🏆 2023 Headies Award Full Nominations;
Album Of The Year;
Burna Boy – Love Damini
Asake – Mr Money With The Vibe
Rema – Rave & Roses
Omah Lay – Boy Alone
Victony – Outlaw
Davido – Timeless
Song Of The Year;
Rema – Calm Down
Burna Boy – Last Last
Oxlade – Kulosa
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba
Songwriter of the Year;
> Simi – Loyal
> Omah Lay – I’m A Mess
> Tems – Lift Me Up
> Burna Boy – Alone
> Buju – In My Mind
> Wizard Chan – Earth Song
Best Male Act;
> Asake
> Rema
> Kizz Daniel
> Ruger
> Omah Lay
> Burna Boy
Best Female Act;
> Tems
> Simi
> Tiwa Savage
> Ayra Starr
African Artiste Of The Year;
> Rema (Nigeria 🇳🇬)
> Burna Boy (Nigeria 🇳🇬)
> Marwa Loud (Morocco 🇲🇦)
> Black Sherif (Ghana 🇬🇭)
> Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania 🇹🇿)
Lyricist On The Roll;
> Ladipoe – Clowns
> Vector – Clowns
> Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only
> Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop
> A-Q – Family First
> Tec (SDC) – Live Life
Digital Artiste Of The Year;
> Burna Boy
> Ayra Starr
> Rema
> Omah Lay
> Kizz Daniel
> Asake
International Artiste Of The Year;
> Drake
> Future
> Selena Gomez
> Don Toliver
> Ed Sheeran
Best Recording Of The Year;
> Burna Boy – Alone
> Victony, Tempoe – Soweto
> Omah Lay – I’m A Mess
> Oxlade- Kulosa
> Davido, Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong
> Tems – No Woman, No Cry
Producer Of The Year;
> Magic Sticks – Sungba (Asake
> Pheelz – Electricity (ft. Davido)
> Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down (Rema)
> Tempoe – Soweto (Victony)
> KelP – Kpe Paso (Wande Coal, Olamide)
> Rexxie – Abracadabra (ft. Wizkid, Naira Marley & Skiibii)
Best RnB Single;
> Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Hand
> Ckay – Mmadu
> Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
> Preye – Red Wine
> Chike, Flavour – Hard To Find
> Simi, Fave – Loyal
Best Rap Single;
> Reminisce – Hustle
> Ladipoe – Big Energy
> Blaqbonez – Back In Uni
> Psycho YP – Bando Dairies
> Odumodu Blvck – Declan Rice
> Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro
Best ‘Alternative’ Song;
> Wizard Chan – Earth Song
> Cruel Santino – Final Champion
> Basket Mouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller
> BOJ, Moliy, Mellissa – In A Loop
> Flavour – Game Changer
> Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko
Best Vocal Performance (Male);
> Oxlade – Kulosa
> Ric Hassani – My Own Baby
> Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime
> Chike – Spell
> Praiz – Reckless
> Wande Coal – Kpe Paso
Best Vocal Performance (Female);
> Niniola – Memories
> Simi – Loyal
> Waje – In Between
> Liya – Adua
> Preye – Red Wine
> Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
Best Music Video;
> Perliks – Back In Uni (Blaqbonez)
> TG Omori – PBUY (Asake)
> Director Pink – Spell (Chike, Oxlade)
> Director K – Common Person (Burna Boy)
> TG Omori – Bandana (Fireboy, Asake)
> Director K – Calm Down (Rema)
Best Collaboration;
> Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba
> Buju, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada
> Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
> Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy [remix]
> Pheelz, Davido – Electricity
> Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso
Best Street-Hop Artiste;
> Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra
> Seyi Vibez – Chance
> Asake – Joha
> Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista
> Poco Lee, Hotkid – Otilo
> Mohbad – Peace
Afrobeats Single Of The Year;
> Burna Boy – Last Last
> Ayra Starr – Rush
> Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
> Pheelz, Buju – Finesse
> Spyro – Who’s Your Guy
> Ruger – Asiwaju
Viewer’s Choice;
> Ruger – Asiwaju
> Victony, Tempoe – Soweto
> Fireboy, Asake – Bandana
> Ayra Starr – Rush
> Asake – Terminator
> Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)
> Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)
> Oxlade – Kulosa
> Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
> Pheelz, Davido – Electricity
Best RnB Album;
> Johnny Drille – Home
> Chike – The Brother’s Keeper
> Praiz – Reckless
> Waje – Waje 2.0
> Dami Oniru – Matter Of Time
> Simi – To Be Honest
Best Alternative Album;
> Basket Mouth – Horoscopes
> BOJ – Gbagada Express
> Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
> Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys; Final Heaven
> Somadina – Heart Of The Heavenly Undeniable
> Native Sound System – Native World
Best Rap Album;
> Papyer Corleone – Fly Talk Only
> Show Dem Camp – Palmwine (Vol.3)
> Blaqbonez – Young Preacher
> Psycho YP – YPSZN 3
> Vector – TESLIM (The Energy Still Lives In Me)
> Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream
Best Inspirational Single;
> Davido, Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong
> Limoblaze, Licrae, Happi Music – Jireh (My Provider
> Victor Thompson, Ehis ‘D’ Greatest – This Year
> Neon Adejo – Eze Ebube
> Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo – Tobechukwu
> Victoria Orenze- I Get Backing
Best West African Act;
> Gyakie (Ghana 🇬🇭)
> Black Sherif (Ghana 🇬🇭)
> The Therapist (Liberia 🇱🇷)
> Camidoh (Ghana)
Best East African Act;
> Zuchu
> Diamond Platnumz
> Rayvanny
> Eddy Kenzo
> Newan Gebreworld
Best North African Act;
> Marwa Loud
> Wegz
> El Granade Toto
> Soolking
Best Southern African Act;
> AKA (Late)
> Nasty C
> Costa Titch (Late)
> Uncle Waffles
> Focalistic
> DJ Tarico
Best Central African Act;
> Fally Ipupa
> Gaz Mawette
> Matias Damasio
> Emma’A
> Libianca
Hall Of Fame; Youssou n’ Dour
Special Recognition – Sound Sultan
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