2023 Headies nomination list [Full Nomination List]

The list features fast-rising rapper Odumodu Blvck who has had an impressive 2023. Other artists on the list include Bloody Civilian who featured in the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', Mavin Records' fast-rising star Bayyani, Singer Guchi, Eltee Skillz who scored a smash hit with his 2022 record 'ODG', and fast-rising act Khaid.

On July 12, the Headies has continued the nomination roll out for the 2023 edition.

Below is a list of the nominees for the 2023 Headies Award.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• Odumodu Blvck

• Bayyani

• Guchi

• Eltee

• Khaid

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• "ALONE" - BURNA BOY

• "SOWETO" - VICTONY & TEMPOE

• "I'M A MESS" - OMAH LAY

• "KU LO SA" - OXLADE

• "STAND STRONG" - DAVIDO FT. SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR

• "NO WOMAN, NO CRY" - TEMS

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• MAGICSTICKS - "SUNGBA REMIX" (ASAKE)

• PHEELZ - "ELECTRICTY" (PHEELZ FT DAVIDO)

• ANDRE VIBEZ & LONDON - "CALM DOWN" (REMA)

• TEMPOE - "SOWETO" (VICTONY & TEMPOE)

• KEL-P - "KPE PASO" (WANDE COAL & OLAMIDE)

• REXXIE - "ABRACADABRA" (REXXIE, NAIRA MARLEY, SKIIBII & WIZKID)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• SIMI KOSOKO, GODSFAVOUR CHIDOZIE, KOSOKO ADEKUNLE, MARCEL AKUNWATA - "LOYAL" (SIMI)

• STANLEY DIDIA, ADEBAJO ADEBANJO - "I'M A MESS" (OMAH LAY)

• TEMS, LUDWIG GORANSSON, ROBYN RIHANNA FENTY, RYAN COOGLER - "LIFT ME UP" (RIHANNA)

• DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU, AUSTIN JNR IORNONGU IWAR, PEACE OREDOPE, LUDWIG GORANSSON - "ALONE" (BURNA BOY)

• DANIEL BENSON - "IN MY MIND" (BNXN)

• FUAYEFIKA MAXWELL - "EARTH SONG" (WIZARD CHAN)

BEST R&B SINGLE

• "FOR MY HAND" - BURNA BOY FT. ED SHEERAN

• "MMADU" - CKAY

• "JUST 4 U" - DAMI ONIRU

• "RED WINE" - PREYE

• "HARD TO FIND" - CHIKE - FT. FLAVOUR

• "LOYAL" - SIMI FT. FAVE

BEST RAP SINGLE

• "HUSTLE" - REMINISCE

• "BIG ENERGY" - LADIPOE

• "BACK IN UNI" - BLAQBONEZ

• "BANDO DIARIES" - PSYCHOYP

• "DECLAN RICE" - ODUMODUBLVCK

• "MY BRO" - JERIQ FT. PHYNO

BEST 'ALTERNATIVE' SONG

• "EARTH SONG" - WIZARD CHAN

• "FINAL CHAMPION" - CRUEL SANTINO

• "THE TRAVELLER" - BASKETMOUTH FT THE CAVEMEN

• "IN A LOOP" - BOJ FT MOLIY & MELLISSA

• "GAME CHANGER" (DIKE) - FLAVOUR

• "TINKO TINKO" - OBONGJAYAR

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

• NINIOLA - "MEMORIES"

• SIMI - "LOYAL"

• WAJE - "IN BETWEEN"

• LIYA - "ADUA REMIX"

• PREYE - "RED WINE"

• DAMI ONIRU - "JUST 4 U"

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

• OXLADE - "KU LO SA"

• RIC HASSANI - "MY ONLY BABY"

• MAGIXX - "LOVE DON'T COST A DIME"

• CHIKE - "SPELL REMIX"

• PRAIZ - "RECKLESS"

• WANDE COAL - "KPE PASO"

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

• BLAQBONEZ & Perliks - "BACK IN UNI"

• TG OMORI - "PBUY" (ASAKE)

• DIRECTOR PINK - "SPELL REMIX" (CHIKE & OXLADE)

• TG OMORI - "BANDANA" (FIREBOY & ASAKE)

• DIRECTOR K - "COMMON PERSON" (BURNA BOY)

• DIRECTOR K - "CALM DOWN" (REMA

BEST COLLABORATION

• ASAKE FT. BURNA BOY - "SUNGBA REMIX"

• BNXN FT KIZZ DANIEL & SEYI VIBEZ - "GWAGWALADA"

• PHEELZ FT BNXN - "FINESSE"

• SPYRO FT. TIWA SAVAGE - "WHO'S YOUR GUY REMIX"

• PHEELZ FT DAVIDO - "ELECTRICITY"

• WANDE COAL FT. OLAMIDE - "KPE PASO"

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

• REXXIE FT. NAIRA MARLEY & SKIIBII - "ABRACADABRA"

• SEYI VIBEZ - "CHANCE (NA HAM)"

