WizKid, Mr Eazi, Simi, Tekno, Olamide & more nominated in the 2016 'Headies'. See full list.

The countdown has begun to the 2016 Headies Award. The list of nominees has been released.

Check it 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.

Emergency – D’banj 

Pray For Me – Darey Feat. Soweto Choir 

Love Don’t Care – Simi

Orente – Adekunle Gold 

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.

DJ Coublon ‘Good Time & Raba’ 

Pheels – ‘Pick Up & Lagos Boys’ – Olamide 

Legendury Beats – ‘Final – Baba Nla’ Wizkid 

Young John – ‘Mama’ – Kiss Daniel 

Mastakraft – ‘Fada Fada’, ‘Connect’ – Phyno 

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.

Emergency (D’banj) – Unlimited La 

Mary (Seyi Shay) – Meji Alabi 

Soldier (Falz Tha Bad Guy) – Clarence Peters 

Made For You – Banky W 

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).

New Era – Kiss Daniel 

Wanted – Wande Coal 

Klitoris – Brymo 

Nak3d – Darey 

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).

Love Don’t Care – Simi 

Made For You – Banky W 

Super Woman – Wande Coal 

Pray For Me – Darey 

Aduke – Tjan 

Smile – Shaydee

Best Pop Single: A Category For The Best Pop Single In Year Under Review (By Single Individual Or Group)

Mama – Kiss Daniel 

Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid 

Pick Up – Adekunle Gold 

Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido 

Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee 

Emergency – D’banj 

Fada Fada – Phyno Feat. Olamide 

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).

No Kissing’ – Patoranking Ft Sarkodie 

Body Hot – Praiz Ft. Jesse Jagz & Stone Bwoy 

Jaga Love – Jesse Jagz 

Olowo – Cynthia Morgan 

Pam Pam – Ketchup 

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.

Eyan Mayweather – Olamide 

Powerful – Ill Bliss 

Stories That Touch – Falz 

Lil’ Kesh – Yagi

Best Collabo: A Voting Category For The Best R&B, Pop Or Hip-Hop Collaborative Track (Including Cameos).

Soldier – Falz Feat. Simi 

Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Orezi, Iyanya, Olamide, Kcee 

Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido 

Wait – Solidstar Feat. Tiwa Savage 

No Kissing – Patoranking Feat. Sarkodie 

Money – Timaya Feat. Flavour

Best Rap Single A Voting Category For A Single (Released On-Air) Recording Of A Rap.

Eyan Mayweather – Olamide 

Asamalekun – Reminisce 

Jagaban – Ycee 

Chukwu Agozi Gogi – Ill Bliss 

Agu Ji Ndi Men – A-Q 

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.

Brymo – Something Good Is Happening 

Darey Feat. Soweto Choir – Pray For Me 

Shaydee – Smile 

Wande Coal – Super Woman 

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.

Simi – Love Don’t Care 

Seyi Shay – Right Now 

Aramide Feat. Adekunle Gold – Love Me 

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.

Ycee 

Tekno 

Mr. Eazi 

Humblesmith 

Aramide 

Hip Hop World Revelation A Voting Category For The Best New Artiste In The Year Under Review.

Kiss Daniel – New Era 

Seyi Shay – Seyi Or Shay 

Lil’ Kesh – Yagi 

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.

Ill Bliss – Chukwu Agozi Gogi 

Reminsce – Asalamaleku 

Ycee – Jagaban 

Boogey – Show You Something 

A-Q – Agu Ji Ndi Men’ 

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.

Olamide – Who You Epp

 Ajebutter Feat. Falz – Bad Gang 

Koker – Ko Le Werk 

Ycee – Jagaban 

Small Doctor – Gbera 

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.

Pick Up – Adekunle Gold 

Something Good Is Happening – Brymo 

You Suppose Know – Bez 

Wait For Me – Johnny Drille 

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).

Stories That Touch – Falz 

New Era – Kiss Daniel 

Wanted – Wande Coal 

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.

Wizkid 

Tiwa Savage 

Falz 

Yemi Alade 

Olamide 

Song Of The Year A Voting Category For The Most Popular Song In The Year Under Review.

Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid 

Osinachi – Humblesmith Feat. Davido 

Pick Up – Adekunle Gold 

Reggae Blues – Harrysong Feat. Olamide, Orezi & Kcee 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.

Sauti Sol 

Casper Nyovest 

DJ Maphorisa 

Stonebwoy 

Sarkodie.

And that's it. Y'all should make sure you visit www.hiphopworldawards.com to vote for your favourite artiste. TKB will keep you updated on the date and venue of the event. #Headies2016.