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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)