Year in Review
(JULY 2019 – SEPTEMBER 2020)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
1.SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE)
2.ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML DML – DREAMER)
3.DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)
4.STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)
5.SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN)
6.ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLI – DAVIDO)
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1.BURNA BOY
2.DAVIDO
3.WIZKID
4.MAYORKUN
5.TIWA SAVAGE
NEXT RATED
1.TEMS
2.OMAH LAY
3.OXLADE
4.BELLA SHMURDA
SONG OF THE YEAR
1.FEM – DAVIDO
2.NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3.JORO – WIZKID
4.MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY
5.DUDUKE – SIMI
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BEST POP SINGLE
1.BILLIONAIRE – TENI
2.NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.
3.LADY – REMA
4.FEM – DAVIDO
5.JORO – WIZKID
6.SKELETUN – TEKNO
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
1.OLAKIRA
2.ALPHA P
3.JAMOPYPER
4.ZINOLEESKY
5.BAD BOY TIMZ
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
1.DAVIDO
2.OMAH LAY
3.BURNA BOY
4.FALZ
5.FIREBOY DML
6.MAYORKUN
7. DJ NEPTUNE
8.WIZKID
AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION
1.MASTER KG
2.KUAMI EUGENE
3.SAUTI SOL
4.SHAATA WALE
5.STONEBWOY
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1.AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
2.APOLLO – FIREBOY DML
3.AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4.YELLOW – BRYMO
5. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
1.CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
2.I WONDER – MOELOGO
3.BITTER – DEENA ADE
4.ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
5. MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY
6.GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU
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BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
1.NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
2.MAYORKUN – GENG
3.REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM
4.RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
5.IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE
6.OLAMIDE – PAWON
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
1. AQ- EUNICE
2.BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2
3.MI ABAGA – TRINITY
4.ILLBLISS – COUNTRY
5.PHENOM – GET THE INFO
6.PHYNO – SPEAK LIFESTYLE
HEADIES REVELATION
1.VICTOR AD
2.FIREBOY DML
3.JOEBOY
4.TENI
5.REMA
6.CHIKE
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
1.SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL
2.LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE
3.NINIOLA – ADDICTED
4.J-DESS – CHI EFO
5.YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI
6.IMANSE – AJALA
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN
2.CHIKE – FORGIVE
3.PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY
4.COHBAMS – PLENTI
5.NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE
6.JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU
BEST RAP SINGLE
1.OGB4IG – REMINISCE
2.SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ
3. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS
4.GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
5.BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS
BEST COLLABO
1.KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI
2.NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
3.SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
4.DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
5.TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
6.GET THE INFO – PHYNO FT
BEST R&B SINGLE
1.UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ
2.DUDUKE – SIMI
3.MAD – SARZ & WURLD
4.BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY
5. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML
6.DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
1. ELI – FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS
2.1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K
3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI
4.BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI
5.SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
BEST POP ALBUM
1.APOLLO – FIREBOY DML
2.AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
3.A GOOD TIME – DAVIDO
4.WOMAN OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE
5.AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
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BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
1.YELLOW – BRYMO
2.LUCID – ASA
3.THE LIGHT – BEZ
4.PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI
5.ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN
BEST R&B ALBUM
1.LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML
2.I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD
3.KING – PRAIZ
4. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
5.CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE
BEST RAP ALBUM.
1.GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ
2.ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
3.YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP
4.CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO
5.THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1.PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI
2.SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE
3.KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY
4.SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
1.OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO
2. SMILE- WIZKID FEAT. HER
3.WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY
4.DREAMER – FIREBOY DML
5.GHOST TOWN – WURLD
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