Burna Boy, Rema, Asake lead 2023 Headies nomination list 

The organisers f the 16th edition of the Headies Awards have announced the list of nominees for both the voting and non-voting categories.

On Tuesday, they revealed the nominees for the “Rookie of the Year” category, and today they announced the nominees for the rest of the categories. 

Here is the full list of the nominees for the 16th edition of headies:

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• Odumodu Blvck
• Bayyani
• Guchi
• Eltee
• Khaid

Next Rated

• Spyro
• Seyi Vibez
• Young Jonn
• Asake
• Victony

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• “ALONE” – BURNA BOY
• “SOWETO” – VICTONY & TEMPOE
• “I’M A MESS” – OMAH LAY
• “KU LO SA” – OXLADE
• “STAND STRONG—DAVIDO FT. SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR
• “NO WOMAN, NO CRY” – TEMS

BEST RAP SINGLE

• “HUSTLE” – REMINISCE
• “BIG ENERGY” – LADIPOE
• “BACK IN UNI” – BLAQBONEZ
• “BANDO DIARIES” – PSYCHOYP
• “DECLAN RICE” – ODUMODUBLVCK
• “MY BRO” – JERIQ FT. PHYNO

BEST R&B SINGLE

• “FOR MY HAND” – BURNA BOY FT. ED SHEERAN
• “MMADU” – CKAY
• “JUST 4 U” – DAMI ONIRU
• “RED WINE” – PREYE
• “HARD TO FIND” – CHIKE – FT. FLAVOUR
• “LOYAL” – SIMI FT. FAVE

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

• NINIOLA – “MEMORIES”
• SIMI – “LOYAL”
• WAJE – “IN BETWEEN“
• LIYA – “ADUA REMIX”
• PREYE – “RED WINE”
• DAMI ONIRU – “JUST 4 U”

BEST COLLABORATION

• ASAKE FT. BURNA BOY – “SUNGBA REMIX”
• BNXN FT KIZZ DANIEL & SEYI VIBEZ – “GWAGWALADA”
• PHEELZ FT BNXN – “FINESSE”
• SPYRO FT. TIWA SAVAGE – “WHO’S YOUR GUY REMIX”
• PHEELZ FT DAVIDO – “ELECTRICITY”
• WANDE COAL FT. OLAMIDE – “KPE PASO”

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• “LAST LAST” – BURNA BOY
• “RUSH” – AYRA STARR
• “BUGA” – KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO
• “FINESSE” – PHEELZ FT BNXN
• “WHO’S YOUR GUY?” – SPYRO
• “ASIWAJU” – RUGER

HEADIES’ VIEWERS’ CHOICE

• RUGER – “ASIWAJU”
• VICTONY & TEMPOE – “SOWETO”
• FIREBOY DML & ASAKE – “BANDANA”
• AYRA STAR – “RUSH”
• ASAKE – “TERMINATOR”
• MAVINS – “OVERLOADING (OVERDOSE)”
• CRAYON – “IJO (LABA LABA)”
• OXLADE – “KU LO SA”
• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – “BUGA”
• PHEELZ & DAVIDO – “ELECTRICITY”

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• SIMI KOSOKO, GODSFAVOUR CHIDOZIE, KOSOKO ADEKUNLE, MARCEL AKUNWATA – “LOYAL” (SIMI)
• STANLEY DIDIA, ADEBAJO ADEBANJO – “I’M A MESS” (OMAH LAY)
• TEMS, LUDWIG GORANSSON, ROBYN RIHANNA FENTY, RYAN COOGLER – “LIFT ME UP” (RIHANNA)
• DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU, AUSTIN JNR IORNONGU IWAR, PEACE OREDOPE, LUDWIG GORANSSON – “ALONE” (BURNA BOY)
• DANIEL BENSON – “IN MY MIND” (BNXN)
• FUAYEFIKA MAXWELL – “EARTH SONG” (WIZARD CHAN)

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” (ASAKE)
• DIRECTOR PINK – “SPELL REMIX” (CHIKE & OXLADE)
• TG OMORI – “BANDANA” (FIREBOY & ASAKE)
• DIRECTOR K – “COMMON PERSON” (BURNA BOY)
• DIRECTOR K – “CALM DOWN” (REMA)

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

• REXXIE FT. NAIRA MARLEY & SKIIBII – “ABRACADABRA”
• SEYI VIBEZ – “CHANCE (NA HAM)”
• ASAKE – “JOHA”
• ZLATAN FT. YOUNG JONN – “ASTALAVISTA”
• POCO LEE & HOTKID – “OTILO”
• MOHBAD – “PEACE”

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• GYAKIE (GHANA)
• BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
• THE THERAPIST (LIBERIA)
• CAMIDOH (GHANA)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• ZUCHU
• DIAMOND PLATINUMZ
• 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 – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• GAZ MAWETE – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• MATIAS DAMASIO – ANGOLA
• EMMA’A – GABON
• LIBIANCA – CAMEROON

SONG OF THE YEAR

• “CALM DOWN” – REMA
• “LAST LAST” – BURNA BOY
• “KU LO SA” – OXLADE
• “BUGA” – KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO
• “FINESSE” – PHEELZ FT. BNXN
• “SUNGBA REMIX” – ASAKE FT. BURNA BOY

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

• TEMS
• SIMI
• AYRA STARR
• TIWA SAVAGE

BEST MALE ARTISTE

• ASAKE
• REMA
• KIZZ DANIEL
• RUGER
• OMAH LAY
• BURNA BOY

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• REMA (NIGERIA)
• BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
• MARWA LOUD (MOROCCO)
• BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

• “STAND STRONG” – DAVIDO FT SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR
• “JIREH (MY PROVIDER)” – LIMOBLAZE, LECRAE & HAPPI MUSIC
• “THIS YEAR” – VICTOR THOMPSON & EHIS ‘D’ GREATEST
• “EZE EBUBE” – NEON ADEJO
• “TOBECHUKWU” – NATHANIEL BASSEY AND MERCY CHINWO
• “I GET BACKING” – VICTORIA ORENZE

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• BURNA BOY
• AYRA STARR
• REMA
• OMAH LAY
• KIZZ DANIEL
• ASAKE

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

SEAN ‘LOVE’ COMBS

HALL OF FAME

YOUSSOU N’DOUR

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

SOUND SULTAN

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

• LADIPOE – “CLOWNS”
• VECTOR – “CLOWNS”
• PAYPER CORLEONE – “FLY TALK ONLY”
• ALPHA OJINI – “VIGILANTE BOP”
• A-Q – “FAMILY FIRST”
• TEC (SDC) – “LIVE LIFE”

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DRAKE

FUTURE

SELENA GOMEZ

DON TOLIVER

ED SHEERAN