The Cavemen – Anita
-Gbasky – Money Devotion
-Olu – God save the queen

  1. Album of the year

-Burna Boy – African Giant
-Fireboy DML – Apollo
-Adekunle Gold – Afropop Vol 1
-Brymo – Yellow
-Chike – Boo of the Booless

  1. African Artiste Recognition

-Master KG
-Kuami Eugene
-Sauti Sol
-Shatta Wale
-Stonebwoy

  1. Headies Viewers Choice

-Burna Boy
-Falz
-Fireboy DML
-Mayorkun
-DJ Neptune
-Wizkid

  1. Rookie of the year

-Olakira
-Alpha P
-Jamopyper
-Zinoleesky
-Bad Boy Timz

  1. 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

  1. Special Recognition

Eedris Abdulkareem & Timaya

  1. Hall of fame

-King Sunny Ade

The complete list of Winners for BET Hip Hop Awards 2020.

Megan Thee Stallion took home the most trophies at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 followed by Beyoncé and Roddy Ricch. See the full list of winners here.

The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards premiered Tuesday, Oct. 27—and what a night it was. Megan Thee Stallion took home the most trophies with three wins. In addition to sweeping the Hustler of the Year and Hip Hop Artist of the Year categories, the “Hot Girl Summer” star received the Best Collaboration honor for her “Savage” remix with Beyoncé.

Speaking of Queen Bey, she followed closely behind in the trophy tally with two wins. In addition to sharing the Best Collaboration award, the singer obtained the Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse prize. Roddy Ricch also had two big wins, taking the titles in the Song of the Year and Album of the Year categories.

Of course, there was a star-studded list of performers, too. Cordae, Lil Baby, 42 Dugg, City Girls, Mulatto, Gucci Mane, Big Sean, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Brandy, H.E.R., Teyana Taylor, Erykah Badu, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne were just a few of the big names to take the stage. In addition, Quavo paid tribute to the late rapper Pop Smoke, who was also posthumously named Best New Hip Hop Artist.

What’s more, Snoop Dogg, T.I., and Monica presented a few of the awards, and Vice Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harrismade a surprise appearance to talk about the importance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

To see all of the winners, check out the list below.

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DaBaby
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion
Roddy Ricch

SONG OF THE YEAR

“BOP” – Produced By JetsonMade & Starboy (DaBaby)
“Life Is Good” – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ (Future feat. Drake)
“Rockstar” – Produced by SethInTheKitchen (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
“Savage (Remix)” – Produced by J. White Did It (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)
WINNER: “The Box” – Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze (Roddy Ricch)
“Toosie Slide” – Produced by OZ (Drake)

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

DaBaby, Blame it on Baby
DaBaby, Kirk
Future, High Off Life
Lil Baby, My Turn
Megan Thee Stallion, Suga
WINNER: Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST

Flo Milli
Jack Harlow
Mulatto
NLE Choppa
WINNER: Pop Smoke
Rod Wave

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR

Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
WINNER: Meghan Thee Stallion
Rick Ross
Travis Scott

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM

Complex
HipHopDX
HotNewHipHop
The Breakfast Club
WINNER: The Joe Budden Podcast
The Shade Room
XXL

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE

WINNER: Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)” (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)
BIA, “Best on Earth” (Russ feat. BIA)
Cardi B, “Writing on the Wall” (French Montana feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)
Future, “Roses (Remix)” (Saint Jhn feat. Future)
Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
Travis Scott “Hot (Remix)” (Young Thug feat. Gunna & Travis Scott)

IMPACT TRACK

Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock, “Lockdown”
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar (BLM Remix)”
J. Cole, “Snow on tha Bluff”
WINNER: Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Rapsody feat. PJ Morton, “Afeni”
Wale feat. Kelly Price, “Sue Me”

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW

Djonga (Brazil)
Kaaris (France)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
Meryl (France)
Ms Banks (UK)
Nasty C (South Africa)
WINNER: Stormzy (UK)

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

DaBaby, “BOP”
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Drake, “Toosie Slide”
WINNER: Future feat. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”

BEST COLLABORATION

DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Future feat. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Jack Harlow feat. Tory Lanez, DaBaby & Lil Wayne, “What’s Poppin (Remix)”
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)”
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch, “Ballin'”

BEST DUO OR GROUP

WINNER: Chris Brown and Young Thug
City Girls
Earthgang
Jackboys
Migos
Run the Jewels

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BEST LIVE PERFORMER

Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
Meghan Thee Stallion
Roddy Ricch
WINNER: Travis Scott

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
J. Cole
Megan Thee Stallion
WINNER: Rapsody

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Cactus Jack & White Trash Tyler
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Director X
WINNER: Teyana “Spike Lee” Taylor

DJ OF THE YEAR

Chase B
WINNER: D-Nice
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
Mustard

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

9th Wonder
DJ Khaled
WINNER: Hit-Boy
JetsonMade
Mike Will Made-It
Mustard