Headies 2022: Wizkid, BNXN Wins Award

Music Superstar Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid, was amongst the biggest music artistes at the Headies 2022 award ceremony, making him the highest recipient of the award.

The Headies award is an annual Nigerian music award meant to celebrate Nigerian music artistes. The 2022 Headies is the 15th edition of the top Nigerian music award and was co-hosted by American actor and comedian,  Anthony Anderson, and Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, United States.

Since the award was introduced in 2007, this is the first time in its 15years journey that it will be held outside the country.

This year’s edition as expected was full of glamour and showcased the best of Afrobeats and Nigerian music culture to the world.

In this year’s awards, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide and others all won big.

Here is the full list.

Rookie of the Year
Fave – WINNER 

Best Recording of the Year
Celebrate Me – Patoranking – WINNER

Producer of the Year
Sarz – “Monalisa” (Lojay & Sarz) – WINNER

Songwriter of the Year
Adekunle Gold – “Sinner” – WINNER

Best R&B Single
“Essence” – Wizkid ft. Tems – WINNER 

Best Rap Single
“Feeling” – Ladipoe ft. Bnxn – WINNER

Best Alternative Song

“Doings” – Flavour – WINNER

Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Waje – “Last Time” – WINNER

Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Oxlade – “Ojuju” – WINNER 
Lyricist on the Roll
A-Q – “The Last Cypher” – WINNER

Best Music Video
“Champion” – (Fireboy DML ft. D Smoke) – Directed by TG Omori – WINNER 

Best Collaboration

“Essence” – Wizkid ft. Tems – WINNER

Best Street-Hop Artist
Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano” – WINNER

Best Afrobeats Single of the Year
“Peru” – Fireboy DML – WINNER

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan” – WINNER

Best West African Artist of the Year
Gyakie (Ghana) – WINNER 

Best East African Artist of the Year
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania) – WINNER 

Best North African Artist of the Year
Latifa (Tunisia) – WINNER 

Best Southern African Artist of the Year
Focalistic (South Africa) – WINNER 

Best Central African Artist of the Year
Innoss’b (DR Congo) – WINNER

Best Afrobeats Album
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid – WINNER 

Best Reggae & Dancehall Album
Three – Patoranking – WINNER

Best R&B Album
If Orange Was A Place – Tems – WINNER 

Best Alternative Album
Intermission – Ibejii – WINNER

Best Rap Album
Carpe Diem – Olamide – WINNER

Album of the Year
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid – WINNER

Song of the Year
“Essence” – Wizkid ft. Tems – WINNER

Best Male Artist
Burna Boy – WINNER 

Next Rated
Bnxn – WINNER

African Artist of the Year
Burna Boy (Nigeria) – WINNER 

Digital Artiste of the year
Davido – WINNER 

Best Inspirational Single
Cultural Praise vol 1 – Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group – WINNER

International special artiste recognition
Akon and Wyclef Jean -WINNERS

Special Recognition (Entertainment industry)
Bose Ogulu, Sunday Are, and Efe Omorogbe – WINNERS

Special recognition (Talent)
D’Banj – WINNER

Hall of Fame
Angélique Kidjo – WINNER 

Humanitarian Award of the Year
Davido – WINNER