The Headies is one of the biggest music awards show in Nigeria , established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry. The annual ceremony features performances by established and promising artists. It is broadcast live on HipTV to viewers across Nigeria

Earlier today , the biggest Music Award in Nigeria (Headies) took their Instagram page to announce its nomination list for the 15th edition of Headies award which is set to hold on September 4, 2022, in Atlanta Georgia.

See different categories and the nominees below

Rookie Of The Year

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review

• Av
• Fave
• Magixx
• Portable
• Ugoccie

Best Recording Of The Year

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artist or group in the year under review

• Celebrate Me – Patoranking
• Essence – Wizkid Ft Tems
• Jpy – Falana
• Loving Is Harder – Johnny Drille
• Meji Meji – Brymo
• Somebody’s Son – Tiwa Savage Ft Brandy

Producer Of The Year

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

• Beats By Jayy – “Golden” (A-Q)
• Blaise Beatz – “Sinner” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Lucky Daye)
• Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)
• P Priime – “Ozumba Mbadiwe” (Reekado Banks)
• Pheelz – “High” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido)

Best R&B single

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

• “Baby Riddim” – Fave
• “Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
• “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi
• “Promise” – Niniola
• “Sinner” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Luck Daye

Songwriter Of The Year

A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.

• Adekunle Gold – “Sinner”
• Ajebo Hustlers – “Loyalty”
• Brymo – “Meji Meji”
• Falana – “Joy”
• Fireboy Dml – “Peru”
• Omah Lay – “Understand”

Best Rap Single

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

• “BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
• “CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
• “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
• “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
• “TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
• “LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ

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.

• “Doings” – Flavour
• “Free Your Mind” – Made Kuti
• “Gonto” – Ibejii
• “Hustle” – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
• “Meji Meji” – Brymo
• “Selense” – The Cavemen

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

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

• Ayra Starr – “Toxic”
• Liya – “Alari”
• Niniola – “6th Heaven”
• Simi – “Running (To You)”
• Tems – “Essence”
• Waje – “Last Time”

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.

• Brymo – “Meji Meji”
• Johnny Drille – “Loving Is Harder”
• Oxlade – “Ojuju”
• Ric Hassani – “When I’m Gone”
• Tay Iwar – “Peaking”

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.

• “Champion” – (Fireboy Dml Feat. D Smoke) Directed By Tg Omori
• “Ginger” – (Wizkid Feat. Burna Boy) Directed By Meji Alabi
• “Roju” – (Chike) Directed By Pink
• “Rain” – (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse
• “Bling” – (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori
• “Running” – (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K

Best Collaboration

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

• “Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
• “Bling” – Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn
• “Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl
• “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
• “Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi

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.

• Bella Shmurda – “Cash App” Feat. Zlatan & Lincoln
• Rexxie & Mohbad – “Kpk”
• Mohbad – “Feel Good”
• Naira Marley – “Koleyewon”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
• Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – “Zazoo Zehh”

Best Afrobeats Single Of The Year

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

• “Bloody Samaritan” – Ayra Starr
• “Bounce” – Ruger
• “High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
• “Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
• “Ozumba Mbadiwe” – Reekado Banks
• “Peru” – Fireboy Dml

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

A voting category to award the fan’s favourite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

• Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan”
• Fireboy – “Peru” ( @Fireboydml )
• Joeboy – “Sip”
• Lojay & Sarz – “Monalisa”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
• Olamide Feat. Omah Lay – “Infinity”
• Rema – “Soundgasm”
• Wizkid Feat. Tems – “Essence”

Best West African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Western African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.

• Amaarae (Ghana)
• Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
• Aya Nakamura (Mali)
• Gyakie (Ghana)
• Kidi (Ghana)
• Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)

Best East African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Eastern African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.

• Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Harmonize (Tanzania)
• Meddy (Rwanda)
• Nikita Kering (Kenya)
• Zuchu (Tanzania)

Best North African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Northern African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.

• Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
• Elgrandetoto (Morocco)
• Latifa (Tunisia)
• Manal (Morocco)
• Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
• Soolking (Algeria)

Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Southern African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.

• Black Coffee (South Africa)
• Dj Tarico (Mozambique)
• Elaine (South Africa)
• Focalistic (South Africa)
• 5. Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
• Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)

Best Afrobeats Album

A category for the best Afrobeats album in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

• “19 And Dangerous” – Ayra Starr
• “A Better Time” – Davido
• “Barnabas” – Kizz Daniel
• “Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid
• “Kpos Lifestyle” – Ajebo Hustlers
• “Wondaland” – Teni

Best Reggae & Dancehall Album

A voting category for the Best Reggae & Dancehall album (solo or group) in the year under review.

• “Gratitude” – Timaya
• “Love Is War” – Prettyboy D-O
• “Rainbow Riddim” – Shank
• “Three” – Patoranking
• “Yaadman Kingsize” – Yung L

Best R&B Album

A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

• “Before We Fall Asleep” – Johnny Drille
• “If Orange Was A Place” – Tems
• “Love Deep High Life” – Omawumi
• “Rising” – Falana
• “The Prince I Became” – Ric Hassani
• “Water And Garri” – Tiwa Savage

Best Alternative Album

A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

• “9: Esan” – Brymo
• “Intermission” – Ibejii
• “Legacy +” – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
• “Love And Highlife” – The Cavemen
• “P.S. Thank You For Waiting” – Wavy The Creator
• “Yabasi” – Basketmouth

Best Rap Album

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in the year under review

• “Carpe Diem” – Olamide
• “Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The Algorhythm” – Show Dem Camp
• “Golden” – A-Q
• “Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0” – Idowest
• “Providence” – Ladipoe
• “Sex Over Love” – Blaqbonez

Album Of The Year

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in the year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).

