The Headies 2013 nominee's list is out. The year in review is from March 2012 - June 2013. See if your favorite artists made the list and tell us what you think. Find the full list after the cut...
- BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in year under review.
- I WISH – WAJE
- GOOD MORNING – BRYMO
- NATURAL SOMETHING – SOUND SULTAN
- THIS YEAR - JAYWON
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
- PHEELZ - DUROSOKE
- DTUNES – SHO LEE
- DEL B – LIMPOPO
- LERIQ – LIKE TO PARTY
- 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.
- ALINGO – JUDE OKOYE/CLARENCE PETERS
- OLIVER TWIST – SESAN
- GAGA CRAZY – AJE FILM WORKS
- AZONTO– MOE MUSA
- 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).
- IYANYA VS. DESIRE – IYANYA
- O.B.O. – DAVIDO
- R&BW – BANKYW
- BLESSED – FLAVOUR
- AWAY & BEYOND – 2FACE
- BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group).
- DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
- GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKYW
- LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY
- RICH & FAMOUS – PRAIZ
- OMOTE – ESE PETERS
- BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)
- IHE NE ME – 2FACE
- The KICK - WANDE COAL FT DON JAZZY
- GOBE – DAVIDO
- CATCHING COLD – TUNDE EDNUT
- UR WAIST – IYANYA
- 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).
- I WISH - WAJE
- RIHANNA - OREZI
- GIVE IT TO ME – GENERAL PYPE
- 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.
- OGA BOSS – ILL BLISS
- THE SECOND COMING – VECTOR
- YBNL – OLAMIDE
- BOOK OF RAP STORIES – REMINISCE
- BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).
- GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE
- TONY MONTANA (REMIX) – NAETO C FT. D’BANJ
- BADDEST BOY – EME FT. WIZKID, SKALES & BANKYW
- EZIOKU – LYNXXX FT. IKECHUWKU, ILL BLISS & PHYNO
- EMI NI BALLER – CHIDINMA FT. SUSPECT & ILL BLISS
- 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.
- MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO
- ANAM ACHI KWANU – ILL BLISS FT. PHYNO
- DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
- 2 MUSSHH – REMINISCE
- 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.
- RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ
- OMOTE – ESE PETERS
- DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
- 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.
- I WISH – WAJE
- TOH BAD – NIYOLA
- IRAWO - SEYI SHAY
- TOTALLY YOURS - ZAINA
- 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.
- SEAN TIZZLE
- DAMMY KRANE
- BURNA BOY
- SEYI SHAY
- PHYNO
- HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.
- W.A.J.E – WAJE
- OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO
- FRENZY – D’PRINCE
- 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.
- OLAMIDE – VOICE OF THE STREETS
- BOOGEY – SANCTUM
- MODE 9 – LET IT GO
- 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.
- TERRY G – RUN MAD
- DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
- MY DEAR – DAMMY KRANE
- SKIBO – SOLID STAR
- 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.
- REPETE – BLACKMAGIC
- OMO PASTOR – AJEBUTTER FT. BOJ
- FEEL ALRIGHT - SHOW DEM CAMP FT. BOJ & POE
- 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).
- IYANYA VS. DESIRE– IYANYA
- O.B.O. – DAVIDO
- R&BW - BANKYW
- BLESSED – FLAVOUR
- 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.
- IYANYA
- DAVIDO
- WIZKID
- FLAVOUR
- OLAMIDE
- 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.
- DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
- UR WAIST – IYANYA
- ALINGO – P-SQUARE
- SHO LEE – SEAN TIZZLE
- 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.
- R2BEES
- MAFIKIZOLO
- LIQUID DEEP
- SARKODIE
- MICASA
- HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
ONYEKA ONWENU
