Headies 2023: Complete List of Winners As Rema Takes Lead

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The winners for the 16th edition of the Headies Awards were unveiled in Atlanta, United States, on Sunday, September 3, 2022, with new acts like Rema, Asake, and Odumodublvck taking the lead with multiple wins.

Headies 2023 winners - Rema and Asake
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Featuring performances from some of Nigeria’s biggest stars, including Asake, Blaqbonez, Odumodublvck, and more, awards were given to acts that have significantly impacted the growth of the Nigerian music scene in the past year.

Rema took home the most awards while touching the hearts of many with his thoughtful speech on Nigerian artistes supporting Nigerian institutions. He won the awards for African Artiste Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Digital Artiste Of The Year at the 16th Headies with his international hit single ‘Calm Down.’

Asake earned the highly coveted Next Rated award and still got the Album Of The Year award for his debut album ‘Mr Money With The Vibe,’ thereby making him the first male artiste to achieve such a feat with his debut album. Odumodublvck earned the Rookie Of The Year award and Best Rap Single Award.

Also, Burna Boy won the award for Best Afrobeats Single and Song Of The Year with his hit single ‘Last Last.’ Other artistes like Black Sherif, Spyro, Seyi Vibez, and more also won awards.

Here’s the complete list of winners.

Lyricist On The Roll

Ladipoe – Clowns

Vector – Clowns

Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only (Winner)

Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop

A-Q – Family First

TEC (SDC) – Live Life

 

African Artiste Of The Year

Rema (Nigeria) (Winner)

Burna Boy (Nigeria)

Marwa Loud (Morocco)

Black Sherif (Ghana)

Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

 

Next Rated

Young Jonn

Seyi Vibez

Asake (Winner)

Victony

Spyro

 

Best Male Artiste

Asake

Rema (Winner)

Kizz Daniel

Ruger

Omah Lay

Burna Boy

 

Best Female Artiste

Tems

Simi

Tiwa Savage

Ayra Starr

 

Song Of The Year

Rema – Calm Down

Burna Boy – Last Last

Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga

Pheelz Ft BNXN – Finesse

Asake Ft Burna Boy – Sungba Remix

 

Best Rap Album

Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only

Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol.3

Blaqbonez – Young Preacher (Winner)

Psycho YP – YPSN23

Vector – Teslim: The Energy Still Lives In Me

Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream

 

Album Of The Year

Burna Boy – Love Damini

Asake – Mr Money With The Vibe (Winner)

Rema – Rave & Roses

Omah Lay – Boy Alone

Victony – Outlaw

Davido – Timeless

 

Best Alternative Album 

Basketmouth – Horoscopes

BOJ – Gbagada Express

Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream Of Doors

Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys: Final Heaven

Somadina – Heart Of The Heavenly Undeniable

Native Sound System – Native World

 

Best R&B Album

Johnny Drille – Home

Chike – The Brother’s Keeper

Praiz – Reckless

Waje – Waje 2.0

Dami Oniru – Matter Of Time

Simi – To Be Honest (TBH)

 

Best South African Artiste Of The Year

AKA

Nasty C

Costa Titch

Uncle Waffles

Focalistic

DJ Tarico (Mozambique)

 

Best Central African Artiste Of The Year

Fally Ipupa (Congo)

Gaz Mawete (Congo)

Matias Damasio (Angola)

Emma’A (Gabon)

Libianca (Cameroon)

 

Best East African Artiste Of The Year

Zuchu

Diamond Platinumz

Rayvanny

Eddy Kenzo

Hewan Gebreworld

 

Best North African Artiste Of The Year

Marwa Loud (Morocco)

Wegz (Egypt)

El Grande Toto (Morocco)

Soolking (Algeria)

 

Best West African Artiste

Gyakie (Ghana)

Black Sherif (Ghana) (Winner)

The Therapist (Liberia)

Camidoh (Ghana)

 

