Headies Award : Wizkid bags five awards; check out full list
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, and others bag the prestigious Headies Award unveiled in Atlanta, United States, on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
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)
