Headies Award 2022: See full list of winners

The 15th edition of the Headies award ceremony took place on Sunday, September 4 at the Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

The enormous award ceremony became the first ever Headies award edition to take place outside of Nigeria. American entertainer, Anthony Andersen alongside renowned Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro served as the hosts of the event.

Olamide’s 2020 album ‘Carpe Diem’ won the best Rap Album at the 2022 Headies Award to kick off the award show on Sunday night.

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Wizkid in absentia bagged three major awards including Best Collaboration, Song of the Year for the track Essence and Album of the Year for Made In Lagos – Deluxe Edition. Buju BNXN won the highly coveted Headies Next Rated award. 

Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu also received a Special Recognition for her influence in Afrobeat and the Nigerian music industry.

She was honoured alongside Efe Omorogbe, who managed 2Baba’s illustrious career and who contributed actively to the evolution of Afrobeats.
Sunday Are has managed so many artists including Wizkid, D’banj, Wande Coal, Lagbaja, amongst many other talents.

Equally important, Asake’s exceptional performance at the award ceremony received a standing ovation from the audience. Despite not receiving an award nomination, the Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) signee stunned the attendees with his performance.

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See complete list of winners below.

Best Rap Album

Olamide- Carpe Diem

Best Alternative Song

Flavour- Doings

Best Rap Single

Ladipoe x Buju (aka BNXN)- Feelings

Best Street Hop Award

Nektunez x Goya Menor’s- Ameno Amapiano

Lyricist on the Roll award

A-Q- The Last Cypher

Best Female Vocal Performance

Waje- Last time

Producer of the Year

SARZ (featuring Lojay)– Monalisa

Recording of the Year

Patoraking- Celebrate Me

Best Video Director

TG Tomori- Fireboy x D Smoke “Champion”

Best R&B single

Wizkid x Tems- Essence

Best Alternative Album

Ibejii- Intermission

Best Dancehall/Reggae Album

Patoranking- Three

Collaboration of the Year

Wizkid x Tems- Essence

Songwriter Award

Adekunle Gold- Sinner

Best Afrobeats Single

Fireboy- Peru

Song Of The Year

Wizkid x Tems- Essence

Viewers Choice Award

Ayra Starr- Bloody Samaritan

Next Rated Award

Buju (aka BNXN)

Best Inspirational Song

KCee & Okwesili Eze Group- Cultural Praise

Album Of The Year

Wizkid- Made In Lagos

Best Central African Artiste Of The Year

Innoss’B

International Artiste Special Recognition

Wyclef Jean

Akon

Special Recognition (Talent)

D’Banj

Special Recognition Awards

Bose Ogulu

Efe Omorogbe

Sunday Are

See more Headies Award categories below.

Rookie of the Year

Fave

Best R&B Album

Tems- If Orange Was A Place (EP)

Female Artist of the Year

Tems

Humanitarian of the Year

Davido

Digital Artist of the Year

Davido

Best Male Artist

Burna Boy

Best African Act

Burna Boy

Best International Artist Recognition

Chris Brown

Hall Of Fame

Angelique Kidjo

Best West African Artist

Gyakie (Ghana)

Best Male Vocal Performance

Oxlade