Explained: A First Timer’s Guide to Voting at the 2023 Headies
award season is in full swing
The Headies, Nigeria’s and one of Africa’s most revered music awards, returns for another session. Six days ago, on July 12, the nominees’ list was released to the public. The lists housed many of Africa’s finest music talents as well as foreign internationals in categories such as Best Recording of the Year, Producer of the Year, Rookie of the Year, African Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year. These names included Rema, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Omah Lay, Asake, Young Jonn, Tempoe, Black Sherif, Marwa Loud, Selena Gomez, Drake and Don Toliver, among others.
The nominees list, as expected, sparked conversations. The NATIVE wasn’t left out, with the team sharing their thoughts on eye-catching topics that sprung from the list. While an official date and location for the Headies Awards haven’t been announced, the buzz on social media confirms that it’s a respected platform that constantly stirs conversations from music to fashion. While the award and its organisers have received their fair share of criticism, the executive producer has reiterated the growing profile of the award on a global scale.
Today, the Headies announced that the voting process has commenced, and the body has called all our music lovers to cast their votes for their favourite music, artists, record producers and video directors. For an award established back in 2006, seasons have changed with the audience size and taste evolving. To this end, we have outlined a step-by-step process for first-time voters seeking to ensure that their desired choices take home the plaques.
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HOW VOTING WORKS
The first step to take is to visit the Headies website (www.theheadies.com). There is a VOTE tab on the home page. Click on it. It then takes you to the designated page for voting.
This year, there are 32 categories with 26 categories open to the voting public. The remaining categories, which will be judged by the Headies’ panel, are Best Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Best Vocal Performance (Female), Best Vocal Performance (Male), Best Rap Album and Lyricist on the Roll.
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On the Headies’ voting portal, you are required to input some personal information: Email, Name, Phone Number and Location.
After that, you can make your selections of your preferred candidate in the list of the following categories: Rookie of the Year, Producer of the Year, Best R&B Single, Best Rap Single, Best ‘Alternative’ Song, Best Music Video, Best Collaboration, Best Street-Hop Artist, Next Rated, Afrobeats Single of the Year, Headies’ Viewers’ Choice, Best West African Artist of the Year, Best East African Artist of the Year, Best North African Artist of the Year, Best South African Artist of the Year, Best Central African Artists of the Year, Best R&B Album, Best Alternative Album, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Male Artist, African Artist of the Year, Best Inspirational Single, Digital Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year.
Once you are done inputting your details and picking your selections, hit the SUBMIT button. The votes are recorded.
Visit https://theheadies.com/16th-online-voting/ to make your votes.
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