#Headies: Full List Of Nominees Ahead Of Tonight's Awards

On October 1, 2019, Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies announced its list of nominees for the 2019 ceremony.

Before then, on September 21, 2019, it opened its doors to receive entries for its 13th music award with this year’s edition themed ‘The Power of A Dream’.

The year in review was announced as January 2018 and June 2019. The award show is scheduled to hold October 19th, 2019.

Running for over a decade, the 13th Headies award will feature 23 unique categories in recognition of Africa’s finest artistes.

See full list below:



Best Recording of the Year

·Adekunle Gold - Ire

·Heal D World - Patoranking

·Olanrewaju - Brymo

·UyoMeyo - Teni

·Ye - Burna Boy

Best Pop Single

·'Ye' - Burna Boy

·'Wetin We Gain' - Victor AD

·'Fake Love' -Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

·'Case' - Teni

·'Jealous' -Fireboy DML

·'Baby' - Joeboy

Producer of the Year

·Phantom - 'Ye' by Burna Boy

·Ozedikus - 'Dumebi' by Rema

·Spellz - 'Askamaya' by Teni

·Killertunes - 'Fake Love' by Starboy ft Duncan Mighty and Wizkid

·Kel-P Vibes - 'Killing Dem' by Burna Boy ft Zlatan

Best Rap Album

·'Moral Instruction' - Falz

·'Crown' - AQ and Loose Kaynon

·'A Study On Self Worth: YxngDxnzl' - M.I Abaga

·'Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)' - Show Dem Camp

Best R&B/Pop Album

·'rare.' - Odunsi(The Engine)

·'Outside' - Burna Boy

·'No Bad Songz' - Kizz Daniel

·'Mayor of Lagos' - Mayorkun

·'About 30' - Adekunle Gold

Best Music Video

'Dangote'(BurnaBoy) - Clarence Peters

'Available'(Patoranking) - Clarence Peters

'Ire'(Adekunle Gold) - Aje Films

'Talk' (Falz) - Prodigeezy

'Jaiye'(Ladipoe) - 88 Factor

Best R&B Single

'Tipsy' - Odunsi ft. RAYE

'Serenade' - Funbi

'UyoMeyo' - Teni

'Wishes and Butterflies' - Wurld

'Gimme Love' - Seyi Shay ft. Runtown

Best Collabo

'Like' - Reekado Banks Ft. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee

'One Ticket' Kiss Daniel ft. Davido

'Fake Love' - Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

'Killin' Dem - Burna Boy Ft. Zlatan

'Amaka' - 2baba Ft. Peruzzi

Best Rap Single

'Talk' - Falz

'We Don't Do That Over Here' - Hotyce

'40ft Container' - Illbliss ft. Olamide

'Sacrifice' - Payper Corleone Ft. Alpha Ojini

'Gang Gang' - AQ and Loose Kaynon

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Tay Iwar - 'Utero'

Johnny Drille - 'Finding Efe'

Nonso Bassey - '411'

Funbi - 'Serenade'

Wurld - 'Wishes & Butterfly'

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

GoodGirl LA - 'Bless me'

Waje - 'Udue'

Teni - 'UyoMeyo'

Tems - 'Mr Rebel'

Falana - 'Repeat'

Next Rated

Rema

Joeboy

Fireboy DML

Victor AD

Lyta

Zlatan

Hip Hop World Revolution

Odunsi

Mayorkun

Wurld

Humblesmith

Lyricist on the Roll

YCEE - 'Balance'

Boogey - 'Implode'

Paybac - 'Implode'

Ghost-'Crown'

Tec-'Crown'

AQ -'Crown'

Best Street-Hope Artiste

Erigga - 'Motivation'

ChinkoEkun - 'Able God'

Zlatan - 'Leg Work'

Barry Jhay -'Aiye'

Lyta-'Time'

Best 'Alternative' Song

'Cash' - Lady Donli

'Mr Rebel' - Tems

'Finding Efe'- Johnny Drille

'Heya'-Brymo

'Ire' - Adekunle Gold

Album of the Year

·'About 30' - Adekunle Gold

·'Outside' - Burna Boy

·'Moral Instruction'-Falz

·'No Bad Songz' - Kizz Daniel

Artiste of the Year

·Burna Boy

·Wizkid

·Davido

·Tiwa Savage

·Falz

Song of di Year

·'Ye' - Burna Boy

·'Dumebi' - Rema

·'Wetin We Gain' - Victor AD

·'Fake Love' - Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

·'Case' - Teni

·'Leg work'- Zlatan

·'Baby' - Joeboy

· 'Jealous' - Fireboy DML

African Artiste Recognition

·Master KG - Skeleton Moves(SOUTH AFRICA)

·Afro B - Drogba (Joanna)(IVORY COAST)

·Sauti Sol - Melanin (KENYA)

·King Promise - CCTV (GHANA)

·DJ Maphoriza - iWalk Ye Phara (SOUTH AFRICA)

Headies' Viewer's Choice

·Mr Eazi

·Burna Boy

·Teni

·Fireboy DML

·Rema

·Joe Boy

·Wizkid

·Davido

Best Performer

·Falz

·Tiwa Savage

·Brymo

·Yemi Alade

·Adekunle Gold

Rookie of the Year

·Crayon

·Buju

·Barry Jhay

·Oxlade