The nominees for the prestigious Headies Award 2022 have been unveiled. The nomination list generates controversy every year and this year is no different. Notable among the complaints is the fact that top stars Kizz Daniel, Cheque, Joeboy and Ckay are conspicuously missing from the list.
The Headies award organized by HipTV and headed by revered Entertainment mogul, Ayo Animashaun is widely referred to as the “Nigerian Grammies’. It is a highly rated award that has been in existence for over 13 years.
The award generated a much talked about controversy during in 2015 when Olamide claimed his act “Lil kesh“ was robbed of the next rated award which was awarded to then Mavins signee, Reekado Banks. The issue caused a major rift between Don Jazzy and Olamide and remains one of the most talked about moment in the Nigerian music industry.
For this year’s edition, Fans of Kizz Daniel have lambasted the Headies organizers for neglecting the artiste achievement despite his resounding success with hit singles like Lie, Oshe, Pour Me Water, among others during the course of the year. Joeboy also posted a cryptic “Lol” on his twitter account following zero nominations for his debut album “Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic”.
Singer Cheque also called out the awards for not giving recognition to melodic rappers like himself despite his impressive debut album “RAZOR”. He questioned why he was not nominated in the rap category for this year’s award.
Ckay who had an amazing year with love Nwantiti and Emiliana also did not get any nomination from the Headies.
This omission of some of the best performing acts over the course of the year has baffled some music critics and many have questioned the credibility of the Headies Award. Moreso, the fact that artistes like Portable of Zazuu fame has multiple nominations over some of the aforementioned talented stars brings the question to the forefront.
While fans and critics alike vote for their favourites in the voting categories of the award, many music listeners have clamored for more credibility in the nomination process of the award. The Headies Award 2022 will be held in Dallas on the 4th of September, 2022.