We present our picks for the top categories at the Headies. Who deserves to win and who will be robbed? The extended review bracket period makes this year’s nominations quite exhausting but here’s to hoping that this year, justice delayed wouldn’t be justice denied.
We start with the non-voting categories.
Period under review is July 2016 to December 2017.
The 12th edition of The Headies will hold on May 5, 2018 at Eko Hotel & Suites.
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 artiste or group in the year under review.
- Butterflies – Omawumi
- Halleluyah – Funbi
- Ponmile – Reminisce
- Heaven – Banky W
- Joromi – Simi
Who should win: The sole qualification for Banky W’s love letter to his newly wedded wife would be its sentimental value. Plus any chance for the Headies team to get the superstars into the building would be exploited. Omawumi’s Butterflies is a stately entry but if we are being honest, is far from the best recording on her Timeless album. Funbi made a big splash with the strategic familiarity of Halleluyah. But if there is any song most deserving in this category, it would be Simi’s utterly sweet and wholesome, Joromi.
Who will win: The Headies loves to reward superstars and Reminisce had one of the year’s best songs with Ponmile. Yes, he is singing but has any singing rapper ever sounded better in a long time?
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.
- In the Air – Waje
- Gone for Good – Simi
- Jowo – Aramide
- Saro – Niniola
- Where’s the Love – Niyola ft. Adekunle Gold
- Butterflies – Omawumi
Who should win: This one is quite competitive as all the nominees are credible winners. Waje was dependably brilliant in the feel good In the Air, so was Aramide in Jowo. Both are former winners and could easily take this one. Niyola has also hit the podium in the past to accept a Headies trophy but Where’s the Love did not quite get enough traction. Niniola did brilliant work on her debut album, This is Me and Saro is a career highlight. In a just world, she would emerge champion.
Who will win: Simi had the year’s biggest album with Simisola. Here would be as good a place as any to reward her. If anyone could stop her, it will be Omawumi riding a less commercial wave with the quiet storm, Butterflies.
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.
- Perfect Woman – faze
- Folashade – Praiz
- Romeo & Juliet – Johnny Drille
- Tonight – Nonso Amadi
- Love you Baby – Banky W
Who should win: Much respect to elders Faze, Praiz and Banky W, but this one belongs to the new generation. Nonso Amadi’s Tonight is more technically accomplished and would be a shoo in.
Who will win: If anyone has the potential to halt Amadi’s rise to the podium, it would be Mavin 3.0 singer, Johnny Drille’s sickly sweet Romeo & Juliet. Drille would be banking on some good fortune, his rising profile and the Mavin machine’s ability to score at times like this.
Best Pop Single
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).
- Mad Over You – Runtown
- All Over – Tiwa Savage
- Yeba – Kiss Daniel
- Iskaba – Wande Coal and Dj Tunez
- If– Davido
- Fia – Davido
Who should win: Interesting and crowded category that represents some of the biggest hits of the period under review. 2017 was Davido’s year in terms of the prolificity of hit singles and either of If and Fia are credible winners, with If having a slight advantage.
Who will win: Should Davido succeed in splitting the votes of the judges, expect the prize to go to Runtown for his sub-genre spawning Mad Over You which melded both Ghanaian and Nigerian melodies. Yeba, All Over and Iskaba all suffer from the inadequacy of being huge but not nearly huge enough.
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