It's Here At Last.P-Square, Bez, Ice Prince, Praiz, Wizkid Top the Nominees List of The Headies 2012.Get The Full List Here.

Preparations for Nigeria’s biggest music awards Hip-Hop World Awards (The Headies) have reached a fever high as its much awaited nominees list has been released. Topping this year’s list of nominees are Nigerian music industry darlings P-Square and R n B crooner, Bez with 6 nominations each. Next up with 4 nominations each are Ice Prince, Praiz, Wiz Kid and Davido. Other nominees include D’Banj, Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage, Banky W, 9ice, Sound Sultan, Iyanya and Olamide. Slugging it out for this year’s highly competitive Next Rated category are Davido, Eva Alordiah, Praiz and Chuddy K. Notably absent from this year’s Lyricist On The Roll category is Mode 9, who has won the award 6 times in a row. This year’s event is to be hosted by Omawunmi and MI and it takes place on Saturday 20th October 2012 at Exhibition Center, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Check out the full nominees list below:

Album of the Year

Everybody Loves Ice Prince (E.L.I) – Ice Prince

The Invasion – P-Square

Superstar – Wizkid

Super C Season – Naeto C

Artiste of the Year

P-Square

Wizkid

Ice Prince

Naeto C

D’banj

Song of the Year

Chop My Money – P-Square Featuring Akon & May D

Dami Duro – Davido

Oliver Twist – D’banj

Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K

Kukere – Iyanya

Recording of the Year

Stupid Song  - Bez Featuring Praiz

Private Trips - Wande Coal

Ara – Brymo

Praiz – I Love You

Producer of the Year

Cobhams – Stupid Song by Bez Featuring Praiz

Tee-Y Mix – Super C Season by Naeto C

Shizzy – Dami Duro by Davido

Jay Sleek – Private Trips by Wande Coal

Best Music Video (Video Director)

5 & 6 (Naeto C) – Clarence Peters

Chop My Money Remix (P-Square) – Jude Okoye

Ara (Brymo) – Ajeh

Kosorombe (Dipp ft. Da Grin) – Mex

Best R&B Single

Private Trips – Wande Coal

Stupid Song – Bez

Nawti – Olu Maintain

Soundtrack – May D

Love Me (3X) – Tiwa Savage

Best Pop Single

Dami Duro – Davido

Oliver Twist – D’Banj

Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K

Chop My Money – P-Square

Kukere – Iyanya

Best R&B/Pop Album

Superstar – Wizkid

Super Sun – Bez

Versus – 9ice

The Invasion – P-Square

Best Rap Single

Too Much Money – Iceberg Slim

Shutdown – Phyno

Angeli – Vector ft. 9ice

Oh My Gosh – Yung6ix

Young Erikina – Olamide

Best Rap Album

Everybody Loves Ice Prince (E.L.I) – Ice Prince

The Dreamer Project – Show Dem Camp

Rapsodi – Olamide

Super C Season – Naeto C

Lyricist on the Roll

Vector – Angeli

Yung6ix – Oh My Gosh

Iceberg Slim – Too Much Money

Phyno – Shutdown

Erigga – Mo Street Gan

Best Collabo

Chop My Money Remix – P-Square Featuring Akon & May-D

Angeli – Vector Featuring 9ice

Carolina – Sauce Kid Featuring Davido

Stupid Song – Bez Featuring Praiz

Orobo – Sound Sultan Featuring Excel & Flavour

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Wande Coal – Private Trips

Banky W – Low Key

Praiz – I Love You

Brymo – Ara

Bez – Stupid Song

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

Tiwa Savage – Love Me, Love, Love Me

Chidinma – Kedike

Ijeoma – Oloomi

Waje – Na The Way

African Artist of the Year (Non- Nigerian Category)

Sarkodie (Ghana) – Azonto

Camp Mulla (Kenya) – Feel No Pain

D-Black (Ghana) – Get On The Dance Floor

Zahara (South Africa)- Loliwe

Best Street Hop

Kako Bi Chicken – Reminisce

Gaga Crazy – Chuddy K

Akpako – Terry G

Roll – Rayce

Mo Street Gan – Erigga

Next Rated

Davido

Eva Alordiah

Praiz

Chuddy K

Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year

Wizkid

Ice Prince

Bez

Timi Dakolo

Olamide