Gist: Headies Award 2016, THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES:(YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single
recording by an artiste or group in the year
under review.

1. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
2. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO
CHOIR
3. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
4. ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
5. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING –
BRYMO
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most
acclaimed song or album in the year under
review.
1. DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
2. PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ –
OLAMIDE
3. LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA
NLA’ WIZKID
4. YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL
5. MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’,
‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
6. OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR
ME’ – DAREY
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. EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
2. MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
3. SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) –
CLARENCE PETERS
4. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
5. BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID –
SESAN
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the
year under review (by single individual or
group).
1. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
2. WANTED – WANDE COAL
3. KLITORIS – BRYMO
4. 4. NAKED – DAREY
5. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in the year
under review (by a single individual or group).
1. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
2. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
3. SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
4. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY
5. ADUKE – TJAN
6. SMILE – SHAYDEE
BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under
review (by single individual or group)
1. MAMA – KISS DANIEL
2. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT.
DAVIDO
5. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
6. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
7. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
8. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall
single in the year under review (by single
individual or group).
1. 1. NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT
SARKODIE
2. BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ &
STONE BWOY
3. JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
4. OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
5. PAM PAM – KETCHUP
6. TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A
Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.
1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. POWERFUL – ILL BLISS
3. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
4. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-
hop collaborative track (including cameos).
1. SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI
2. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
3. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT.
DAVIDO
4. WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA
SAVAGE
5. NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT.
SARKODIE
6. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air)
recording of a rap.
1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
3. JAGABAN – YCEE
4. CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
5. AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
6. SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY
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. BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS
HAPPENING
2. DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY
FOR ME
3. SHAYDEE – SMILE
4. WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
5. RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN
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 – LOVE DON’T CARE
2. SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
3. ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD –
LOVE ME
4. OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO –
PLAY NA PLAY
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most
promising upcoming act in the year under
review.
1. YCEE
2. TEKNO
3. MR. EAZI
4. HUMBLESMITH
5. ARAMIDE
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in
the year under review.
1. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA
2. SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
3. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
4. RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY
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. ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI
2. REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
3. YCEE – JAGABAN
4. BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
5. A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
6. MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT
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. OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP
2. AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
3. KOKER – KO LE WERK
4. YCEE – JAGABAN
5. SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
6. 2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI
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. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
2. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING –
BRYMO
3. YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ
4. WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
5. GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI
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 promotion) and
acceptability (Sales and popularity).
1. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
2. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
3. WANTED – WANDE COAL
4. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged
artiste in the year under review. Overall most
successful artiste for the year under review.
1. WIZKID
2. TIWA SAVAGE
3. FALZ
4. YEMI ALADE
5. OLAMIDE
SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in
the year under review.
1. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
2. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT.
DAVIDO
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
5. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
AFRICAN ARTISTE
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. SAUTI SOL
2. CASPER NYOVEST
3. DJ MAPHORISA
4. STONEBWOY
5. SARKODIE