As it is customary, every time the Music Awards is round the corner, music followers try to second guess and act as oracles in determining who the winners will be, with the hope that their favourite acts win in their respective category.

Leading the list of nominees this year is Davido with six nominations, followed by the trio of Wizkid, Simi and Olamide, who bagged five nominations each.

Usually keenly contested are the categories involving the Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Rap Album of the Year and the Next Rated which comes with a car prize.

So as the clock counts down to the event, we predicted who will be victorious in each categories.

12th Headies Nominees List

Year in review (July 2016 – December 2017)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

BEST POP SINGLE

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PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

BEST RAP ALBUM

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

BEST R&B SINGLE

BEST COLLABO

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BEST RAP SINGLE

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

NEXT RATED

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

SONG OF THE YEAR

AFRICAN ARTISTE

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

INDUSTRY BRAND SUPPORTER

BEST PERFORMER

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

AIR BOY

TENI

JUNIOR BOY

PERUZZI (Predicted Winner)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

KAFFY

HALL OF FAME

CHRIS UBOSI

How good are our guesses? We'll find out on Saturday night, even though some categories are keenly contested that more than one winner could befittingly have emerged from the nominated acts.

One thing's however for sure, the Headies have always found a way to balance the scale and draw surprises, so expect the unexpected.