The 17th Headies Full Nominee List
Weeks after The Headies announced their return home to host the awards after two editions in the United States, they have officially revealed the nominees for the 17th edition, themed “Back to Base,” a celebration of Nigeria’s vibrant music scene.
This year’s awards will recognize and honor musical works released between April 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024.
Here is the 17th Headies Full Nominee List
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
BURNING – TEMS
DIFFERENT PATTERN – SEYI VIBEZ
HIGHER – BURNA BOY
LAST HEARTBREAK SONG – AYRA STARR & GIVEON
BILLIONS – SARZ FEATURING LOJAY
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SARZ – HAPPINESS
LONDON – OZEBA
MAGICSTICKS – BASQUIAT
REMA/PRODUCER X/CUBEATZ/DEATZ/KLIMPERBOY – HEHEHE
DIBS – DIFFERENT PATTERN
NOMINEES FOR THE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
SIMISOLA KOSOKO – STRANGER (SIMI)
CHIMAMANDA PEARL CHUKWUMA – VISION (QING MADI)
MICHAEL AJUMA ATTAH – CAN’T BREATHE (LLONA)
EMOSEH KHAMOFU – FAMILY MEETING (BLOODY CIVILIAN)
FUAYEFIKA MAXWELL – STAGES OF LIFE (WIZARD CHAN)
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST R&B SINGLE
QING MADI – VISION
JOHNNY DRILLE – FOR YOU
SIMI– STRANGER
TEMS – BURNING
AYRA STARR – LAST HEARTBREAK SONG FT. GIVEON
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST RAP SINGLE
CAST – SHALLIPOPI FEAT ODUMODUBLVCK
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR – ODUMODUBLVCK FEAT BLOODY CIVILIAN & WALE
HALLELUJAH – LADIPOE, ROZZZ & MORRELO
CANADA – MAGNITO
IJE NWOKE – JERIQ
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
AYRA STARR – LAST HEARTBREAK SONG
NINIOLA – LEVEL
SIMI – STRANGER
LIYA – I’M DONE
TOMORROW – YEMI ALADE
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
CHARM – (REMA X PERLIKS X FOLARIN OLUDARE)
METAVERSE – (JYDE AJALA)
LIKE ICE SPICE – (PERLIKS & EMEKA SHINE SHINE)
OJAPIANO – (MATTMAX)
EGWU – (DIRECTOR PINK)
SHOWA – (TG OMORI)
NA MONEY – (DAMMY TWITCH)
BEST COLLABORATION (NOMINEES)
EMOTIONS – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. ASA
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR –ODUMODUBLVCK, BLOODY CIVILIAN, AND WALE
CAST – SHALLIPOPI FT ODUMODUBLVCK
EGWU – CHIKE & MOHBAD
OLE – QING MADI & BNXN
TWE TWE REMIX – KIZZ DANIEL & DAVIDO
IDK – WIZKID FT. ZLATAN
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
ZERRY DL
TAVES
KAESTYLE
LLONA
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
SEYI VIBEZ – “DIFFERENT PATTERNS”
AYO MAFF – DEALER (FT. FIREBOY DML)
SHALLIPOPI – CAST (FT. ODUMODUBLVCK)
ZHUS JDO – JOHNBULL
MOHBAD – ASK ABOUT ME
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
BIG BIG THINGS – YOUNG JONN FT. KIZZ DANIEL AND SEYI VIBEZ
TWE TWE REMIX – KIZZ DANIEL FEAT DAVIDO
EGWU FEAT. MOHBAD – CHIKE
REMEMBER – ASAKE
OGECHI REMIX – HYCE, BOYPEE AND BROWN JOEL FT. DAVIDO
BIG BALLER – FLAVOR
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES LYRICIST ON THE ROLL ARE
MOGADISHU – A-Q
CHOCOLATE CITY CYPHER – M.I ABAGA
CHOCOLATE CITY CYPHER – BLAQBONEZ
HALLELUJAH – LADIPOE
EFELEME – ALPHA OJINI
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE ARE
GRATITUDE – ANENDLESSOCEAN
WORTHY OF MY PRAISE – DUNSIN OYEKAN FT. LAWRENCE OYOR
GOOD GOD 2 – LIMOBLAZE FT. NAOMI RAINE
PARTICULARLY – GAISE BABA FT. TOPE ALABI
