The well-known musician Portable has chosen to be nominated for the 2022 Headies. The musician, whose real name is Habeeb Okikiola, is a nominee for this year’s Headies Award in the “Rookie of the Year” category.

Along with AV, Ugoccie, Magixx, and Fave, Portable was also nominated.

The Headies unveiled all of the candidates for the upcoming award show on its official Instagram page.
The following is a complete list:

Year’s Best Rookie

AV Fave

Magixx

Transportable

Ugoccie

The year’s best record is “Celebrate Me” by Patoranking Essence, which features Wizkid and Tems, “Jpy” by Falana, and “Loving Is Harder” by Johnny Drille.
Meji Meji-Somebody’s Son – Brymo – Tiwa Savage Featuring Brandy

Producer of the Year: Jayy’s “Golden” (A-Q) beats
“Sinner” by Blaise Beatz (Adekunle Gold featuring Lucky Daye)
Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)
“Ozumba Mbadiwe” by P Primeime (Reekado Banks)
Pheelz – “High” featuring Davido and Adekunle Gold

Best R&B song “Baby Riddim” – Favorite “Beggie Beggie” with Ayra Starr. Ckay “Essence” featuring Wizkid. Tems “Running (To You)” with Chike Feat. Simi “Promise” with Niniola “Sinner” featuring Adekunle Gold Feat. Good fortune, Daye

Songwriter Of The Year Adekunle Gold – “Sinner”
Ajebo Rebels – “Devotion”
“Meji Meji” by Brymo
Falana: “Joy”
Dml Fireboy – “Peru”
Omah Lay: “Comprehend”

Best Alternative Song Best Rap Single

1. “Doings” – Taste
2. Kuti’s “Free Your Mind”
3. Ibejii’s “Gonto”
4. “Hustle” featuring Basketmouth, Dice Ailes, Bez, and The Cavemen
5. Brymo’s song “Meji Meji”
6. The Cavemen, “Selense”

Top Female Vocal Performance
Ayra Starr, “Toxic” 1.

2. Liya – “Alari”
   Third: Niniola’s “Sixth Heaven”
3. “Running (To You)” by Simi
4. Tems: “Essence”
5. “Last Time” by Waje

Top Male Vocal Performance

1. “Meji Meji” by Brymo
2. Johnny Drille – “It’s Harder to Love”
3. Oxlade, sometimes known as “Ojuju”
4. “When I’m Gone” by Ric Hassani
5. Tay Iwar – “Peaking”

Best Music Video: “Ginger” (Wizkid feat. Burna Boy) – Directed by Tg Omori; “Champion” (Fireboy Dml feat. D Smoke) Meji Alabi directed “Roju” (Chike). “Bling” (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori “Running” (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K “Rain” (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse

Greatest Cooperation
“Beggie Beggie” featuring Ayra Starr. Ckay 2. Blaqbonez feat. “Bling” Amaarae and Bnxn

3. Vector Feat – “Early Momo” Good girl LA
4. “Essence” with Wizkid. Temporary
5. “Feeling” featuring Ladipoe. Bnxn
   Chike Feat. “Running (To You)” Simi

Top Street-Hop Performers

1. “Cash App” by Bella Shmurda featuring Zlatan & Lincoln
2. “Kpk” by Rexxie and Mohbad
   Mohbad – “I Feel Good” 3.
3. “Koleyewon” by Naira Marley
4. Menor Goya & Nektunez – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
5. “Zazoo Zehh” by Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide

The year’s top Afrobeats singles are “High” by Adekunle Gold Feat, “Bounce” by Ruger, and “Bloody Samaritan” by Ayra Starr. Davido “Monalisa” with Lojay & Sarz “Ozumba Mbadiwe” featuring Reekado Banks “Peru” featuring Fireboy Dml

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

1. “Bloody Samaritan” by Ayra Starr
2. “Peru” Fireboy (@Fireboydml)
3. Joeboy – “Sip”
4. “Monalisa” by Lojay & Sarz
5. Menor Goya & Nektunez – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
   Olamide feat. 6. Omah Lay – “Infinity”
6. “Soundgasm” by Rema
7. Wizkid Collaboration. Tems: “Essence”

The year’s top West African artist

1. Ghana’s Amaarae
2. Benin’s Angelique Kidjo 3. Mali’s Aya Nakamura
3. Gyakie from Ghana
4. Kidi, a Ghanaian
   Nelson Freitas, Cape Verdean, sixth

