The list of nominees for the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) is out.

The award has 23 categories with heavyweights like Wizkid, Olamide, Dbanj, Falz and Aramide, top the list.

The highly coveted “Video of the Year” award will be contested for this year by Dbanj, Aramide, Wizkid, Solidstar and Phyno.

See full list of this year’s nominees below:

BEST AFRO HIPHOP VIDEO


Falz Ft Olamide & Davido – Bahd, Baddo , Baddest

Yung6ix Ft Stoneboy – For Example

Zoro Ft Flavour – Ogene

Cdq Ft. Wizkid – Nowo E Soke

BEST MAINSTREAM HIPHOP


Splash Ft Vector  – Agege

Olamide – Eyan Mayweather

Skales Ft Kenny Wonder – Fara We Mi

Falz Ft Poe & Chyn Chardonnay – Music

Burna Boy Ft Phyno – Duro Ni Be

BEST AFROBEAT VIDEO


Olamide – Konkobility

Pasuma – Change

BEST RNB VIDEO

Niniola – Akara Oyibo

Tjan – Aduke

Nikki Laoye Ft. Banky W – Onyeuwaoma

Wande Coal – Super Woman

Sheyi Shay – Air Brush

BEST HIGHLIFE VIDEO

Harrysong Ft.Duncan Mighty – Akagum

Adekunle Gold – Pick Up The Call

Flavour Ft. Selebobo – Mmege Mmege

Phyno – Fada Fada

Timaya Ft. Flavour – MONEY

BEST VIDEO BY A MINOR

Amarach – Te Quiero

Ozzybee – Smile Again

Young Bobby & Lex Eye – Prodigy


BEST RAGGAE DANCEHALL VIDEO

Ketchup – Pam Pam

Burna Boy – Follow Me

Lola Rae – One Time

Patoranking Ft Sarkodie – No Kiss Me Baby

Yung L – Pass Me The Aux

BEST SOFTROCK ALTENATIVE VIDEO

Poe – Adore Her

Ranti – Iwe Kiko

Temmie-Jabole

Aramide – Fun Mi Lowo

Pita – Am Your Soldier

Simi – Love Don’t Care O

BEST GOSPEL VIDEO

Buchi – Ke Hosanna

Obiora Obiwon – Bunibe

Sinach – Way Maker

Agoha – Jehova

Mike Abdul – Oh My Jesus (OMJ)

BEST VIDEO BY A NEW ARTISTE

Mr Eazi – Holl Up

Maryokun – Eleko

Shobzy – Eruku

Small Doctor – Mosquitoe

Tycano – Eledumare

BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO VIDEO

Two – Bianu

Tiwa Savage – Bad

Tekno – Pana

Mr 2kay – Count It All Joy

Korede Bello – Mungo Park

BEST AFRO POP VIDEO

Reekado Banks – Oluwa Ni

Viktoh Ft. Lilkesh Skibi – Dat

Wizkid – Baba Nla

Runtown – Lagos to Kampala

Tubaba – Oya Come make we go

BEST POP EXTRA VIDEO

Solidstar Ft.Patoranking & Tiwa Savage – Wait

Kiss Daniel -Jombo

Attitude Ft. Reekado Banks – Tango

Jumabee – I Miss Good Music

Falz – Soldier

BEST NEW DIRECTOR

Frizzle & Brizzle

Avalon Okpe

Yinka Davies

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO EUROPE

Kc Pozzy – Get Low

Shiikane – Loke

Moelogo – Penkele

Dj Sean Ft Ray – Badda Man

Maleek Berry – Kontrol

BEST USE OF DANCE IN A VIDEO

Dbanj – Emergency

Yemi Alade -Ferari

1da – joy

X2seven – Konga

Dj Enimoney – Oya Dab

BEST USE OF COSTUME

Pasuma – Change

Flavour – Mmege Mmege

Lamboginny Ft. Mr Clayy – I am a Winner

Oristefemi – Mr Gomina

Dbanj – Emergency

BEST INDIGENOUS CONCEPT IN A VIDEO

Flavour Ft. Selebobo – Mmege Mmege

Yemi Alade – Ferrari

Zoro Ft. Flavour – Ogene

Olamide – Abule Abulesowo

BEST DIRECTOR

Clarence Peters Lola Rae – One Time

Adasa Cookey Ranti – Iwe Ki Ko

Unlimited La Dbanj – Emergency

Avalon Okpe Solidstar – Wait

Mattmax Splash – Agege

BEST EDITOR

Clarence Peters Zoro – Ogene

Adasa Cookey Ranti – Iwe Ki Ko

Unlimited La Aramide – Fun Mi Lowo

Mattmax Splash – Agege

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adasa Adekunle Gold – Pick Up the Call

Clarence Peters Lola Rae – One Time

Unlimited La Dbanj – Emergency

Ani James Kiss Daniel – Jombo

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Dbanj – Emergency

Aramide-Fun Mi Lowo

Wizkid -Baba Nla

Solidstar -Wait

Phyno – Fada Fada

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