Top 2023 Headies nominees include Burna Boy, Rema, Ruger, and Asake.

Through its award, which has since grown to be the highest prize in Nigerian music, the Headies has played a significant role since its founding in 2006 in the chronicling of the advancements made in the Nigerian music business.

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Top 2023 Headies nominees include Burna Boy, Rema, Ruger, and Asake.

The Headies Academy announced the 2023 Rookie of the Year nominees on July 11, 2023.

Fast-rising artist Odumodu Blvck, who has had a stellar 2023, is included on the list. Other musicians on the list include Bloody Civilian, who appeared in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Bayyani, a star on Mavin Records who is quickly rising, Singer Guchi, Eltee Skillz, whose song "ODG" became a major hit in 2022, and up-and-coming performer Khaid.


The Headies continued to announce nominees for the 2023 awards on July 12.

Below is a list of the nominees for the 2023 Headies Award.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

  • Odumodu Blvck
  • Bayyani
  • Guchi
  • Eltee
  • Khaid

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • “ALONE” - BURNA BOY
  • “SOWETO”  VICTONY & TEMPOE
  • “I'M A MESS”  OMAH LAY
  • “KU LO SA”  OXLADE
  • “STAND STRONG”  DAVIDO FT. SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR
  • “NO WOMAN, NO CRY”  TEMS

    PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

    • MAGICSTICKS  “SUNGBA REMIX” (ASAKE)
    • PHEELZ  “ELECTRICTY” (PHEELZ FT DAVIDO)
    • ANDRE VIBEZ & LONDON  “CALM DOWN” (REMA)
    • TEMPOE – “SOWETO” (VICTONY & TEMPOE)
    • KEL-P  “KPE PASO” (WANDE COAL & OLAMIDE)
    • REXXIE  “ABRACADABRA” (REXXIE, NAIRA MARLEY, SKIIBII & WIZKID)

    SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

    • SIMI KOSOKO, GODSFAVOUR CHIDOZIE, KOSOKO ADEKUNLE, MARCEL AKUNWATA  “LOYAL” (SIMI)
    • STANLEY DIDIA, ADEBAJO ADEBANJO - “I'M A MESS” (OMAH LAY)
    • TEMS, LUDWIG GORANSSON, ROBYN RIHANNA FENTY, RYAN COOGLER – “LIFT ME UP” (RIHANNA)
    • DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU, AUSTIN JNR IORNONGU IWAR, PEACE OREDOPE, LUDWIG GORANSSON  “ALONE” (BURNA BOY)
    • DANIEL BENSON - “IN MY MIND” (BNXN)
    • FUAYEFIKA MAXWELL - "EARTH SONG" (WIZARD CHAN)

    BEST R&B SINGLE

    • “FOR MY HAND”  BURNA BOY FT. ED SHEERAN
    • “MMADU”  CKAY
    • “JUST 4 U”  DAMI ONIRU
    • “RED WINE”  PREYE
    • “HARD TO FIND”  CHIKE - FT. FLAVOUR
    • “LOYAL”  SIMI FT. FAVE

    BEST RAP SINGLE

    • “HUSTLE”  REMINISCE
    • “BIG ENERGY”  LADIPOE
    • “BACK IN UNI” - BLAQBONEZ
    • “BANDO DIARIES”  PSYCHOYP
    • “DECLAN RICE”  ODUMODUBLVCK
    • “MY BRO”  JERIQ FT. PHYNO

    BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

    • “EARTH SONG”  WIZARD CHAN
    • “FINAL CHAMPION”  CRUEL SANTINO
    • “THE TRAVELLER”  BASKETMOUTH FT THE CAVEMEN
    • “IN A LOOP”  BOJ FT MOLIY & MELLISSA
    • “GAME CHANGER” (DIKE)  FLAVOUR
    • “TINKO TINKO”  OBONGJAYAR

      BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

      • NINIOLA  “MEMORIES”
      • SIMI - “LOYAL”
      • WAJE  “IN BETWEEN“
      • LIYA  “ADUA REMIX”
      • PREYE  “RED WINE”
      • DAMI ONIRU  “JUST 4 U”

      BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

      • OXLADE  “KU LO SA”
      • RIC HASSANI  “MY ONLY BABY”
      • MAGIXX  “LOVE DON’T COST A DIME”
      • CHIKE  “SPELL REMIX”
      • PRAIZ  “RECKLESS”
      • WANDE COAL  “KPE PASO”

      BEST MUSIC VIDEO

      • BLAQBONEZ & Perliks  “BACK IN UNI”
      • TG OMORI  “PBUY” (ASAKE)
      • DIRECTOR PINK  “SPELL REMIX” (CHIKE & OXLADE)
      • TG OMORI  “BANDANA” (FIREBOY & ASAKE)
      • DIRECTOR K  “COMMON PERSON” (BURNA BOY)
      • DIRECTOR K  “CALM DOWN” (REMA

      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”
      • 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 – ALGERIAMOHBAD  “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 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

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        • 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

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        • TEMS
        • SIMI
        • AYRA STARR
        • TIWA SAVAGE

        BEST MALE ARTISTE

        • ASAKE
        • REMA
        • KIZZ DANIEL
        • RUGER
        • OMAH LAY
        • BURNA BOY

        NEXT RATED

        • YOUNG JONN
        • SEYI VIBEZ
        • ASAKE
        • VICTONY
        • SPYRO

        AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

        • REMA (NIGERIA)
        • BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
        • MARWA LOUD (MOROCCO)
        • BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
        • DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

        INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

        • DRAKE
        • FUTURE
        • SELENA GOMEZ
        • DON TOLIVER
        • ED SHEERAN

        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”

        BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

        • “STAND STRONG”  DAVIDO FT SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR
        • “JIREH (MY PROVIDER)”  LIMOBLAZE, LECRAE & HAPPI MUSIC
        • “THIS YEAR”  VICTOR THOMPSON & EHIS ‘D’ GREATEST
        • “EZE EBUBE”  NEON ADEJO
        • “TOBECHUKWU”  NATHANIEL BASSEY AND MERCY CHINWO
        • “I GET BACKING”  VICTORIA ORENZE

        DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

        • BURNA BOY
        • AYRA STARR
        • REMA
        • OMAH LAY
        • KIZZ DANIEL
        • ASAKE

        INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

        • SEAN ‘LOVE’ COMBS

        HALL OF FAME

        • YOUSSOU N'DOUR

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