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

Ruger – Asiwaju

Victony & Tempoe – Soweto

Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana

Ayra Starr – Rush

Asake – Terminator

Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)

Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

Crayon – Ijo Laba Laba

Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga

Pheelz & Davido – Electricity

 

Afrobeats Single Of The Year

Burna Boy – Last Last (Winner)

Ayra Starr – Rush

Kizz Daniel Ft Tekno – Buga

Pheelz Ft BNXN – Finesse

Spyro – Who’s Your Guy

Ruger – Asiwaju

 

Best Street-Hop Artiste

Rexxie ft Naira Marley & Skiibi – Abracadabra

Seyi Vibez – Chance (Winner)

Asake – Joha

Zlatan ft Young Jonn – Astalavista

Poco Lee & HotKid – Otilo

Mohbad – Peace

 

Best Collaboration

Asake Ft Burna Boy – Sungba Remix

BNXN Ft Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada

Pheelz Ft BNXN – Finesse

Spyro Ft Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy (Winner)

Pheelz Ft Davido – Electricity

Wande Coal Ft Olamide – Kpe Paso

 

Best Music Video Director

Blaqbonez & Perliks – Back In Uni

TG Omori – PBUY (Asake)

Director Pink – Spell Remix (Chike & Oxlade)

Director K – Common Person (Burna Boy)

TG Omori – Bandana (Fireboy & Asake)

Director K – Calm Down (Rema) (Winner)

 

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

Ric Hassani – My Only Baby

Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime

Chike – Spell Remix

Praiz – Reckless

Wande Coal – Kpe Paso (Winner)

 

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

Niniola – Memories

Simi – Loyal

Waje – In Between

Liya – Adua Remix

Preye – Red Wine

Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

 

Best Alternative Song

Wizard Chan – Earth Song

Cruel Santino – Final Champion

Basketmouth Ft The Cavemen – The Traveller

Boj Ft Molly & Melissa – In A Loop

Flavour – Game Changer

Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko (Winner)

 

Best Rap Single

Reminisce – Hustle

Ladipoe – Big Energy

Blaqbonez – Back In Uni

Psycho YP – Bando Diaries

Odumodublvck – Declan Rice (Winner)

Jeriq Ft Phyno – My Bro

 

Best R&B Single

Burna Boy ft Ed Sheeran – For My Hand

Ckay – Mmadu

Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

Preye – Red Wine

Chike Ft Flavour – Hard To Find

Simi Ft Fave – Loyal

 

Songwriter Of The Year

Simi – Loyal

Omah Lay – I’m Mess

Tems – Lift Me Up

Burna Boy – Alone

BNXN – In My Mind

Wizard Chan – Earth Song

 

Producer Of The Year

Sungba Remix – Magicsticks

Electricity – Pheelz Ft Davido

Calm Down – Andre Vibez & London

Soweto – Tempoe

Kpe Kpaso – Kel-P

Rexxie – Abracadabra (Winner)

 

International Artiste Of The Year

Drake

Future

Selena Gomez

Don Toliver

Ed Sheeran

 

Special Recognition

Sound Sultan

 

Digital Artiste Of The Year

Burna Boy

Ayra Starr

Rema (Winner)

Omah Lay

Kizz Daniel

Asake

 

Best Inspirational Song

Davido ft Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong

Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music – Jireh

Victor Thompson & Ehis ‘D’ Greatest – This Year

Neon Adejo – Eze Ebube (Winner)

Nathaniel Bassey & Mercy Chinwo – Tobechukwu

Victoria Orenze – I Get Backing

 

Hall Of Fame

Youssou N’Dour

 

International Artiste Recognition

Sean ‘Love’ Combs

 

Best Recording Of The Year

Burna Boy – Alone

Victony & Tempoe – Soweto

Omah Lay – I’m Mess

Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong

Tems – No Woman No Cry

 

Rookie Of The Year

Eltee Skhillz

Bloody Civilian

Bayanni

Odumodublvck (Winner)

Guchi

Khaid

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