Organisers blame angered artists for not submitting entries on time

The Headies 2016 nominees list  has been greeted with many a controversy, from artists who believe they ought to be nominated in a particular category to others who feel they don't belong in a particular category of nominees.

Yung6ix has expressed his grievances arguing that his lead single 'Respek on my name', should have been nominated for Best Rap Single. Tekno feels he has outgrown the Next Rated category having been in the game for a while, and many more reservations from artists, music followers, fans and critics. Solidstar also has expressed his displeasure over the credibility of the award nomination listing .

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The Headies organisers via their Instagram page came out to clear the issue of artists not having any chance to make the list, saying that artistes' creative works may not be recognized if attention is not brought to it by the artiste and his team within the stipulated time of call of entries.

"The Headies secretariat recognizes the fact that we have to continue to educate the public and the industry about the Headies and its salient details. An artiste may not be nominated if he/she doesn’t submit materials for screening.

The Headies secretariat made a call for entry which lasted from the 1st-31st of October, this campaign was boosted with the inclusion of promotions across all media platforms to cover a wider reach across the country.

Artistes, producers and video directors may not be nominated if they did not call adequate attention to their creative works in the year under review by submitting their materials during this period. While we understand the pain of missing being appreciated over the creative materials in a calendar year, we encourage label owners, artistes and their managers to endeavour to submit their entries before the end of the call period.”