The Headies 2019

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| name = Headies 2019

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| date = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|10|19}}

| location = Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

| host = Reminisce, Nancy Isime

| network = HipTV

| ratings =

| previous = 2018

| main = The Headies

| next = 2020

| most_awards = Teni (4)

| most_nominations = Burna Boy (10)

| website = {{URL|http://theheadies.com/}}

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The Headies 2019 was the thirteenth edition of The Headies. It was held on October 19, 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed "Power of a Dream", the ceremony was hosted by rapper Reminisce and actress Nancy Isime.{{cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-of-winners-at-headies-2019|title=Full list of winners at Headies 2019|date=21 October 2019|accessdate=23 October 2019|website=The Nation Newspapers}}{{cite web|author1=Motolani Alake|title=Reminisce and Nancy Isime to host 2019 Headies|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/reminisce-and-nancy-isime-to-host-2019-headies/v9923l8|publisher=Pulse NG|accessdate=23 October 2019|date=15 October 2019}} After shortlisting thousands of entries submitted between January 2018 and June 2019, the organizers of the ceremony announced the nominees on 1 October 2019.{{cite web|author1=Fikayo Olowolagba|title=Burna Boy, Teni lead as Headies releases 2019 nominee list|url=https://dailypost.ng/2019/10/01/burna-boy-teni-lead-headies-releases-2019-nominee-list|publisher=Dailypost NG|accessdate=23 October 2019|date=1 October 2019}} Burna Boy set a record for the most nominations in one night with 10 nominations.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2019/10/02/2019-headies-awards-burna-boy-makes-history-with-10-nominations|title=2019 Headies Awards: Burna Boy Makes History With 10 Nominations|date=2 October 2019|accessdate=23 October 2019|website=Channels Television}} Teni followed with 6 and Wizkid with 5. The ceremony featured performances from a number of artists, including Styl-Plus, Sunny Neji, Duncan Mighty, Teni and Victor AD.{{cite web|author1=Motolani Alake|title=Falz, Burna Boy, Teni, Rema and other talking points from Headies 2019|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/falz-burna-boy-teni-rema-and-other-talking-points-from-headies-2019/8gb78ng|publisher=Pulse NG|accessdate=23 October 2019|date=21 October 2019}} Teni won the most awards with 4. Rema won the Next Rated award, beating Fireboy DML, Joeboy, Lyta, Victor AD and Zlatan.{{cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-headies-2019-rema-emerges-the-next-rated-artist-of-the-year|title=BREAKING: Headies 2019: Rema emerges the next-rated artist of the year|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=23 October 2019|website=The Nation Newspapers}}

Performances

Styl-Plus
Sunny Neji
Zaki Adzay
Victor AD
Wurld
Teni
Duncan Mighty
Rema

Presenters

Tobi Bakre – presented the award for Rookie of the Year
Wale Animashaun and Vivian – presented the award for Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Nancy Isime – presented the award for Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Nancy Isime – presented the award for Best Street Hop Artiste
The Organizers – presented the award for Best Recording of the Year
IK Ogbonna – presented the award for Best Rap Single
Osi Suave – presented the award for Best Alternative Song
Tony Tetuila – presented the award for Best Rap Album
Ruggedman – presented the award for Lyricist On The Roll
Bam Bam and Teddy A – presented the award for Best Collabo
Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi – presented the award for Best Performer
Kemi Smallz and DJ Sose – presented the award for Best R&B Single
Toke Makinwa and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu – presented the award for Best Pop Single
Dr SID and Ubi Franklin – presented the award for Best R&B/Pop Album
Mercy and Mike – presented the award for Viewer's Choice
Tacha, Tee-Y Mix and Venita – presented the award for Best Music Video
Bovi and DJ Cuppy – presented the award for Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year
The Organizers – presented the award for Album of the Year
Dénola Grey – presented the award for Producer of the Year
Martin Gaone Mabutho – presented the Special Recognition Award
GAC Motor representatives – presented the Next Rated award
STAR Lager representative – presented the award for Song of the Year
Rita Daniels – presented the award for Artiste of the Year

