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<h4>Headies Awards</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a></strong> reports that the Headies, Nigeria’s most prestigious music award show, released the much anticipated nominations list for its 16th edition on Wednesday.<br />
The list features an array of both local and international artists that have been recognised for their contribution to the music scene in the past year.</p>
<p>Notably, Damini Ogulu, a Grammy award-winner popularly known as Burna Boy, received the most nods on the list with a total of 11 nominations.<br />
He also battles for the Album of the Year with Davido, Rema, Asake, Omah Lay and Victony.<br />
This year’s award will also recognise international artistes who have made their mark in the Nigerian music industry. The nominees for the 2023 <a href="https://openlife.ng/">International</a> Artiste of the Year Category include Drake, Future, Selena Gomez, Don Toliver and Ed Sheeran.<br />
Below is the full nominations list of the 16th Headies awards</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">BEST</a> RECORDING OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
“Alone” – Burna Boy<br />
“Soweto” – Victony and Tempoe<br />
“I’m a Mess” – Omah Lay<br />
“Ku lo sa” – Oxlade<br />
“Stand Strong” – Davido<br />
“No Woman, No Cry” – Tems</p>
<figure id="attachment_13906" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13906" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-medium wp-image-13906" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Burna-Boy-300x169.webp" alt="Headies Awards" width="300" height="169" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13906" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Burna Boy</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>PRODUCER OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
Magicstickz – “Sungba Remix”<br />
Pheelz – “Electricity”<br />
Andrevibez &; London – “Calm Down”<br />
Tempoe – “Soweto”<br />
Kel-P – “Kpe Paso”<br />
Rexxie – “Abracadabra”</p>
<p><strong>SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
“Loyal” – Simi<br />
“I’m a Mess” – Omah Lay<br />
“Lift Me Up” – Tems<br />
“Alone” – Burna Boy<br />
“In My Mind” – BNXN<br />
“Earth Song” – Wizard Chan</p>
<p><strong>Best R&;B Single</strong><br />
“For My Hand” – Burna Boy ft ED Sheeran<br />
“Mmadu” – CKay<br />
“Just 4 u” – Dami Oniru<br />
“Red Wine” – Preye<br />
“Hard to Find” – Chike ft Flavour<br />
“Loyal” – Simi ft Fave</p>
<p><strong>Best Rap Single</strong><br />
“Hustle” – Reminisce ft BNXN<br />
“Big Energy” – Ladi Poe<br />
“Back in Uni” – Blaq Bonez<br />
<a href="https://punchng.com/">“Bando Diaries” – Psycho YP ft Odumodublvck</a><br />
“Declan Rice” – Odumodublvck<br />
“My Bro” – Jeriq the Hussla ft Phyno</p>
<p><strong>Best Vocal Performance (Female)</strong><br />
“Loyal” – Simi<br />
“In Between” – Waje<br />
“Memories” – Niniola<br />
“Adua Remix” – Liya<br />
“Red Wine” – Preye Itams<br />
“Just 4 U” – Dami Oniru</p>
<p><strong>Best Vocal Performance (Male)</strong><br />
“KU LO SA” Oxlade<br />
“My Only Baby” Ric Hassani<br />
“Love Don’t Cost a Dime” Magixx<br />
“Spell Remix” Chike<br />
“Reckless” Praiz<br />
“Kpe Paso” Wande Coal</p>
<p><strong>Best Alternative Song</strong><br />
“Earth Song” – Wizard Chan<br />
“Final Champion” – Cruel Santino<br />
“The Traveller” – Basketmouth and The Cavemen<br />
“In a Loop” By BOJ – Mellissa<br />
“Game Changer” – Flavour<br />
“Tinko Tinko” – Obongjayar</p>
<p><strong>Best Music Video</strong><br />
“Back in Uni” –Blaqbonez Perliks<br />
“PBUY” By TG Omori<br />
“Spell (Remix)” – Director Pink<br />
“Common Person” – Director K<br />
“Bandana” by TG Omori<br />
“Calm Down (Remix)” – Director K</p>
