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.
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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