Nick Minaj to Host MTV European Music Awards

Nicki Minaj is set to hold this year's edition of MTV EMA. Photos: Instagram

Nicki Minaj is set to lead fans through the 20th anniversary of the annual ceremony, while also performing at the show, and she couldn’t be more thrilled by the honour. The 'Anaconda' singer, disclosed this to her fans and followers, on her instagram page with the caption 'So excited to announce that I will not only perform, but I have the honorable task of HOSTING this year's MTV European Music Awards!!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! The show will shoot in GLASGOW, SCOTLAND for its 20th Anniversary ON NOVEMBER 9th!!!! Find us @mtvema and Vote at mtvema.com'. The show is billed to take place on Sunday November 9 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow for the first time ever, and it will be broadcast live at 9pm. As well as her hosting and performing duties, Nicki will also be hoping to take home prizes of her own after being nominated in four categories ahead of the event. As well as her signature style earning her a nod for Best Look, she is also competing for Best Female, Best Hip Hop and Biggest Fans awards.

So excited to announce that I will not only perform, but I have the honorable task of HOSTING this… http://t.co/EP6ZR6GCDE
— Anaconda (@NICKIMINAJ) September 30, 2014

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The Headies Releases Nomination List

The Headies has released its nomination list.

The nomination list for 'The Headies', Nigeria's biggest and most innovative music - focused award has been released, and it features the biggest and the best music artiste in the country.

--> The Complete 2014 Headies Nominees List:
--> Best Recording of the Year: Iyawo Mi – Timi Dakolo;
 Let Somebody Love You – 2face Idibia;
 Always On My Mind – Nosa;
 Ordinary People – Cobhams Asuquo.

-->  Producer of the year:
 Don Jazzy – Dorobucci;
 Pheelz – Eleda Mi O;
 T Spize – Aye;
 Legendury Beatz – Caro;
 Shizzy – Skelewu;
 Del b – Pull Over.

-->  Best Music Video:
 Ada Ada by Flavour – Clarence Peters;
 Toh Bad by Niyola – Kemi Adetiba;
 Just Like That by Rayce – Aje;
 Oya Now by Jo- El ft. Oritse Femi – Unlimited LA;
 Personally by P-Square – Jude ’Engees’ Okoye & Carence Peters.


--> Best R&B/Pop Album: The Journey – Sean Tizzle;
 Takeover – Kcee;
 Once Upon A Time – Tiwa Savage;
 Me, My mouth & Eye – Sound Sultan;
 L.i.f.e – Burna Boy.

Best R&B single:
 Let Somebody Love You- 2face Idibia;
 Iyawo Mi- Timi Dakolo;
 Plan B– Wande Coal;
 Don Gordon – Burna Boy.
  
Best Pop Single:
  Dorobucci – Mavin crew;
 Aye – Davido;
 Johnny – Yemi Alade;
 Pull Over – Kcee;
 Double Wahala – Oritse Femi;
 Caro – Star Boy featuring Wizkid and L.A.X;
 Surulere – Dr. Sid.
 Best Reggae/Dancehall single:
 Girlie O Remix – Patoranking;
 Lead Me On – Cynthia Morgan;
 Stinking sh#t – Chopstix featuring Ice Prince, Yung L and Endia; 
Bad Girl – Jesse Jagz ft. Wizkid;
 Murda  – Seyi Shay ft. Patoranking and Shaydee.

Best Rap Album:
No Guts No glory – Phyno;
 Alaga Ibile- Reminisce;
 Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide
 Thy Nation Come – Jesse Jagz

Best Collabo:  
Oya Now – Joe El ft. Oritse Femi;
 Emergency – Wizzy Pro featuring Skales, Patoranking and Runtown;
 Surulere – Dr. Sid & Don Jazzy;
 Pass You By – Black Magic ft. Oritse Femi;
 Girlie O Remix – Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage;
 Dorobucci – Mavins.
  
Best Rap Single:
  Parcel- Phyno;
 Dope Money – Olamide ft. Phyno; 
Shotz On Shots – Ice Prince ft. Sarkodie; 
Rap It Up – Posly TD; 
Deaf – Eva Alordiah; 
WTF – Ill Bliss. 

Best Vocal Performance (Male):
 Iyawo Mi – Timi Dakolo;
Double Wahala – Oritse Femi;
 Why You Love Me – Nosa;
 Ordinary People – Cobhams.  

Best Vocal Performance (Female) 
Love to Love You – Niyola ft. Banky W;
 Wanted – Tiwa Savage;
 Window – Monica Ogah;
 Good Man – Ruby.

Next Rated:
  Patoranking;
 Runtown;
 Orezi;
 Skales;
 Yemi Alade

Hip Hop World Revelation: Tiwa Savage – Once Upon A Time;
 Sean Tizzle – The Journey;
 Burna Boy – L.I.F.E;
 Kcee – Take over;

Lyricist On The Roll:
  Shots On Shots – Ice Prince;
 Rap It Up – Posly TD;
 God On The Mic – Jesse Jagz;
 Kpansh – Yung 6ix.

Best Street-Hop Artiste 
Double Wahala – Oritse Femi;
 Shoki – Lil’ Kesh;
 Dorobucci – Mavin;
 Alobam – Phyno;

 Best ‘Alternative’ Song 
Bolaji – Boj;
 Body- Black Magic featuring Banky W;
 Good Man – Ruby; Why You Love You – Nosa;

 Album Of The Year 
The Journey – Sean Tizzle;
 L.i.f.e – Burna Boy Baddest Guy Ever Liveth – Olamide;
 No guts No glory – Phyno;

 Artiste of The Year 
Davido;
 Wizkid;
 Kcee;
 Tiwa Savage;
 Olamide;
 Phyno;
 Flavour. 

Song of The Year:  
Aye – Davido;
 Pull Over – Kcee;
 Double Wahala – Oritse Femi;
 Surulere – Dr. Sid;
 Dorobucci – Mavins;
 Johnny – Yemi Alade.

Best African Artiste:
  Mafikizolo;
 Sarkodie;
 Diamondz;
 R2bees.
  
Hall of Fame:
  Sir (Dr.) Victor Uwaifo.
Ths year's Edition of The Headies themed Can you “Feel the Passion" is scheduled to hold on the 25th of October 2014.

  

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