Winners and nominees

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style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best R&B/Pop Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Rap Album
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} The Mayor of Lagos – Mayorkun rare. – Odunsi (The Engine) Outside – Burna Boy No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel About 30 – Adekunle Gold \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Moral Instruction – Falz Crown – A-Q and Loose Kaynon A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl – M.I Abaga Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times) – Show Dem Camp
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best R&B Single ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Pop Single
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Gimme Love" – Seyi Shay (featuring Runtown) "Tipsy" – Odunsi (The Engine) (featuring Raye) "Serenade " – Funbi "Uyo Meyo" – Teni "Wishes and Butterflies" – Wurld \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Case" – Teni "Ye" – Burna Boy "Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid) "Jealous" – Fireboy DML "Baby" – Joeboy
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Vocal Performance (Male) ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Vocal Performance (Female)
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Wurld – "Wishes and Butterflies" Tay Iwar – "Utero" Johnny Drille – "Finding Efe" Nonso Bassey – "411" Funbi – "Serenade" \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Teni – "Uyo Meyo" GoodGirl LA – "Bless me" Waje – "Udue" Tems – "Mr Rebel" Falana – "Repeat"
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Rap Single ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Street-Hop Artiste
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Talk" – Falz "We Don't Do That Over Here" – Hotyce "40 ft Container" – Illbliss (featuring Olamide) "Sacrifice" – Payper Corleone (featuring Alpha Ojini) "Gang Gang" – A-Q (featuring Loose Kaynon) \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Chinko Ekun – "Able God" Erigga – "Motivation" Zlatan Ibile – "Legwork" Barry Jhay – "Aiye" Lyta – "Time"
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Collabo ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Lyricist on the Roll
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Killin Dem" – Burna Boy (featuring Zlatan Ibile) "Like" – Reekado Banks (featuring Tiwa Savage, Fiokee) "One Ticket" – Kiss Daniel (featuring Davido) "Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid) "Amaka" – 2Baba (featuring Peruzzi) \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} A-Q – "Crown" Ycee – "Balance" Boogey – "Implode" Paybac – "Implode" Ghost – "Crown" Tec – "Crown"
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Song of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Recording of the Year
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Ye" – Burna Boy "Dumebi" – Rema "Wetin We Gain" – Victor AD "Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid) "Case" – Teni "Legwork" – Zlatan Ibile "Baby" – Joeboy "Jealous" – Fireboy DML \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Uyo Meyo" – Teni "Ire" – Adekunle Gold "Olanrewaju" – Brymo "Heal D World" – Patoranking "Ye" – Burna Boy
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Album of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Artiste of the Year
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Moral Instruction – Falz About 30 – Adekunle Gold Outside – Burna Boy No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Burna Boy Wizkid Davido Falz Tiwa Savage
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Producer of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Music Video
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Killertunes – "Fake Love" by Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid) Phantom – "Ye" by Burna Boy Ozedikus – "Dumebi" by Rema Spellz – "Askamaya" by Teni Kel-P Vibes – "Killin Dem" by Burna Boy (featuring Zlatan Ibile) \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Dangote" by Burna Boy – Clarence Peters "Available" by Patoranking – Clarence Peters "Ire" by Adekunle Gold – Aje Films "Talk" by Falz – Prodigeezy "Jaiye" by Ladipoe – 88 Factor
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Next Rated ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| African Artiste Recognition
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Rema Lyta Victor AD Fireboy DML Joeboy Zlatan Ibile \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} {{flagicon\|Ghana}} King Promise – "CCTV" {{flagicon\|South Africa}} Master KG – "Skeleton Moves" {{flagicon\|Ivory Coast}} Afro B – "Drogba (Joanna)" {{flagicon\|Kenya}} Sauti Sol – "Melanin" {{flagicon\|South Africa}} DJ Maphorisa – "iWalk Ye Phara"
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Viewer's Choice ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Performer
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Teni Mr Eazi Fireboy DML Joe Boy Rema Burna Boy Wizkid Davido \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Yemi Alade Brymo Adekunle Gold Falz Tiwa Savage
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Rookie of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Best Alternative Song
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Barry Jhay Crayon Oxlade Buju \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} "Finding Efe" – Johnny Drille "Heya" – Brymo "Ire" – Adekunle Gold "Cash" – Lady Donli "Mr Rebel" – Tems
style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"\| Special Recognition Award
valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Mayorkun Odunsi (The Engine) Humblesmith Wurld \| valign="top"\| {{Blue ribbon}} Paul Okoye of One Africa

