14th Headies Host – The organizers of the 2020 edition of the annual Headies award show has announced that award-winning Nigerian comedian, Bovi and TV Host/Actress Nancy Isime are the official hosts for the forthcoming 14th Headies awards show with a release of a post on their official Instagram account.

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In a message on Instagram, the organiser wrote

We know you have been wondering what our Big announcement was, well the wait is over. We are pleased to announce the host for the 14th Headies award – BOVI UGBOMA and NANCY ISIME.
(@officialbovi and @nancyisimeofficial )

Ace comedian and actor, Abovi Ugboma simply known as Bovi, and actress Nancy Isime will be your host at the 14th Headies Awards holding in January 2021.

Bovi who is known for his impeccable, spontaneous, witty, and audience engaging comedy will be hosting the Award for a record breaking fourth time while Nancy will be the first female to be hosting the event for the second time concurrently.

According to the Executive producer of the Headies, Mr. Ayo Animashaun,”the Headies creative and production team alongside the pair of Bovi and Nancy are already working and brainstorming to deliver a show like never before. You just need to keep your fingers crossed till the D-Day.”

More information regarding the Headies Awards would be going up across our social media platforms so keep watching this space

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Date of 14th Headies

According to our source, the 14th Headies is likely to be first or second week of January 2010, the venue is likly to be an unknown island in Lagos. Staty tuned to naijmobile.com for details

14th Headies Nominees

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. BRYMO : OZYMANDIAS
2. BURNABOY : WONDERFUL
3. FIREBOY : DREAMER
4. WIZKID : SMILE
5. WURLD : GHOST TOWN

BEST RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review

1. AG : GOD’S ENGINEERING
2. ILLBLISS : ILLY CHAPO X
3. PSYCHOYP : YPSZN2
4. PAYBAC : CULT!
5. ERIGGA : THE ERIGMA 2

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

1. BRYMO : YELLOW
2. ASA : LUCID
3. BEZ : THE LIGHT
4. DRB LASGIDI : PIONEERS
5. THE CAVEMEN : ROOTS

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BEST POP ALBUM

A category for the best r&b/pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. FIREBOY : APOLLO
2. BURNABOY : AFRICAN GIANT
3. DAVIDO : A GOOD TIME
4. YEMI ALADE : WOMEN OF STEEL
5. ADEKUNLE GOLD : AFRO POP VOL 1

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

1. PHEELZ : BILLIONAIRE BY TENI ENTERTAINER
2. SPAX CLASSIC : AWAY BY OXLADE
3. KELPVIBES : PULL UP BY BURNABOY
4. SARZ : MAD BY SARZ AND WURLD

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

1. FEM – DAVIDO
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3. JORO – WIZKID
4. MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY
5. DUDUKE – SIMI

BEST POP SINGLE

A voting category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).

1. BILLIONAIRE – TENI
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.
3. LADY – REMA
4. FEM – DAVIDO
5. JORO – WIZKID
6. SKELETUN – TEKNO

BEST R&B ALBUM

A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML
2. I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD
3. KING – PRAIZ
4. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
5. CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

1. ELI – FIREBOY DML BY CLARENCE PETERS
2. 1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K
3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI
4. BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI
5. SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

1. UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ
2. DUDUKE – SIMI
3. MAD – SARZ & WURLD
4. BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY
5. TATTOO – FIREBOY DML
6. DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE

 BEST COLLABORATION

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

1. KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3. SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
4. DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
5. TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
6. GET THE INFO – PHYNO FEAT. PHENOM & FALZ

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

1. OGB4IG – REMINISCE
2. SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ
3. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS
4. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
5. BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN
2. CHIKE – FORGIVE
3. PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY
4. COHBAMS – PLENTI
5. NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE
6. JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

1. SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL
2. LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE
3. NINIOLA – ADDICTED
4. J-DESS – CHI EFO
5. YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI
6. IMANSE – AJALA

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review.

1. TEMS
2. OMAH LAY
3. OXLADE
4. BELLA SHMURDA

HEADIES REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.

1. VICTOR AD
2. FIREBOY DML
3. JOEBOY
4. TENI
5. REMA
6. CHIKE

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

1. AQ – EUNICE
2. BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2
3. MI ABAGA – TRINITY
4. ILLBLISS – COUNTRY
5. PHENOM – GET THE INFO
6. PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

1. NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
2. MAYORKUN – GENG
3. REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM
4. RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
5. IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE
6. OLAMIDE – PAWON

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

1. CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
2. I WONDER – MOELOGO
3. BITTER – DEENA ADE
4. ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
5. MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY
6. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review.

1. BURNA BOY
2. DAVIDO
3. WIZKID
4. MAYORKUN
5. TIWA SAVAGE

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

1. MASTER KG
2. KUAMI EUGENE
3. SAUTI SOL
4. SHAATA WALE
5. STONEBWOY

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

A voting category to award the fan’s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

1. DAVIDO
2. OMAH LAY
3. BURNA BOY
4. FALZ
5. FIREBOY DML
6. MAYORKUN
7. DJ NEPTUNE
8. WIZKID

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

1. OLAKIRA
2. ALPHA P
3. JAMOPYPER
4. ZINOLEESKY
5. BAD BOY TIMZ

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.

1. SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE)
2. ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML – DREAMER)
3. DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)
4. STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)
5. SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN)
6. ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLION – DAVIDO)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

TIMAYA

HALL OF FAME

A special recognition to an individual for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

KING SUNNY ADE