<figure id="attachment_13180" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13180" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-medium wp-image-13180" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/burna-boy-1-300x221.jpg" alt="Headies Awards" width="300" height="221" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13180" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Burna Boy nominated 11 times</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Best Collaboration</strong><br />
Asaka FT. Burna Boy – “Sungba Remix”<br />
Bnxn ft. Kizz Daniel &; Seyi Vibes – “Gwagwalada”<br />
Pheelz ft Bnxn – “Finesse”<br />
Spyro ft. Tiwa Savage – “Who’s Your Guy Remix”<br />
Pheelz ft Davido– “Electricity”<br />
Wande Coal ft. Olamide– “Kpe Paso”</p>
<p><strong>Best Street-Hop Artiste</strong><br />
Rexxie Ft. Naira Marley &; Skiibii – “Abracadabra”<br />
Seyi Vibez – “Chance (Na Ham)”<br />
Asake – “Joha”<br />
Zlatan Ft. Young Jonn – “Astalavista”<br />
Poco Lee &; Hotkid – “Otilo”<br />
Mohbad – “Peace”</p>
<p><strong>Afrobeats Single Of The Year</strong><br />
“Last Last” – Burna Boy<br />
“Rush” – Ayra Starr<br />
<a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/">“Buga” – Kizz Daniel &; Tekno</a><br />
“Finesse” – Pheelz ft Bnxn<br />
“Who’s Your Guy?” – Spyro<br />
“Asiwaju” – Ruger</p>
<p><strong>Headies’ Viewers’ Choice</strong><br />
Ruger – “Asiwaju”<br />
Victony &; Tempoe – “Soweto”<br />
Fireboy Dml &; Asake – “Bandana”<br />
Ayra Star – “Rush”<br />
Asake – “Terminator”<br />
Mavins – “Overloading (Overdose)”<br />
Crayon – “Ijo (Laba Laba)”<br />
Oxlade – “Ku Lo Sa”<br />
Kizz Daniel &; Tekno – “Buga”<br />
Pheelz &; Davido – “Electricity”</p>
<p><strong>Best West African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Gyakie (Ghana)<br />
Black Sherif (Ghana)<br />
The Therapist (Liberia)<br />
Camidoh (Ghana)</p>
<figure id="attachment_21382" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-21382" style="width: 162px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-21382" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/images-2.jpg" alt="Headies Awards" width="162" height="108" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-21382" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Drake</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Best East African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Zuchu<br />
Diamond Platinumz<br />
Rayvanny<br />
Eddy Kenzo<br />
Hewan Gebreworld</p>
<p><strong>Best North African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Marwa Loud – Morocco<br />
Wegz – Egypt<br />
El Grande Toto – Morocco<br />
Soolking – Algeria</p>
<p><strong>Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Aka (South Africa)<br />
Nasty C – South Africa<br />
Costa Titch – South Africa<br />
Uncle Waffles – South Africa<br />
Focalistic – South Africa<br />
Dj Tarico – Mozambique</p>
<p><strong>Best Central African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Fally Ipupa – Democratic Republic Of Congo<br />
Gaz Mawete – Democratic Republic Of Congo<br />
Matias Damasio – Angola<br />
Emma’a – Gabon<br />
Libianca – Cameroon</p>
<p><strong>Best R&;B Album</strong><br />
Home – Johnny Drille<br />
The Brother’s Keeper – Chike<br />
Reckless – Praiz<br />
Waje 2.0 – Waje<br />
Matter Of Time – Dami Oniru<br />
To Be Honest (Tbh) – Simi</p>
<figure id="attachment_21383" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-21383" style="width: 162px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-21383" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/unnamed-file.jpg" alt="Headies awards" width="162" height="107" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-21383" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Best Alternative Album</strong><br />