• ASAKE - "JOHA"

• ZLATAN FT. YOUNG JONN - "ASTALAVISTA"

• POCO LEE & HOTKID - "OTILO"

• MOHBAD - "PEACE"

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• "LAST LAST" - BURNA BOY

• "RUSH" - AYRA STARR

• "BUGA" - KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO

• "FINESSE" - PHEELZ FT BNXN

• "WHO'S YOUR GUY?" - SPYRO

• "ASIWAJU" - RUGER

HEADIES' VIEWERS' CHOICE

• RUGER - "ASIWAJU"

• VICTONY & TEMPOE - "SOWETO"

• FIREBOY DML & ASAKE - "BANDANA"

• AYRA STAR - "RUSH"

• ASAKE - "TERMINATOR"

• MAVINS - "OVERLOADING (OVERDOSE)"

• CRAYON - "IJO (LABA LABA)"

• OXLADE - "KU LO SA"

• KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO - "BUGA"

• PHEELZ & DAVIDO - "ELECTRICITY"

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• GYAKIE (GHANA)

• BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)

• THE THERAPIST (LIBERIA)

• CAMIDOH (GHANA)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• ZUCHU

• DIAMOND PLATINUMZ

• RAYVANNY

• EDDY KENZO

• HEWAN GEBREWORLD

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• MARWA LOUD - MOROCCO

• WEGZ - EGYPT

• EL GRANDE TOTO - MOROCCO

• SOOLKING - ALGERIA

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

• NASTY C - SOUTH AFRICA

• COSTA TITCH - SOUTH AFRICA

• UNCLE WAFFLES - SOUTH AFRICA

• FOCALISTIC - SOUTH AFRICA

• DJ TARICO - MOZAMBIQUE

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• FALLY IPUPA - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

• GAZ MAWETE - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

• MATIAS DAMASIO - ANGOLA

• EMMA'A - GABON

• LIBIANCA - CAMEROON

BEST R&B ALBUM

• HOME - JOHNNY DRILLE

• THE BROTHER'S KEEPER - CHIKE

• RECKLESS - PRAIZ

• WAJE 2.0 - WAJE

• MATTER OF TIME - DAMI ONIRU

• TO BE HONEST (TBH) - SIMI

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

• HOROSCOPES - BASKETMOUTH

• GBAGADA EXPRESS - BOJ

• SOME NIGHTS I DREAM OF DOORS - OBONGJAYAR

• SUBARU BOYS: FINAL HEAVEN - CRUEL SANTINO

• HEART OF THE HEAVENLY UNDENIABLE - SOMADINA

• NATIVE WORLD - NATIVE SOUND SYSTEM

BEST RAP ALBUM

• FLY TALK ONLY - PAYPER CORLEONE

• PALMWINE MUSIC VOL 3 - SHOW DEM CAMP

• YOUNG PREACHER - BLAQBONEZ

• YPSZN3 - PSYCHOYP

• TESLIM: THE ENERGY STILL LIVES IN ME - VECTOR

• BILLION DOLLAR DREAM - JERIQ

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• LOVE, DAMINI - BURNA BOY

• MR MONEY WITH THE VIBE - ASAKE

• RAVE AND ROSES - REMA

• BOY ALONE - OMAH LAY

• OUTLAW - VICTONY

• TIMELESS - DAVIDO

SONG OF THE YEAR

• "CALM DOWN" - REMA

• "LAST LAST" - BURNA BOY

• "KU LO SA" - OXLADE

• "BUGA" - KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO

• "FINESSE" - PHEELZ FT. BNXN

• "SUNGBA REMIX" - ASAKE FT. BURNA BOY

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

• TEMS

• SIMI

• AYRA STARR

• TIWA SAVAGE

BEST MALE ARTISTE

• ASAKE

• REMA

• KIZZ DANIEL

• RUGER

• OMAH LAY

• BURNA BOY

NEXT RATED

• YOUNG JONN

• SEYI VIBEZ

• ASAKE

• VICTONY

• SPYRO

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• REMA (NIGERIA)

• BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)

• MARWA LOUD (MOROCCO)

• BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)

• DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• DRAKE

• FUTURE

• SELENA GOMEZ

• DON TOLIVER

• ED SHEERAN

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"

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

• "STAND STRONG" - DAVIDO FT SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR

• "JIREH (MY PROVIDER)" - LIMOBLAZE, LECRAE & HAPPI MUSIC

• "THIS YEAR" - VICTOR THOMPSON & EHIS 'D' GREATEST

• "EZE EBUBE" - NEON ADEJO

• "TOBECHUKWU" - NATHANIEL BASSEY AND MERCY CHINWO

• "I GET BACKING" - VICTORIA ORENZE

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

• BURNA BOY

• AYRA STARR

• REMA

• OMAH LAY

• KIZZ DANIEL

• ASAKE

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

• SEAN 'LOVE' COMBS

HALL OF FAME

• YOUSSOU N'DOUR

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• SOUND SULTAN