The year’s top East African artist

1. Ghana’s Amaarae
2. Benin’s Angelique Kidjo 3. Mali’s Aya Nakamura
3. Gyakie from Ghana
4. Kidi, a Ghanaian
   Nelson Freitas, Cape Verdean, sixth

The year’s top East African artist

1. Tanzania’s Diamond Platinumz
   Eddy Kenzo from Uganda 2.
2. Bring Tanzania into Harmony
3. Meddy from Rwanda
4. Kenyan Nikita Kering
5. Tanzania’s Zuchu

The year’s top North African artist

1. Mathlouthi Emel, Tunisia
2. The Grand Etoile in Morocco
3. The Tunisian city of Latifa
4. The Moroccan city of Manal
5. Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
6. Hunting in Algeria

The year’s top Southern African artist
South African Black Coffee, to start

2. Mozambican DJ Tarico
3. South African Elaine
4. South Africa’s Focalistics
5. The Zimbabwean Jah Prayzah
6. The Zimbabwean Sha Sha

The Greatest Afrobeats Record “19 And Dangerous” “A Better Time” by Ayra Starr, “Barnabas” by Davido, and “Kizz” Daniel “Localized (Exclusive Edition)” Teni – Wizkid – Ajebo Hustlers – “Wondaland” – “Kpos Lifestyle”

Best Dancehall & Reggae Album 1. “Gratitude” by Timaya

2. Prettyboy D-O, “Love Is War”
3. “Rainbow Riddim” – Shank
   The third one is patoranking.
4. Yung L.’s “Yaadman Kingsize”

The Greatest R&B Record “Before We Fall Asleep” — Drille Johnny
“Lover Deep High Life” – Tems “If Orange Was A Place” – Omawumi “Ascending” “The Prince I Became” by Ric Hassani; “Water and Garri” by Tiwa Savage; Falana

The Cavemen’s “P.S. Thank You For Waiting”; “9: Esan”; “Intermission”; “Legacy +”; Femi Kuti & Made Kuti; “Love And Highlife”; and “Legacy +” are the best alternative albums. Basketmouth – Wavy The Creator “Yabasi”

Best Rap Album “Carpe Diem” – Olamide “Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The Algorhythm” – Present Dem Camp as “Golden.” – “Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0” A-Q – Idowest “Prescription” “Sex Over Love” by Blaqbonez, Ladipoe

First Album of the Year: “9: Esan” – Brymo

2. Ayra Starr, “19 & Dangerous”
3. Olamide’s “Carpe Diem”
4. “Legacy +” by Made Kuti and Femi Kuti
5. “Local Made (Exclusive Edition)” – Wizkid
6. Basketmouth’s “Yabasi”

Song of the Year: Flavour feat. Patoranking’s “Celebrate Me” and “Doings” Phyno “Essence” featuring Wizkid. Tems “High” featuring Adekunle Gold. Fireboy Dml’s Davido “Monalisa” and Lojay’s Sarz “Peru”

Top Female Performer: Simi Tems, Tiwa Savage, Teni Niniola

Top Male Performer

1. Davido 2. Burna Boy 3. Adekunle Gold
2. Taste
3. Olamide
4. Wizkid

Up Next

1. Ayra Starr
2. Ruger 3. Lojay 4. Bnxn
3. Zinoleesky

African Artiste Of The Year
Nigerian Black Coffee, to start

2. The Nigerian boy Burna
3. Nigerian musician Davido
4. Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
5. Hunting in Algeria
6. Nigerian Wizkid
7. Mali’s Aya Nakamura

A prolific lyricist

1. “The Last Cypher” by A-Q
   Blaqbonez – “The Last Cypher,” second
   Jesse Jagz – “Vipers” 3.
   Ladipoe – “Providence” (4)
2. Payper Corleone: “We Trust in You”
3. “Crown Of Clay” vector
4. 2face Idibia for Humanitarian Award of the Year
5. Hardman
6. Davido
7. Jazz musician Don Jazzy

East Central African Artiste Of The Year

1. Sao Tome and Principe’s Calema
2. Africa’s Blanche Bailly
3. Dr. Congo, or Dadju
   Dr. Congo’s Fally Ipupa, #4
4. Dr. Congo, or Innoss’b
5. Captain Verdean Soraia Ramos

1 Best Rap Song: “Breathe” by A-Q featuring Chike

2. Vector & Mi Abaga feat. “Crown Of Clay” Phelel
3. Vector Feat – “Early Momo” Good girl LA
4. “Feeling” featuring Ladipoe. Bnxn
5. “Tycoon” featuring Show Dem Camp. Think Back & Get Lucky
6. “Loading,” featuring Bad Boy and Olamide Timz