| Best Music Video | Best Special effects |
|---|
- "Olori Oko" – Infinity
- "Kade" – Muma Gee
- "Cry" – Mode 9
- "Temptation" – P-Square {{small|(Winner)}}
- Escalade" – Darey
- "Soul E Baba" – Soul E
| - "Why Me" – D'banj {{small|(Winner)}}
- "No Be God" – Gino
- "Soul E Baba" – Soul E
- "Cry" – Mode 9
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| Best Reggae/Dancehall Album | Best Pop Album |
|---|
- Let It Go – Spy Da Man
- Little Patience – Majek Fashek
- Versatile – Baba Dee {{small|(Winner)}}
- Conscious News – Righteousman
- Reflex – Azadus
- Ghetto Philosophy – Streetmonks
| - After the Storm – Weird MC {{small|(Winner)}}
- Run Down – D'banj
- Naija is Blessed – Soul E
- Free Soldier – Tony Tetuila
- Mr Funky – Jazzman Olofin
- Right and Wrong – Mr Raw
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| Best R&B Album | Song of the Year |
|---|
- Hitsville – Paul Play {{small|(Winner)}}
- From Me to You – Darey
- No Drama – OJB Jezreel
- Overture – Obiwon
- Expressions – Styl Plus
| - "Why Me" – D'banj {{small|(Winner)}}
- "Angel of My Life" – Paul Play
- "Obodo" – Mr Raw {{small|(feat Klint Da Drunk)}}
- "Imagine That" – Styl Plus
- "Baby Konga" – Lawal Olumo
- "For Instance" – 2Face Idibia
- "Olori Oko" – Infinity
- "Shake Something" – Jazzman Olofin
|
| Outstanding African act | Best Rap Album |
|---|
- Bollie
- VIP {{small|(Winner)}}
- Prae
| - Free at Last – FreeStyle {{small|(Winner)}}
- BOUQUI – Bouqui
- Son of the Soil – Ikechukwu Onunaku
|
| Best Hip Hop Collabo | Best Rap Single |
|---|
- "Make Dem Talk" – 2Shotz and 9ice
- "Obodo" – Mr Raw {{small|(feat Klint Da Drunk)}}
- "Eko Ile" – Jazzman Olofin {{small|(feat Storm Records All Stars) (Winner)}}
- "Street Life" – Question Mark All Stars
- "Bragging Rights" – Freestyle {{small|(featuring Blaise)}}
- "Rock the Party" – Tony Tetuila {{small|(featuring Sasha P)}}
- "Sip Easy" – Freestyle {{small|(feat 2Face Idibia)}}
| - "Cry" – Mode 9 {{small|(Winner)}}
- "Ruggedy Baba" – Ruggedman
- "Tha Defination" – Blaise
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| Album of the Year | Artist of the Year |
|---|
- Hitsville -Paul Play {{small|(Winner)}}
- Free at Last – FreeStyle
- After Da Storm – Weird MC
| - D'banj
- Mode 9
- P-Square
- Weird MC
- Paul Play {{small|(Winner)}}
|
| Recording of the Year | Jaiye Abodunrin Next Rated |
|---|
- "Cry" – Mode 9
- "Onyinye" – Obiwon
- "Forever" – Paul Play {{small|(Winner)}}
- "Searching" – OJB Jezreel
- "Streetlife" – Question Mark All Stars
- "Chinwe Ike" – Resonannce
| - Naeto C
- Overdose {{small|(Winner)}}
- Lawal Olumo
- Kage
- C-Mion
- Gino
- Blaise
|
| Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year | Best Vocal Performance (Male) |
|---|
- Soul E {{small|(Winner)}}
- FreeStyle
- Mr Raw
- Ikechukwu Onunaku
- Obiwon
- Darey
- Bouqui
| - "Forever" and "Angel of My Life" – Paul Play
- "Onyinye" – Obiwon {{small|(Winner)}}
- "Lala" – Silver
- "Searching" – OJB Jezreel
- "Soul E Baba" – Soul E
|
| Producer of the Year | Hall of Fame |
|---|
- Cobhams Asuquo – "Cry", "Street", "Dare" {{small|(Winner)}}
- Paul Play – "Hitville", "Let Them Say"
- OJB Jezreel – "No Drama", "For Instance"
- Don Jazzy – "Why Me", "Tongolo"
| - Eddy Lawani
- Ben Murray-Bruce
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