2015 Hip Hop World Awards (Headies) Nomination List

Hip Tv the organisers of the Hip hop World Awards also known as the Headies has released the official list of nominees in various categories  for the 2015 edition of their award ceremony.

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BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. Ojuelegba – Wizkid

2. Eyo – Asa

3. Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo

4. Bez – There’s A Fire

5. Cobhams – Do the right Thing

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

1. Don Jazzy – Godwin (Korede Bello)

2. Mastakraft – Wiser (Flavour)

3. Young John – Bobo (Olamide)

4. Shizzi – Fans Mi (DavidO)

5. Legendury Beatz – Ojuelegba

6. Cobhams – There’s A Fire (Bez)

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.

1. Jamb Question (Simi) – Mex

2. Crazy (Seyi Shay) – Meji Alabi

3. The Sound (DavidO Feat. Uhuru & Dj Buckz) – Sesan

4. Katapot (Reekado Banks) – UnLimited LA

5. Baby Jollof (Solid Star Feat. Tiwa Savage) – 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).

1. Bed of Stone – Asa

2. A.Y.O. – Wizkid

3. King of Queens – Yemi Alade

4. Rich & Famous – Praiz

5. Double Trouble – Psquare

 BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

1. Heartbeat – Praiz

2. Baby Daddy – Iyanya

3. Say You Love Me – Leriq ft. Wizkid

4. Do the Right Thing – Cobhams Ft. Bez

5. Wish Me Well – Timi Dakolo

BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

1. Ojuelegba – Wizkid

2. Collabo – P-Square Feat. Don Jazzy

3. My Woman, My Everything – Patoranking Feat. Wande Coal

4. Woju – Kiss Daniel

5. Godwin – Korede Bello

6. Bobo – Olamide

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1. German Juice – Cynthia Morgan

2. Sanko – Timaya

3. My Body – Solid Star Feat. Timaya

4. Daniella Whyne – Patoranking

5. Cheques and Balance – Burna Boy

6. Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay feat. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay

BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

1. Baba Hafusa – Reminisce

2. Street OT – Olamide

3. Chairman – M.I.

4. Above Ground Level – Modenine

BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

1. Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide & Phyno

2. Hold on – Joe El Feat. 2Face Idibia

3. Bad Girl Special (Remix) – Mr. 2Kay Feat. Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay

4. Shoki (Remix) – Lil’Kesh Feat. Olamide & David O

5. Do The right Thing – Cobhams ft. Bez

6. Sisi – Praiz ft. Wizkid

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

1. King Kong – Vector

2. Bad Belle – M.I

3. Bank Alert – Ill Bliss

4. Local Rapper – Reminisce Feat. Olamide, Phyno & Stomrex

5. G.O.D – T.R

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.

1. Praiz – If I fall

2. Shaydee – High

3. Timi Dakolo – Wish Me Well

4. Cobhams – Do The Right Thing

5. Bez – There’s A Fire

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

1. Waje – Coco Baby

2. Aramide – Iwo Nikan

3. Asa – Bed of Stone

4. Simi – Tiff

5. Yemi Alade – Duro Timi

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

1. Reekado Bankz

2. Kiss Daniel

3. Cynthia Morgan

4. Korede Bello

5. Lil’ Kesh

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

1. Praiz – Rich n Famous

2. Yemi Alade – King of Queens

3. Skales – Man of the Year

 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.

1. Ill Bliss – Bank Alert (remix) Feat. Ice Prince, Eva Alordiah & Phyno

2. Vector – King Kong

3. Reminisce – Baba Hafusa

4. G.O.D – T.R

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.

1. Reminisce – Skillashi

2. Olamide – Bobo

3. Small Doctor – Mosquito Killer

4. Mastakraft feat. Olamide, CDQ and David O – Indomie

5. Falz The Bad Guy Feat. Yemi Alade & Poe – Hello Bae

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.

1. Di’Ja – Awwwwww

2. Bez – There’s A Fire

3. Asa – Satan Be Gone

4. Adekunle Gold – Sade

5. Ugovinna – Rain On Me

6. Simi – Tiff

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).

1. Rich n Famous – Praiz

2. King of Queens – Yemi Alade

3. Street OT – Olamide

4. Chairman – M.I.

5. A.Y.O. – Wizkid

6. Double Trouble – P Square

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

1. Olamide

2. David O

3. Wizkid

4. Yemi Alade

5. P-Square

 SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

1. Ojuelegba – Wizkid

2. Godwin – Korede Bello

3. Kiss Daniel – Woju

4. Olamide – Bobo

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.

