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🏆 2023 Headies Award Full Nominations;

Album Of The Year;

Burna Boy – Love Damini
Asake – Mr Money With The Vibe
Rema – Rave & Roses
Omah Lay – Boy Alone
Victony – Outlaw
Davido – Timeless

Song Of The Year;

Rema – Calm Down
Burna Boy – Last Last
Oxlade – Kulosa
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba

Songwriter of the Year;

Simi – Loyal
Omah Lay – I’m A Mess
Tems – Lift Me Up
Burna Boy – Alone
Buju – In My Mind
Wizard Chan – Earth Song

Best Male Act;

Asake
Rema
Kizz Daniel
Ruger
Omah Lay
Burna Boy

Best Female Act;

Tems
Simi
Tiwa Savage
Ayra Starr

African Artiste Of The Year;

Rema (Nigeria 🇳🇬)
Burna Boy (Nigeria 🇳🇬)
Marwa Loud (Morocco 🇲🇦)
Black Sherif (Ghana 🇬🇭)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania 🇹🇿)

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

Digital Artiste Of The Year;

Burna Boy
Ayra Starr
Rema
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Asake

International Artiste Of The Year;

Drake
Future
Selena Gomez
Don Toliver
Ed Sheeran

Best Recording Of The Year;

Burna Boy – Alone
Victony, Tempoe – Soweto
Omah Lay – I’m A Mess
Oxlade- Kulosa
Davido, Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong
Tems – No Woman, No Cry

Producer Of The Year;

Magic Sticks – Sungba (Asake
Pheelz – Electricity (ft. Davido)
Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down (Rema)
Tempoe – Soweto (Victony)
KelP – Kpe Paso (Wande Coal, Olamide)
Rexxie – Abracadabra (ft. Wizkid, Naira Marley & Skiibii)

Best RnB Single;

Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Hand
Ckay – Mmadu
Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
Preye – Red Wine
Chike, Flavour – Hard To Find
Simi, Fave – Loyal

Best Rap Single;

Reminisce – Hustle
Ladipoe – Big Energy
Blaqbonez – Back In Uni
Psycho YP – Bando Dairies
Odumodu Blvck – Declan Rice
Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro

Best ‘Alternative’ Song;

Wizard Chan – Earth Song
Cruel Santino – Final Champion
Basket Mouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller
BOJ, Moliy, Mellissa – In A Loop
Flavour – Game Changer
Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko

Best Vocal Performance (Male);

Oxlade – Kulosa
Ric Hassani – My Own Baby
Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime
Chike – Spell
Praiz – Reckless
Wande Coal – Kpe Paso

Best Vocal Performance (Female);

Niniola – Memories
Simi – Loyal
Waje – In Between
Liya – Adua
Preye – Red Wine
Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

Best Music Video;

Perliks – Back In Uni (Blaqbonez)
TG Omori – PBUY (Asake)
Director Pink – Spell (Chike, Oxlade)
Director K – Common Person (Burna Boy)
TG Omori – Bandana (Fireboy, Asake)
Director K – Calm Down (Rema)

Best Collaboration;

Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba
Buju, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada
Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy [remix]
Pheelz, Davido – Electricity
Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso

Best Street-Hop Artiste;

Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra
Seyi Vibez – Chance
Asake – Joha
Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista
Poco Lee, Hotkid – Otilo
Mohbad – Peace

Afrobeats Single Of The Year;

Burna Boy – Last Last
Ayra Starr – Rush
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
Spyro – Who’s Your Guy
Ruger – Asiwaju

Viewer’s Choice;

Ruger – Asiwaju
Victony, Tempoe – Soweto
Fireboy, Asake – Bandana
Ayra Starr – Rush
Asake – Terminator
Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)
Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)
Oxlade – Kulosa
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, Davido – Electricity

Best RnB Album;

Johnny Drille – Home
Chike – The Brother’s Keeper
Praiz – Reckless
Waje – Waje 2.0
Dami Oniru – Matter Of Time
Simi – To Be Honest

Best Alternative Album;

Basket Mouth – Horoscopes
BOJ – Gbagada Express
Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys; Final Heaven
Somadina – Heart Of The Heavenly Undeniable
Native Sound System – Native World

Best Rap Album;

Papyer Corleone – Fly Talk Only
Show Dem Camp – Palmwine (Vol.3)
Blaqbonez – Young Preacher
Psycho YP – YPSZN 3
Vector – TESLIM (The Energy Still Lives In Me)
Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream

Best Inspirational Single;

Davido, Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong
Limoblaze, Licrae, Happi Music – Jireh (My Provider
Victor Thompson, Ehis ‘D’ Greatest – This Year
Neon Adejo – Eze Ebube
Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo – Tobechukwu
Victoria Orenze- I Get Backing

Best West African Act;