Organisers of the prestigious Nigerian music award, Headies Awards, have announced the sets of nominees for the 16th edition of the award.

Best Recording of The Year:

• Burna Boy: Alone Victony,
• Tempoe, Soweto
• Omah Lay: – I’m a mess.
• Oxlade: Ku Lo Sa
• Davido, SSC: – Stand Strong
• Tems: – No Woman, No Cry

Producer of The Year:

• Magic Sticks: Sungba Remix
• Pheelz: Electricity
• Andre Vibez, London: – Calm Down
• Tempoe, Soweto
• Kel P-Kpe Paso
• Rexxie: Abracadabra Remix

Songwriter of The Year:

• Simi-Royal
• Omah Lay: – I’m a mess.
• Tems: Lift me Up
• Burna Boy: Alone
• BNXN: In my mind
• Wizard Chan: Earth Song

Best R&B Single:

• Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran: – For my mind
• Ckay-Mmadu
• Dami Oniru: Just 4 U
• Preye: Red Wine Chike,
• Flavor: hard to find
• Simi, Fave and Loyal

Best Rap Single:

• Reminisce-Hustle
• Ladipoe: – Big Energy
• Blaqbonez: – Back in Uni
• Psycho YP: Bando Diaries
• OdumoduBlvck: Declan Rice
• Jeriq, Phyno, My Bro

Best Alternative Song:

• Wizard Chan's Earth song
• Cruel Santino, Final champion
• Basketmouth, The Cavemen and The Traveler
• Boj, Moliy, and Mellissa: in a loop
• Flavour: Game Changer (Dike)
• Obongjayar: Tinko Tinko

Best Vocal Performance (Female):

• Niniola: Memories Simi: Loyal
• Liya, Adua Remix
• Waje: In Between
• Preye: Red wine
• Dami Oniru: Just 4 U

Best Vocal Performance (Male):

• Oxlade: Ku Lo Sa
• Ric Hassani my only baby
• Magixx: – Love Don’t Cost A Dime
• Chike: Spell Remix
• Praiz: Reckless
• Wande Coal, Kpe Paso

Best Music Video:

• Blaqbonez, Perliks: Back in Uni
• TG Omori-PBUY
• Director Pink: Spell Remix
• Director K: Common Person
• TG Omori: Bandana
• Director K: – Calm Down

Best Collaboration:

• Asake, Burna Boy, Sungba Remix
• BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez and Gwagwalada
• Pheelz, BNXN, Finesse
• Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy Remix
• Pheelz, Davido: Electricity
• Wande Coal, Olamide and Kpe Paso

Best Street-Hop Artist:

• Rexxie, Naira Marley, and Skiibii: Abracadabra
• Seyi Vibez: Chance (Na Ham)
• Asake-Joha
• Poco Lee, HotKid, Otilo Zlatan,
• Young Jonn, Astalavista
• Mohbad: Peace

Afrobeats Single of The Year The nominees are:

• Burna Boy: Last Last
• Ayra Starr: Rush
• Kizz Daniel, Tekno and Buga
• Pheelz, BNXN, Finesse
• Spyro: Who’s Your Guy?
• Ruger, Asiwaju

Headies Viewers’ Choice:

• Ruger, Asiwaju
• Victony, Tempoe and Soweto
• Fireboy DML, Asake-Bandana
• Ayra Starr – Rush
• Asake – Terminator
• Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)
• Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)
• Oxlade: Ku Lo Sa
• Kizz Daniel, Tekno and Buga
• Pheelz, Davido: Electricity

Best West African Artist of The Year:

• Gyakie (Ghana)  
• Black Sherif (Ghana)  
• The Therapist (Liberia)  
• Camidoh (Ghana)

Best East African artiste of the year:

• Zuchu
• Diamond Platnumz
• Rayvanny
• Eddy Kenzo
• Hewan
• Gebreworld

Best North African Artiste of The Year:  

• Marwa Loud (Morocco)  
• Wegz (Egypt)  
• El Grande Toto (Morocco)  
• Soolking (Algeria)

Best Southern African Artiste of The Year:  

• AKA (South Africa)
• Nasty C (South Africa)  
• Costa Titch (South Africa)
• Uncle Waffles (South Africa)  
• Focalistic (South Africa)  
• DJ Tarico (Mozambique)

Best Central African Artiste of The Year:  

• Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)  
• Gaz Mawete (DR Congo)  
• Matias Damiaso (Angola)
• Emma’A (Gabon)  
• Libianca (Cameroon)

Best RnB Album:

• Johnny Drille – Home
• Chike – The Brother’s Keeper
• Praiz – Reckless
• Waje – Waje 2.0
• Dami Oniru – Matter of Time
• Simi – To Be Honest

Best Alternative Album:

• Basketmouth – Horoscopes
• BOJ – Gbagada Express
• Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors
• Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys: Final Heaven
• Somadina – Heart of The Heavenly Undeniable
• Native Sound System – Native World

Best Rap Album:

• Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only
• Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol. 3
• Blaqbonez – Young Preacher
• Psycho YP – YPSZN3
• Vector – TESLIM
• Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream

Album of The Year:

• Burna Boy – Love, Damini
• Asake – Mr. Money With The Vibe
• Rema – Rave & Roses
• Omah Lay – Boy Alone
• Victony – Outlaw
• Davido – Timeless