ENTERTAINMENT: Rundown on Headies Award Nominations 2020

The Nigeria rated music award namely, Headies has announced 2020 Headies Award nominations. This announcement was made on 4th December, 2020.

Nigerian stars like Burna Boy, Fireboy, Wizkid were all nominated in different spares of the Award lists.

Some new categories have been added, such as Songwriter of The Year. The organisers also demarcated the Album categories of Pop/R&B into two different categories.

Here are the rundown of the Headies Award nomimies, 2020

1.Burna boy

2.Davido

3.Wizkid

4.Mayorkun

5.Tiwa savage

Song Of The Year

1.Fem – Davido

2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi

3.Joro – Wizkid

4.Mafo – Naira Marley

5.Duduke – Simi

Album Of The Year

1.African Giant – Burna Boy

2.Apollo – Fireboy Dml

3.Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold

4.Yellow – Brymo

5.Boo Of The Booless – Chike

Best Rap Album

1.God’s Engineering – Aq

2.Illy Chapo X – Illbliss

3.Ypszn2 – Psycho Yp

4.Cult! – Paybac Iboro

5.The Erigma Ii – Erigga

Producer Of The Year

1.Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ By Teni

2.Spax – ‘Away’ By Oxlade

3.Kel P – ‘Pull Up’ By Burna Boy

4.Sarz – ‘Mad’ By Sarz & Wurld

Best R&B Album

1.Laughter, Tears And Goosebumps – Fireboy Dml

2.I Like Girls With Trobul – Sarz & Wurld

3.King – Praiz

4.Boo Of The Booless – Chike

5.Celia – Tiwa Savage

Best Alternative Album

1.Yellow – Brymo

2.Lucid – Asa

3.The Light – Bez

4.Pioneers – Drb Lasgidi

5.Roots – The Cavemen

Best Pop Album

1.Apollo – Fireboy Dml

2.African Giant – Burna Boy

3.A Good Time – Davido

4.Woman Of Steel – Yemi Alade

5.Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold

Next Rated

1.Tems

2.Omah Lay

3.Oxlade

4.Bella Shmurda

Best ‘Alternative’ Song

1.Corner – Lady Donly Feat. Vanjess & The Cavemen

2.I Wonder – Moelogo

3.Bitter – Deena Ade

4.Anita – The Cavemen

5.Money Devotion – Gbasky

6.God Save The Queen – Olu

Best Street-Hop Artiste

1.Naira Marley & Young John – Mafo

2.Mayorkun – Geng

3.Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Naira Marley – Instagram

4.Rudeboy – Audio Money

5.Ivd & Zlatan – Bolanle

6.Olamide – Pawon

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

1.Simi – No Longer Beneficial

2.Lindsey Abudei – One On The Outside

3.Niniola – Addicted

4.J-Dess – Chi Efo

5.Yemi Alade – Lai Lai

6.Imanse – Ajala

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Wurld – Ghost Town

2.Chike – Forgive

3.Praiz – Under The Sky

4.Cohbams – Plenti

5.Nonso Amadi – What Makes You Sure

6.Johnny Drille – Count On You

Best Music Video

Eli – Fireboy By Clarence Peters

2.1 Milli – Davido By Director K

3.Smile – Wizkid By Meji Alabi

4.Billionaire – Teni By Tg Omori

5.Shekere – Yemi Alade By Ovie Etseyatse

Best R&B Single

1.Under The Sky – Praiz

2.Duduke – Simi

3.Mad – Sarz & Wurld

4.Bad Influence – Omah Lay

5.Tattoo – Fireboy Dml

6.Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage

Best Rap Single

1.Ogb4ig – Reminisce

2.Shut Up – Blaqbonez

3.Country – Illbliss

4.Get The Info – Phyno, Falz & Phenom

5.Bop Daddy – Falz Feat. Ms. Banks

Songwriter Of The Year

1.Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi – Duduke)

2.Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy Dml Dml – Dreamer)

3.Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy – Way Too Big)

4.Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay – Bad Influence)

5.Sadiq Onifade (Wurld – Ghost Town)

6.Adekunle Kosoko (1 Milli

Lyricist On The Roll

Aq – Eunice

Blaqbonez – Define Rap 2

Mi Abaga – Trinity

Illbliss – Country

Phenom – Get The Info

Phyno – Speak Life

Best Collabo

1.Know You – Ladipoe Feat. Simi

2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi

3.Sweet In The Middle – Davido Feat. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld

4.Don’t Call Me Back – Joeboy Feat. Mayorkun

5.Totori – Id Cabasa Feat. Wizkid & Olamide

6.Get The Info – Phyno Ft Phenom, Falz

Best Recording Of The Year

This is a non-voting category for the best recording (This meet the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by artiste or group for the year under review.

Ozymandias – Brymo

Smile – Wizkid Feat. Her

Wonderful – Burna Boy

Dreamer – Fireboy Dml

Ghost Town – Wurld

Headies Revelation

Victor Ad

Fireboy Dml

Joeboy

Teni

Rema

Chike

Best Pop Single

Voting category for the best pop single for the year under review (by single individual or group).

Billionaire – Teni

Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.

Lady – Rema

Fem – Davido

Joro – Wizkid

Best Pop Single

1.Billionaire – Teni

2.Nobody – Dj Neptune Feat. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.

3.Lady – Rema

4.Fem – Davido

5.Joro – Wizkid

6.Skeletun – Tekno

Rookie Of The Year

1.Olakira

2.Alpha P

3.Jamopyper

4.Zinoleesky

5.Bad Boy Timz

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

1.Davido

2.Omah Lay

3.Burna Boy

4.Falz

5.Fireboy Dml

6.Mayorkun

7.Dj Neptune

8.Wizkid

African Artiste Recognition

1.Master Kg

2.Kuami Eugene

3.Sauti Sol

4.Shaata Wale

5.Stonebwoy

Hall Of Fame

King Sunny Ade

Special Recognition:

Eedris Abdulkareem

Timaya

Skeletun – Tekno

It was reported that the Headies Award programme will be virtual. The date will be out soon hopefully.

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