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
MEJI MEJI – BRYMO
SOMEBODY’S SON – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY
CELEBRATE ME – PATORANKING (Winner)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
NIPHKEYS – FEEL GOOD (MOHBAD)
P PRIIME – OZUMBA MBADIWE (REEKADO BANKS)
PHEELZ – HIGH (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
SARZ – MONALISA (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER)
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