The 15th Headies Awards went global for the time with a diverse group of nominees and winners from Nigeria, the rest of Africa, and the United States.
Music executives like Efe Omorogbe – 2Baba’s manager, Sunday Are – Wizkid’s manager, and Bose Ogulu, Burna Boy’s mother and manager received Special Recognition Awards.
Here’s a full list of this year’s winners below …
Rookie Of The Year
FAVE – Winner
AV
Magixx
Portable
Ugoccie
Best Recording Of The Year
Celebrate Me – Patoranking – Winner
Essence – Wizkid ft Tems
Joy – Falana
Loving Is Harder – Johnny Drille
Meji Meji – Brymo
Somebody’s Son – Tiwa Savage ft Brandy
Producer Of The Year
Sarz – “Monalisa” (Lojay & Sarz) – Winner
Beats by Jay – “Golden” (A -Q)
Blaise Beatz – “Sinner” (Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye)
Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)
P Priime – “Ozumba Mbadiwe (Reekado Banks)
Pheelz – “High” (Adekunle Gold Ft Davido)
Best R&B Single
Essence – Wizkid Ft Tems – Winner
Baby Riddim – Fave
Beggie Beggie – Ayra Starr Ft CKay
Running (To You) – Chike Ft Simi
Promise – Niniola
Sinnee – Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye
Songwriter Of The Year
Sinner – Adekunle Gold – WInner
Loyalty – Ajebo Hustlers
Meji Meji – Brymo
Joy – Falana
Peru – Fireboy DML
Understand – Omah Lay
Best Rap Single
Feeling – Ladipoe Ft BNXN – Winner
Breathe – AQ Feat Chike
Crown of Clay – Vector & MI Abaga ft Pheelz
Early Momo – Vector Ft GoodGirl LA
Tycoon – Show Dem Camp Ft Reminisce & Mojo
Loading – Olamide Ft Bad Boy Timz
Best Alternative Song
Doings – Flavour – Winner
Feel Your Mind – Made Kuti
Gonto – Ibejii
Hustle- Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
Meji Meji – Brymo
Selense – The Cavemen
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Last Time – Waje – Winner
Toxic – Ayra Starr
Alari – Liya
6th Heaven – Niniola
Running (To You) – Simi
Essence – Tems
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Ojuju – Oxlade – Winner
Meji Meji – Brymo
Loving Is Harder – Johnny Drille
When I Am Gone – Ric Hassani
Peaking – Tay Iwar
Best Music Video
Champion (Fireboy DML Ft D Smoke) – Directed by TG Omori – Winner
Ginger (Wizkid Ft Burna Boy) – Directed by Meji Alabi
Roju (Chike) – Directed by Pink
Rain (Yemi Alade Ft Mzansi Youth Choir) – Directed by Ovie Etseyatse
Bling (Blaqbonez Ft Amaarae & BNXN) – Directed by TG Omori
Running (Ladipoe Ft Fireboy DML) – Directed by Director K
Best Collaboration
Essence – Wizkid ft Tems – Winner
Beggie Beggie – Ayra Starr ft Ckay
Bling – Blaqbonez Ft Amaarae & BNXN
Early Momo – Vector ft Goodgirl LA
Feeling – Ladipoe ft BNXN
Running (To You) – Chike Ft Simi
Best Street-Hop Artiste
Nektunez & Goya Menor – Ameno Amapiano (Remix) – Winner
Bella Shmurda – Cash App Feat. Zlatan & Lincoin
Rexxie & Mohbad – Kpk
Mohbad – Feel Good
Naira Marley – Koleyewon
Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – Zazoo Zehh
Best Afrobeats Single Of The Year
Peru – Fireboy DML – Winner
Bloody Samaritan – Ayra Starr
Bounce – Ruger
High – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
Monalisa – Lojay & Sarz
Ozumba Mbadiwe – Reekado Banks
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
Ayra Starr – Bloody Samaritan – Winner
Fireboy DML – Peru
Joeboy – Sip
Lojay & Sarz – Monalisa
Nektunez & Goya Menor – Ameno Amapiano (Remix)
Olamide Feat. Omah Lay – Infinity
Rema – Soundgasm
Wizkid Feat. Tems – Essence
Best West African Artiste Of The Year
Gyakie (Ghana) – Winner
Amaarae (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Aya Nakamura (Mali)
Kidi (Ghana)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Best East African Artiste Of The Year
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania) – Winner
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Harmonize (Tanzania)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Nikita Kering (Kenya)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
Best North African Artiste Of The Year
Latifa (Tunisia) – Winner
Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
Elgrandetoto (Morocco)
Manal (Morocco)
Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
Soolking (Algeria)
Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year
Focalistic (South Africa) – Winner
Black Coffee (South Africa)
DJ Tarico (Mozambique)
Elaine (South Africa)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)
Best Afrobeats Album
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid – Winner
19 And Dangerous – Ayra Starr
A Better Time – Davido
Barnabas – Kizz Daniel
Kpos Lifestyle – Ajebo Hustlers
Wondaland – Teni
Best Reggae & Dancehall Album
Three – Patoranking – Winner
Gratitude – Timaya
Love Is War – Prettyboy D-O
Rainbow Riddim – Shank
Yaadman Kingsize – Yung L
Best R&B Album
If Orange Was A Place – Tems – Winner
Before We Fall Asleep – Johnny Drille
Love Deep High Life – Omawumi
Rising – Falana
The Prince I Became – Ric Hassani
Water And Garri – Tiwa Savage
Best Alternative Album
Intermission – Ibejii – Winner
9: Esan – Brymo
Legacy + – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Love And Highlife – The Cavemen
P.S. Thank You For Waiting – Wavy The Creator
Yabasi – Basketmouth
Best Rap Album
Carpe Diem – Olamide – Winner
Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The Algorhythm – Show Dem Camp
Golden – A-Q
Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0 – Idowest
Providence – Ladipoe
Sex Over Love – Blaqbonez
Album Of The Year
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid – Winner
9: Esan – Brymo
19 & Dangerous – Ayra Starr
Carpe Diem – Olamide
Legacy + – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Yabasi – Basketmouth
Song Of The Year
Essence – Wizkid Feat. Tems – Winner
Celebrate Me – Patoranking
Doings – Flavour Feat. Phyno
High – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
Monalisa – Lojay & Sarz
Peru – Fireboy DML
Best Female Artiste
Simi
Tems
Tiwa Savage
Teni
Niniola
Best Male Artiste
Burna Boy – Winner
Adekunle Gold
Davido
Flavour
Olamide
Wizkid
Next Rated
BNXN – Winner
Ayra Starr
Lojay
Ruger
Zinoleesky
African Artiste Of The Year
Burna Boy (Nigeria) – Winner
Black Coffee (Nigeria)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
Soolking (Algeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Aya Nakamura (Mali )
Lyricist On The Roll
A-Q – The Last Cypher – Winner
Blaqbonez – The Last Cypher
Jesse Jagz – Vipers
Ladipoe – Providence
Payper Corleone – In Don We Trust
Vector – Crown Of Clay
Humanitarian Award Of The Year
Davido – Winner
2face Idibia
Ruggedman
Don Jazzy
East Central African Artiste Of The Year
Innoss’b (DR Congo) – Winner
Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
Dadju (DR Congo)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
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