Nominees for the 2022 Headies Award Full List

1. AV
2. FAVE
3. Magixx
4. Portable
5. Ugoccie

• “CELEBRATE ME” – Patoranking
• “ESSENCE” – Wizkid Ft. TEMS
• “JOY” – Falana
• “LOVING IS HARDER” – Johnny Drille
• “MEJI MEJI” – Brymo
• “SOMEBODY’S SON” – Tiwa Savage Ft. Brandy

• Beats By Jayy- “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
• Blaise Beatz – “SINNER” (Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye)
• Niphkeys – “FEEL GOOD” (Mohbad)
• P Priime – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (Reekado Banks)
• Pheelz – “HIGH” (Adekunle Gold ft. Davido)
• Sarz – “MONALISA” (Lojay & Sarz)

• FAVE – “BABY RIDDIM”
• Ayra Starr Ft. CKay- “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
• Wizkid ft. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
• Chike ft. Simi – “RUNNING(TO YOU)”
• Niniola – “PROMISE”
• Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye – “SINNER”

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Adekunle Gold – “SINNER”
• Ajebo Hustlers – “LOYALTY”
• Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
• Falana – “JOY”
• Fireboy DML – “PERU”
• Omah Lay – “UNDERSTAND”

• A-Q ft. Chike – “BREATHE”
• Vector & MI Abaga ft. Pheelz – “CROWN OF CLAY”
• Vector ft. Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
• Ladipoe ft BNXN – “FEELING”
• Show Dem Camp ft Reminisce & Mojo – “TYCOON”
• Olamide ft. Bad Boy Timz – “LOADING”

• Flavour – “DOINGS”
• Made Kuti – “FREE YOUR MIND”
• Ibejii – “GONTO”
• Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Dice Ailes & Bez – “HUSTLE”
• Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
• The Cavemen – “SELENSE”

• Ayra Starr – “TOXIC”
• Liya – “ALARI”
• Niniola – “6TH HEAVEN”
• Simi – ” RUNNING TO YOU”
• TEMS – “ESSENCE”
• Waje – “LAST TIME”

• Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
• Oxlade – “OJUJU”
• Johnny Drille – “LOVING IS HARDER”
• Ric Hassani – “WHEN I AM GONE”
• Tay Iwar – “PEAKING”

• TG Omori – “CHAMPION” (Fireboy DML FT D Smoke)
• Meji Alabi – “GINGER” (Wizkid ft. Burna Boy)
• Pink – “ROJU” (Chike)
• Ovie Etseyatse – “RAIN” (Yemi Alade ft Mzansi Youth Choir)
• TG Omori – “BLING” (Blaqbonez ft Amaarae and BNXN)
• Director K – “RUNNING” (Ladipoe ft Fireboy DML)

• Ayra Starr ft CKay – “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
• Blaqbonez ft Amaarae & BNXN – “BLING”
• Vector ft Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
• Wizkid ft TEMS – “ESSENCE”
• Ladipoe ft BNXN – “FEELING”
• Chike ft Simi – “RUNNING TO YOU”

• Bella Shmurda ft Zlatan & Lincoin – “CASH APP”
• Mohbad ft Rexxie – “KPK”
• Mohbad – “FEEL GOOD”
• Naira Marley – “KOLEYEWON”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “AMENO AMPIANO REMIX”
• Portable & Poco Lee ft Olamide – “Zazoo Zeh”

• Ayra Starr – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”
• Ruger – “BOUNCE”
• Adekunle Gold ft Davido – “HIGH”
• Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
• Reekado Banks – “OZUMBA MBADIWE”
• Fireboy DML – “PERU”

• Joeboy – “SIP”
• Ayra Starr – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”
• Fireboy DML – “PERU”
• Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “AMENO AMPIANO REMIX”
• Olamide ft Omah Lay – “INFINITY”
• Rema – “SOUNDGASM”
• Wizkid ft TEMS – “ESSENCE”

1. Amaarae – (GHANA)
2. Angelique Kidjo –(BENIN)
3. Aya Nakamura – (MALI)
4. Gyakie – (GHANA)
5. KiDi – (GHANA)
6. Nelson Freitas – (CAPE VERDE)

1. Diamond Platinumz
2. Harmonize
3. Meddy
4. Eddy Kenzo
5. Nikita Kering
6. Zuchu

1. Muhamad Ramadan
2. Emel Mathlouthi
3. Elgrandetoto
4. Latifah
5. Soolking
6. Manal

1. Black Coffee
2. DJ Tarico
3. Elaine
4. Focalistic
5. Sha Sha
6. Jah Prayzah

• Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
• Davido – “A BETTER TIME”
• Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS”
• Kizz Daniel – “BARNABAS”
• Ajebo Hustlers – “KPOS LIFESTYLE”
• Teni – “WONDALAND”

• Timaya – “GRATITUDE”
• Prettyboy D-O – “LOVE IS WAR”
• Shank – “RAINBOW RIDDIM”
• Patoranking – “THREE”
• Yung L – “YAADMAN KINGSIZE”

• Johnny Drille – “BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP”
• TEMS – “IF ORANGE WAS A COLOUR”
• Omawunmi – “LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE”
• Falana – “RISING”
• Ric Hassani – “THE PRINCE I BECAME”
• Tiwa Savage – “WATER AND GARRI”

• Brymo – “9: ESAN”
• Ibejii – “INTERMISSION”
• Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
• The Cavemen – “LOVE AND HIGHLIFE”
• Wavy The Creator- “P.S THANK YOU FOR WAITING”
• Basketmouth – “YABASI”

• Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”
• Show Dem Camp – “CLONE WARS VOL. 5; THE ALGORYTHM”
• A-Q – “GOLDEN”
• Idowest – “MAFIA CULTURE VOL. 2.0”
• LadiPoe – “PROVIDENCE”
• Blaqbonez – “SEX OVER LOVE”

• Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
• Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS (Deluxe Edition)”
• Brymo – “9: ESAN”
• Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
• Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”
• Basketmouth – “YABASI”

• Patoranking – “CELEBRATE ME”
• Flavour ft. Phyno – “DOINGS”
• Wizkid ft. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
• Adekunle Gold ft Davido – “HIGH”
• Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
• Fireboy DML – “PERU”

1. BRUNA BOY
2. ADEKUNLE GOLD
3. WIZKID
4. DAVIDO
5. FLAVOUR
6. OLAMIDE

1. SIMI
2. TEMS
3. TIWA SAVAGE
4. TENI
5. NINIOLA

1. ZINOLEESKY
2. BNXN
3. LOJAY
4. RUGER
5. AYRA STARR

1. AYA NAKAMURA
2. BURNA BOY
3. BLACK COFFEE
4. DAVIDO
5. DIAMOND PLATINUMZ
6. SOOLKING
7. WIZKID

1. BOSE OGULU
2. EFE OMOROGBE
3. SUNDAY ARE

1. AKON
2. DIDDY
3. WYCLEF JEAN

1. DAVIDO
2. DON JAZZY
3. 2FACE IDIBIA
4. RUGGEDMAN

• ANGELIQUE KIDJO