THE HEADIES 2015 (Winners’ List)

THE HEADIES 2015 Nominees List
(Year In Review: July 2014 – June 2015)

The 10th edition of the Hip-Hop Award (The Headies) just concluded and there were amazing live performances and some mixed reactions on the eventual winners of some categories, which has led to possible controversy between some individuals. Anyways, as regards this post publication, these are the winners following the earlier published Nominees’ List.

BEST RAP ALBUM
A non-voting category for the best album by a Rap artiste or group in year under review.

1. BABA HAFUSA – Reminisce
2. STREET OT – Olamide
3. CHAIRMAN – M.I (Winner)
4. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL – ModeNine

BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-Hop collaborative track (including cameos).

1. LOCAL RAPPERS – Reminisce ft. Olamide & Phyno (Winner)
2. HOLD ON – Joe EL ft. 2face Idibia
3. BAD GIRL SPECIAL (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay ft. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay
4. SHOKI (Remix) – Lil’ Kesh ft. Olamide & DavidO
5. DO THE RIGHT THING – Cobhams ft. Bez
6. SISI – Praiz ft. Wizkid

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the Rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

1. IllBliss – BANK ALERTS (Remix) ft. Ice Prince, Eva Alordiah & Phyno
2. Vector – KING KONG (Winner)
3. Reminisce – BABA HAFUSA
4. T.R – G.O.D

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review – this award goes to the video director.

1. Mex – JAMB QUESTION (Simi)
2. Meji Alabi – CRAZY (Seyi Shay)
3. Sesan – THE SOUND (DavidO ft. Uhuru & DJ Buckz)
4. Unlimited L.A – KATAPOT (Reekado Banks) (Winner)
5. Clarence Peters – BABY JOLLOF (Solid Star ft. Tiwa Savage)

BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best Pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).

1. OJUELEGBA – Wizkid
2. COLLABO – P-Square ft. Don Jazzy
3. MY WOMAN, MY EVERYTHING – Patoranking ft. Wande Coal
4. WOJU – Kiss Daniel
5. GODWIN – Korede Bello (Winner)
6. BOBO – Olamide

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. GERMAN JUICE – Cynthia Morgan (Winner)
2. SANKO – Timaya
3. MY BODY – Solid Star ft. Timaya
4. DANIELLA WHINE – Patoranking
5. CHECK & BALANCE – Burna Boy
6. BAD GIRL SPECIAL (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay ft. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Male)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

1. Praiz – IF I FALL
2. ShayDee – HIGH
3. Timi Dakolo – WISH ME WELL (Winner)
4. Cobhams – DO THE RIGHT THING
5. Bez – THERE’S A FIRE

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Female)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

1. Waje – COCO BABY
2. Aramide – IWO NIKAN (Winner)
3. Asa – BED OF STONE
4. Simi – TIFF
5. Yemi Alade – DURO TIMI

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

1. Don Jazzy – GODWIN (Korede Bello)
2. MasterKraft – WISER (Flavour)
3. Young John – BOBO (Olamide)
4. Shizzi – FANS MI (DavidO)
5. Legendury Beatz – OJUELEGBA (Wizkid) (Winner)
6. Cobhams – THERE’S A FIRE (Bez)

BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a Rap.

1. KING KONG – Vector (Winner)
2. BAD BELLE – M.I
3. BANK ALERTS – Ill Bliss
4. LOCAL RAPPERS – Reminisce ft. Olamide, Phyno & StomRex
5. G.O.D – T.R

BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

1. HEARTBEAT – Praiz
2. BABY DADDY – Iyanya
3. SAY YOU LOVE ME – LeriQ ft. Wizkid
4. DO THE RIGHT THING – Cobhams ft. Bez
5. WISH ME WELL – Timi Dakolo (Winner)

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets; such songs should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

1. Reminisce – SKiLASHii
2. Olamide – BOBO (Winner)
3. Small Doctor – MOSQUITO KILLER
4. MasterKraft ft. Olamide, CDQ and DavidO – INDOMIE (Remix)
5. Falz ft. Yemi Alade & Poe – ELLO BAE

NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

1. Reekado Banks (Winner)
2. Kiss Daniel
3. Cynthia Morgan
4. Korede Bello
5. Lil’ Kesh

HIP-HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

1. Praiz – RICH & FAMOUS
2. Yemi Alade – KING OF QUEENS (Winner)
3. Skales – MAN OF THE YEAR

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. Wizkid – OJUELEGBA
2. Asa – EYO
3. Timi Dakolo – WISH ME WELL (Winner)
4. Bez – THERE’S A FIRE
5. Cobhams – DO THE RIGHT THING

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

1. Di’Ja – AWWW
2. Bez – THERE’S A FIRE
3. Asa – SATAN BE GONE
4. adekunleGOLD – SADE (Winner)
5. Ugovinna – RAIN ON ME
6. Simi – TIFF

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. BED OF STONE – Asa
2. A.Y.O – Wizkid (Winner)
3. KING OF QUEENS – Yemi Alade
4. RICH & FAMOUS – Praiz
5. DOUBLE TROUBLE – P-Square

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review; overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

1. Olamide (Winner)
2. DavidO
3. Wizkid
4. Yemi Alade
5. P-Square

SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

1. OJUELEGBA – Wizkid (Winner)
2. GODWIN – Korede Bello
3. WOJU – Kiss Daniel
4. BOBO – Olamide

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT/HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

2face Idibia

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Don Jazzy