Headies 2019: Burna Boy, Davido, Adekunle Gold, Teni and Others Lead The Nominations

For over a decade, the Headies Award has remained one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in Nigeria, aimed at rewarding new and established acts in the music industry. This year’s edition, themed ‘The Power of A Dream’ will be held on the 19th of October and will feature entries in 23 categories.

Here are some of the nominations:

Best Recording of The Year

Adekunle Gold- ‘Ire’
Patoranking- ‘Heal D World’
Brymo- ‘Olanrewaju’
Teni- ‘Uyo Meyo’
Burna Boy- ‘Ye’

Best Pop Single

Burna Boy- ‘Ye’
Victor AD- ‘Wetin We Gain’
Starboy (feat. Duncan Mighty & Wizkid)- ‘Fake Love’
Teni- ‘Case’
Fireboy DML- ‘Jealous’
Joeboy- ‘Baby’

Best Music Video

‘Dangote’ (Burna Boy)- Clarence Peters
‘Available’ (Patoranking)- Clarence Peters
‘Ire’ (Adekunle Gold)- Aje Films
‘Talk’ (Falz)- Prodigeezy
‘Jaiye’ (Ladipoe)- 88Factor

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Best Rap Album

‘Moral Instruction’- Falz
‘Crown’- AQ and Loose Kanyon
‘A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl’- M.I Abaga
‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)- Show Dem Camp

Best R&B/ Pop Album

rare. -Odunsi (The Engine)
Outside- Burna Boy
No Bad Songz- Kizz Daniel
Mayor of Lagos- Mayorkun
About 30- Adekunle Gold

Next Rated

Rema
Joeboy
Fireboy DML
Victor AD
Lyta
Zlatan

Best Collabo

‘Like’- Reekado Banks feat. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee
‘One Ticket- Kizz Daniel feat. Davido
‘Fake Love’- Starboy feat. Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
‘Killin’ Dem’- Burna Boy feat. Zlatan
‘Amaka’- 2Face featuring Peruzzi

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Tay Iwar- ‘Utero’
Johnny Drille- ‘Finding Efe’
Nonso Bassey- ‘411’
Funbi- ‘Serenade’
Wurld- ‘Wishes & Butterfly’

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

GoodGirl LA- ‘Bless Me’
Waje- ‘Udue’
Teni- ‘Uyo Meyo’
Tems- ‘Mr. Rebel’
Falana- ‘Repeat’

Album of The Year

‘About 30’- Adekunle Gold
‘Outside’- Burna Boy
‘Moral Instruction’- Falz
No Bad Songz- Kizz Daniel

Artiste of The Year

Burna Boy
Wizkid
Davido
Tiwa Savage
Falz

Song of The Year

‘Ye’ – Burna Boy
‘Dumebi’ – Rema
‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD
‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
‘Case’ – Teni
‘Leg work’ – Zlatan
‘Baby’ – Joeboy
‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML

Check out The Headies for the full list of nominees!

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