HEADIES AWARD FOR 2016

Headies Updates

Winners of Headies 2016 awards

Hall of Fame*LAOLU AKINS*

Special Recognition
*Flavour*

Best recording of the year
EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
*PRAY FOR ME – DAREY* *FEAT. SOWETO*
*CHOIR* Winner
LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ –
OLAMIDE
LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’
WIZKID
*YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL* Winner
MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’
PHYNO
OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ –
DAREY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
*SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) –*
*CLARENCE PETERS* Winner
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID –
SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM*NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL* Winner
WANTED – WANDE COAL
KLITORIS – BRYMO
NAKED – DAREY
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLELOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
*PRAY FOR ME – DAREY* Winner
ADUKE – TJAN
SMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE
MAMA – KISS DANIEL
FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
*REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.*
*OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE* Winner
EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE*NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE* Winner
BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE
BWOY
JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
PAM PAM – KETCHUP
TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUMEYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
*POWERFUL – ILL BLISS* Winner
STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
LIL’ KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO
*SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI* Winner
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT.
SARKODIE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE
*EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE* Winner
ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
JAGABAN – YCEE
CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR
ME
*SHAYDEE – SMILE* Winner
WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
*SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE* Winner
SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE
ME
OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY
NA PLAY

NEXT RATED
YCEE
*MR EAZI*
HUMBLESMITH
ARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION*KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA* Winner
SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
LIL’ KESH – YAGI
RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
*ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI* Winner
REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
YCEE – JAGABAN
BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
*OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP* Winner
AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
KOKER – KO LE WERK
YCEE – JAGABAN
SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONGPICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
*YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ* (Winner)
WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

ALBUM OF THE YEARSTORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
*NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL* Winner
WANTED – WANDE COAL
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
*WIZKID* Winner
TIWA SAVAGE
FALZ
YEMI ALADE
OLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR
FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
*FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE* Winner