Every year, The Headies Awards show brings together the biggest stars to celebrate their acheievemtns for the year, the awards show can be regarded as one of the biggest music shows in Nigeria.
Each year the nominmations list whcih presents the year’s Next Rated and Album of the year nominess amongst other categories causes a few head turns, with fans usually disagreeing with who the show nomimates and it seems this year is no different.
This year, the usual suspects dominated this year’s list, with newcomers like Olu, Tems, Omah Lay, Deena Ade, Psycho YP all bagging nominations.
Here’s the full list of Headies 2020 nominations below :
Album of The Year
Burna Boy – African Giant
Fireboy DML – Apollo
Adekunle Gold – Afropop Vol 1
Brymo – Yellow
Chike – Boo of the Booless
African Artiste Recognition
Master KG
Kuami Eugene
Sauti Sol
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
Headies Viewers Choice
Burna Boy
Falz
Fireboy DML
Mayorkun
DJ Neptune
Wizkid
Rookie of The Year
Olakira
Alpha P
Jamopyper
Zinoleesky
Bad Boy Timz
Songwriter of The Year
Simi – Duduke
Fireboy DML – Dreamer
Burna Boy – Way Too Big
Omah Lay – Bad Influence
Wurld – Ghost Town
Adekunle Gold – 1 Milli
Best Recording of The Year
Brymo – Ozymandias
Burna Boy – Wonderful
Fireboy DML – Dreamer
Wizkid – Smile
WurlD – Ghost Town
Producer of The Year
Pheelz – Billionaire by Teni
Spax – Away by Oxlade
Kel P – Pull Up by Burna Boy
Sarz – Mad by WurlD
Best Rap Album
AQ – God’s Engineering
Ill Bliss – Illy Chapo X
Psycho YP – YPSZN2
PayBac – CULT!
Erigga – The Erigma 2
Best Alternative Album
Brymo – Yellow
Asa – Lucid
Bez – The Light
DRB – Pioneers
The Cavemen – Roots
Best Pop Album
FireboyDML – APOLLO
Burna Boy – African Giant
Davido – A Good Time
Yemi Alade – Woman of Steel
Adekunle Gold – Afropop Vol. 1
Song of The Year
Davido – Fem
Wizkid – Joro
Naira Marley – Mafo
Simi – Duduke
DJ Neptune, Joeboy & Mr Eazi – Nobody
Best R&B Album
Fireboy DML – LTG
Praiz – King Chike
Boo Of The Booless
Tiwa Savage – Celia
Sarz & Wurld – ILGWT
Best Music Video
Clarence Peters – Eli
Director K – 1 Milli
Meji Alabi – Smile
TG Omori – Billionaire
Ovie Etseyaye – Wombolombo
Best R&B Single
Simi – Duduke
Sarz & Wurld – Mad
Omah Lay – Bad Influence
Tiwa Savage – Dangerous Love
Fireboy DML – Tattoo
Praiz – Under The Sky
Best Collabo
Sweet In the Middle – Davido feat. Wurld, Naira Marley & Zlatan
Don’t call me back – Joeboy feat. Mayorkun
Know You – Ladipoe feat. Simi
Totori – Olamide X Wizkid X ID Cabasa
Get The Info – Phyno feat. Falz & Phenom)
Best Rap Single
Reminisce – OGB4IG
ILLBLISS – Country
Phyno – Get The Info
Falz – Bop Daddy
Blaqbonez – Shut Up
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
WURLD – Ghost Town
CHIKE – Forgive
PRAIZ – Under The Sky
COHBAMS – Plenti
NONSO AMADI – What Makes You Sure
JOHNNY DRILLE – Count On You
NEXT RATED
Tems
Omah Lay
Oxlade
Bella Shmurda
Headies Revelation
Victor AD
Fireboy DML
Joeboy
Teni
Rema
Chike
Lyricist on The Roll
AQ – Eunice
Blaqbonez – Define Rap
M.I Abaga – The Trinity
illBliss – Country
Phyno – Get The Info
Best Street Hop Artists
Naira Marley & Young Jonn – Mafo
Mayorkun – Geng
Reminisce – Instagram
Rudeboy – Audio Mone IVD feat Zlatan – Bolanle
Olamide – Pawon
Best Alternative Song
Lady Donli – Corner
Moelogo – I Wonder
Deena Ade – Bitter
The Cavemen – Anita
Gbasky – Money Devotion
Olu – God save the queen
Special Recognition
Eedris Abdulkareem & Timaya
Hall of Fame
King Sunny Ade
