#15thHeadies : Nominees for The Headies Award 2022 & How To Vote
The Nomination List for the 15th Edition of the Headies Prestigious Award has been announced by the organizers.
The complete list of nominees for the 15th edition of The Headies Awards, which will be held on July 2, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
This year’s 2022 Headies Award Nominations are extremely competitive, with numerous talents vying for the same award. Portable, Nigeria’s fast rising singer, received two nominations, while Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy were nominated in the same category twice.
The following is the complete list of nominees for the prestigious Headies Awards 2022:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
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.
AV
FAVE
MAGIXX
PORTABLE
UGOCCIE
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
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.
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
“JOY” – FALANA
“LOVING IS HARDER” – JOHNNY DRILLE
“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
“SOMEBODY’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)
NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)
P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)
PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
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.
⦁ ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”
⦁ AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
⦁ BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
⦁ FALANA – “JOY”
⦁ FIREBOY DML – “PERU”
⦁ OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
⦁ “BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE
⦁ “BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
⦁ “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
⦁ “RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
⦁ “PROMISE” – NINIOLA
⦁ “SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.
⦁ “BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
⦁ “CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
⦁ “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
⦁ “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
⦁ “TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
⦁ “LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ
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.
⦁ “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR
⦁ “FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
⦁ “GONTO” – IBEJII
⦁ “HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
⦁ “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
⦁ “SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.
⦁ AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
⦁ LIYA – “ALARI”
⦁ NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”
⦁ SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
⦁ TEMS – “ESSENCE”
⦁ WAJE – “LAST TIME”
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.
⦁ BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
⦁ JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”
⦁ OXLADE – “OJUJU”
⦁ RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”
⦁ TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”
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.
⦁ A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER”
⦁ BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
⦁ JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
⦁ LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
⦁ PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
⦁ VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”
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.
“CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI
“GINGER” – (WIZKID FEAT. BURNA BOY) DIRECTED BY MEJI ALABI
“ROJU” – (CHIKE) DIRECTED BY PINK
“RAIN” – (YEMI ALADE FEAT. MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR) DIRECTED BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
“BLING” – (BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI
“RUNNING” – (LADIPOE FEAT. FIREBOY DML) DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR K
How to vote in 2022 Headies
- Go to https://theheadies.com/check-out-the-15th-headies-nominees-list/
- You’ll see the award categories eligible for the general public voting and their nominees.
- Pick your preferred winner for each voting category carefully.
- After selecting your preferred winner, scroll down and click on submit. And your votes will be inputted to the database.
Best Rap single
OXLADE
Best rap single BNXN
I can’t vote.. It not clicking
Writer of the year omah lay
Song
Writer of the year omah lay
Producer of the year pheelz