Friday, December 6, 2013

R2bees, Sarkodie, Mafikizolo and others nomintated for HipHop World Awards Best African Artist

The Headies 2013 nominee’s list is out and Ghana’s R2bees and Sarkodie have been nominated alongside South Africa’s Mafikizolo, Liquid Deep and Micasa in the Best African Artist category.  The year in review is from March 2012 – June 2013. See if your favorite artists made the list and tell us what you think. Find the full list  below:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

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

    I WISH – WAJE
    GOOD MORNING – BRYMO
    NATURAL SOMETHING – SOUND SULTAN
    THIS YEAR – JAYWON

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
    PHEELZ – DUROSOKE
    DTUNES – SHO LEE
    DEL B – LIMPOPO
    LERIQ – LIKE TO PARTY
    LEGENDURY BEATS – EMI NI BALLER

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.

    ALINGO – JUDE OKOYE/CLARENCE PETERS
    OLIVER TWIST – SESAN
    GAGA CRAZY – AJE FILM WORKS
    AZONTO– MOE MUSA
    YES/NO – CLARENCE PETERS

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

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

    IYANYA VS. DESIRE – IYANYA
    O.B.O. – DAVIDO
    R&BW – BANKYW
    BLESSED – FLAVOUR
    AWAY & BEYOND – 2FACE

BEST R&B SINGLE

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

    DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
    GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKYW
    LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY
    RICH & FAMOUS – PRAIZ
    OMOTE – ESE PETERS

BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

    IHE NE ME – 2FACE
    The KICK – WANDE COAL FT DON JAZZY
    GOBE – DAVIDO
    CATCHING COLD – TUNDE EDNUT
    UR WAIST  – IYANYA
    GOODY BAG – D’PRINCE

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

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

    I WISH – WAJE
    RIHANNA – OREZI
    GIVE IT TO ME – GENERAL PYPE
    GO DOWN – BABA DEE

BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

    OGA BOSS – ILL BLISS
    THE SECOND COMING – VECTOR
    YBNL – OLAMIDE
    BOOK OF RAP STORIES – REMINISCE

BEST COLLABO

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

    GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE
    TONY MONTANA (REMIX) – NAETO C FT. D’BANJ
    BADDEST BOY – EME FT. WIZKID, SKALES & BANKYW
    EZIOKU – LYNXXX FT.  IKECHUWKU, ILL BLISS & PHYNO
    EMI NI BALLER – CHIDINMA FT. SUSPECT & ILL BLISS
    BABY MI DA (REMIX) – DR. VICTOR OLAIYA FT. 2FACE

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

    MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO
    ANAM ACHI KWANU – ILL BLISS FT. PHYNO
    DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
    2 MUSSHH – REMINISCE
    GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT OLAMIDE

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.

    RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ
    OMOTE – ESE PETERS
    DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
    YES/NO – BANKYW

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

    I WISH – WAJE
    TOH BAD – NIYOLA
    IRAWO -  SEYI SHAY
    TOTALLY YOURS – ZAINA
    ONLY YOU – NIKKI LAOYE

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming officially unreleased (or signed) act in the year under review.

    SEAN TIZZLE
    DAMMY KRANE
    BURNA BOY
    SEYI SHAY
    PHYNO

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

    W.A.J.E – WAJE
    OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO
    FRENZY – D’PRINCE
    THE YEAR OF R’N’B – CAPITAL FEMI

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.

    OLAMIDE – VOICE OF THE STREETS
    BOOGEY – SANCTUM
    MODE 9 – LET IT GO
    PHYNO – MAN OF THE YEAR

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE


A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

    TERRY G – RUN MAD
    DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
    MY DEAR – DAMMY KRANE
    SKIBO – SOLID STAR
    ALAYE – LKT

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.

    REPETE – BLACKMAGIC
    OMO PASTOR – AJEBUTTER FT. BOJ
    FEEL ALRIGHT – SHOW DEM CAMP FT. BOJ & POE
    THIS YEAR – JAYWON

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (in every realm: Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

    IYANYA VS. DESIRE– IYANYA
    O.B.O. – DAVIDO
    R&BW – BANKYW
    BLESSED – FLAVOUR
    YBNL – OLAMIDE

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

    IYANYA
    DAVIDO
    WIZKID
    FLAVOUR
    OLAMIDE
    ICE PRINCE

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review. This category is usually decided by voting.

    DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
    UR WAIST – IYANYA
    ALINGO – P-SQUARE
    SHO LEE – SEAN TIZZLE
    LIMPOPO – KCEE

BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste with the most outstanding album and astonishing achievements in year under review.

    R2BEES
    MAFIKIZOLO
    LIQUID DEEP
    SARKODIE
    MICASA

    HALL OF FAME


Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
           
    ONYEKA ONWENU

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