YOU DO THIS ONE – MERCY CHINWO
HEADIES NOMINEES FOR “VIEWERS’ CHOICE”
YOUNG JONN, KIZZ DANIEL & SEYI VIBEZ— BIG BIG THINGS
HYCE, BOYPEE, BROWN JOEL& DAVIDO — OGECHI REMIX
CHIKE & MOHBAD — Egwu
KIZZ DANIEL — SHOWA
SEYI VIBEZ — DIFFERENT PATTERN
REMA — OZEBA
TEMS — LOVE ME JEJE
SHALLIPOPI & ODUMODUBLVCK — CAST
AYO MAFF & FIREBOY DML — DEALER
FLAVOUR — BIG BALLER
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
KING PROMISE (GHANA)
HIMRA (IVORY COAST)
JOSEY (IVORY COAST)
TOOFAN (TOGO)
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BIEN (KENYA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
JUMA JUX (TANZANIA)
BRUCE MELODIE (RWANDA)
AZAWI (UGANDA)
NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
MOHAMED RAMADAN (EGYPT)
ELGRANDE TOTO (MOROCCO)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
BALTI (TUNISIA)
ABU (EYGPT)
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
TITOM (SOUTH AFRICA)
YUPPE (SOUTH AFRICA)
TYLA (SOUTH AFRICA)
KELLY KAY (MALAWI)
PLUTONIO (MOZAMBIQUE)
ZEE NXUMALO (SOUTH AFRICA)
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
INNOSS’B (DRC)
GAZ MAWETE (DRC)
EMMA’ A (GABON)
EBOLOKO (GABON)
SINGUILA (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC)
KOCEE (CAMEROON)
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES NEXT RATED
QING MADI
SHALLIPOPI
ODUMODUBLVCK
AYO MAFF
NASBOI
THE NOMINEES FOR THE AFROBEATS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
STUBBORN – VICTONY
WORK OF ART – ASAKE
THE YEAR I TURNED 21 – AYRA STARR
HEIS – REMA
JIGGY FOREVER – YOUNG JONN
THE NOMINEES FOR THE DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
AYRA STARR
REMA
SHALLIPOPI
TEMS
DAVIDO
KIZZ DANIEL
ASAKE
THE NOMINEES FOR THE BEST PERFORMER (LIVE)
REMA
OMAH LAY
FLAVOUR
WIZARD CHAN
BURNA BOY
FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE
THE NOMINEES FOR THE SONG OF THE YEAR
SHOWA – KIZZ DANIEL
COMMAS – AYRA STARR
EGWU – CHIKE AND MOHBAD
LONELY AT THE TOP – ASAKE
OZEBA – REMA
BIG BALLER – FLAVOUR
THE NOMINEES FOR THE BEST RAP ALBUM
SIDEH KAI – ILLBLISS
EZIOKWU – ODUMODUBLVCK
ALAYE TOH SE GOGO VOL. 1 – REMINISCE
FAMILY TIME – ERIGGA
SHINY OBJECT SYNDROME – MODENINE
THE NOMINEES FOR THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BORN IN THE WILD – TEMS
HEIS – REMA
THE YEAR I TURNED 21 – AYRA STARR
STUBBORN – VICTONY
WORK OF ART – ASAKE
THE NOMINEES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
WALE – BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR (ODUMODUBLVCK)
SKEPTA – TONY MONTANA (FT. PORTABLE)
CHRIS BROWN – HMMM (FT. DAVIDO)
TRAVIS SCOTT – ACTIVE (ASAKE)
CHLOE BAILEY – VISION REMIX (QING MADI)
THE 17TH HEADIES NOMINEES FOR BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
LOJAY – BILLIONS
OMAH LAY – MOVING
ANENDLESSOCEAN – GRATITUDE
JOHNNY DRILLE – FOR YOU
TIMI DAKOLO – KE NA KE SO
THE 17TH HEADIES NOMINEES FOR ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
AYRA STARR
ASAKE
REMA
TEMS
BURNA BOY
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 17TH HEADIES SOUNDTRACK OF THE YEAR
ELEDUMARE – TELEDALASE (ANIKULAPO RISE OF THE SPECTRE)
LOSE TO GAIN – KALINE (BREATH OF LIFE)
KILL BORO – NATIVE FILMWORKS & WIZARD CHAN (KILL BORO)
ORISA – BERIOLA (ORISA)
EMOTIONS – TIWA SAVAGE & ASA (WATER AND GARRI)
TRIBE CALLED JUDAH SOUNDTRACK – TCJ & ABBEY WONDER: (A TRIBE CALLED JUDAH)