• 9: Esan” – Brymo
• “19 & Dangerous” – Ayra Starr
• “Carpe Diem” – Olamide
• “Legacy +” – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
• “Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid
• “Yabasi” – Basketmouth

Song Of The Year

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

• “Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
• “Doings” – Flavour Feat. Phyno
• “Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
• “Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
• “Peru” – Fireboy Dml

Best Female Artiste

Overall most successful female artiste (with artistic quality and/or impact) in the year under review.

• Simi
• Tems
• Tiwa Savage
• Teni
• Niniola

Best Male Artiste

Overall most successful male artiste (with artistic quality and/or impact) in the year under review.

• Adekunle Gold
• Burna Boy
• Davido
• Flavour
• Olamide
• Wizkid

Next Rated

This category is a voting category for the most promising act (with an EP or Album) in the year under review.

• Ayra Starr
• Bnxn
• Lojay
• Ruger
• Zinoleesky

African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the International music scene within the year under review.

1. Black Coffee (Nigeria)
2. Burna Boy (Nigeria)
3. Davido (Nigeria)
4. Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
5. Soolking (Algeria)
6. Wizkid (Nigeria)
7. Aya Nakamura (Mali )

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. A-Q – “The Last Cypher”
2. Blaqbonez – “The Last Cypher”
3. Jesse Jagz – “Vipers”
4. Ladipoe – “Providence”
5. Payper Corleone – “In Don We Trust”
6. Vector – “Crown Of Clay”

Humanitarian Award Of The Year

A voting category to recognize and Award extraordinary individuals and/or groups who have positively impacted the lives of people, nature and society within the year in review.

1. 2face Idibia
2. Ruggedman
3. Davido
4. Don Jazzy

East Central African Artiste Of The Year

A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Central African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.

1. Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
2. Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
3. Dadju (Dr Congo)
4. Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo)
5. Innoss’b (Dr Congo)
6. Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

Special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact on the Nigerian entertainment industry within a specific period and/or the year under review.

• WYCLEF JEAN
• AKON
• DIDDY

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry within the year under review.

• BOSE OGULU
• SUNDAY ARE
• EFE OMOROGBE

HALL OF FAME

Special recognition to an individual of African Descent, for excellence and outstanding impact on the African entertainment industry, home and abroad.

• ANGELIQUE KIDJO

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks.

We could recall that inside OAU Media earlier reported that president Buhari Approves Funds for Tertiary Institutions amid ASUU Strike , the main question is , what is this fund for ?

A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues.

It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.01 am, May 8, 2021.

ASUU said it took this decision after its National Executive Council meeting which started on Sunday night at the Comrade Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja.

Source – Punch NG

Following messaging reactions announcement, WhatsApp now gets 512 member groups and 2GB file sharing limit.

Inside OAU Media earlier reported that Group Admins Will Now Be Able To Delete Members’ Messages

After months of testing, WhatsApp is releasing the much-awaited 2GB file sharing limit and expanding the member limit on WhatsApp groups to 512 people. The new feature updates are in line with WhatApp’s vision for ‘Communities on WhatsApp’.

On Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, announced on his Facebook account about the launch of message reactions using emojis on the WhatsApp platform.

Currently, each WhatsApp group can only add up to 256 people, with the number doubled, this should be useful for WhatsApp Communities when it launches. The 2GB file sharing will also be end-to-end encrypted essentially making file sharing easy and secure for businesses, academia and others. The new features will be available on iOS and Android and will be rolled out globally over the coming weeks.

Source – Times Now News

Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, on Wednesday, said Twitter commercial and government users may have to pay to use the micro-blogging platform.

Twitter on Monday, April 25, confirmed the selling of the platform to Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion.

The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private.

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a joint statement announcing the takeover.

But confirming fears by the majority that his takeover might lead to commercialisation of the social media platform, Musk in a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday, said commercial and government users will pay for the platform.

He, however, said the micro-blogging site would “always” remain free for casual users.

Justifying his move to commercialise the platform for commercial and government users in a series of tweets, the billionaire entrepreneur said free services led to the downfall of great businesses.

He wrote, “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users.

The entrepreneur in a reply to a tweet added, “Some revenue is better than none!”

In an earlier tweet, Musk said, “Ultimately, the downfall of the Freemasons was giving away their stonecutting services for nothing.”

Source – Punch NG

Top Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has passed on, PREMIUM TIMES report.

Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowolodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State in South-West Nigeria.

The remains of the top Yoruba traditional ruler were brought to Oyo town, 62 kilometres from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites began, palace sources told this newspaper.

He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years.

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, is expected to make an official announcement upon receiving the report of the monarch’s passing from the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, the head of the ‘Oyo Mesi’, who will now lead Oyo town before a new Alaafin is installed.

The monarch had been sick and a plan had been made to fly him abroad before he passed on late Friday night.

A source familiar with the medical travel plan said his tickets and those of a few wives were already procured.

His death came months after the two other senior Oyo State monarchs – the Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Jimoh Oyewumi – died. All happened in less than five months.

A new Olubadan has been installed but the Soun throne remains vacant.

Alaafin Adeyemi was born Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi on October 15, 1938 into the Alowolodu Royal House of the famous Oyo town.

Source – Premium Times