2023 #HEADIES: SEE THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES AND WINNERS ON SEPTEMBER 03, 2023

The 16th edition of The Headies which was held at the Cobbs Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, United States for the second consecutive year.

The event was also streamed live, You can watch the live event HERE.

Here are the full nominees and winners list

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 ALTERNATIVE SONG

Wizard Chan – Earth song (Winner)
Cruel Santino – Final Champion
Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller
Boj, Moliy, Mellissa – In a loop
Flavour – Game Changer (Dike)
Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko

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 THE 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 THE 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 THE YEAR

Odumodublvck (Winner)
Bayanni
Guchi
Elster Skhillz
Bloody Civilian 
Khaid

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

Lecrae, Limoblaze & Happi – Jireh
Victoria Orenze – I Get Backing
Davido, Sunday Service Choir – Stand Strong
Mercy Chinwo, Nathaniel Bassey – Tobechukwu (Live)
Neon Adejo – Eze Ebube (Winner)
Victor Thompson, Ehis D Greatest – This Year (Blessings)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Sound Sultan

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE 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 THE YEAR

Burna Boy
Ayra Starr
Rema (Winner)
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Asake

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra
Seyi Vibez – Chance (Na Ham) (Winner)
Asake – Joha
Poco Lee, HotKid – Otilo
Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista
Mohbad – Peace

NEXT RATED

Spyro
Seyi Vibez
Young Jonn
Asake (Winner)
Victony

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Burna Boy – Love, Damini
Asake – Mr. Money With The Vibe (Winner)
Rema – Rave & Roses
Omah Lay – Boy Alone
Victony – Outlaw
Davido – Timeless

SONG OF THE YEAR

Rema – Calm Down
Burna Boy – Last Last (Winner)
Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix

BEST COLLABORATION

Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix
BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada
Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy Remix (Winner)
Pheelz, Davido – Electricity
Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Rema (Nigeria) (Winner)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Marwa Loud (Morocco)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Gyakie (Ghana)
Black Sherif (Ghana) (Winner)
The Therapist (Liberia)
Camidoh (Ghana)

BEST R&B ALBUM

Johnny Drille – Home
Chike – The Brother’s Keeper (Winner)
Praiz – Reckless
Waje – Waje 2.0
Dami Oniru – Matter of Time
Simi – To Be Honest

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Drake
Future
Selena Gomez (Winner)
Don Toliver
Ed Sheeran

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Burna Boy – Alone
Victony, Tempoe – Soweto (Winner)
Omah Lay – I’m a mess
Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
Davido, SSC – Stand Strong
Tems – No Woman, No Cry

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Niniola – Memories
Simi – Loyal
Liya – Adua Remix
Waje – In Between (Winner)
Preye – Red wine
Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Gaz Mawete (DR Congo)
Matias Damiaso (Angola)
Emma’A (Gabon)
Libianca (Cameroon) (Winner)

HEADIES VIEWERS’ CHOICE

Ruger – Asiwaju
Victony, Tempoe – Soweto (Winner)
Fireboy DML, Asake – Bandana
Ayra Starr – Rush
Asake – Terminator
Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)
Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)
Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
Pheelz, Davido – Electricity

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Zuchu (Tanzania)
Hewan Gebreworld (Ethiopia)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) (Winner)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Rayvanny (Tanzania)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Marwa Loud (Morocco)
Wegz (Egypt)
El Grande Toto (Morocco) (Winner)
Soolking (Algeria)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Simi – Loyal (Winner)
Omah Lay – I’m A Mess
Tems – Lift Me Up
Burna Boy – Alone
BNXN – In My Mind
Wizard Chan – Earth Song

BEST R&B SINGLE

Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Mind (Winner)
Ckay – Mmadu
Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
Preye – Red Wine
Chike, Flavour – Hard To Find
Simi, Fave – Loyal

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE

Tems
Simi
Tiwa Savage
Ayra Starr (Winner)

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

AKA (South Africa)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Costa Titch (South Africa)
Uncle Waffles (Eswatini)
Focalistic (South Africa) (Winner)
DJ Tarico (Mozambique)

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Basketmouth – Horoscopes
BOJ – Gbagada Express (Winner)
Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors
Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys: Final Heaven
Somadina – Heart of The Heavenly Undeniable
Native Sound System – Native World

HALL OF FAME
Youssou N’Dour

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