The Headies: Nominees Unveiled

Chocolate City rapper Ice Prince leads the 2011 mainstream music awards, Headies’ nomination pack with nine nods.

As revealed by the organisers of the awards, Smooth Promotions, the Jos born rapper gets solo nominations in four categories including the Song of The Year, Best Rap Single, Lyricist on The Roll and Next Rated, categories. He also shares nominations in another five different categories.

Running close with seven and six nods respectively are multiple award winning singer, Tuface Idibia and Soul Music act, Darey. Mo’Hit’s Dr SID also receives six nods while Chocolate City’s frontline rapper, MI, gets five nominations.

A new category was intorduced, Best Conscious Music, and the nominees for the category are eLDee, MI, Omawumi, Timi Dakolo and 2face.

Although likely to hold outside Lagos State, the organizers are yet to officially announce the date and venue for the Headies.

Full nominees’ list for the 2011 Headies Nomination (eligibility is for songs released between December 2009 and February 2011) below:

Album of the year

M.I- MI2
Sound Sultan- Back From The Future
Dr Sid- Turning Point
Asa -Beautiful Imperfection
2Face -Unstoppable Int’l Edition

Artiste of the year

Darey
MI
D’banj
Tuface
Duncan Mighty

Song of the year

Oleku – Ice Prince Ft. Brymo
Only Me – 2Face
Give It To Me – D’Prince ft. D’banj
Pop Something – Dr Sid ft. D’banj
Fimile – Kas

Recording of the year

The Way You Are – Darey
God Hand – Eva
Rain Drops – Tuface
Be My Man – Asa

Producer of the year

Don Jazzy – “Over the Moon” by Dr Sid, Mr Endowed, Pop Champaign
Samklef – Don’t Dull, Kilode, Jonzing World, Noni
J Sleek – Only Me, 2010
Jesse Jagz – Oleku, Jargo
Cobhams – The Way you Are, There Is A Cry

Best music video

Patrick Elis – Holler At Your Boy
Clarence Peters – You Know It (Goldie)
Gini – Ko Ma Roll (Mo’Cheddah)
Mex – Pop Off Selecta (Dipp)
DJ Tee – Eni Duro (Olamide)

Best R ‘n’ B single

Only Me – 2Face
The Way You Are – Darey
I Gat Money – Femi Ft. Eedris
For A Minute – Waje Oyi – Flavour

Best pop single

Give It To Me – D’Prince
Pop Champaign – Dr Sid
Holler At Ur Boy – Wizkid
Mr Endowed – D’banj
Fimile – Kas

Best R ‘n’ B/ pop album

Turning Point – Dr Sid
Beautiful Perfection – Asa
Back To The Future – Sound Sultan
Double Dare – Darey
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face

Best rap single

Oleku – Ice Prince
Ten Over Ten – Naeto C
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman
Eni Duro – Olamide
She and My Swagga – Ruggedman feat Ice Prince

Best rap album

Untouchable – Ruggedman
MI2 – M.I
I Am William – 2Shotz
African American – Sauce Kid
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman

Lyricist on the roll

Mode9 – Rhyme Tight
Ice Prince – Oleku
MI – Undisputed
Terry Tha Rapman – Boys Are Not Smiling
Vector – Get Down

Best collabo

You Know it – Goldie ft Eldee
Facebook Love – Essence ft Jaywon
Joor Oh (Remix) – Jahbless ft. Ruggedman, Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce & Eldee
Number One – M.I ft. Flavour
Oleku – Ice Prince ft. Brymo

Best vocal performance (male)