Complete list Of Headies Award 2016 Nominees

Complete list Of Headies Award 2016 Nominees

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The list which comprises of 21 categories covers different genre of Nigerian pop music culture.

See the complete list of nominees below: (YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

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

1. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
2. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR
3. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
4. ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
5. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

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

1. DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
2. PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE
3. LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID
4. YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL
5. MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
6. OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ – DAREY

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.

1. EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
2. MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
3. SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS
4. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
5. BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

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

1. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
2. WANTED – WANDE COAL
3. KLITORIS – BRYMO
4. NAKED – DAREY
5. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLE

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

1. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
2. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
3. SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
4. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY
5. ADUKE – TJAN
6. SMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE

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

1. MAMA – KISS DANIEL
2. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
5. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
6. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
7. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
8. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

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

1.  NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE
2. BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
3. JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
4. OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
5. PAM PAM – KETCHUP
6. TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUM

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

1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. POWERFUL – ILL BLISS
3. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
4. LIL’ KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO

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

1. SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI
2. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
3. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
4. WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
5. NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
6. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE

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

1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
2. ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
3. JAGABAN – YCEE
4. CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
5. AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
6. SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

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.

1. BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
2. DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
3. SHAYDEE – SMILE
4. WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
5. RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

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

1. SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE
2. SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
3. ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
4. OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

NEXT RATED

• This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

1. YCEE
2. TEKNO
3. MR. EAZI
4. HUMBLESMITH
5. ARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

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

1. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA
2. SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
3. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
4. RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

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. ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI
2. REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
3. YCEE – JAGABAN
4. BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
5. A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
6. MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

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.

1. OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP
2. AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
3. KOKER – KO LE WERK
4. YCEE – JAGABAN
5. SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
6. 2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

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.

1. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
2. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
3. YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ
4. WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
5. GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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

1. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
2. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
3. WANTED – WANDE COAL
4. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

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

1. WIZKID
2. TIWA SAVAGE
3. FALZ
4. YEMI ALADE
5. OLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR

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

1. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
2. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
5. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE

AFRICAN ARTISTE

• A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

1. SAUTI SOL
2. CASPER NYOVEST
3. DJ MAPHORISA
4. STONEBWOY
5. SARKODIE

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Tekno disqualified from Headies Awards

Tekno disqualified from Headies Awards

By Unknown   22:22   No comments:

Despite his huge success in 2016, Pana crooner Tekno who got a nomination in the ‘next rated’ category at the 2016 Headies awards has been disqualified from the awards.

Organizers say Tekno’s nomination was withdrawn after he failed to participate in any of the pre-award activities including photo shoots and interviews. Recall that Tekno had earlier called out The Headies saying he was nominated in the wrong category.

His disqualification leaves Aramide, Humblesmith, Mr Eazi and Ycee as contenders in that category. Linda Ikeji music crew reached out to Ubi Franklin for his reaction and but declined to speak on the matter.

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Tips To Identify The Fake Plastic Rice Trying To Invade Nigerian Markets

Tips To Identify The Fake Plastic Rice Trying To Invade Nigerian Markets

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The ‘fake plastic rice’ saga has continued to trend across Nigeria after the Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Best Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture.
Several reports have revealed that China produces fake rice which is mixed with plastic for exportation to African countries including Nigeria and as the Yuletide draws close, there are indications that most people will fall victims to consuming the fake product.
Daily Post is reporting that you can determine if your rice is fake by carrying out some of the tests.
According to Daily Post, an expert, Emmie Shield revealed that the plastic rice is made by forming potatoes and sweet potatoes into regular rice grains shape, then adding industrial synthetic resins.
Shield said it remains hard after cooking and can cause serious health issues.
Nigerians have raised the alarm of possible flooding of the Nigerian market with the plastic rice, although, the NCS has assured Nigerians that it will uncover the person(s) behind importation of the deadly plastic rice.
Shield disclosed to Daily Post the various ways to discover the fake plastic rice.

Follow the steps below…
1. Water Test: Get a glass of cold water, pour a tablespoon of raw rice in the glass and stir. If the rice goes to the bottom, it is all good. If it floats at the top, it means it contains ‘plastic rice’.
2. When molding a few grains of rice with a mortar and pestle, if the powder gives a quite white colour, it’s fit for consumption but if it has a yellow discoloration, it is fake.
3. Boiling test: Observe the rice while boiling. If it starts forming a thick layer at the top of the pot, it is plastic rice.
4. Hot oil test: Take some of the rice drop into some real hot oil, it will melt or stick together or stick at the bottom of the pan if it is fake.
5. Fire test: Get a lighter and burn a handful of rice – If it catches fire and smells like burnt plastic, it is fake.
6. Mold test: Boil the rice and leave it in a warm place for like 2-3 days. If mold does not appear in a few days, the rice is fake. It will not get mold because plastic is not affected by the weather or temperature.

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