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style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best R&B/Pop Album

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Rap Album

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{{Blue ribbon}} The Mayor of Lagos – Mayorkun
rare. – Odunsi (The Engine)
Outside – Burna Boy
No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel
About 30 – Adekunle Gold

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{{Blue ribbon}} Moral Instruction – Falz
Crown – A-Q and Loose Kaynon
A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl – M.I Abaga
Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times) – Show Dem Camp

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best R&B Single

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Pop Single

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Gimme Love" – Seyi Shay (featuring Runtown)
"Tipsy" – Odunsi (The Engine) (featuring Raye)
"Serenade " – Funbi
"Uyo Meyo" – Teni
"Wishes and Butterflies" – Wurld

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Case" – Teni
"Ye" – Burna Boy
"Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid)
"Jealous" – Fireboy DML
"Baby" – Joeboy

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Vocal Performance (Male)

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Vocal Performance (Female)

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{{Blue ribbon}} Wurld – "Wishes and Butterflies"
Tay Iwar – "Utero"
Johnny Drille – "Finding Efe"
Nonso Bassey – "411"
Funbi – "Serenade"

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{{Blue ribbon}} Teni – "Uyo Meyo"
GoodGirl LA – "Bless me"
Waje – "Udue"
Tems – "Mr Rebel"
Falana – "Repeat"

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Rap Single

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Street-Hop Artiste

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Talk" – Falz
"We Don't Do That Over Here" – Hotyce
"40 ft Container" – Illbliss (featuring Olamide)
"Sacrifice" – Payper Corleone (featuring Alpha Ojini)
"Gang Gang" – A-Q (featuring Loose Kaynon)

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{{Blue ribbon}} Chinko Ekun – "Able God"
Erigga – "Motivation"
Zlatan Ibile – "Legwork"
Barry Jhay – "Aiye"
Lyta – "Time"

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Collabo

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Lyricist on the Roll

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Killin Dem" – Burna Boy (featuring Zlatan Ibile)
"Like" – Reekado Banks (featuring Tiwa Savage, Fiokee)
"One Ticket" – Kiss Daniel (featuring Davido)
"Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid)
"Amaka" – 2Baba (featuring Peruzzi)

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{{Blue ribbon}} A-Q – "Crown"
Ycee – "Balance"
Boogey – "Implode"
Paybac – "Implode"
Ghost – "Crown"
Tec – "Crown"

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Song of the Year

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Recording of the Year

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Ye" – Burna Boy
"Dumebi" – Rema
"Wetin We Gain" – Victor AD
"Fake Love" – Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid)
"Case" – Teni
"Legwork" – Zlatan Ibile
"Baby" – Joeboy
"Jealous" – Fireboy DML

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{{Blue ribbon}} "Uyo Meyo" – Teni
"Ire" – Adekunle Gold
"Olanrewaju" – Brymo
"Heal D World" – Patoranking
"Ye" – Burna Boy

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Album of the Year

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Artiste of the Year

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{{Blue ribbon}} Moral Instruction – Falz
About 30 – Adekunle Gold
Outside – Burna Boy
No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel

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{{Blue ribbon}} Burna Boy
Wizkid
Davido
Falz
Tiwa Savage

style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Producer of the Year

! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Best Music Video

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{{Blue ribbon}} Killertunes – "Fake Love" by Starboy (featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid)
Phantom – "Ye" by Burna Boy
Ozedikus – "Dumebi" by Rema
Spellz – "Askamaya" by Teni
Kel-P Vibes – "Killin Dem" by Burna Boy (featuring Zlatan Ibile)