Organisers of the Headies Award has released 2020 nomination list for the 14th edition of the award on friday.
Year in Review
A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.
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A voting category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.
An individual 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 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 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 artiste 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 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. Overall most successful artiste 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.
EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM
TIMAYA
KING SUNNY ADE
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