Headies 2022: See Updated list of Winners

Prominent Nigerian music awards, The Headies has been successfully concluded. Wizkid led the awards board with 4 wins and Patoranking followed closely behind wity 2 awards.

However, there are some award categories yet to be announced. Here is a list of winners at the 2022 Headies awards

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:

AJEBO HUSTLERS – LOYALTY
BRYMO – MEJI MEJI
FALANA – JOY
FIREBOY DML – PERU
OMAH LAY – UNDERSTAND
ADEKUNLE GOLD – SINNER (WINNER)

BEST R&B SINGLE

BABY RIDDIM – FAVE 
BEGGIE BEGGIE – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
RUNNING (TO YOU) – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI 
PROMISE – NINIOLA 
SINNER – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)

BEST RAP SINGLE

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 
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

FREE YOUR MIND – MADE KUTI
GONTO – IBEJII 
HUSTLE – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
MEJI MEJI – BRYMO 
SELENSE – THE CAVEMEN
DOINGS – FLAVOUR (WINNER)

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

AYRA STARR – TOXIC
LIYA – ALARI
NINIOLA – 6TH HEAVEN
SIMI – RUNNING (TO YOU)
TEMS – ESSENCE
WAJE – LAST TIME (WINNER)

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

BLAQBONEZ – THE LAST CYPHER
JESSE JAGZ – VIPERS
LADIPOE – PROVIDENCE
PAYPER CORLEONE – IN DON WE TRUST
VECTOR – CROWN OF CLAY
A-Q – THE LAST CYPHER (WINNER)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

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 
CHAMPION – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI (WINNER)

BEST COLLABORATION

BEGGIE BEGGIE – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
BLING – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN  
EARLY MOMO – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA 
RUNNING (TO YOU) – CHIKE FEAT. SIM
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

BELLA SHMURDA – CASH APP FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN 
REXXIE & MOHBAD – KPK
MOHBAD – FEEL GOOD
NAIRA MARLEY – KOLEYEWON
POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – ZAZOO ZEHH
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX) (WINNER)

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)

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

FIREBOY – PERU
JOEBOY – SIP
LOJAY & SARZ – MONALISA
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)
OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – INFINITY
REMA –SOUNDGASM
WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – ESSENCE
AYRA STARR – BLOODY SAMARITAN (WINNER)

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

GRATITUDE – TIMAYA 
LOVE IS WAR – PRETTYBOY D-O
RAINBOW RIDDIM – SHANK
YAADMAN KINGSIZE – YUNG L 
THREE – PATORANKING (WINNER)

SONG OF THE YEAR

CELEBRATE ME – PATORANKING 
DOINGS – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO 
HIGH – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO 
MONALISA – LOJAY & SARZ
PERU – FIREBOY DML
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)

NEXT RATED

AYRA STARR 
LOJAY 
RUGER 
ZINOLEESKY 
BNXN (WINNER)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

AV 
 MAGIXX 
PORTABLE 
UGOCCIE 
FAVE (Winner)

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

BRYMO – MEJI MEJI
JOHNNY DRILLE – LOVING IS HARDER
RIC HASSANI – WHEN I’M GONE
TAY IWAR – PEAKING
OXLADE – OJUJU (WINNER)

BEST MALE ARTISTE

ADEKUNLE GOLD 
BURNA BOY (WINNER)
DAVIDO 
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID 

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) (WINNER)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

Timi Dakolo – Everything (Amen)
Chidinma – Jehova Overdo
Mercy Chinwo – Onyedikagi
Dunsin Oyekan – Yah
Nathaniel Bassey – You’re The Mighty God/Olorun Agbaye
KCee & Okwesili Eze Group – Cultural Praise Vol-1 (WINNER)

BEST DIGITAL ARTIST

Burna Boy
CKay
Davido (WINNER)
Joeboy
Rema
Wizkid

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION

WYCLEF JEAN
 AKON
P DIDDY

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

BOSE OGULU 
SUNDAY ARE 
EFE OMOROGBE 

HALL OF FAME:
ANGELINA KIDJOE  

SPECIAL RECOGNITION (TALENT)
D’banj

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

2FACE IDIBIA
RUGGEDMAN 
DAVIDO (WINNER)
DON JAZZY  

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