Wizkid, 2face, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, others battle for Headies 2014

By Adedayo Odulaja

The nominees’ list for Nigeria’s biggest and most innovative music-focused awards, The Headies has just been released and it features the biggest and best music acts at present in the country.

The unveil, which premiered on HipTV today, Tuesday, September 30, 2014, was done along with a press briefing at HipTV office on Allen, Ikeja, Lagos with some of the nominees and media representatives in attendance.

This year’s nomination is based on the year in review, July 2013 and June 2014 and some of the most active acts in the Nigerian music industry are featured on the list including 2Face Idibia, Davido, Mavins, Timi Dakolo, Sheyi Shay, Wizkid, Kcee. Phyno, Olamide and others.

Some of the celebrity guests at the press briefing include Black Magic, KCee, Orezi, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Ruby and others.

The awards ceremony will hold on October 25, 2014.

The Complete 2014 Headies Nominees List:

Best Recording of the Year

Iyawo Mi – Timi Dakolo

Let Somebody Love You – 2face Idibia

Always On My Mind – Nosa

Ordinary People – Cobhams Asuquo

Producer of the year

Don Jazzy – Dorobucci

Pheelz – Eleda Mi O

T Spize – Aye

Legendury Beatz – Caro

Shizzy – Skelewu

Del b – Pull Over

Best Music Video

Ada Ada by Flavour – Clarence Peters

Toh Bad by Niyola – Kemi Adetiba

Just Like That by Rayce – Aje

Oya Now by Jo- El ft. Oritse Femi – Unlimited LA

Personally by P-Square – Jude ’Engees’ Okoye & Carence Peters

Best R&B/Pop album

The Journey – Sean Tizzle

Takeover – Kcee

Once Upon A Time – Tiwa Savage

Me, My mouth & Eye – Sound Sultan

L.i.f.e – Burna Boy

Best R&B single

Let Somebody Love You- 2face Idibia

Iyawo Mi- Timi Dakolo

Plan B– Wande Coal

Don Gordon – Burna Boy

Best Pop Single

Dorobucci – Mavin crew

Aye – Davido

Johnny – Yemi Alade

Pull Over – Kcee

Double Wahala – Oritse Femi

Caro – Star Boy featuring Wizkid and L.A.X

Surulere – Dr. Sid 

Best Reggae/Dancehall single

Girlie O Remix – Patoranking

Lead Me On – Cynthia Morgan

Stinking sh#t – Chopstix featuring Ice Prince, Yung L and Endia.

Bad Girl – Jesse Jagz ft. Wizkid

Murda  – Seyi Shay ft. Patoranking and Shaydee

Best Rap Album

No Guts No glory – Phyno

Alaga Ibile- Reminisce

Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide

Thy Nation Come – Jesse Jagz

Best Collabo

Oya Now – Joe El ft. Oritse Femi

Emergency – Wizzy Pro featuring Skales, Patoranking and Runtown

Surulere – Dr. Sid & Don Jazzy

Pass You By – Black Magic ft. Oritse Femi

Girlie O Remix – Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage

Dorobucci – Mavins

Best Rap Single

Parcel- Phyno

Dope Money – Olamide ft. Phyno

Shotz On Shots – Ice Prince ft. Sarkodie

Rap It Up – Posly TD

Deaf – Eva Alordiah

WTF – Ill Bliss

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Iyawo Mi – Timi Dakolo

Double Wahala – Oritse Femi

Why You Love Me – Nosa

Ordinary People – Cobhams

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

Love to Love You – Niyola ft. Banky W

Wanted – Tiwa Savage

Window – Monica Ogah

Good Man – Ruby

Next Rated

Patoranking

Runtown

Orezi

Skales

Yemi Alade

Hip Hop World Revelation

Tiwa Savage – Once Upon A Time

Sean Tizzle – The Journey

Burna Boy – L.I.F.E

Kcee – Take over

Lyricist On The Roll

Shots On Shots – Ice Prince

Rap It Up – Posly TD

God On The Mic – Jesse Jagz

Kpansh – Yung 6ix

Best Street-Hop Artiste

Double Wahala – Oritse Femi

Shoki – Lil’ Kesh ft. Olamide and davido

Dorobucci – Mavin

Alobam – Phyno

Best ‘Alternative’ Song

Bolaji – Boj

Body- Black Magic featuring Banky W

Good Man – Ruby

Why You Love You – Nosa

Album Of The Year

The Journey – Sean Tizzle

L.i.f.e – Burna Boy

Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide

No guts No glory – Phyno

Artiste of The Year

Davido

Wizkid

Kcee

Tiwa Savage

Olamide

Phyno

Flavour

Song of The Year

Aye – Davido

Pull Over – Kcee

Double Wahala – Oritse Femi

Surulere – Dr. Sid

Dorobucci – Mavins

Johnny – Yemi Alade

Best African Artiste

Mafikizolo

Sarkodie

Diamondz

R2bees

Hall of Fame

Sir (Dr.) Victor Uwaifo