Burna Boy is the highest nominee for the 2023 Headies Awards, which celebrates Pan-African and Afrobeats expertise. Burna Boy acquired 10 nominations, together with African artiste of the 12 months, finest Afrobeats album, finest male artiste and music of the 12 months.
Asake acquired eight nods. Rema, who collaborated on the worldwide smash “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez, obtain 5 nods, as did Omah Lay, Victony, Simi, Kizz Daniel and Pheelz every acquired 5 nods. Oxlade tallied 4 nods, whereas Ruger had three.
Drake, Future, Gomez, Don Toliver and Ed Sheeran are vying for worldwide artist of the 12 months on the present, which will likely be held on the Cobb Vitality Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Sept. 3. The present will likely be streamed reside on YouTube (U.S.) and HipTV (Africa) Community.
Sean “Love” Combs is slated to obtain an Worldwide Artiste Recognition award. Youssou N’dour will obtain a Corridor of Fame award.
Bayanni, Khaid, Guchi, Bloody Civilian, Odumodublvck and Eltee Skhillz are competing for rookie of the 12 months. The winner will obtain not solely glory, but in addition additionally a solar-powered, two-bedroom, absolutely furnished home.
That is the sixteenth version of the Headies Awards. Up to now 12 months, three main, all-genre music awards exhibits have launched Afrobeats or African music classes. The American Music Awards have been the primary main music awards present so as to add such a class. They added favourite Afrobeats artist on the present that aired Nov. 20, 2022. Wizkid was the inaugural winner, beating Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML and Tems.
The MTV Video Music Awards added a brand new class this 12 months — finest Afrobeats. The front-runner is Rema & Gomez’s “Calm Down,” which is nominated in two different classes, finest music and finest collaboration.
The Grammys added an analogous class, finest African music efficiency, this 12 months (for the awards that will likely be offered on Feb. 4, 2024). Grammy nominations will likely be introduced on Nov. 10.
The Headies Awards, initially known as the Hip Hop World Awards, have been established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Journal of Nigeria to acknowledge excellent achievements within the Nigerian music business.
This may mark the present’s second 12 months on the Cobb Vitality Performing Arts Centre. It was held in Lagos or Nigeria yearly from 2006 to 2021 (besides 2017 and 2020, when there was no ceremony).
“We are so excited that The Headies will return to American soil once again,” Ayo Animashaun, CEO and founding father of the Headies Awards, stated in a press release. “We know that Afrobeats connects people all around the globe, and this year’s event exemplifies and celebrates the power of our culture. The Headies will be an evening not only of dynamic talent, but also memorable moments that will resonate with audiences worldwide.”
The eligibility interval is January 2022 to March 2023.
For extra particulars on the sixteenth Annual Headies Awards, go to theheadies.com.
Right here is the complete record of nominations for the 2023 Headies Awards.
Worldwide Artiste Recognition
Sean “Love” Combs
Corridor of Fame
Youssou N’dour
Particular Recognition
Sound Sultan
Worldwide Artist of the Yr
Drake
Future
Selena Gomez
Don Toliver
Ed Sheeran
Album of the Yr
Love, Damini – Burna Boy
Mr Cash With the Vibe – Asake
Rave And Roses – Rema
Boy Alone – Omah Lay
Outlaw – Victony
Timeless – Davido
Tune of the Yr
“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
Finest Feminine Artiste
Tems
Simi
Ayra Starr
Tiwa Savage
Finest Male Artiste
Asake
Rema
Kizz Daniel
Ruger
Omah Lay
Burna Boy
Rookie of the Yr
Bayanni
