The 15th edition of the Headies award, titled ‘Join the Movement’, was held on 4th September 2022 at the Cobbs Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, United States.
The show was hosted by Emmy nominated actor Anthony Anderson and award-winning Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.
Leading the nominations list for the 15th Headies is Wizkid who led with 11 nominations followed by Ayra Starr and Tems who both had 8 nominations each.
Patoranking won best recording of the year for “Celebrate Me” and best reggae & dancehall album for Three while Burna Boy took African artiste of the year and best male artiste.
FireBoyDML won best Afrobeats single for “Peru” and best music video for “Champion” (featuring D Smoke). Ayra Starr won digital artiste of the year and Headies’ viewers’ choice for “Bloody Samaritan.” Bnxn won the Next rated: award and also shared in the award for best rap single as the featured artist on Ladipoe’s “Feeling.”
Chris Brown won international artiste of the year, beating Bieber, Beyoncé, Drake, Ed Sheeran and Nas. The category is designed for non-African artists or groups with outstanding achievements and impact on Afrobeats.
This year’s awards ceremony introduced three new categories: international artiste of the year, best inspirational single and digital artiste of the year.
Other artists appearing at the show included Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, FireBoyDML, Adekunle Gold, Davido, Flavour, Kcee, Buju, Lojay, Goya Menor, Cohbams, 2Baba, Joeboy, Rugier, Olamide and Asake.
The Headies is the top Nigerian/Pan African awards show, celebrating the best in Afrobeats, African music and culture.
The awards, originally called the Hip Hop World Awards, was established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry.
Below is the complete list of the winners:
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
CELEBRATE ME – PATORANKING
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A-Q – THE LAST CYPHER
BEST RAP SINGLE
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
WAJE – “LAST TIME”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
DIRECTED BY TG OMORI – CHAMPION (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE)
BEST STREETHOP ARTISTE
GOYA MENOR & NEKTUNEZ – AMENOR AMAPIANO REMIX
BEST RAP ALBUM
CARPE DIEM – OLAMIDE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION) – WIZKID
SONG OF THE YEAR
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM
THREE – PATORANKING
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
CULTURAL PRAISE – KCEE & OKWESILI EZE GROUP
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”
BEST R&B SINGLE
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE
PERU – FIREBOY DML
BEST ALTERNATIVE SINGLE
DOINGS – FLAVOUR
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
INTERMISSION – IBEJII
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
INNOSS’B
SPECIAL RECOGNITION (OUTSTANDING IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY)
EFE OMOROGBE
SUNDAY ARE
BOSE OGULU (play video drop)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION (TALENT)
D’Banj
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
AYRA STARR – BLOODY SAMARITAN
NEXT RATED
BNXN
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
OXLADE – OJUJU
BEST R&B ALBUM
IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE – TEMS
BEST MALE ARTISTE
BURNA BOY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FAVE
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
GYAKIE
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
LATIFA (TUNISIA)
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
FOCALISTIC (SOUTH AFRICA)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
BEST COLLABORATION
ESSENCE – WIZKID FT. TEMS
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM
MADE IN LAGOS – WIZKID
BEST R&B SINGLE
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
HALL OF FAME
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE SPECIAL RECOGNITION
AKON
WYCLEF JEAN
