The 16th edition of the biggest award ceremony that celebrates Afrobeats and African culture was held on Sunday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.
Rema’s most popular single, Calm Down won several awards, Rema also won Best Male artist, African Artist of the Year and Digital artist of the year.
Aremu Olaiwola Qudus a.k.a Director K, who produced the video of the song also won Best Video Director.
Asake also scooped several awards. He won Next Rated Artist and his ‘Mr. Money With The Vibez’, won Album of the year.
Burna Boy’s Last Last won Afrobeats single of the year and Song of the Year.
The Headies Awards which began in 2006 have become the biggest prize in Nigerian music.
Sunday’s show was the second time the award will take place in Atlanta.
The Headies is a music awards event launched in 2006 by the Nigerian Hip Hop World Magazine to honour notable achievements in Nigeria’s music industry.
The event honors the best in Afrobeats and attracted A-list performers from around the African continent for the presentation, which was tagged “Celebrating African Renaissance.”
Below are the full list of nominees and winner:
BEST RAP SINGLE
Reminisce – Hustle
Ladipoe – Big Energy
Blaqbonez – Back in Uni
Psycho YP – Bando Diaries
OdumoduBlvck – Declan Rice (Winner)
Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro
BEST ALTERNATE SONG
Wizard Chan – Earth song
Cruel Santino – Final champion
Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller
Boj, Moliy, Mellissa – In a loop
Flavour – Game Changer
Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko (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 MUSIC VIDEO
Blaqbonez, Perliks – Back in Uni
TG Omori – PBUY
Director Pink – Spell Remix
Director K – Common Person
TG Omori – Bandana
Director K – Calm Down (Winner)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only
Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol. 3
Blaqbonez – Young Preacher (Winner)
Psycho YP – YPSZN3
Vector – TESLIM
Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream
LYRICIST ON DI ROLL
Ladipoe – Clowns
Vector – Clowns
Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only (Winner)
Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop
A-Q – Family First
Tec (SDC) – Live Life
PRODUCER OF DI YEAR
Magicsticks – Sungba Remix
Pheelz – Electricity
Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down
Tempoe – Soweto
Kel P – Kpe Paso
Rexxie – Abracadabra Remix (Winner)
BEST MALE ARTISTE
Asake
Rema (Winner)
Burna Boy
Ruger
Kizz Daniel
Omah Lay
ROOKIE OF DI YEAR
Odumodu Blvck (Winner)
Bloody Civilian
Bayyani
Guchi
Eltee Skillz
Khaid
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
Stand Strong – Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir
Jireh (My Provider) – Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music
This Year – Victor Thompson & Ehis ‘d’ Greatest
Eze Ebube – Neon Adejo (Winner)
Tobechukwu – Nathaniel Bassey And Mercy Chinwo
I Get Backing – Victoria Orenze
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Sound Sultan (posthumous)
AFROBEATS SINGLE OF DI YEAR
Burna Boy – Last Last (Winner)
Ayra Starr – Rush
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
Spyro – Who’s Your Guy
Ruger – Asiwaju
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF DI YEAR
Burna Boy
Ayra Starr
Rema (Winner)
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Asake
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra
Seyi Vibez – Chance (Winner)
Asake – Joha
Poco Lee, HotKid – Otilo
Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista
Mohbad – Peace
NEXT RATED
Spyro
Seyi Vibez
