2019 Headies Awards: Burna Boy Makes History With 10 Nominations

The 13th Headies Awards nominations list is out and Burna Boy made history raking in 10 nominations.

Headies on its website says Burna’s history as the most nominated artiste is the highest in the history of the award as it defeats Olamide’s record of seven nominations in the 2015 edition of the awards.

Burna Boy is in contention for the artiste of the year alongside Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Falz The Bahd Guy, Teni and Mr Eazi.

Burna’s Ye has three nominations, Song Of The Year, Recording of the year, Best Pop Single and its producer, Phantom gets nominated in the Producer of the year category.

Other categories he got nominated for are: Best Reggae/Dancehall Single Heaven’s Gate featuring Lily Allen ‘, Best Pop Album ‘Outside’, Best Collabo Killin’ Dem featuring Zlatan.

Best Music Video ‘Dangote’, Album of the year ‘Outside, and Headies Viewers Choice.

Other artistes with top nominations include Davido, Wizkid, and Teni.

Tagged ‘The Power of A Dream’ the 2019 Headies Award will feature 29 unique categories to acknowledge and celebrate the work of various artists in different categories.

These include; Best Recording of the Year; Best Pop Single; Producer of The Year; Best Rap Album; Best R&B/ Pop Album; Best Collabo; Best Rap Single; Best Vocal Performance (Male); Best Vocal Performance (Female); Next Rated; Hip Hop World Revelation; and Lyricist on The Roll.

Others are the Best Street-Hop Artiste; Album of The Year; Artiste of The Year; Song of The Year; African Artiste Recognition; Headies’ Viewer’s Choice; Industry Brand Supporter; Best Performer; Songwriter of The Year; Rookie of The Year; Special Recognition; Hall of Fame.

See full nomination list:

 

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 artist or group in the year under review.

 

Adekunle Gold – Ire

 

Heal D World – Patoranking

 

Olanrewaju – Brymo

 

Uyo Meyo – Teni

 

Ye – Burna Boy

 

BEST POP SINGLE

 

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).

 

‘Ye’ – Burna Boy

 

‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD

 

‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

 

‘Case’ – Teni

 

‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML

 

‘Baby’ – Joeboy

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

 

An individual is responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

 

Phantom – ‘Ye’ by Burna Boy

 

Ozedikus – ‘Dumebi’ by Rema

 

Spellz – ‘Askamaya’ by Teni

 

Killertunes – ‘Fake Love’ by Starboy ft Duncan Mighty and Wizkid

 

Kel-P Vibes – ‘Killing Dem’ by Burna Boy ft Zlatan

 

BEST RAP ALBUM

 

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review.

 

‘Moral Instruction’ – Falz

 

‘Crown’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon

 

‘A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl’ – M.I Abaga

 

‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)’ – Show Dem Camp

 

BEST R&B/ POP ALBUM

 

A category for the best r&b/pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

 

‘Rare.’ – Odunsi (The Engine)

 

‘Outside’ – Burna Boy

 

‘No Bad Songz’ – Kizz Daniel

 

‘Mayor of Lagos’ – Mayorkun

 

‘About 30’ – Adekunle Gold

 

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.

 

‘Dangote’ (Burna Boy) – Clarence Peters

 

‘Available’ (Patoranking) – Clarence Peters

 

‘Ire’ (Adekunle Gold) – Aje Films

 

‘Talk’ (Falz) – Prodigeezy

 

‘Jaiye’ (Ladipoe) – 88 Factor

 

BEST R&B SINGLE

 

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

 

‘Tipsy’ – Odunsi ft. RAYE

 

‘Serenade’ – Funbi

 

‘Uyo Meyo’ – Teni

 

‘Wishes and Butterflies’ – Wurld

 

‘Gimme Love’ – Seyi Shay ft. Runtown

 

BEST COLLABO

 

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

 

‘Like’ – Reekado Banks Ft. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee

 

‘One Ticket’ Kiss Daniel ft. David

‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

 

‘Killin’ Dem – Burna Boy Ft. Zlatan

 

‘Amaka’ – 2baba Ft. Peruzzi

 

BEST RAP SINGLE

 

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

 

‘Talk’ – Falz

 

‘We Don’t Do That Over Here’ – Hotyce

 

‘40ft Container’ – Illbliss ft. Olamide

 

‘Sacrifice’ – Payper Corleone Ft. Alpha Ojini

 

‘Gang Gang’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon

 

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.

 

Tay Iwar – ‘Utero’

 

Johnny Drille – ‘Finding Efe’

 

Nonso Bassey – ‘411’

 

Funbi – ‘Serenade’

 

Wurld – ‘Wishes & Butterfly’

 

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

 

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

 

GoodGirl LA – ‘Bless me’

 

Waje – ‘Udue’

 

Teni – ‘Uyo Meyo’

 

Tems – ‘Mr Rebel’

 

Falana – ‘Repeat’

 

NEXT RATED

 

This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review.

 

Rema

 

Joeboy

 

Fireboy DML

 

Victor AD

 

Lyta

 

Zlatan

 

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

 

A voting category for the best new artist with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.

 

Odunsi

 

Mayorkun

 

Wurld

 

Humblesmith

 

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.

 

YCEE – ‘Balance’

 

Boogey – ‘Implode’

 

Paybac – ‘Implode’

 

Ghost – ‘Crown’

 

Tec – ‘Crown’

 

AQ – ‘Crown’

 

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

 

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

 

Erigga – ‘Motivation’

 

Chinko Ekun – ‘Able God’

 

Zlatan – ‘Leg Work’

 

Barry Jhay – ‘Aiye’

 

Lyta – ‘Time’

 

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.

 

‘Cash’ – Lady Donli

 

‘Mr Rebel’ – Tems

 

‘Finding Efe’ – Johnny Drille

 

‘Heya’ – Brymo

 

‘Ire’ – Adekunle Gold

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

 

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in the year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).

 

‘About 30’ – Adekunle Gold

 

‘Outside’ – Burna Boy

 

‘Moral Instruction’ – Falz

 

‘No Bad Songz’ – Kizz Daniel

 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

 

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review.

 

Burna Boy

 

Wizkid

 

Davido

 

Tiwa Savage

 

Falz

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

 

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

 

‘Ye’ – Burna Boy

 

‘Dumebi’ – Rema

 

‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD

 

‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid

 

‘Case’ – Teni

 

‘Leg work’ – Zlatan

 

‘Baby’ – Joeboy

 

‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML

 

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

 

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

 

Master KG – Skeleton Moves (SOUTH AFRICA)

 

Afro B – Drogba (Joanna) (IVORY COAST)

 

Sauti Sol – Melanin (KENYA)

 

King Promise – CCTV (GHANA)

 

DJ Maphoriza – iWalk Ye Phara (SOUTH AFRICA)

 

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

 

A voting category to award the fan’s favourite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

 

Mr Eazi

 

Burna Boy

 

Teni

 

Fireboy DML

 

Rema

 

Joe Boy

 

Wizkid

 

Davido

 

BEST PERFORMER

 

A non-voting category for the Artistes whose stagecraft, showmanship and performance routines are exceptionally conceptualized and executed in the year under review with consideration of live performances.

 

Falz

 

Tiwa Savage

 

Brymo

 

Yemi Alade

 

Adekunle Gold

 

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.