On Sunday the 4th of September, 2022, the city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA was host to Nigerian music talents for the 15th edition of the Headies Awards. Anchored by Hollywood actor, Anthony Anderson and award-winning Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro, the Headies was a night of wins for many of your favourite artistes. Here’s a list of the artistes who who won in their respective categories
Best Rap Album : OLAMIDE – Carpe Diem
Nominees
Show Dem Camp – “CLONE WARS VOL. 5; THE ALGORYTHM”
A-Q – “GOLDEN”
Idowest – “MAFIA CULTURE VOL. 2.0”
LadiPoe – “PROVIDENCE”
Blaqbonez – “SEX OVER LOVE”
Best Alternative Songs: FLAVOUR – Doings
Nominees
Made Kuti – “FREE YOUR MIND”
Ibejii – “GONTO”
Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Dice Ailes & Bez – “HUSTLE”
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
The Cavemen – “SELENSE”
Best Rap Single: Ladipoe ft BNXN – Feeling
Nominees
Show Dem Camp ft Reminisce & Mojo – “TYCOON”
Olamide ft. Bad Boy Timz – “LOADING”
A-Q ft. Chike – “BREATHE”
Vector & MI Abaga ft. Pheelz – “CROWN OF CLAY”
Vector ft. Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
Best Street Hip-Hop Artiste: Nektunez & Goya Menor – Ameno Amapiano Remix
Nominees
Bella Shmurda ft Zlatan & Lincoin – “CASH APP”
Mohbad ft Rexxie – “KPK”
Mohbad – “FEEL GOOD”
Naira Marley – “KOLEYEWON”
Lyricist on the roll: A-Q – The Last Cypher
Nominees
LADIPOE – “Providence”
JESSE JAGS – “Viphers”
PAYPER CORLEONE – “In Don We Trust”
VECTOR – “Crown Of Clay”
Best Vocal Performance (Female): Waje – Last time
Nominees
Ayra Starr – “TOXIC”
Liya – “ALARI”
Niniola – “6TH HEAVEN”
Simi – ” RUNNING TO YOU”
TEMS – “ESSENCE”
Producer Of The Year: Lojay & Sarz – Monalisa
Nominees
Beats By Jayy- “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 Recording Of The Year: Patoranking – Celebrate Me
Nominees
“ESSENCE” – Wizkid ft. TEMS
“JOY” – Falana
“LOVING IS HARDER” – Johnny Drille
“MEJI MEJI” – Brymo
“SOMEBODY’S SON” – Tiwa Savage Ft. Brandy
Best Music Video: TG Omori – Champion (Fire Boy DML ft D Smoke)
Nominees
Meji Alabi – “GINGER” (Wizkid ft. Burna Boy)
Pink – “ROJU” (Chike)
Ovie Etseyatse – “RAIN” (Yemi Alade ft Mzansi Youth Choir)
TG Omori – “BLING” (Blaqbonez ft Amaarae and BNXN)
Director K – “RUNNING” (Ladipoe ft Fireboy DML)
Best R ‘n’ B Single: Wizkid ft. TEMS – Essence
Nominees
FAVE – “BABY RIDDIM”
Ayra Starr ft. CKay- “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
Chike ft. Simi – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
Niniola – “PROMISE”
Adekunle Gold ft. Lucky Daye – “SINNER”
Best Alternative Album: Ibejii – Intermission
Nominees
Brymo – “9: ESAN”
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
The Cavemen – “LOVE AND HIGHLIFE”
Wavy The Creator- “P.S THANK YOU FOR WAITING”
Basketmouth – “YABASI”
Best Reggae and Dancehall Album: Patoranking – Three
Nominees
Timaya – “GRATITUDE”
Prettyboy D-O – “LOVE IS WAR”
Shank – “RAINBOW RIDDIM”
Yung L – “YAADMAN KINGSIZE”
Best Collaboration: Wizkid ft TEMS – Essence
Nominees
Ayra Starr ft CKay – “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
Blaqbonez ft Amaarae & BNXN – “BLING”
Vector ft Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
Ladipoe ft BNXN – “FEELING”
Chike ft Simi – “RUNNING TO YOU”
Songwriter Of The Year: Adekunle Gold – Sinner
Nominees
Ajebo Hustlers – “LOYALTY”
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
Falana – “JOY”
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
Omah Lay – “UNDERSTAND”
Afrobeats Single Of The Year: Fireboy DML – Peru
Ayra Starr – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”
Ruger – “BOUNCE”
Adekunle Gold ft. Davido – “HIGH”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Reekado Banks – “OZUMBA MBADIWE”
Song of The Year: Wizkid ft. TEMS – Essence
Patoranking – “CELEBRATE ME”
Flavour ft. Phyno – “DOINGS”
Adekunle Gold ft. Davido – “HIGH”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
Headies Viewers Choice: Ayra Starr – Bloody Samaritan
Joeboy – “SIP”
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Nektunez & Goya Menor – “AMENO AMPIANO REMIX”
Olamide ft Omah Lay – “INFINITY”
Rema – “SOUNDGASM”
Wizkid ft. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
Album of The Year: Wizkid – Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)
Nominees
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
Brymo – “9: ESAN”
Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”
Basketmouth – “YABASI”
International Artiste Special Recognition
Akon & Wyclef Jean
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
(TALENT) – D’banj
(MANAGERS) – Efe Omorogbe, Bose Ogulu, and Sunday Are.
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
INNOSS’B
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Diamond Platinumz
Nominees
Harmonize
Meddy
Eddy Kenzo
Nikita Kering
Zuchu
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Latifah
Muhamad Ramadan
Emel Mathlouthi
Elgrandetoto
Soolking
Manal
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Focalistic
Black Coffee
DJ Tarico
Elaine
Sha Sha
Jah Prayzah
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Gyakie (Ghana)
Amaarae – (GHANA)
Angelique Kidjo -(BENIN)
Aya Nakamura – (MALI)
KiDi – (GHANA)
Nelson Freitas – (CAPE VERDE)
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM: Wizkid – Made In Lagos
Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
Davido – “A BETTER TIME”
Kizz Daniel – “BARNABAS”
Ajebo Hustlers – “KPOS LIFESTYLE”
Teni – “WONDALAND”
BEST R&B ALBUM: Tems – If Orange Was a Colour
Johnny Drille – “BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP”
Omawunmi – “LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE”
Falana – “RISING”
Ric Hassani – “THE PRINCE I BECAME”
Tiwa Savage – “WATER AND GARRI”
BEST MALE ARTISTE – Burna Boy
ADEKUNLE GOLD
WIZKID
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Burna Boy
AYA NAKAMURA
BLACK COFFEE
DAVIDO
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ
SOOLKING
WIZKID
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
HALL OF FAME
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE): Oxlade – Ojuju
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
Johnny Drille – “LOVING IS HARDER”
Ric Hassani – “WHEN I AM GONE”
Tay Iwar – “PEAKING”
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Fave
AV
Magixx
Ugoccie
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR – DAVIDO
DON JAZZY
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RUGGEDMAN
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