FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Asake, Rema nominated for Headies Best Male Artiste of the Year Award

Popular Nigerian singers, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, Divine Ikubor, fondly called Rema, and Ahmed Ololade, well known as Asake, have been nominated for the 2023 Headies Best Male Artiste of the Year Award.

The organisers of one of Nigeria’s most prestigious music awards, The Headies, made the declaration in the early hours of Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Other singers shortlisted for the award alongside Burna Boy, Asake, and Rema were Kizz Daniel, Ruger, and Omah Lay.

The organisers also listed late singer Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, widely known as Sultan Sultan, for “a special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.”

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Below is the full list of the nominees:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

“ALONE” BY BURNA BOY

“SOWETO” BY VICTONY AND TEMPOE

“I’M A MESS” BY OMAH LAY

“KU LO SA” BY OXLADE

“STAND STRONG” BY DAVIDO

“NO WOMAN, NO CRY” BY TEMS

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

MAGICSTICKZ (SUNGBA REMIX)

PHEELZ (ELECTRICITY)

ANDREVIBEZ & LONDON (CALM DOWN)

TEMPOE (SOWETO)

KEL-P (KPE PASO)

REXXIE (ABRACADABRA)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

“LOYAL” SIMI

“I’M A MESS” OMAH LAY

“LIFT ME UP” TEMS

“ALONE” BURNA BOY

“IN MY MIND” BNXN FKA BUJU

“EARTH SONG” WIZARD CHAN

BEST R&B SINGLE

“FOR MY HAND” BY BRUNA BOY FT ED SHEERAN

“MMADU” BY CKAY

“JUST 4 U” BY DAMI ONIRU

“RED WINE” BY PREYE

“HARD TO FIND” BY CHIKE FT FLAVOUR

“LOYAL” BY SIMI FT FAVE

BEST RAP SINGLE

“HUSTLE” BY REMINISCE FT BNXN

“BIG ENERGY” BY LADI POE

“BACK IN UNI” BY BLAQ BONEZ

“BANDO DIARIES” BY PSYCHO YP FT ODUMODUBLVCK

“DECLAN RICE” BY ODUMODUBLVCK

“MY BRO” BY JERIQ THE HUSSLA FT PHYNO

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

“LOYAL” SIMI

“IN BETWEEN” WAJE

“MEMORIES” NINIOLA

“ADUA REMIX” LIYA

“RED WINE” PREYE ITAMS

“JUST 4 U” DAMI ONIRU

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

“KU LO SA” OXLADE

“MY ONLY BABY” RIC HASSANI

“LOVE DON’T COST A DIME” MAGIXX

“SPELL REMIX” CHIKE

“RECKLESS” PRAIZ

“KPE PASO” WANDE COAL

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

“EARTH SONG” BY WIZARD CHAN

“FINAL CHAMPION” BY CRUEL SANTINO

“THE TRAVELLER” BY BASKET MOUTH AND THE CAVEMEN

“IN A LOOP” BY BOJ FT MELLISSA

“GAME CHANGER” BY FLAVOUR

“TINKO TINKO” BY OBONGJAYAR

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

“BACK IN UNI” BY BLAQ BONEZ PERLIKS

“PBUY” BY TG OMORI

“SPELL (REMIX)” BY DIRECTOR PINK

“COMMON PERSON” BY DIRECTOR K

“BANDANA” BY TG OMORI

“CALM DOWN (REMIX)” BY DIRECTOR K

BEST 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”

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

REXXIE FT. NAIRA MARLEY & SKIIBII – “ABRACADABRA”

SEYI VIBEZ – “CHANCE (NA HAM)”

ASAKE – “JOHA”

ZLATAN FT. YOUNG JONN – “ASTALAVISTA”

POCO LEE & HOTKID – “OTILO”

MOHBAD – “PEACE”

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

“LAST LAST” – BURNA BOY

“RUSH” – AYRA STARR

“BUGA” – KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO

“FINESSE” – PHEELZ FT BNXN

“WHO’S YOUR GUY?” – SPYRO

“ASIWAJU” – RUGER

HEADIES’ VIEWERS’ CHOICE

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”

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

GYAKIE (GHANA)

BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)

THE THERAPIST (LIBERIA)

CAMIDOH (GHANA)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

ZUCHU

DIAMOND PLATINUMZ

RAYVANNY

EDDY KENZO

HEWAN GEBREWORLD

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

MARWA LOUD – MOROCCO

WEGZ – EGYPT

EL GRANDE TOTO – MOROCCO

SOOLKING – ALGERIA

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

NASTY C – SOUTH AFRICA

COSTA TITCH – SOUTH AFRICA

UNCLE WAFFLES – SOUTH AFRICA

FOCALISTIC – SOUTH AFRICA

DJ TARICO – MOZAMBIQUE

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

FALLY IPUPA – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

GAZ MAWETE – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MATIAS DAMASIO – ANGOLA

EMMA’A – GABON

LIBIANCA – CAMEROON

BEST R&B ALBUM

HOME – JOHNNY DRILLE

THE BROTHER’S KEEPER – CHIKE

RECKLESS – PRAIZ

WAJE 2.0 – WAJE

MATTER OF TIME – DAMI ONIRU

TO BE HONEST (TBH) – SIMI

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

HOROSCOPES – BASKETMOUTH

GBAGADA EXPRESS – BOJ

SOME NIGHTS I DREAM OF DOORS – OBONGJAYAR

SUBARU BOYS: FINAL HEAVEN – CRUEL SANTINO

HEART OF THE HEAVENLY UNDENIABLE – SOMADINA

NATIVE WORLD – NATIVE SOUND SYSTEM

BEST RAP ALBUM

FLY TALK ONLY – PAYPER CORLEONE

PALMWINE MUSIC VOL 3 – SHOW DEM CAMP

YOUNG PREACHER – BLAQBONEZ

YPSZN3 – PSYCHOYP

TESLIM: THE ENERGY STILL LIVES IN ME – VECTOR

BILLION DOLLAR DREAM – JERIQ

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

LOVE, DAMINI – BURNA BOY

MR MONEY WITH THE VIBE – ASAKE

RAVE AND ROSES – REMA

BOY ALONE – OMAH LAY

OUTLAW – VICTONY

TIMELESS – DAVIDO

SONG OF THE YEAR

“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

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

TEMS

SIMI

AYRA STARR

TIWA SAVAGE

BEST MALE ARTISTE

ASAKE

REMA

KIZZ DANIEL

RUGER

OMAH LAY

BURNA BOY

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YOUNG JONN

SEYI VIBEZ

ASAKE

VICTONY

SPYRO

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DRAKE

FUTURE

SELENA GOMEZ

DON TOLIVER

ED SHEERAN

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

SOUND SULTAN

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BURNA BOY

AYRA STARR

REMA

OMAH LAY

KIZZ DANIEL

ASAKE

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”

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