Nigeria’s top-rated music award held yesterday 21st February 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria.
The Award was a hybrid event, seeing attendees watch from home and some attend the event. Here are the list of winners, takers and those left out:
NEXT RATED
1. OMAH LAY – Winner
2. BELLA SHMURDA
3. OXLADE
4. TEMS
BEST R&B SINGLE
1. UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ
2. DUDUKE – SIMI
3. MAD – SARZ & WURLD
4. BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY
5. TATTOO – FIREBOY DML (Winner)
6. DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1. PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI (Winner)
2. SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE
3. KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY
4. SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD
BEST RAP ALBUM.
1. GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ (Winner)
2. ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
3. YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP
4. CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO
5. THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA
Best Alternative Album
1. YELLOW – BRYMO
2. LUCID – ASA
3. THE LIGHT – BEZ
4. PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI
5. ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN (Winner)
BEST POP ALBUM
1. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML (Winner)
2. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
3. A GOOD TIME – DAVIDO
4. WOMAN OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE
5. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
1. OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO (Winner)
2. SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER
3. WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY
4. DREAMER – FIREBOY DML
5. GHOST TOWN – WURLD
Songwriter of the Year Award
Duduke – Simi – Winner
Best R&B Album
Fireboy DML – Tears, laughter and Goosebumps – Winner
Best Music Video
1. ELI – FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS
2. 1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K (Winner)
3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI
4. BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI
5. SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
African Artiste Recognition
1. MASTER KG – (Winner)
2. KUAMI EUGENE
3. SAUTI SOL
4. SHAATA WALE
5. STONEBWOY
Best Collaboration
1. KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI (Winner)
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3. SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
4. DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
5. TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
6. GET THE INFO – PHYNO FT PHENOM AND FALZ
Best Rap Single
1. OGB4IG – REMINISCE
2. SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ
3. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS
4. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
5. BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS (Winner)
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN
2. CHIKE – FORGIVE
3. PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY (Winner)
4. COHBAMS – PLENTI
5. NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE
6. JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
1. SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL
2. LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE
3. NINIOLA – ADDICTED (Winner)
4. J-DESS – CHI EFO
5. YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI
6. IMANSE – AJALA
Headies Revelation
1. VICTOR AD
2. FIREBOY DML (Winner)
3. JOEBOY
4. TENI
5. REMA
6. CHIKE
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
1. AQ – EUNICE
2. BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2
3. MI ABAGA – TRINITY
4. ILLBLISS – COUNTRY (Winner)
5. PHENOM – GET THE INFO
6. PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
1. NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
2. MAYORKUN – GENG (Winner)
3. REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM
4. RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
5. IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE
6. OLAMIDE – PAWON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
2. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML (Winner)
3. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. YELLOW – BRYMO
5. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
1. DAVIDO
2. OMAH LAY
3. BURNA BOY
4. FALZ
5. FIREBOY DML
6. MAYORKUN
7. DJ NEPTUNE
8. WIZKID – Winner
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. OLAKIRA
2. ALPHA P
3. JAMOPYPER
4. ZINOLEESKY
5. BAD BOY TIMZ – Winner
SONG OF THE YEAR
1. FEM – DAVIDO
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI (Winner)
3. JORO – WIZKID
4. MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY
5. DUDUKE – SIMI
BEST POP SINGLE
1. BILLIONAIRE – TENI
2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI – Winner
3. LADY – REMA
4. FEM – DAVIDO
5. JORO – WIZKID
6. SKELETUN – TEKNO
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
1. CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
2. I WONDER – MOELOGO – Winner
3. BITTER – DEENA ADE
4. ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
5. MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY
6. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU
Special Recognition
– Eedris Abdulkareem
– Timaya
Headies Hall of Fame
– King Sunny Ade
– Chief Ebenezer Obey
Kindly share your thoughts about the awards, category and winners in the comment section.
