The Headies 2020

Headies 2020
Headies 2020
Date	21 February 2021
Location	La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Ibeju-Lekki
Hosted by	Nancy Isime, Bovi
Most nominations	Fireboy DML (9)
Website	theheadies.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	HipTV

The Headies 2020 will be the 14th edition of The Headies, a Nigerian music awards show held to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry.^[1] The ceremony is scheduled to take place, February 21, 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic instead of December 2020, the usual month for the awards.^[2] It will be held at the La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort in Ibeju-Lekki

The organizers of the event announced TV personality and actress Nancy Isime and comedian Bovi as hosts, this will make it the fourth time Bovi will host the event, while Nancy will be the first female to host the event for the second time.^[2]

The nominees were announced on 4 December 2020 with Fireboy DML leading with nine nominations. Davido and Wurld followed with seven nominations each, while Burna boy the reigning Artiste of the Year secured six nominations.^[3]

This year's award will rewards works released between July 2019 and September 2020, this year's award shall see the inclusion of a new category named the Songwriter of the Year to bring to the limelight hardworking individuals who have all significantly supported the creation of quality music.^[4]

Timaya, alongside rapper and activist Eedris Abdulkareem will receive special recognition awards for their impact on the music industry. The main event will also see highlife legend King Sunny Ade inducted into the Headies Hall of Fame.^[5]

This year's Headies will be held virtually.

Performances

Presenters

Nominees

Best R&B Album	Best Rap Album
Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps – Fireboy DML I like girls with trobul – Sarz(featuringWurld) King – Praiz Boo of the Booless – Chike Celia – Tiwa Savage	God's Engineering – A-Q Illy Chapo X – Illbliss YPSZN2 – Psycho YP Cult! – Paybac Iboro The Erigma 2 – Erigga
Best R&B Single	Best Pop Single
Under the sky – Praiz Duduke – Simi Bad Influence – Omah Lay Dangerous love – Tiwa Savage	Billionaire – Teni Nobody – DJ Neptune (featuring Joeboy, Mr Eazi) Lady – Rema FEM – Davido Joro – Wizkid Skeletun – Tekno
Best Vocal Performance (Male)	Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Wurld – "Ghost Town" Chike – "Forgive" Praiz – "Under the sky" Cobhams – "We plenti" Nonso Amadi – "What makes you sure" Johnny Drille – "Count on you"	Simi – "No longer beneficial" Lindsey Abudei – "One on the outside" Niniola – "Addicted" J'dess – "Chi Efo" Yemi Alade – "Lai Lai" Imanse – "Ajala"
Best Rap Single	Best Street Hop Artiste
"OGB4IG" – Reminisce "Shut Up" – Blaqbonez "Country" – Illbliss "Get the Info" – Phyno(featuring Falz,Phenom) "Bop daddy" – Falz(featuring Ms Banks)	Naira Marley & Young John – "Mafo" Mayorkun – "Geng" Reminisce(featuring Olamide, Naira Marley) – "Instagram" Rudeboy – "Audio Money" IVD & Zlatan – "Bolanle" Olamide – "Pawon"
Best Collabo	Lyricist on the Roll
"Know You" – Ladipoe(featuring Simi) "Nobody" – DJ Neptune(featuring Joeboy, Mr Eazi) "Sweet in the middle" – Davido(featuring Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld) "Totori" – ID Cabasa(featuring Wizkid, Olamide) "Get the Info" – Phyno(featuring Phenom, Falz)	A-Q – "Eunice" Blaqbonez – "Define Rap 2" M.I Abaga – "Trinity" Illbliss – "Country" Phenom – "Get the Info" Phyno – "Speak Life"
Song of the Year	Best Recording of the Year
"FEM" – Davido "Nobody" – DJ Neptune(featuring Joeboy, Mr Eazi) "Joro" – Wizkid "Mafo" – Naira Marley "Duduke" – Simi	"Ozymandias" – Brymo "Smile" – Wizkid(featuring H.E.R.) "Wonderful" – Burna Boy "Dreamer" – Fireboy DML "Ghost Town" – Wurld
Album of the Year	Artiste of the Year
African Giant – Burna Boy Apollo – Fireboy DML Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold Yellow – Brymo Boo of the Booless – Chike	Burna Boy Davido Wizkid Mayorkun Tiwa Savage
Producer of the Year	Best Music Video
Pheelz – "Billionaire" by Teni SPAX – "Away" by Oxlade Kel P – "Pull Up" by Burna Boy Sarz – "Mad" by Sarz, Wurld	"Eli" by Fireboy DML – Clarence Peters "1 Milli" by Davido – Director K "Smile" by Wizkid – Meji Alabi "Billionaire" by Teni – TG Omori "Shekere" by Yemi Alade – Ovie Etseyatse
Next Rated	African Artiste Recognition
Tems Omah Lay Oxlade Bella Shmurda	Master KG Kuami Eugene Sauti Sol Shatta Wale Stonebwoy
Viewer's Choice	Songwriter of the Year
Davido Omah Lay Burna Boy Falz Fireboy DML Mayorkun DJ Neptune Wizkid	Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye – "Duduke" by Simi Adedamola Adefolahan – "Dreamer" by Fireboy DML Damini Ogulu – "Way too big" by Burna Boy Stanley Omah Didia – "Bad Influence" by Omah Lay Sadiq Onifade – "Ghost Town" by Wurld Adekunle Kosoko – "1 Milli" by Davido
Best Alternative Album	Best Alternative Song
Yellow – Brymo Lucid – Aṣa The Light – Bez Pioneers – DRB LasGidi Roots – The Cavemen	"Corner" – Lady Donly(featuring VanJess, The Cavemen) "I wonder" – Moelogo "Bitter" – Deena Ade "Anita" – The Cavemen "Money Devotion" – Gbasky "God Save The Queen" – Olu
Rookie of the Year	Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year
Olakira Alpha P Jamopyper Zinoleesky Bad Boy Timz	Victor AD Fireboy DML Joeboy Teni Rema Chike
Special Recognition Award	Headies Hall of Fame
Eedris Abdulkareem Timaya	King Sunny Ade

References

^ "Facts About The Headies". Hip hop world magazine. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Meet the hosts for the 14thHeadies". bellanaija.com. 10 December 2020.
^ "14th Headies nominees list". TheHeadies.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Headies 2020". Music In Africa. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "King Sunny Ade to be inducted into the Headies Hall of Fame". newswirengr.com. 4 December 2020.

[1] "Facts About The Headies". Hip hop world magazine. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Hosts-2] "Meet the hosts for the 14thHeadies". bellanaija.com. 10 December 2020.

[3] "14th Headies nominees list". TheHeadies.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[4] "Headies 2020". Music In Africa. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[5] "King Sunny Ade to be inducted into the Headies Hall of Fame". newswirengr.com. 4 December 2020.

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