HEADIES 2016: Isn’t Tekno Bigger Than A ‘Next Rated’ Nomination?

Awards season people!

Following the recent release of The Headies 2016 nominations, the category listings have presented us with more than enough gist to not only get our tongues wagging but to keep our mouths in full lip-servitude of matters arising.

Obviously, happenstances like this aren’t without one or two nods of disagreement. For example, the thought that Seyi Shay’s ‘Mary‘ video was a better choice for nomination in the video of the yearcategory over ‘Air Brush‘ is quite bewildering. Also, this continuous error-in-concept on what classifies as alternative genre in Nigerian music leaves a lot to wonder about our in-depth appreciation of African music. I mean, isn’t that why a brand can blindly justify Adekunle Gold’s song ‘Pick Up‘ to be alternative?

What’s even more disturbing is the next rated nominations – a category that rewards the most promising upcoming act (supposedly) in the year under review, and then you find names like Aramide and Tekno there!
Without further hesitation, Jim Donnett and ‘Tope Delano have attempted polarizing their thoughts on the more controversial of the afore-mentioned topics.