Nigeria Biggest and prestigious music award

 The Headies organisers are definitely not happy
with the events that unfolded at its 2015 edition
which held on the 1 st of January , 2016 .
The management have decided to put out a press
statement to this effect, read below:

We are proud of what we have achieved over the
years. The Headies stage has birthed the careers
of many artistes who are of A -list status today .
We are also glad that we have reinstated pride
and prestige into the winning of a locally
organised music awards and, we have celebrated
artistic ingenuity for 10 straight years ; a feat no
other group before us was able to achieve.
Every year , the screening team collate all
creative materials released in the year in review
and screen for nomination . This tedious process
goes on for at least three months before the
screening team comes out with a final list. The
voting categories , such as ‘Song Of The Year’ ,
‘Artist Of The Year’ , & ‘Next -Rated ’ are left
strictly for fans to vote and choose the winners.
We wish to say categorically that we do not
tamper with the outcome of the voting process .
The limit of our involvement in this voting
process is to advice the nominees to engage
their fans and solicit for their votes. We do not
accept any responsibility for failure on the part
of the nominees or their record label, when they
fail to do this .
Unfortunately , most times , Voting , Year In
Review and Definitions Of Each Category, are
generally taken for granted by many artists . We
can also attest to , and hereby state categorically
that, there is no evidence that any of the artistes
aggrieved and vocal about their displeasure to
the turnout of the award , voted in the ‘ Next -
Rated ’ category , as our voting process captures
email addresses and phone numbers .
We have ensured that the awards happened
regardless of sponsorship , and that it gets better
with each passing year , without giving excuses
about challenges . We may not have gotten
everything 100 % right, but integrity has been our
watch -word . The 109 Nigerian artistes that have
won can attest to the fact that they did nothing
different from those that have not . Awards by
nature , are and will always remain , controversial
except every nominee gets one.
We try to ensure that winners are within reach
before announcing their category , as the whole
essence of celebrating talents will be defeated
without that .
While it is not out of place for an artiste or a
party to vent their disapproval , we strongly
condemn all kinds of improper conduct and the
use of profanity on live television . In the same
manner, we condemn provocative comments . In
all , we see no use or reason for a disgruntled
artiste or party to destroy valuable properties put
in place to give them extra comfort before they
perform or come on stage . This is totally
unacceptable and will be addressed .
We congratulate all nominees and winners of
The Headies 2015 and wish them a more
successful 2016.
Headies Secretariat .

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