1. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

1. I WISH – WAJE
2. GOOD MORNING – BRYMO
3. NATURAL SOMETHING – SOUND SULTAN
4. THIS YEAR - JAYWON

2. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

1. PHEELZ - DUROSOKE
2. DTUNES – SHO LEE
3. DEL B – LIMPOPO
4. LERIQ – LIKE TO PARTY
5. LEGENDURY BEATS – EMI NI BALLER

3. BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. ALINGO – JUDE OKOYE/CLARENCE PETERS
2. OLIVER TWIST – SESAN
3. GAGA CRAZY – AJE FILM WORKS
4. AZONTO– MOE MUSA
5. YES/NO - CLARENCE PETERS

4. BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

1. IYANYA VS. DESIRE – IYANYA
2. O.B.O. – DAVIDO
3. R&BW – BANKYW
4. BLESSED – FLAVOUR
5. AWAY & BEYOND – 2FACE

5. BEST R&B SINGLE

1. DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
2. GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKYW
3. LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY
4. RICH & FAMOUS – PRAIZ
5. OMOTE – ESE PETERS

6. BEST POP SINGLE

1. IHE NE ME – 2FACE
2. The KICK - WANDE COAL FT DON JAZZY
3. GOBE – DAVIDO
4. CATCHING COLD – TUNDE EDNUT
5. UR WAIST  – IYANYA
6. GOODY BAG – D’PRINCE

7. BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

1. I WISH - WAJE
2. RIHANNA - OREZI
3. GIVE IT TO ME – GENERAL PYPE
4. GO DOWN – BABA DEE

8. BEST RAP ALBUM

1. OGA BOSS – ILL BLISS
2. THE SECOND COMING – VECTOR
3. YBNL – OLAMIDE
4. BOOK OF RAP STORIES – REMINISCE

9. BEST COLLABO

1. GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE
2. TONY MONTANA (REMIX) – NAETO C FT. D’BANJ
3. BADDEST BOY – EME FT. WIZKID, SKALES & BANKYW
4. EZIOKU – LYNXXX FT.  IKECHUWKU, ILL BLISS & PHYNO
5. EMI NI BALLER – CHIDINMA FT. SUSPECT & ILL BLISS
6. BABY MI DA (REMIX) – DR. VICTOR OLAIYA FT. 2FACE

10. BEST RAP SINGLE

1. MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO
2. ANAM ACHI KWANU – ILL BLISS FT. PHYNO
3. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
4. 2 MUSSHH – REMINISCE
5. GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT OLAMIDE

11. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

1. RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ
2. OMOTE – ESE PETERS
3. DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
4. YES/NO – BANKYW

12. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

1. I WISH – WAJE
2. TOH BAD – NIYOLA
3. IRAWO -  SEYI SHAY
4. TOTALLY YOURS - ZAINA
5. ONLY YOU – NIKKI LAOYE

13. NEXT RATED

1. SEAN TIZZLE
2. DAMMY KRANE
3. BURNA BOY
4. SEYI SHAY
5. PHYNO

14. HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

1. W.A.J.E – WAJE
2. OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO
3. FRENZY – D’PRINCE
4. THE YEAR OF R’N’B – CAPITAL FEMI

15. LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

1. OLAMIDE – VOICE OF THE STREETS
2. BOOGEY – SANCTUM
3. MODE 9 – LET IT GO
4. PHYNO – MAN OF THE YEAR

16. BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

1. TERRY G – RUN MAD
2. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
3. MY DEAR – DAMMY KRANE
4. SKIBO – SOLID STAR
5. ALAYE – LKT

17. BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

1. REPETE – BLACKMAGIC
2. OMO PASTOR – AJEBUTTER FT. BOJ
3. FEEL ALRIGHT - SHOW DEM CAMP FT. BOJ & POE
4. THIS YEAR - JAYWON

18. ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. IYANYA VS. DESIRE– IYANYA
2. O.B.O. – DAVIDO
3. R&BW - BANKYW
4. BLESSED – FLAVOUR
5. YBNL – OLAMIDE

19. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. IYANYA
2. DAVIDO
3. WIZKID
4. FLAVOUR
5. OLAMIDE
6. ICE PRINCE

20. SONG OF THE YEAR

1. DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
2. UR WAIST – IYANYA
3. ALINGO – P-SQUARE
4. SHO LEE – SEAN TIZZLE
5. LIMPOPO – KCEE

21. BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

1. R2BEES
2. MAFIKIZOLO
3. LIQUID DEEP
4. SARKODIE
5. MICASA

22. HALL OF FAME

The latest comScore report on the smartphone market in the USA is out. It reveals minor increases of the Android, iOS and Windows Phone shares among the US subscribers, while BlackBerrys share keeps sliding down. As of October 52.2% of the US subscribers are using Android OS - thats 0.4 points more than July and makes the Google platform the biggest gainer. Apples iOS and Microsofts...

