Headies 2022: See full list of nominations

Organisers of the Headies Award have announced the names of nominees for the various categories of the award for 2022.

The 15th edition of the award show is scheduled to hold at the Cobb Energy Centre Atlanta, United States, on July 12.

The event’s organizers also announced new changes to the award show, such as new categories and live streaming by major TV and streaming platforms, including CNN and BBCI.

Headies unveiled the nominees on its Instagram page on Tuesday, with the award accommodating a new category, which Rookies of the year. This category is for artistes who had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

See full list of nominations below

Rookie Of The Year

1. Av
2. Fave
3. Magixx
4. Portable
5. Ugoccie

Best Recording Of The Year

1. “Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
2. “Essence” – Wizkid Ft Tems
3. “Joy” – Falana
4. “Loving Is Harder” – Johnny Drille
5. “Meji Meji” – Brymo
6. “Somebody’s Son” – Tiwa Savage Ft Brandy

Best Alternative Song

1. “Doings” – Flavour
2. “Free Your Mind” – Made Kuti
3. “Gonto” – Ibejii
4. “Hustle” – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
5. “Meji Meji” – Brymo
6. “Selense” – The Cavemen

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

1. Ayra Starr – “Toxic”
2. Liya – “Alari”
3. Niniola – “6th Heaven”
4. Simi – “Running (To You)”
5. Tems – “Essence”
6. Waje – “Last Time”

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

1. Brymo – “Meji Meji”
2. Johnny Drille – “Loving Is Harder”
3. Oxlade – “Ojuju”
4. Ric Hassani – “When I’m Gone”
5. Tay Iwar – “Peaking”

Song Of The Year

1. “Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
2. “Doings” – Flavour Feat. Phyno
3. “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
4. “High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
5. “Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
6. “Peru” – Fireboy Dml

Best Female Artiste

1. Simi
2. Tems
3. Tiwa Savage
4. Teni
5. Niniola

Best Male Artiste

1. Adekunle Gold
2. Burna Boy
3. Davido
4. Flavour
5. Olamide
6. Wizkid

1. Ayra Starr
2. Bnxn
3. Lojay
4. Ruger
5. Zinoleesky

African Artiste Of The Year

1. Black Coffee (Nigeria)
2. Burna Boy (Nigeria)
3. Davido (Nigeria)
4. Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
5. Soolking (Algeria)
6. Wizkid (Nigeria)
7. Aya Nakamura (Mali )

Lyricist On The Roll

1. A-Q – “The Last Cypher”
2. Blaqbonez – “The Last Cypher”
3. Jesse Jagz – “Vipers”
4. Ladipoe – “Providence”
5. Payper Corleone – “In Don We Trust”
6. Vector – “Crown Of Clay”

Humanitarian Award Of The Year

1. 2face Idibia
2. Ruggedman
3. Davido
4. Don Jazzy

East Central African Artiste Of The Year

1. Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
2. Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
3. Dadju (Dr Congo)
4. Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo)
5. Innoss’b (Dr Congo)
6. Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

Best Rap Single

1. “Breathe” – A-Q Feat Chike
2. “Crown Of Clay” – Vector & Mi Abaga Feat. Pheelz
3. “Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl LA
4. “Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
5. “Tycoon” – Show Dem Camp – Feat. Reminisce & Mojo
6. “Loading” – Olamide Feat Bad Boy Timz

Best Music Video

1. “Champion” – (Fireboy Dml Feat. D Smoke) Directed By Tg Omori
2. “Ginger” – (Wizkid Feat. Burna Boy) Directed By Meji Alabi
3. “Roju” – (Chike) Directed By Pink
4. “Rain” – (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse
5. “Bling” – (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori
6. “Running” – (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K

Best Collaboration

1. “Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
2. “Bling” – Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn
3. “Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl LA
4. “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
5. “Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
“Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi