Tiwa Savage Snubbed & Olamide Leads as The Headies Releases 2013 Nomination List

* The 2013 Headies awards have announced
their nominees for the award ceremony
and Olamide caps off his brilliant year with
a total of 8 nomination (included is his tune
Durosoke in the producer category).
Also bagging multiple nods is RnB
songstress Waje with 3 nominations,
Davido with 5, Iyanya with 4 and new
comers Seyi Shay and Sen Tizzle also
grabbing a couple of nods.
Strangely missing from this year’s list is
Tiwa Savage who by all accounts has had
a pretty good year.
Year under review March 2012 – June 2013
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single
recording by an artiste or group in year
under review.
1. I WISH – WAJE
2. GOOD MORNING – BRYMO
3. NATURAL SOMETHING – SOUND
SULTAN
4. THIS YEAR – JAYWON
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the
most acclaimed song or album in the year
under review.
1. PHEELZ – DUROSOKE
2. DTUNES – SHO LEE
3. DEL B – LIMPOPO
4. LERIQ – LIKE TO PARTY
5. LEGENDURY BEATS – EMI NI BALLER
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. ALINGO – JUDE OKOYE/CLARENCE
PETERS
2. OLIVER TWIST – SESAN
3. GAGA CRAZY – AJE FILM WORKS
4. AZONTO– MOE MUSA
5. YES/NO – CLARENCE PETERS
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in
the year under review (by single individual
or group).
1. IYANYA VS. DESIRE – IYANYA
2. O.B.O. – DAVIDO
3. R&BW – BANKYW
4. BLESSED – FLAVOUR
5. AWAY & BEYOND – 2FACE
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in year
under review (by single individual or
group).
1. DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
2. GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKYW
3. LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY
4. RICH & FAMOUS – PRAIZ
5. OMOTE – ESE PETERS
BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year
under review (by single individual or group)
1. IHE NE ME – 2FACE
2. The KICK – WANDE COAL FT DON
JAZZY
3. GOBE – DAVIDO
4. CATCHING COLD – TUNDE EDNUT
5. UR WAIST – IYANYA
6. GOODY BAG – D’PRINCE
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall
single in year under review (by single
individual or group).
1. I WISH – WAJE
2. RIHANNA – OREZI
3. GIVE IT TO ME – GENERAL PYPE
4. GO DOWN – BABA DEE
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album
By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under
Review.
1. OGA BOSS – ILL BLISS
2. THE SECOND COMING – VECTOR
3. YBNL – OLAMIDE
4. BOOK OF RAP STORIES – REMINISCE
BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or
Hip-hop collaborative track (including
cameos).
1. GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE
2. TONY MONTANA (REMIX) – NAETO C
FT. D’BANJ
3. BADDEST BOY – EME FT. WIZKID,
SKALES & BANKYW
4. EZIOKU – LYNXXX FT. IKECHUWKU,
ILL BLISS & PHYNO
5. EMI NI BALLER – CHIDINMA FT.
SUSPECT & ILL BLISS
6. BABY MI DA (REMIX) – DR. VICTOR
OLAIYA FT. 2FACE
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-
air) recording of a rap.
1. MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO
2. ANAM ACHI KWANU – ILL BLISS FT.
PHYNO
3. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
4. 2 MUSSHH – REMINISCE
5. GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT OLAMIDE
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. RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ
2. OMOTE – ESE PETERS
3. DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
4. YES/NO – BANKYW
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. I WISH – WAJE
2. TOH BAD – NIYOLA
3. IRAWO - SEYI SHAY
4. TOTALLY YOURS – ZAINA
5. ONLY YOU – NIKKI LAOYE
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the
most promising upcoming officially
unreleased (or signed) act in the year
under review.
1. SEAN TIZZLE
2. DAMMY KRANE
3. BURNA BOY
4. SEYI SHAY
5. PHYNO
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste
in the year under review.
1. W.A.J.E – WAJE
2. OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO
3. FRENZY – D’PRINCE
4. THE YEAR OF R’N’B – CAPITAL FEMI
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. OLAMIDE – VOICE OF THE STREETS
2. BOOGEY – SANCTUM
3. MODE 9 – LET IT GO
4. PHYNO – MAN OF THE YEAR
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. TERRY G – RUN MAD
2. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
3. MY DEAR – DAMMY KRANE
4. SKIBO – SOLID STAR
5. ALAYE – LKT
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. REPETE – BLACKMAGIC
2. OMO PASTOR – AJEBUTTER FT. BOJ
3. FEEL ALRIGHT – SHOW DEM CAMP FT.
BOJ & POE
4. THIS YEAR – JAYWON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo
or group) in year under review, that meets
judges requirements of excellence (in
every realm: Songwriting, production,
rendition and promotion) and acceptability
(Sales and popularity).
1. IYANYA VS. DESIRE– IYANYA
2. O.B.O. – DAVIDO
3. R&BW – BANKYW
4. BLESSED – FLAVOUR
5. YBNL – OLAMIDE
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged
artiste in the year under review. Overall
most successful artiste for the year under
review.
1. IYANYA
2. DAVIDO
3. WIZKID
4. FLAVOUR
5. OLAMIDE
6. ICE PRINCE
SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular
song in the year under review. This
category is usually decided by voting.
1. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
2. UR WAIST – IYANYA
3. ALINGO – P-SQUARE
4. SHO LEE – SEAN TIZZLE
5. LIMPOPO – KCEE
BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE
A non-Nigerian award category for an
individual African artiste with the most
outstanding album and astonishing
achievements in year under review.
1. R2BEES
2. MAFIKIZOLO
3. LIQUID DEEP
4. SARKODIE
5. MICASA
22. HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and
outstanding impact to the entertainment
industry.
            ONYEKA ONWENU