Horoscopes – Basketmouth<br />
Gbagada Express – Boj<br />
Some Nights I Dream Of Doors – Obongjayar<br />
Subaru Boys: Final Heaven – Cruel Santino<br />
Heart Of The Heavenly Undeniable – Somadina<br />
Native World – Native Sound System</p>
<p><strong>Best Rap Album</strong><br />
Fly Talk Only – Payper Corleone<br />
Palmwine Music Vol 3 – Show Dem Camp<br />
Young Preacher – Blaqbonez<br />
Ypszn3 – Psychoyp<br />
Teslim: The Energy Still Lives In Me – Vector<br />
Billion Dollar Dream – Jeriq</p>
<p><strong>Album Of The Year</strong><br />
Love, Damini – Burna Boy<br />
Mr Money With The Vibe – Asake<br />
Rave And Roses – Rema<br />
Boy Alone – Omah Lay<br />
Outlaw – Victony<br />
Timeless – Davido</p>
<p><strong>Song Of The Year</strong><br />
“Calm Down” – Rema<br />
“Last Last” – Burna Boy<br />
“Ku Lo Sa” – Oxlade<br />
“Buga” – Kizz Daniel &; Tekno<br />
“Finesse” – Pheelz Ft. Bnxn<br />
“Sungba Remix” – Asake Ft. Burna Boy</p>
<p><strong>Best Female Artiste</strong><br />
Tems<br />
Simi<br />
Ayra Starr<br />
Tiwa Savage</p>
<p><strong>Best Male Artiste</strong><br />
Asake<br />
Rema<br />
Kizz Daniel<br />
Ruger<br />
Omah Lay<br />
Burna Boy<br />
Next Rated<br />
Young Jonn<br />
Seyi Vibez<br />
Asake<br />
Victony<br />
Spyro</p>
<p><strong>Rookie of the Year</strong><br />
Odumodu Blvck<br />
Bloody Civilian<br />
Bayyani<br />
Guchi<br />
Eltee Skillz<br />
Khaid</p>
<figure id="attachment_21381" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-21381" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-medium wp-image-21381" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rema-300x169.jpg" alt="Headies Awards" width="300" height="169" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-21381" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Rema</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>African Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Rema (Nigeria)<br />
Burna Boy (Nigeria)<br />
Marwa Loud (Morocco)<br />
Black Sherif (Ghana)<br />
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)<br />
Lyricist On The Roll<br />
Ladipoe – “Clowns”<br />
Vector – “Clowns”<br />
Payper Corleone – “Fly Talk Only”<br />
Alpha Ojini – “Vigilante Bop”<br />
A-Q – “Family First”<br />
Tec (Sdc) – “Live Life”</p>
<p><strong>International Artiste Recognition</strong><br />
Sean ‘love’ Combs</p>
<p><strong>Hall Of Fame</strong><br />
Youssou N’dour</p>
<p><strong>Best Inspirational Single</strong><br />
“Stand Strong” – Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir<br />
“Jireh (My Provider)” – Limoblaze, Lecrae &; Happi Music<br />
“This Year” –<a href="https://openlife.ng/"> Victor</a> Thompson &; Ehis ‘d’ Greatest<br />
“Eze Ebube” – Neon Adejo<br />
“Tobechukwu” – Nathaniel Bassey And Mercy Chinwo<br />
“I Get Backing” – Victoria Orenze</p>
<p><strong>Digital Artiste Of The Year</strong><br />
Burna Boy<br />
Ayra Starr<br />
Rema<br />
Omah Lay<br />
Kizz Daniel<br />
Asake<br />
Special Recognition<br />
Sound Sultan</p>
<p><strong>International Artist Of The Year</strong><br />
Drake<br />
Future<br />
Selena Gomez<br />
Don Toliver<br />
Ed Sheeran</p>
<figure id="attachment_21380" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-21380" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-medium wp-image-21380" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/headies-300x267.jpg" alt="Davido, Burna Boy,Drake,
Future,
Selena Gomez,
Don Toliver,
Ed Sheeran,
Ayra Starr,
Rema,
Omah Lay,
Kizz Daniel,
Asake," width="300" height="267" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-21380" class="wp-caption-text"><em><strong>The Headies</strong></em></figcaption></figure>
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