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BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges` requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. OZYMANDIAS BRYMO
2. SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER
3. WONDERFUL BURNA BOY
4. DREAMER FIREBOY DML
5. GHOST TOWN WURLD

BEST POP SINGLE

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

1. BILLIONAIRE TENI
2. NOBODY DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.
3. LADY REMA
4. FEM DAVIDO
5. JORO – WIZKID
6. SKELETUN – TEKNO

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

1. FEM DAVIDO
2. NOBODY DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3. JORO – WIZKID
4. MAFO NAIRA MARLEY
5. DUDUKE SIMI

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

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 RAP ALBUM

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review.

1. GOD`S ENGINEERING AQ
2. ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
3. YPSZN2 PSYCHO YP
4. CULT! PAYBAC IBORO
5. THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA

BEST R&B ALBUM

A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

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

A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. YELLOW BRYMO
2. LUCID ASA
3. THE LIGHT BEZ
4. PIONEERS DRB LASGIDI
5. ROOTS THE CAVEMEN

BEST POP ALBUM

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

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

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

1. ELI FIREBOY DML 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

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

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 COLLABORATION

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

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 FEAT. PHENOM & FALZ

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

1. OGB4IG REMINISCE
2. SHUT UP BLAQBONEZ
3. COUNTRY ILLBLISS
4. GET THE INFO PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
5. BOP DADDY FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

1. 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 VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

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

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review.

1. TEMS
2. OMAH LAY
3. OXLADE
4. BELLA SHMURDA

HEADIES REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.

1. VICTOR AD
2. FIREBOY DML
3. JOEBOY
4. TENI
5. REMA
6. CHIKE

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

1. AQ EUNICE
2. BLAQBONEZ DEFINE RAP 2
3. MI ABAGA TRINITY
4. ILLBLISS COUNTRY
5. PHENOM GET THE INFO
6. PHYNO SPEAK LIFE

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

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 ”˜ALTERNATIVE` SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

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

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges` requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).

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

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review.

1. BURNA BOY
2. DAVIDO
3. WIZKID
4. MAYORKUN
5. TIWA SAVAGE

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

1. MASTER KG
2. KUAMI EUGENE
3. SAUTI SOL
4. SHAATA WALE
5. STONEBWOY

HEADIES` VIEWER`S CHOICE

A voting category to award the fan`s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

1. DAVIDO
2. OMAH LAY
3. BURNA BOY
4. FALZ
5. FIREBOY DML
6. MAYORKUN
7. DJ NEPTUNE
8. WIZKID

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

1. OLAKIRA
2. ALPHA P
3. JAMOPYPER
4. ZINOLEESKY
5. BAD BOY TIMZ

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:

A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges` requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.

1. SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI DUDUKE)
2. ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY 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 MILLION DAVIDO)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

TIMAYA

HALL OF FAME:

A special recognition to an individual for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

KING SUNNY ADE