[HEADIES 2022] SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 15TH HEADIES AWARD

 

The 15th edition of nigeria’s most prestigious award (Headies Award) took place on the Sunday 4th of September 2022 at the ‪Cobb Energy Center, Atlanta, U.S.A‬. 

Nigeria's talented vocalist BNXN fka Buju wins the 2022 "Next Rated Award" ahead of his counterparts with the price of a 2022 Bentley Bentayga. 

Starboy ent boss and Grammy award winner Wizkid wins big as he picks up five award, and songstress Tems also bags 4 major awards. 

Meanwhile, YBNL boss Olamide also wins the best "Rap Album Of The Year" and Fireboy DML of YBNL picking up the "Best Afrobeats Single Of Year". 

Grammy award winner Burna Boy wins the "Artiste Of The Year (Male)" and "African Artiste Of The Year" Award. while DMW Boss Davido picks up two awards for "Humanitarian Award Of The Year" and "Digital Artiste Of The Year" respectively.

See The Full List of Winners Below

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 Feat. Lucky Daye)

Niphkeys – “Feel Good” (Mohbad)

P Priime – “Ozumba Mbadiwe” (Reekado Banks)

Pheelz – “High” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido)

Sarz - "Monalisa" (Lojay & Sarz) [WINNER]

Best R&B single

“Baby Riddim” – Fave

“Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay

“Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems [WINNER]

“Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi

“Promise” – Niniola

“Sinner” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Luck Daye

 

Songwriter Of The Year

Adekunle Gold – “Sinner” [WINNER]

Ajebo Hustlers – “Loyalty”

Brymo – “Meji Meji”

Falana – “Joy”

Fireboy Dml – “Peru”

Omah Lay – “Understand”

Best Alternative Song

“Doings” – Flavour (Winner)

“Free Your Mind” – Made Kuti

“Gonto” – Ibejii

“Hustle” – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes

“Meji Meji” – Brymo

“Selense” – The Cavemen

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”

Johnny Drille – “Loving Is Harder”

Oxlade – “Ojuju” [WINNER]

Ric Hassani – “When I’m Gone”

Tay Iwar – “Peaking”

Best Music Video

“Champion” – (Fireboy Dml Feat. D Smoke) Directed By Tg Omori [WINNER]

“Ginger” – (Wizkid Feat. Burna Boy) Directed By Meji Alabi

“Roju” – (Chike) Directed By Pink

“Rain” – (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse

“Bling” – (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori

“Running” – (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K

Best Collaboration

“Beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay

“Bling” – Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn

“Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl LA

“Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems [WINNER]

“Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn

“Running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi

Best Street-Hop Artiste

Bella Shmurda – “Cash App” Feat. Zlatan & Lincoln

Rexxie & Mohbad – “Kpk”

Mohbad – “Feel Good”

Naira Marley – “Koleyewon”

Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano (Remix)” (WINNER)

Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – “Zazoo Zehh”

Best Afrobeats Single Of The Year

“Bloody Samaritan” – Ayra Starr

“Bounce” – Ruger

“High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido

“Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz

“Ozumba Mbadiwe” – Reekado Banks

“Peru” – Fireboy Dml [WINNER]

Digital Artist of the Year

Burna Boy

CKay

Davido [WINNER]

Joeboy

Rema

Wizkid.

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan” [WINNER]

Fireboy – “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

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]

Essy Kenzo (Uganda)

Harmonize (Tanzania)

Maddy (Rwanda)

Nikita Kering (Kenya)

Zuchu (Tanzania)

Best North African Artiste Of the Year

Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)

Elgrandetoto (Morocco)

Latifah (Tunisia) [WINNER]

Manual (Morocco)

Muhammad Ramadan (Egypt)

Soolking (Algeria)

Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year

Black Coffee (South Africa)

Dj Tarico (Mozambique)

Elaine (South Africa)

Focalistic (South Africa) [WINNER]

Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)

Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)

Best Afrobeats Album

“19 And Dangerous” – Ayra Starr

“A Better Time” – Davido

“Barnabas” – Kizz Daniel

“Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid [WINNER]

“Kpos Lifestyle” – Ajebo Hustlers

“Wondaland” – Teni

Best Reggae & Dancehall Album

“Gratitude” – Timaya [WINNER]

“Love Is War” – Prettyboy D-O

“Rainbow Riddim” – Shank

“Three” – Patoranking

“Yaadman Kingsize” – Yung L

Best R&B Album

“Before We Fall Asleep” – Johnny Drille

“If Orange Was A Place” – Tems [WINNER]

“Love Deep High Life” – Omawumi

“Rising” – Falana

“The Prince I Became” – Ric Hassani

“Water And Garri” – Tiwa Savage

Best Alternative Album

“9: Esan” – Brymo

“Intermission” – Ibejii [WINNER]

“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

“9: Esan” – Brymo

“19 & Dangerous” – Ayra Starr

“Carpe Diem” – Olamide

“Legacy +” – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti

“Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid [WINNER]

“Yabasi” – Basketmouth

Song Of The Year

“Celebrate Me” – Patoranking

“Doings” – Flavour Feat. Phyno

“Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems [WINNER]

“High” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido

“Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz

“Peru” – Fireboy Dml

Best Female Artiste

Simi

Tems

Tiwa Savage

Teni

Niniola

Best Male Artiste

Adekunle Gold

Burna Boy [WINNER]

Davido

Flavour

Olamide

Wizkid

Next Rated

Ayra Starr

Bnxn [WINNER]

Lojay

Ruger

Zinoleesky

African Artiste Of The Year

Black Coffee (Nigeria)

Burna Boy (Nigeria) [WINNER]

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

2face Idibia

Ruggedman

Davido [WINNER]

Don Jazzy

East Central African Artiste Of The Year

Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)

Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)

Dadju (Dr Congo)

Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo)

Innoss’b (Dr Congo) [WINNER]

Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

Best Rap Single

“Breathe” – A-Q Feat Chike

“Crown Of Clay” – Vector & Mi Abaga Feat. Pheelz

“Early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl LA

“Feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn (WINNER)

“Tycoon” – Show Dem Camp – Feat. Reminisce & Mojo

“Loading” – Olamide Feat Bad Boy Timz

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE 

KCEE & OKWESILI EZE GROUP - CULTURAL PRAISE [WINNER]

INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

WYCLEF JEAN, AKON

SPECIAL RECOGNITON AWARD

SUNDAY ARE, Bose Ogulu (Mama Burna), Efe Omorogbe, D'banj.

Hall Of Fame Award

Angelique Kidjo