BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL
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.
SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS
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
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY
BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
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
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.
POWERFUL – ILL BLISS
BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).
SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.
EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
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.
SHAYDEE – SMILE
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
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.
MR. EAZI
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.
KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA
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
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
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.
YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ
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).
NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL
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
SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD – FLAVOUR
HALL OF FAME – LAOLU ‘AKINS’ AKINTOBI