The 15th Headies Awards held in Atlanta, USA, on September 5. The show was hosted by Emmy-nominated American actor Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.
At the 2022 Headies Awards, Patoranking won 2 awards. Other winners include BNXN who won the Next Rated Award and Ayra Starr who won the
Viewers Choice Award.Before the Award ceremony, journalist Sampson Unamka disclosed that the winner of the Next Rated category at this year’s Headies award will take home the 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.
The nominees for the award were BNXN, Ruger, Ayra Starr, Zinoleesky and Lojay. However, BNXN won.
See the full list of winners below.
1. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING (Winner)
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
“JOY” – FALANA
“LOVING IS HARDER” – JOHNNY DRILLE
“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
“SOMEBODY’S SON” - TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY
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2. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)
NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)
P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)
PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER)
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3. SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER” (WINNER)
AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
FALANA – “JOY”
FIREBOY DML – “PERU”
OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”
4. BEST R&B SINGLE
“BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE
“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
“PROMISE” – NINIOLA
“SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE
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5. BEST RAP SINGLE
“BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
“CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)
“TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
“LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ
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6. BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG:
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR (WINNER)
“FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
“GONTO” – IBEJII
“HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
“SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN
7. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE):
AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
LIYA – “ALARI”
NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”
SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
TEMS – “ESSENCE”
WAJE – “LAST TIME” (WINNER)
8. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MAL
BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”
OXLADE – “OJUJU” (WINNER)
RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”
TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”
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9. LYRICIST ON THE ROLL:
A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” (WINNER)
BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
“CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI (WINNER)
“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
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10. BEST COLLABORATION:
BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
“BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
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11. BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE:
BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN
REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK”
MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD”
NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” (WINNER)
POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH”
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12. 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)
13. HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE:
AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” (WINNER)
FIREBOY – “PERU”
JOEBOY – “SIP”
LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA”
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”
OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”
REMA – “SOUNDGASM”
WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
14. BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR;
AMAARAE (GHANA)
ANGELIQUE KIDJO (BENIN)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)
GYAKIE (GHANA) (WINNER)
KIDI (GHANA)
NELSON FREITAS (CAPE VERDE)
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15. BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA) (WINNER)
EDDY KENZO (UGANDA)
HARMONIZE (TANZANIA)
MEDDY (RWANDA)
NIKITA KERING (KENYA)
ZUCHU (TANZANIA)
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16. BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
EMEL MATHLOUTHI (TUNISIA)
ELGRANDETOTO (MOROCCO)
LATIFA (TUNISIA) (WINNER)
MANAL (MOROCCO)
MUHAMAD RAMADAN (EGYPT)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
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17. BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
DJ TARICO (MOZAMBIQUE)
ELAINE (SOUTH AFRICA)
FOCALISTIC (SOUTH AFRICA) (WINNER)
JAH PRAYZAH (ZIMBABWE)
SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)
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18. BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
DADJU (DR CONGO)
FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
INNOSS’B (DR CONGO) (WINNER)
SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)
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19. BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM:
“19 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
“A BETTER TIME” – DAVIDO
“BARNABAS” – KIZZ DANIEL
“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)
“KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS
“WONDALAND” – TENI
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20. BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM:
“GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA
“LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O
“RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK
“THREE” – PATORANKING (WINNER)
“YAADMAN KINGSIZE” – YUNG L BEST R&B ALBUM
“BEFORE WE FALL ASLEEP” – JOHNNY DRILLE
“IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE” – TEMS
“LOVE DEEP HIGH LIFE” – OMAWUMI
“RISING” – FALANA
“THE PRINCE I BECAME” – RIC HASSANI
“WATER AND GARRI” – TIWA SAVAGE
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21. BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
“9: ESAN” – BRYMO
“INTERMISSION” – IBEJII (WINNER)
“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
“LOVE AND HIGHLIFE” – THE CAVEMEN
“P.S. THANK YOU FOR WAITING” – WAVY THE CREATOR
“YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
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22. BEST RAP ALBUM:
“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE (WINNER)
“CLONE WARS VOL. 5 – THE ALGORHYTHM” – SHOW DEM CAMP
“GOLDEN” – A-Q
“MAFIA CULTURE, VOL. 2.0” – IDOWEST
“PROVIDENCE” – LADIPOE
“SEX OVER LOVE” – BLAQBONEZ
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23. ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
“ESAN” – BRYMO
“19 & DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR
“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE
“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)
“YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
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24. SONG OF THE YEAR:
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
“PERU” – FIREBOY DML
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25. BEST FEMALE ARTISTE:
SIMI
TEMS (WINNER)
TIWA SAVAGE
TENI
NINIOLA
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26. BEST MALE ARTISTE
ADEKUNLE GOLD
BURNA BOY (WINNER)
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID
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27. NEXT RATED:
AYRA STARR
BNXN (WINNER)
LOJAY
RUGER
ZINOLEESKY
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28. 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)
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29. BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE:
KCee & Okwesili Eze Group - 'Cultural Praise Vol-1' (WINNER)
Timi Dakolo - 'Everything (Amen)'
Chidinma - 'Jehova Overdo'
Mercy Chinwo - 'Onyedikagi'
Dunsin Oyekan - 'Yah'
Nathaniel Bassey - 'You're The Mighty God/Olorun Agbaye'
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30. BEST DIGITAL ARTIST:
Burna Boy
CKay
Davido (WINNER)
Joeboy
Rema
Wizkid
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31. INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Beyonce
Chris Brown (WINNER)
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nas
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32. INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
WYCLEF JEAN
AKON
P DIDDY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
BOSE OGULU
SUNDAY ARE
EFE OMOROGBE
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32. HALL OF FAME:
ANGELINA KIDJOE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR:
2FACE IDIBIA
RUGGEDMAN
DAVIDO (WINNER)
DON JAZZY
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33. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
AV
FAVE (WINNER)
MAGIXX
PORTABLE
UGOCCIE
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34. SPECIAL REOGNITION
-Dbanj (Talent)
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