Headies Organizers Announce Changes To Nominees’ List

The 2018 Headies has been scheduled to hold this weekend, Saturday May 5th, 2018 precisely, and the list of nominees has been previously published but the award organizers have announced changes to some names and categories in the previously published nominees’ list.

The organizers of the awards released a statement which reads;

The Headies secretariat officially write to correct the following nominations which were given in error and are corrected as follows

• ‘Virtuous Woman’‘ by Flavour was produced by Cobhams not Mastakraft and Selebobo produced ”Rara”, not Tekno.
• ‘Tonight” by Nonso Amadi was removed from ‘Best RnB Single’ and ‘Best Vocal Performance (Male)’ categories because it was released before the period under review.
• Mastakraft‘s nomination for Best Producer is ”Yawa” and ”Augment”, while Cobhams is nominated for ”Butterflies” and ”Virtuous Woman”.

We apologize for the misinformation.

The 12th edition of the Headies Award is scheduled to hold on May 5, 2018, at the Convention Center, Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

Find below the updated list.

12th HEADIES NOMINEES LIST

YEAR IN REVIEW

(JULY 2016 DECEMBER 2017)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

1. BUTTERFLIES OMAWUMI

2. HALLELUYAH FUNBI

3. PONMILE REMINISCE

4. HEAVEN BANKY W

5. JOROMI SIMI

BEST POP SINGLE

1. MAD OVER YOU RUNTOWN

2. ALL OVER TIWA SAVAGE

3. YEBA KISS DANIEL

4. ISKABA WANDE COAL AND DJ TUNEZ

5. IF DAVIDO

6. FIA DAVIDO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

1. (FALL, MAMA)   KIDOMINANT

2. (ISKABA, MALO) SPELLZ

3. (IF) TEKNO

4. (RARA) SELEBOBO

5. (MARADONA, COME CLOSER)   SARZ

6. (BUTTERFLIES, VIRTUOUS WOMAN)- COBHAMS

7. (YAWA, AUGMENT) MASTERKRAFT

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

1. LOVE YOU DIE PATORANKING FT. DIAMOND PLATNUMZ

2. DANCE TIMAYA FT. RUDEBOY

3. HOLY HOLY 2BABA

4. ROCK YOUR BODY BURNA BOY

5. COME CLOSER WIZKID

6. SOFA KISS DANIEL

BEST RAP ALBUM

1. 27 FALZ

2. TRIP TO THE SOUTH ERIGGA

3. EL HADJ REMINISCE

4. THE PLAYMAKER PHYNO

5. THE GLORY OLAMIDE

6. ROSE AQ

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

1. SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER SIDE WIZKID

2. TIMELESS OMAWUMI

3. SIMISOLA SIMI

4. GOLD ADEKUNLE GOLD

5. IJELE THE TRAVELLER FLAVOR

6. THIS IS ME NINIOLA

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. MA LO TIWA SAVAGE FT WIZKID (MEJI ALABI)

2. FOCUS- HUMBLE SMITH (CLARENCE PETERS)

3. COME CLOSER WIZKID (DAPS)

4. BEEN CALLING MALEEK BERRY (MEJI ALABI)

5. YOLO SEYI SHAY (MEJI ALABI)

6. LIKE DAT DAVIDO (DAPS)

BEST R&B SINGLE

1. FOLASHADE PRAIZ

2. LET ME KNOW MALEEK BERRY

3. ROMEO & JULIET JOHHNY DRILLE

4. LOVE YOU BABY BANKY W

5. SMILE FOR ME SIMI

BEST COLLABO

1. MA LO TIWA SAVAGE FT WIZKID

2. TEMPER REMIX SKALES FT BURNA BOY

3. JUICE YCEE FT MALEEKBERRY

4. NO FORGET ADEKUNLE GOLD FT. SIMI

5. COME CLOSER WIZKID FT. DRAKE

BEST RAP SINGLE

1. YOU RAPPERS SHOULD FIX UP YOUR LIVES MI

2. SOMETHING LITE FALZ FT YCEE

3. LINK UP PHYNO FT. BURNA BOY, M.I.

4. UP TO YOU SHOW DEM CAMP FT FUNBI

5. ME VERSUS ME ICE PRINCE

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

1. PERFECT WOMAN FAZE

2. FOLASHADE PRAIZ

3. ROMEO & JULIET JOHNNY DRILLE

4. LOVE YOU BABY BANKY W

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

1. IN THE AIR WAJE

2. GONE FOR GOOD SIMI

3. JOWO ARAMIDE

4. SARO NINIOLA

5. WHERE`S THE LOVE NIYOLA FT. ADEKUNLE GOLD

6. BUTTERFLIES OMAWUMI

NEXT RATED

1. MALEEK BERRY

2. MAYORKUN

3. DICE AILES

4. JOHNNY DRILLE

5. ZORO 

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

1. NINIOLA

2. ADEKUNLE GOLD

3. MR. EAZI

4. REEKADO BANKS

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

1. YOU RAPPERS SHOULD FIX UP YOUR LIVES MI

2. POLITICAL SCIENCE AQ

3. LIQUOR NIGHT BOOGEY

4. INDUSTRY NITE ERIGGA

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

1. PENALTY SMALL DOCTOR

2. WO OLAMIDE

3. SAI BABA CDQ

4. SHEPETERI IDOWEST FT. DAMMY KRANE, SLIM CASE

5. PASS THE AGBARA SKUKI

6. LEGBEGBE MR REAL FT. IDOWEST, KELVIN CHUKS, OBADICE

BEST ”˜ALTERNATIVE` SONG

1. MONEY ADEKUNLE GOLD

2. RADIO NONSO AMADI

3. ROMEO & JULIET JOHNNY DRILLE

4. PONMILE REMINISCE

5. FUN MI LOWO MI ARAMIDE FT. SOUND SULTAN £& KOKER

6. LAGOS BARBIE BANTU

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. SIMISOLA SIMI

2. GOLD ADEKUNLE GOLD

3. KLITORIS BRYMO

4. IJELE THE TRAVELER FLAVOUR

5. SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER SIDE WIZKID

6. THE PLAYMAKER PHYNO

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. DAVIDO

2. WIZKID

3. OLAMIDE

4. SIMI

5. TIWA SAVAGE

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. PENALTY SMALL DOCTOR

2. WO OLAMIDE

3. IF- DAVIDO

4. YEBA KISS DANIEL

5. MAD OVER YOU RUNTOWN

6. FIA DAVIDO

AFRICAN ARTISTE

1. SARKODIE

2. CASPER NYOVEST

3. NASTY C

4. SAUTI SOL

5. VANESSA MDEE

HEADIES` VIEWER`S CHOICE

1. COME CLOSER- WIZKID

2. IF- DAVIDO

3. WO -OLAMIDE

4. MAD OVER YOU RUNTOWN

5. YEBA- KISS DANIEL

6. YAWA -TEKNO

INDUSTRY BRAND SUPPORTER

1. MTN

2. PEPSI

3. GLO

4. HENNESSY

5. FIRS

6. NIGERIA BREWERIES

7. LAGOS STATE

BEST PERFORMER

1. FLAVOUR

2. FALZ

3. M.I.

4. 2BABA

5. YEMI ALADE

6. TIWA SAVAGE

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

AIR BOY

TENI

JUNIOR BOY

PERUZZI

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

KAFFY

HALL OF FAME

CHRIS UBOSI