Khaid
Guchi
Bloody Civilian
Odumodublvck
Eltee Skhillz
Finest Recording of the Yr
“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 Yr
Magicsticks – “Sungba Remix” (Asake)
P.Prime, Tmxo & 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 Yr
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 Tune (Wizard Chan)
Finest 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
Finest Rap Single
“Hustle” – Reminisce
“Big Energy” – Ladipoe
“Back In Uni” – Blaqbonez
“Bando Diaries” – Psychoyp
“Declan Rice” – Odumodublvck
“My Bro” – Jeriq Ft. Phyno
Finest Various Tune
“Earth Song” – Wizard Chan
“Final Champion” – Merciless Santino
“The Traveller” – Basketmouth Ft The Cavemen
“In A Loop” – Boj Ft Moliy & Mellissa
“Game Changer” (Dike) – Flavour
“Tinko Tinko” – Obongjayar
Finest Vocal Efficiency (Feminine)
Niniola – “Memories”
Simi – “Loyal”
Waje – “In Between“
Liya – “Adua Remix”
Preye – “Red Wine”
Dami Oniru – “Just 4 U”
Finest Vocal Efficiency (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”
Finest Music Video
Blaqbonez & Perliks – “Back In Uni” (Blaqbonez)
Tg Omori – “Pbuy” (Asake)
Director Pink– “Spell Remix” (Chike & Oxlade)
Tg Omori – “Bandana” (Fireboy & Asake)
Director Okay – “Common Person” (Burna Boy)
Director Okay – “Calm Down” (Rema)
Finest 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”
Finest Road-Hop Artiste
Rexxie Ft. Naira Marley & Skiibii – “Abracadabra”
Seyi Vibez – “Chance (Na Ham)”
Asake – “Joha”
Zlatan Ft. Younger Jonn – “Astalavista”
Poco Lee & Hotkid – “Otilo”
Mohbad – “Peace”
Afrobeats Single of the Yr
“Last Last” – Burna Boy
“Rush” – Ayra Starr
“Buga” – Kizz Daniel & Tekno
“Finesse” – Pheelz Ft Bnxn
“Who’s Your Guy?” – Spyro
“Asiwaju” – Ruger
Headies’ Viewers’ Selection
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”
Finest West African Artiste of the Yr
Gyakie (Ghana)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
The Therapist (Liberia)
Camidoh (Ghana)
Finest East African Artiste of the Yr
Zuchu
Diamond Platinumz
Rayvanny
Eddy Kenzo
Hewan Gebreworld
Finest North African Artiste of the Yr
Marwa Loud – Morocco
Wegz – Egypt
El Grande Toto – Morocco
Soolking – Algeria
Finest Southern African Artiste of the Yr
Aka (South Africa)
Nasty C – South Africa
Costa Titch – South Africa
Uncle Waffles – South Africa
Focalistic – South Africa
Dj Tarico – Mozambique
Finest Central African Artiste of the Yr
Fally Ipupa – Democratic Republic of Congo
Gaz Mawete – Democratic Republic of Congo
Matias Damasio – Angola
Emma’a – Gabon
Libianca – Cameroon
Finest R&B Album
Residence – Johnny Drille
The Brother’s Keeper – Chike
Reckless – Praiz
Waje 2.0 – Waje
Matter of Time – Dami Oniru
To Be Sincere (Tbh) – Simi
Finest Various Album
Horoscopes – Basketmouth
Gbagada Specific – Boj
Some Nights I Dream of Doorways – Obongjayar
Subaru Boys: Remaining Heaven – Merciless Santino
Coronary heart of the Heavenly Plain – Somadina
Native World – Native Sound System
Finest Rap Album
Fly Discuss Solely – Payper Corleone
Palmwine Music Vol 3 – Present Dem Camp
Younger Preacher – Blaqbonez
Ypszn3 – Psychoyp
Teslim: The Vitality Nonetheless Lives in Me – Vector
Billion Greenback Dream – Jeriq
Subsequent Rated
Younger Jonn
Seyi Vibez
Asake
Victony
Spyro
African Artiste of the Yr
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”
Finest Inspirational Single
“Stand Strong” – Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir
“Jireh (My Provider)” – Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music
“This Year” – Victor Thompson & Ehis ‘D’ Biggest
“Eze Ebube” – Neon Adejo
“Tobechukwu” – Nathaniel Bassey And Mercy Chinwo
“I Get Backing” – Victoria Orenze
Digital Artiste of the Yr
Burna Boy
Ayra Starr
Rema
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Asake
