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Headies 2022 Nominees List : #15thHeadies

Headies 2022 full nominee list for #15thHeadies is out! H

Headies is a music award show in Nigeria established to great achievements in the Nigerian music industry.

Don’t forget, for the first time, this award show will not be held in Nigeria but Atlanta. T

This has generated a lot of controversies on social media.

The outfit released the full Nominees List today.

Headies 2022 Nominees List

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


AV
FAVE
MAGIXX
PORTABLE
UGOCCIE

Rookie of the Year: Headies 2022 Nominees List
Rookie of the year

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR


Celebrate Me – PATORANKING
Essence – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
Joy – FALANA
Loving is Harder– JOHNNY DRILLE
Meji Meji – BRYMO
Somebody’s Son – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY

Best Recording Of The Year
Best Recording Of The Year

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)

BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)

NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)

P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)

PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)

SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ)

Producer of the year : Headies 2022 Nominees List
Producer of the year

BEST R&B SINGLE

“BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE

“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY

“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS

“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI

“PROMISE” – NINIOLA

“SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE

Best R&B SINGLE : #15ThHeadies
Best R&B SINGLE

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”

AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”

BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”

FALANA – “JOY”

FIREBOY DML – “PERU”

OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”

Song Writer Of The Year : #15thHeadies
Song Writer Of The Year

BEST RAP SINGLE

“BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE

“CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ

“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA

“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN

“TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO

“LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ

Best Rap Single : Headies 2022 Nominees List
Best Rap Single

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR

“FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI

“GONTO” – IBEJII

“HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES

“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO

“SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN

Best Alternative Song : Headies 2022 Nominees List
Best Alternative Song

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”

LIYA – “ALARI”

NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”

SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”

TEMS – “ESSENCE”

WAJE – “LAST TIME”

Best Vocal Performance ( Female) : #15ThHeadies
Best Vocal Performance (Female)

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”

JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”

OXLADE – “OJUJU”

RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”

TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”

Best Vocal Performance (Male) : Headies 2022 Nominees List
Best Vocal Performance (Male)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

“CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI

“GINGER” – (WIZKID FEAT. BURNA BOY) DIRECTED BY MEJI ALABI

“ROJU” – (CHIKE) DIRECTED BY PINK

“RAIN” – (YEMI ALADE FEAT. MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR) DIRECTED BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

“BLING” – (BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI

“RUNNING” – (LADIPOE FEAT. FIREBOY DML) DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR K

Best Music Video : Headies 2022 Nominees List
Best Music Video

BEST COLLABORATION

“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY

“BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN

“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA

“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS

“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN

“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI

Best Collaboration : #15ThHeadies
Best Collaboration

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN

REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK”

MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD”

NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”

NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”

POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH”

Best street-hop artiste
Best street-hop artiste

BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

“BLOODY SAMARITAN” – AYRA STARR

“BOUNCE” – RUGER

“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO

“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ

“OZUMBA MBADIWE” – REEKADO BANKS

“PERU” – FIREBOY DML

BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”

FIREBOY – “PERU”

JOEBOY – “SIP”
LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA”

NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”

OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”

REMA – SOUNDGASM

WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE”

Headies Viewers Choice
Headies Viewers Choice

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

AMAARAE (GHANA)

ANGELIQUE KIDJO (BENIN)

AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)

GYAKIE (GHANA)

KIDI (GHANA)

NELSON FREITAS (CAPE VERDE)

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)

EDDY KENZO (UGANDA)

HARMONIZE (TANZANIA)

MEDDY (RWANDA)

NIKITA KERING (KENYA)

ZUCHU (TANZANIA)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

EMEL MATHLOUTHI (TUNISIA)

ELGRANDETOTO (MOROCCO)

LATIFA (TUNISIA)

MANAL (MOROCCO)

MUHAMAD RAMADAN (EGYPT)

SOOLKING (ALGERIA)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

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 SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

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 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR

“A BETTER TIME” – DAVIDO

“BARNABAS” – KIZZ DANIEL

“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID

“KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS

“WONDALAND” – TENI

BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM #15ThHeadies
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM

BEST DIASPORA AFROBEATS

AYOJAY- US

DARKOO – UK

MOELOGO – UK

NSG – UK

OBONGJAYAR – UK

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

GRATITUDE – TIMAYA

LOVE IS WAR – PRETTYBOY D-O

RAINBOW RIDDIM – SHANK

THREE – PATORANKING

YAADMAN KINGSIZE – YUNG L

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM : Headies 2022 Nominees List
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

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 AND GARRI” – TIWA SAVAGE

BEST R&B ALBUM : Headies 2022 Nominees List
BEST R&B ALBUM

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 ALTERNATIVE ALBUM : Headies 2022 Nominees List
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

BEST RAP ALBUM

BEST RAP ALBUM #15ThHeadies
BEST RAP ALBUM

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

ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Headies 2022 Nominees List
ALBUM OF THE YEAR

SONG OF THE YEAR

“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING

“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO

“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS

“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO

“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ

“PERU” – FIREBOY DML

SONG OF THE YEAR : Headies 2022 Nominees List
SONG OF THE YEAR

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

SIMI

TEMS

TIWA SAVAGE

TENI

NINIOLA

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

BEST MALE ARTISTE

ADEKUNLE GOLD
BURNA BOY
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID

BEST MALE ARTISTE

NEXT RATED

AYRA STARR

BNXN

LOJAY

RUGER

ZINOLEESKY

NEXT RATED : Headies 2022 Nominees List
NEXT RATED

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)

BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)

DAVIDO (NIGERIA)

DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)

SOOLKING (ALGERIA)

WIZKID (NIGERIA)

AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

BOSE OGULU

SUNDAY ARE

EFE OMOROGBE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION

HALL OF FAME

ANGELIQUE KIDJOE

HALL OF FAME ANGELIQUE KIDJOE
HALL OF FAME

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

WYCLEF JEAN

AKON

P DIDDY

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER”

BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”

JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”

LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”

PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”

VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”

Lyricist On The Roll: Headies 2022 Nominees List
Lyricist On The Roll

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

2FACE IDIBIA

RUGGEDMAN

DAVIDO

DON JAZZY

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR #15thHeadies
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

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5 Comments

  1. Ooh I love this, there’s such a great selection of artists here! I hadn’t heard of some of these before so I’ll be sure to check them out, and I love all the different categories too. It’s great they have a humanitarian one! Thank you so much for sharing and for taking the time to do this x

    1. Thank you for stopping by, please do check them out! You’d love the melodious tunes 💖.

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