The 15th edition of the annual Headies Awards (one of the most prestigious Nigerian music awards) was held yesterday, the 4th of September at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and it was a night of glitz and glamour, one to remember.
The award show was hosted by Osas Ighodaro and Anthony Anderson and personalities from different coasts of the African continent were well represented. The stage was graced with electrifying performances by YBNL’s poster boys, Asake and Fireboy DML.
Wizkid who led the nomination count with a total of ten nominations ended up bagging five awards, thanks to his RIAA gold-certified album ‘Made In Lagos‘ and his 2x platinum single ‘Essence‘ featuring Tems.
Burna Boy bagged the awards for Best Male Artist and African Artist of The Year. Tems’ ‘If Orange Was a Place‘ was awarded the Best R&B Album and BNXN ended up winning the highly contentious Next Rated category.
Without further ado, check out the complete list of winners at the 2022 Headies Awards.
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
AV
FAVE – WINNER
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
Beats By Jayy- “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
Blaise Beatz – “SINNER” (Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye)
Niphkeys – “FEEL GOOD” (Mohbad)
P. Prime – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (Reekado Banks)
Pheelz – “HIGH” (Adekunle Gold ft. Davido)
Sarz – “MONALISA” (Lojay & Sarz) – WINNER
BEST R&B SINGLE
FAVE – “BABY RIDDIM”
Ayra Starr Ft. CKay- “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
Wizkid feat. TEMS – “ESSENCE” – WINNER
Chike feat. Simi – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
Niniola – “PROMISE”
Adekunle Gold feat. Lucky Daye – “SINNER”
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Adekunle Gold – “SINNER” – WINNER
Ajebo Hustlers – “LOYALTY”
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
Falana – “JOY”
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
Omah Lay – “UNDERSTAND”
BEST RAP SINGLE
A-Q feat. Chike – “BREATHE”
Vector & MI Abaga feat. Pheelz – “CROWN OF CLAY”
Vector feat. Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
Ladipoe feat. BNXN – “FEELING” – WINNER
Show Dem Camp feat. Reminisce & Mojo – “TYCOON”
Olamide feat. Bad Boy Timz – “LOADING”
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
Flavour – “DOINGS” – WINNER
Made Kuti – “FREE YOUR MIND”
Ibejii – “GONTO”
Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Dice Ailes & Bez – “HUSTLE”
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
The Cavemen – “SELENSE”
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Ayra Starr – “TOXIC”
Liya – “ALARI”
Niniola – “6TH HEAVEN”
Simi – ” RUNNING TO YOU”
TEMS – “ESSENCE”
Waje – “LAST TIME” – WINNER
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Brymo – “MEJI MEJI”
Oxlade – “OJUJU” – WINNER
Johnny Drille – “LOVING IS HARDER”
Ric Hassani – “WHEN I AM GONE”
Tay Iwar – “PEAKING”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
TG Omori – “CHAMPION” (Fireboy DML feat. D Smoke) – WINNER
Meji Alabi – “GINGER” (Wizkid feat. Burna Boy)
Pink – “ROJU” (Chike)
Ovie Etseyatse – “RAIN” (Yemi Alade feat. Mzansi Youth Choir)
TG Omori – “BLING” (Blaqbonez feat. Amaarae and BNXN)
Director K – “RUNNING” (Ladipoe feat. Fireboy DML)
BEST COLLABORATION
Ayra Starr feat. CKay – “BEGGIE BEGGIE”
Blaqbonez feat. Amaarae & BNXN – “BLING”
Vector feat. Goodgirl LA – “EARLY MOMO”
Wizkid feat. TEMS – “ESSENCE” – WINNER
Ladipoe feat. BNXN – “FEELING”
Chike feat. Simi – “RUNNING TO YOU”
BEST STREET HOP ARTISTE
Bella Shmurda feat. Zlatan & Lincoin – “CASH APP”
Mohbad feat. Rexxie – “KPK”
Mohbad – “FEEL GOOD”
Naira Marley – “KOLEYEWON”
Nektunez & Goya Menor – “AMENO AMPIANO REMIX” – WINNER
Portable & Poco Lee feat. Olamide – “ZAZOO ZEHH”
AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Ayra Starr – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”
Ruger – “BOUNCE”
Adekunle Gold feat. Davido – “HIGH”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Reekado Banks – “OZUMBA MBADIWE”
