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– The highlife duo sent an indirect message to the organisers of the award about the category they were nominated in.
– Popular Nigerian highlife duo, The Cavemen have reacted to their nomination for the 2022 Headies Awards which was released few days ago.
– Organizers of the Headies Awards on Tuesday, May 24 released the full list of nominees for the 15th edition which will be held on Sunday, 4th September 2022 at the COBB Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, USA.
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– The Cavemen, comprised of brothers Kingsley Okorie, a bassist, and Benjamin James, a drummer, received nominations in the “best alternative song” and “best alternative album” categories, with Wizkid, Ayra Starr, and Brymo.
– However, the highlife band took to their Twitter page to express their opinion on being nominated in the alternative category when, in actuality, they are a highlife band.
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
⁰#15thHeadies #Headies #HeadiesNominees #15thHeadiesNominees pic.twitter.com/1E7x7x1JZU
— IG: the_headies (@The_Headies) May 24, 2022
– They wrote:
“Highlife is not an alternative, o” which translates to” Highlife is not alternative,”
Highlife no be alternative o 🌴😂💀
— The Cavemen. (@StayCavy) May 25, 2022
