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Check Out Five Biggest Losers At 2018 Headies
Although the Headies Awards, one of the biggest music awards in Africa has come and gone, some of the memorable events of the glamourous night are still trending in the social media platforms as we reflect on five of the biggest names in the music clan who failed to pick up the coveted plagues.
The Headies Awards which was held on Saturday, 5th May 2018 at the Convention Centre, Eco Hotels and Suites, Lagos, was the 12th edition of the music event but despite creating winners in 27 categories, on that faithful night, some funs were left disappointed as their favourite acts went home empty handed. The awards celebrated artistes who have enjoyed remarkable success in the year under review.
The biggest winners include Davido and Simi who both won three plagues each and Wizkid who bagged two Solo awards and one collabo award for ‘Malo’ with Tiwa Savage.
Some categories however left questions to be asked with some taking to the social media to air their grievances.
Here are five of the biggest loosers at the Headies Awards Night:
D Run Town: Perhaps the biggest snub of the night, Run Town was nominated in three categories for Best Pop single category, Headies viewers choice and song of the year. The singer, who had a steady rise following the release of his debut album “Ghetto University” in 2015 and delivered some of the biggest songs in “Mad Over You” and said with South African rapper, Nastec was expected to at least bag one award on the night, but he ended up with none.
Tekno:
Another artiste, who has enjoyed a really big year is Tekno Miles, despite critical and commercial success over the past couple of years, Tekno only received one nomination for producer of the year with Davido’s. The talented artiste and producer had released the smaship hit single ‘Pana’ in July 2016 which falls within the year under review for the awards.
Tekno soon followed up with other hit singles like ‘Yawa’, but somehow was not considered good enough for artistic nominations more so an award.
Burna Boy: Now this is the one that raised a number of eye brows, individually Burna Boy is one of the most talented acts around and in an industry where Reggae and dance hall acts are not exactly falling from the sky in their numbers. It is believed that with the quality of the material that he puts out, he should be winning at the Headies.
Nominated for Best Reggae/Dancehall Act with his single ‘Rock Your Body’, the artiste lost out to 2 baba’s Holy Holy. This is not the first time that Burna Boy will be losing out on the Headies as he had previously lost the next Rated.
At 2013 edition which was won by Sean Tizzle alongside the Hip Hop Revelation of the year and Best RnB Single at the 2014 edition.
Erigga: Predicted as favourite for the Lyricist on the Roll category, Erigga like previous years left the Headies with nothing to show for it. Up for two nominations, including Best Rap album, the rapper who enjoyed critical acclaim from Hip Hop heads for his single ‘Industry Night’ refix off “TheTrip to the South” album took to his twitter page to vent his frustration at losing out yet again.
Adekunle Gold: With his sophomore album due for release any time soon, Adekunle Gold can look back and count his blessings over past three years, but not a Headie. The Gold album released in July 2016 is considered a near classic by critics, parading singles like ‘Orente’, pick up, Friend Zone, Ariwo Ko and many more.
Adekunle Gold delivered a project that earned him plaudits not just at home but abroad, peaking at No 7 in the bill boards world album charts. Nominated in five individual categories including Best RnB/Pop album of the year, the singer who had also bagged four nominations at the 2018 edition of the Headies could not get a plague.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
Nancy Briggs