1. Diamond Platnumz

2. Cassper Nyovest

3. Sarkodie

4. Uhuru

5. AKA

HALL OF FAME

Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

2Face Idibia

Korede Bello Is Back With A Big Bang..... Listen to his latest single here....

Mavin Records “mega superstar” Korede Bello unlocks a new single produced by Don Jazzy and it features raved jazz/soul diva Asa.

The number which serves as a follow-up to the smash “God Win”is titled “Somebody Great”.

Korede Bello teams up with Asa, who is one of his musical influences to deliver a super impressive cut.

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Meet The Nigerian-Born British Actor David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo is a classically trained stage actor also known for screen projects like Spooks, As You Like It, Red Tails, Lincoln and The Butler.

Synopsis

Born in Oxford, England, on April 1, 1976, David Oyelowo honed his passion for acting into award-winning stage work, as seen with dramas like Henry VIand Prometheus Bound. His TV projects have included Spooks, As You Like It, Small Island andThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and he has starred in big-screen ventures like The Paperboy, Middle of Nowhere, Lincoln,The Butler and Interstellar.

Background and Education

David Oyelowo was born in Oxford, England, on April 1, 1976, to Nigerian parents, living in the United Kingdom until he was 6 years old and then relocating to Nigeria—where he discovered his family was of royal lineage—for seven years. Oyewolo returned to the country of his birth and lived in London, though he was bullied at school by other youth for his courteous manner.

Oyelowo developed a passion for acting, eventually attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1998. During his time as a teen with the National Youth Music Theatre, he met his future wife, Jessica Watson.

Shakespeare and Film Debuts

After completing his studies, Oyelowo took to more stage work, being featured in The Suppliants. In 2001, his award-winning lead role in Henry VIwas the first time a king was portrayed by a black actor in a Royal Shakespeare Company production. He later acted in The God Botherers andPrometheus Bound.

Oyelowo turned to television as well, starring for a time in the British spy series Spooks, billed as MI-5 during its run in American on A&E. He then launched his international film career with parts in the sci-fi adventure A Sound of Thunder (2005) and the Idi Amin biopic The Last King of Scotland (2006), which starred Forest Whitaker, Kerry Washington and James McAvoy. Oyelowo also co-wrote the BBC movie Graham and Alice (2006) and continued to shine with Shakespeare, portraying Orlando de Boys in Kennath Branagh's HBO production of As You Like It (2007).

Rich Array of Screen Work

Oyelowo took on a rich assortment of big and small screen projects over the years, showing his versatility and commitment as a thespian. He played a passionate academic in the 2008 U.S. TV production of A Raisin in the Sunand had a lead role with Noamie Harris in the 2009 British TV adaptation of the novel Small Island. He shined in his role as a demanding, rigid executive in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), and later portrayed a Tuskegee pilot in Red Tails (2012), with the latter executive produced by George Lucas.

Other projects on the actor's plate have included The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2009), The Help (2011), Jack Reacher (2012) and the award-winning Lincoln (2012).

Portraying Dr. King

The following year, Oyelowo was prominently featured in The Butler (2013), depicting the activist son of characters Cecil and Gloria Gaines, portrayed by Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. Oyelowo was reunited with director Lee Daniels for the film, with the two having worked together previously on 2012'sPaperboy.

Oyewolo had also co-starred in the 2012 independent drama Middle of Nowhere, directed by Ava DuVernay. He and DuVernay worked together again for her next film, the riveting drama Selma (2014), in which Oyelowo portrays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The actor has earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role.

In 2015, Oyewolo received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of a psychologically troubled war veteran in the HBO film "Nightingale."

 Courtesy: Biography.com

AY's 30 Days In Atlanta Won Another Award At The AMAA In South Africa.

Quoting Ay on his Instagram page: ''30 Days In Atlanta wins the award for best Comedy at The African Movie Academy Awards in South Africa. Award was received by the director of the movie Robert Peters. Ay also said, he will be off to location next month for a new movie in Jamaica.....
Am sure a lot of Ay's fans cant wait for the next movie.....

For Lovers of Animation Movies....Hotel Transylvania 2 Will Be Out Soon! Watch trailer here....

Coming Soon Movie: Staring David Oyelowo.... An Action Drama Titled ''Captive" Watch trailer here..

A Brilliant Music Video From Tjan Titled "Temi" Watch here and comment on the video.