Nigeria’s most prestigious awards ceremony; The 15th Headies was held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on, 4th of September 2022, marking the first time the show has been hosted outside Nigeria. The event was co-hosted by Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro and Hollywood superstar Actor, Anthony Anderson.
Raving Afrobeats star, BNXN FKA Buju copped the prestigious next rated category, taking home a Bentley while female vocal powerhouse, FAVE won the Rookie of the Year.
Grammy award-winning Afrobeats icon, Wizkid and vocal goddess, Tems were the biggest winners of the night.
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BNXN (WINNER)
AYRA STARR
LOJAY
RUGER
ZINOLEESKY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FAVE (WINNER)
AV
MAGIXX
UGOCCIE
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
CELEBRATE ME – PATORANKING (WINNER)
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
JOY” – FALANA
LOVING IS HARDER – JOHNNY DRILLE
MEJI MEJI – BRYMO
SOMEBODY’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SARZ – MONALISA (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER)
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)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ADEKUNLE GOLD – SINNER (WINNER)
AJEBO HUSTLERS – LOYALTY
BRYMO – MEJI MEJI
FALANA – JOY
FIREBOY DML – PERU
OMAH LAY – UNDERSTAND
BEST R&B SINGLE
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
BABY RIDDIM – FAVE
BEGGIE BEGGIE – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
RUNNING (TO YOU) – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
PROMISE – NINIOLA
SINNER – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE
BEST RAP SINGLE
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)
BREATHE – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
CROWN OF CLAY – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
EARLY MOMO – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
TYCOON – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
LOADING – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ
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)
WAJE – LAST TIME (WINNER)
AYRA STARR – TOXIC
LIYA – ALARI
NINIOLA – 6TH HEAVEN
SIMI – RUNNING (TO YOU)
TEMS – ESSENCE
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
OXLADE – OJUJU (WINNER)
BRYMO – MEJI MEJI
JOHNNY DRILLE – LOVING IS HARDER”
RIC HASSANI – WHEN I’M GONE
TAY IWAR – PEAKING
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
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
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
BEGGIE BEGGIE – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
BLING – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN
EARLY MOMO – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
RUNNING (TO YOU) – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX) (WINNER)
BELLA SHMURDA – CASH APP FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN
REXXIE & MOHBAD – KPK
MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD
NAIRA MARLEY – KOLEYEWON
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 – 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) (WINNERS)
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 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 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 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
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
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
TEMS (WINNER)
SIMI
TIWA SAVAGE
TENI
NINIOLA
BEST MALE ARTISTE
BURNA BOY (WINNER)
ADEKUNLE GOLD
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) (WINNER)
BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
KCee & Okwesili Eze Group – Cultural Praise Vol-1 (WINNER)
Timi Dakolo – Everything (Amen)
Chidinma – Jehova Overdo
Mercy Chinwo – Onyedikagi
Dunsin Oyekan – Yah
Nathaniel Bassey – You’re The Mighty God/Olorun Agbaye
BEST DIGITAL ARTIST
Davido (WINNER)
Burna Boy
CKay
Joeboy
Rema
Wizkid
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown (WINNER)
Beyonce
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nas
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
WYCLEF JEAN
AKON
P DIDDY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
BOSE OGULU
SUNDAY ARE
EFE OMOROGBE
HALL OF FAME
ANGELINA KIDJOE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO (WINNER)
2FACE IDIBIA
RUGGEDMAN
DON JAZZY