Fireboy DML – “PERU” – WINNER
HEADIES VIEWER’S CHOICE
Joeboy – “SIP”
Ayra Starr – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” – WINNER
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Nektunez & Goya Menor – “AMENO AMPIANO REMIX”
Olamide feat. Omah Lay – “INFINITY”
Rema – “SOUNDGASM”
Wizkid feat. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Amaarae (GHANA)
Angelique Kidjo (BENIN)
Aya Nakamura (MALI)
Gyakie (GHANA) – WINNER
KiDi (GHANA)
Nelson Freitas (CAPE VERDE)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platinumz (TANZANIA) – WINNER
Harmonize (TANZANIA)
Meddy (RWANDA)
Eddy Kenzo (UGANDA)
Nikita Kering (KENYA)
Zuchu (TANZANIA)
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Muhamad Ramadan (EGYPT)
Emel Mathlouthi (TUNISIA)
Elgrandetoto (MOROCCO)
Latifah (TUNISIA) – WINNER
Soolking (ALGERIA)
Manal (MOROCCO)
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Coffee (SOUTH AFRICA)
DJ Tarico (MOZAMBIQUE)
Elaine (SOUTH AFRICA)
Focalistic (SOUTH AFRICA) – WINNER
Sha Sha (ZIMBABWE)
Jah Prayzah (ZIMBABWE)
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Calema (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
Soraia Ramos (CAPE VERDE)
Fally Ipupa (DR CONGO)
Dadju (DR CONGO)
Blanche Baily (CAMEROON)
Innoss’B (DR CONGO) – WINNER
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM
Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
Davido – “A BETTER TIME”
Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS” – WINNER
Kizz Daniel – “BARNABAS”
Ajebo Hustlers – “KPOS LIFESTYLE”
Teni – “WONDALAND”
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM
Timaya – “GRATITUDE”
Prettyboy D-O – “LOVE IS WAR”
Shank – “RAINBOW RIDDIM”
Patoranking – “THREE” – WINNER
Yung L – “YAADMAN KINGSIZE”
BEST R&B ALBUM
Johnny Drille – “BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP”
Tems – “IF ORANGE WAS A COLOUR” – WINNER
Omawunmi – “LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE”
Falana – “RISING”
Ric Hassani – “THE PRINCE I BECAME”
Tiwa Savage – “WATER AND GARRI”
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Brymo – “9: ESAN”
Ibejii – “INTERMISSION” – WINNER
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
The Cavemen – “LOVE AND HIGHLIFE”
Wavy The Creator- “P.S THANK YOU FOR WAITING”
Basketmouth – “YABASI”
BEST RAP ALBUM
Olamide – “CARPE DIEM” – WINNER
Show Dem Camp – “CLONE WARS VOL. 5; THE ALGORYTHM”
A-Q – “GOLDEN”
Idowest – “MAFIA CULTURE VOL. 2.0”
LadiPoe – “PROVIDENCE”
Blaqbonez – “SEX OVER LOVE”
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” – WINNER
Blaqbonez – “THE LAST CYPHER”
Ladipoe – “PROVIDENCE”
Jesse Jagz – “VIPERS”
Payper Corleone – “IN DON WE TRUST”
Vector – “CROWN OF CLAY”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS (Deluxe Edition)” – WINNER
Brymo – “9: ESAN”
Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”
Basketmouth – “YABASI”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Patoranking – “CELEBRATE ME”
Flavour ft. Phyno – “DOINGS”
Wizkid feat. TEMS – “ESSENCE” – WINNER
Adekunle Gold feat. Davido – “HIGH”
Lojay & Sarz – “MONALISA”
Fireboy DML – “PERU”
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
Simi
Tems
Tiwa Savage
Teni
Niniola
(Not announced)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group – Cultural Praise Vol. 1 – WINNER
Timi Dakolo – Everything (Amen)
Chidinma – Jehovah Overdo
Mercy Chinwo feat. Glowrie – Onyedikagi
Dunsin Oyekan – Yah
Nathaniel Bassey feat. Oba & Chandler Moore – You Are Mighty/Olorun Agbaye
BEST MALE ARTISTE
Burna Boy – WINNER
Adekunle Gold
Wizkid
Davido
Flavour
Olamide
HEADIES NEXT RATED
Zinoleesky
BNXN (fka Buju) – WINNER
Lojay
Ruger
Ayra Starr
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Aya Nakamura
Burna Boy – WINNER
Black Coffee
Davido
Diamond Platnumz
Soolking
Wizkid
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR
Davido – WINNER
Don Jazzy
2face Idibia
Ruggedman
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Bose Ogulu
Efe Omorogbe
Sunday Are
HALL OF FAME
Angelique Kidjo
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
Akon
Wyclef Jean
