Organisers of the Headies Award has on Friday announced nominations for the upcoming event with Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Fireboy with the most nominations.
This will be the 14th edition of the award heralded by Ayo Animashaun and his company, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the HipHop World Awards.
AllNews gathered that the organisers of the award will review artists' works from July 2019 to September 2020 which may likely be conducted online.
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Also, this year will see new the new category Songwriter of The Year. Album categories of Pop/R&B have also been split into two different categories. There will also be a new category for Best Alternative Album. Following in the footsteps of the 2019 nominations, the 2020 Headies are incredible inclusive
Year in Review
A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artist or group in the year under review.
A voting category for the best pop single in the year under review (by single individual or group).
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.
An individual is responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in the year under review.
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
A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
A category for the best pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
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
A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
A voting category for the best r&b, pop, or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).
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A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with the most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.
This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review.
A voting category for the best new artist with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.
A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.
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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.
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.
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in the year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition, and impact).
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. The overall most successful artist in the year under review.
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.
A voting category to award the fan’s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.
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.
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.
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