Let’s start with the design we already know about; this concept of a potential Nexus 6 device was designed by Rishi Ramesh and came with an additional list of specifications that said it would have a Snapdragon 805 running at 2.5GHz, 3GB RAM, 5.2-inch screen with a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, a 13MP camera and be running Android 5.0. It’s not hard to imagine that the device could have specs like this by this time next year, but at the same time, I’d almost be disappointed if it did. I guess only time will tell.

Nexus 6 with Android 4.5 by Bob Freking

This next concept design of a Nexus 6 comes to us via Bob Freking, who is clearly a fan of the HTC One, as evidenced by the dual-speaker layout common to most of HTC’s more recent phones, which he has featured in his design. Freking also fleshes out the Nexus device with his imagined specifications consisting of a 5-inch Full HD Super LCD 3 display, a 6 core CPU, 6 core GPU, 6 GB of RAMand 60 hour battery; clearly a fan of the number 6 it seems.

The speculative design also says that the Nexus 6 with have Android 4.5, codenamed Lollipop, which as of right now appears to be the favourite for Android’s next build codename, as shown in our highly scientific poll. I’d almost be surprised if Google had only released one build of Android between now and then, seeing as they released two this year, but we shall see what happens. Freking has also made a video to glamorize his concept design, which also features an iPhone concept, but we all know how we feel about that, don’t we? Check it out:

While this design by Martin Hasek is a slightly older one, it’s no less impressive. Doing away with the rounded corners that we’re so used to, the Nexus 6 X Phone (ironically the code name of the Moto X for some time) features a 4.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1280×768 pixels. Most interesting about this concept is that Hasek has predicted that the Nexus 6 will have an Android build of Android 6.0 called Milkshake. While that’s not impossible to imagine, it does seem unlikely seeing as Google is doing more incremental updates over major updates, but you never know.

Nexus device by Jo Enaje

The last Nexus 6 concept design we’ll take a look at in this roundup comes to us via Jo Enaje. Rather ironically, this concept was actually meant to be a Nexus 5 concept which Enaje drew up in October (as evidenced by the familiar wallpaper), but by then the shape of the Nexus 5 was all but confirmed. So to recognize Enaje’s conceptual work for what it is, we’ll assume it’s also a concept for the Nexus 6.

While there’s no hardware specifications to speak of for this concept, the design is wonderfully minimalistic and Enaje also mocked up some potential colour variants for the Nexus device a la the iPhone 5C.

It’s time to poll!

And now is the moment of truth: which of these Nexus 6 designs do you like the most? Please vote down below, or if you have another design to suggest, feel free to add it down in the comments.

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Happy Friday my friends. Time to get your end of the week dosage of ManDroid madness. Hiopefully you Nexus 5 users out there started receiving your Android 4.4.1 updates. Make sure you check out the Nexus 6 concepts. Pretty creative stuff. Enjoy the show!

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In the Artist’s Studio: Watching @wolfbat’s Carvings Come to Life

To see more photos of Dennis’s work—and the work of people who inspire him—follow @wolfbat on Instagram.

Under his art moniker Wolfbat (@wolfbat), New York City-based artist Dennis McNett uses Instagram to share the process behind his huge, intricate wood cuts and sculptures.

"Everything I do is hand carved with a chisel," says Dennis. While sometimes it’s hard to capture in a photo, "I try to show the process from start to finish to give a better idea of what people are looking at when viewing my work. It’s also fun to show some of the big sculptures I make for performance, which are then burned afterwards."

Dennis first heard about Instagram from his interns, he says. “They kept talking about it and encouraged me to join.” After signing up, however, his captivating wood cuts and sculptures—which take the form of Viking ships, dragons and other mythical creatures—quickly found an audience.

The Instagram community is also a source of inspiration. “I use Instagram to share my work,” which Dennis says is strongly influenced by the imagery of the early 80s skating and punk rock scene, “but also to see other peoples work and share things that inspire me.”

The European Commission cleared Nokias acquisition by Microsoft. According to the EUs executive body, "the transaction would not raise any competition concerns, in particular because there are only modest overlaps between the parties activities." Microsofts official acquisition of Nokia will see Nokias former CEO Stephen Elop return to Redmond as a head of an expanded Devices team....