The 15th Headies Awards held in Atlanta USA on Sunday, 4th September, 2022 and was hosted by American actor Anthony Anderson and Nollywood star actress Osas Ighodoro.
Leading the nominations list for the award night was Nigerian star artist, Wizkid, who led with 11 nominations. Female star artists, Ayra Starr and Tems both had 8 nominations each, following Wizkid.
The Headies award night which was aired live by Hiptv in Nigeria, saw Wizkid leading with 4 award wins while Patoranking won 2 awards. Other winners includes BNXN who won the Next Rated Award and Ayra Starr who won the Viewers Choice Award.
Though all the winners have not been updated on this list, it has a complete compilation of the various categories and names of nominees who fell under each categories. As the show continues, the winners will be updated accordingly.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
A voting category for the rookie of the year who had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.
– AV
– Fave
– Magixx
– Portable
– Ugoccie
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.
– “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
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)
P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)
NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.
ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER” (WINNER)
AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”
FALANA – “JOY”
FIREBOY DML – “PERU”
BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
“BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE
“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE
“PROMISE” – NINIOLA
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.
“BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ
“CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
“TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.
“FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR (WINNER)
“HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
“SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN
“GONTO” – IBEJII
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.
LIYA – “ALARI”
WAJE – “LAST TIME” (WINNER)
TEMS – “ESSENCE”
AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”
SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.
JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”
BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”
TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”
OXLADE – “OJUJU”
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.
BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” (WINNER)
LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”
PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.
“GINGER” – (WIZKID FEAT. BURNA BOY) DIRECTED BY MEJI ALABI
“CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI (WINNER)
“RAIN” – (YEMI ALADE FEAT. MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR) DIRECTED BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
“ROJU” – (CHIKE) DIRECTED BY PINK
“RUNNING” – (LADIPOE FEAT. FIREBOY DML) DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR K
“BLING” – (BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI
BEST COLLABORATION
A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).
“BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.
BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” (WINNER)
MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD”
POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH”
REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK”
NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”
BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best Afrobeats single in year under review (by single individual or group).
“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
“PERU” – FIREBOY DML (WINNER)
“BOUNCE” – RUGER
“OZUMBA MBADIWE” – REEKADO BANKS
“BLOODY SAMARITAN” – AYRA STARR
“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
A voting category to award the fan’s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.
LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA”
AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” (WINNER)
WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”
FIREBOY – “PERU”
OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”
REMA – “SOUNDGASM”
JOEBOY – “SIP”
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Western African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.
AMAARAE (GHANA)
ANGELIQUE KIDJO (BENIN)
GYAKIE (GHANA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)
NELSON FREITAS (CAPE VERDE)
KIDI (GHANA)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
HARMONIZE (TANZANIA)
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
ZUCHU (TANZANIA)
MEDDY (RWANDA)
NIKITA KERING (KENYA)
EDDY KENZO (UGANDA)
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
ELGRANDETOTO (MOROCCO)
MANAL (MOROCCO)
MUHAMAD RAMADAN (EGYPT)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
EMEL MATHLOUTHI (TUNISIA)
LATIFA (TUNISIA)
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Southern African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.
ELAINE (SOUTH AFRICA)
FOCALISTIC (SOUTH AFRICA)
DJ TARICO (MOZAMBIQUE)
JAH PRAYZAH (ZIMBABWE)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group (of Central African Descent) with the most outstanding achievement and impact across Africa in the year under review.
BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
DADJU (DR CONGO)
FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
INNOSS’B (DR CONGO)
SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM
A category for the best Afrobeats album in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
“19 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
“A BETTER TIME” – DAVIDO
“BARNABAS” – KIZZ DANIEL
“WONDALAND” – TENI
“KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS
“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM
A voting category for the best Reggae & Dancehall album (solo or group) in year under review.
“LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O
“THREE” – PATORANKING (WINNER)
“GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA
“YAADMAN KINGSIZE” – YUNG L
“RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK
BEST R&B ALBUM
A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
“BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP” – JOHNNY DRILLE
“WATER AND GARRI” – TIWA SAVAGE
“LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE” – OMAWUMI
“IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE” – TEMS
“THE PRINCE I BECAME” – RIC HASSANI
“RISING” – FALANA
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
“LOVE AND HIGHLIFE” – THE CAVEMEN
“INTERMISSION” – IBEJII (WINNER)
“YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
“9: ESAN” – BRYMO
“P.S. THANK YOU FOR WAITING” – WAVY THE CREATOR
BEST RAP ALBUM
“GOLDEN” – A-Q
“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE (WINNER)
“MAFIA CULTURE, VOL. 2.0” – IDOWEST
“SEX OVER LOVE” – BLAQBONEZ
“CLONE WARS VOL. 5 – THE ALGORHYTHM” – SHOW DEM CAMP
“PROVIDENCE” – LADIPOE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).
“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE
“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)
“19 & DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
“YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
“9: ESAN” – BRYMO
“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
SONG OF THE YEAR
“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“PERU” – FIREBOY DML
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING
“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
Overall most successful female artiste (with artistic quality and/or impact) in the year under review.
TENI
TEMS
TIWA SAVAGE
NINIOLA
SIMI
BEST MALE ARTISTE
Overall most successful male artiste (with artistic quality and/or impact) in the year under review.
DAVIDO
BURNA BOY
WIZKID
ADEKUNLE GOLD
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising act (with an EP or Album) in the year under review.
AYRA STARR
BNXN (WINNER)
ZINOLEESKY
RUGER
LOJAY
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
A voting award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the International music scene within the year under review.
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
Mercy Chinwo – ‘Onyedikagi’
Dunsin Oyekan – ‘Yah’
Nathaniel Bassey – ‘You’re The Mighty God/Olorun Agbaye’
KCee & Okwesili Eze Group – ‘Cultural Praise Vol-1’ (WINNER)
Timi Dakolo – ‘Everything (Amen)’
Chidinma – ‘Jehova Overdo’
BEST DIGITAL ARTIST
REMA
DAVIDO
WIZKID
BURNA BOY
CKAY
JOEBOY
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEYONCE
CHRIS BROWN
NAS
JUSTIN BIEBER
ED SHEERAN
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the Nigerian entertainment industry within a specific period and/or the year under review.
AKON
P DIDDY
WYCLEF
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry within the year under review.
EFE OMOROGBE
SUNDAY ARE
BOSE OGULU
HALL OF FAME:
A special recognition to an individual of African Descent, for excellence and outstanding impact to the African entertainment industry, home and abroad.
ANGELINA KIDJOE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR
A voting category to recognize and Award extraordinary individuals and/or groups who have positively impacted the lives of people, nature and society within the year in review.
2FACE IDIBIA
DAVIDO
DON JAZZY
RUGGEDMAN
The Headies Awards show held at the COBB Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.