The Global Awards for Afrobeat Music popularly known as “The Headies”, held its 16th Headies Award ceremony on the 3rd of September in Atlanta, Georgia where Awards are presented across different categories of nominations. This makes it the second consecutive year the award will be held in the United States.
The Headies is recognized as the biggest Music Award in Nigeria, playing its role of awarding music and records and also recognizing the achievements in the Nigerian Music Industry as well as the musicians who have put in the efforts across the year, since its introduction in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria. Parallel Facts takes a look at the event, highlighting the event and every major Award winner of the night.
The biggest Award winner of the night happens to be the Popularly known Mavin star Rema, who bagged three Awards. Rema did not just steal the show for himself by winning three awards of the night but also glued the show to his three gongs with his speech, being the main and most catching moment of the night. There are other big winners on the night with the likes of Asake who bagged two awards and Burna Boy who won the Afrobeat Single of the Year and the Best R&B Song. We take a look at the full list of the winners and Nominees.
NEXT RATED
Asake (W)
Victony
Young John
Spyro
Seyi Vibez
COLLABO
Who is your Guy? (Remix) – Tiwa Savage/Pyro (W)
Finesse – Bnxn/Pheelz
GWAGWALADA – Kizz Daniel/Seyi vibez/Bnxn
Electricity – Davido/Pheelz
Kpe Paso – Olamide/Wande coal
ALBUM
Mr. Money with the vibe – Asake (W)
Rave and Roses – Rema
Timeless – Davido
Boy Alone – Omay Lay
Outlaw – Victony
Love Damini – Burna Boy
RAP SINGLE
Declan Rice – Odumodublvck (W)
My Bro – Phyno, Jeriq
Back In Uni – Blaqbonez
Bando Diaries – PsychoYP
Big Energy – LADIPOE
Hustle – Reminisce
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Soweto – Victony, Temple (W)
Alone – Burna Boy
Stand strong – Davido, Sunday Service Choir
No woman no cry – Tems
I’m a mess – Omah Lay
Ku Lo Sa – Oxlade
INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
Eze Ebube – Neon Adejo (W)
Jireh – Lecrae, LImoblaze, Happi
I get backing – Victoria Orenze
Stand strong – Davido, Sunday service choir
Tobechekwu (live) – Mercy Chinwo, Nathaniel Bassey
This year (Blessings) – Victor Thompson, Ehis D Greatest
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE
Selena Gomez (W)
Drake
Future
Don Toliver
Ed Sheeran
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
Ayra Starr (W)
Tiwa Savage
Simi
Tems
AFROBEAT POP SINGLE
Last last – Burna Boy (W)
Finesse – Bnxn
Who is your guy? – Spyro
Kizz Daniel – Buga
Ayra Starr – Rush
Pheelz – Finesse
Ruger – Asiwaju
Tekno – Buga
ALTERNATIVE SONG
Tinko Tinko (don’t play me for a fool) – Obongjayar (W)
In a loop – Molly, BOJ, Mellissa
Game Changer (Dike) – Flavour
Final Champion – Cruel Santino
The Traveller – Basketmouth, The Cavemen
Earth Song – Wizard Chan
SONG OF THE YEAR
Last Last – Burna Boy (W)
Finesse – Bnxn, Pheelz
Calm down – Rema
Buga – Kizz Daniel, Tekno
Ku Lo Sa – Oxlade
CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE
Libianca Fonji (W)
Matias Damasio
Emma’a
Fally Ipupa
Gaz Mawete
EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE
Diamond Platinumz (W)
Rayvanny
Hewan Gebrewold
Zuchu
Eddy Kenzo
AFRICAN ARTISTE
Rema (W)
Marwa Loud
Burna Boy
Diamond Platinumz
Black Sherif
PRODUCER
Abracadabra – Rexxie (W)
Soweto – Tempoe
Electricity – Pheelz, p.prime, Tmxo
Kpe paso – Kel-p
Calm Down – Andre Vibez, London
ROOKIE
Odumodublvck (W)
Bloody Civilian
Guchi
Bayanni
Eltee Skhillz
Khaid
BEST MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR
Calm Down – Director K (W)
Peace Be unto You (PBUY) – TG Omori
Bandana – TG Omori
Common Person – Director k
Back in uni – Blaqbonez, Perliks
Spell (Remix) – Director pink
WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE
Black sheriff (W)
Gyakie
The Therapist
Camidoh
Digital Artiste
Rema (W)
Asake
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Burna boy
Ayra Starr
LYRICIST
Fly Talk Only – Payper Corleone(W)
Clowns – LADIPOE
Clowns – Vector
Family First – A-Q
Vigilante Bop – Alpha Ojini
Live Life – Wale Davies
THE HEADIES AWARD FOR NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE
ElGrande Toto (W)
Marwa Loud
Wegz
Soolking
R&B ALBUM
The Brother’s Keeper – Chike(W)
Reckless – Praiz
Home – Jonny Drille
Waje 2.0 – Waje
Matter of time – Dami Oniru
TBH (To Be Honest) – Simi
THE HEADIES AWARD FOR BEST MALE ARTISTE
Rema (W)
Asake
Omah Lay
Kizz Daniel
Burna Boy
Ruger
SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTE
Focalistic (W)
Costa Titch
Nasty C
Uncle Waffles
DJ Tarico
AKA
VIEWER’S CHOICE
Soweto – Victony (W)
Soweto – Tempoe (W)
Terminator – Asake
Bandana – Asake
Overloading (Overdose) – Mavins
Bandana – Fireboy DML
Electricity (mixed) – Davido
Buga (Lo Lo Lo) – Kizz Daniel
Ku Lo Sa – Oxlade
Electricity (mixed) – Pheelz
Asiwaju (mixed) – Ruger
Buga (Lo Lo Lo) – Tekno
VOCAL PERFORMANCE MALE
Kpe paso – Wande coal (W)
Ku Lo Sa – Oxlade
My only baby – Ric Hassani
Reckless – Praiz
Spell (Remix) – Chike
Love don’t cost a dime – Magixx
RAP ALBUM
Young Preacher – Blaqbonez (W)
Billion Dollar Dream – Jeriq
Teslim: The energy still lives in me – vector
Fly talk only – Payper Corleone
Palmwine music 3 – Show Dem Camp
YPSZN3 – PsychoYP
STREET – HOP ARTISTE
Chance (Na Ham) – Seyi Vibez (W)
Astalavista – Young John, Zlatan
Joha – Asake
Otilo (Izz Gone) – Poco Lee, Hot Kid
Peace (mixed) – MohBad
Abracadabra – Naira Marley, Rexxie, Skiibi
R&B SINGLE
For my hand – Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy (W)
Mmadu – Ckay
Red Wine – Preye
Loyal – Simi, Fave
Just 4 U – Dami Oniru
Hard to Find – Flavour, chike
SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Loyal – Simi, Fave, Adekunle Gold, Blaisebeatz (W)
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
BOJ – Gbagada Express (W)
Vocal Performance Female
In-Between – Waje
