We are giving you a live update of the winners at the 15th Headies Awards 2022 as the events unfolds in Atlanta USA


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

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

  1. “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR – Winner
  2. “FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
  3. “GONTO” – IBEJII 
  4. “HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
  5. “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO 
  6. “SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN

BEST RAP SINGLE

  1. “BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE 
  2. “CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ 
  3. “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA 
  4. “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN – Winner
  5. “TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO 
  6. “LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ 


BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

  1. BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN 
  2. REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK” 
  3. MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD” 
  4. NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”
  5. NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” – Winner
  6. POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH” 

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

  1. A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” – Winner
  2. BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
  3. JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
  4. LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
  5. PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
  6. VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”


BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

  1. AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
  2. LIYA – “ALARI” 
  3. NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN” 
  4. SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
  5. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
  6. WAJE – “LAST TIME” – Winner

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


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

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

BEST R&B SINGLE

  1. “BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE 
  2. “BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
  3. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
  4. “RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI 
  5. “PROMISE” – NINIOLA 
  6. “SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE

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

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

“GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA

“LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O

“RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK

“THREE” – PATORANKING – Winner

“YAADMAN KINGSIZE” – YUNG L



BEST COLLABORATION

  1. “BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
  2. “BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN  
  3. “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA 
  4. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
  5. “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
  6. “RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  1. ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”  – Winner
  2. AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
  3. BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
  4. FALANA – “JOY” 
  5. FIREBOY DML – “PERU” 
  6. OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”




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

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING 
  2. “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO 
  3. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
  4. “HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO 
  5. “MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
  6. “PERU” – FIREBOY DML

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

  1. AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”  – Winner
  2. FIREBOY – “PERU”
  3. JOEBOY – “SIP” 
  4. LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA” 
  5. NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”
  6. OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”
  7. REMA – “SOUNDGASM” 
  8. WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE”

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NEXT RATED

  1. AYRA STARR 
  2. BNXN – Winner
  3. LOJAY 
  4. RUGER 
  5. ZINOLEESKY

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGL

Cultural Praise vol 1 – Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group – Winner
Everything (Amen) – Timi Dakolo
Jehovah Overdo – Chidinma
Onyedikagi – Mercy Chinwo featuring Glowrie
Yah – Dunsin Oyekan
You Are Mighty/Olorun Agbaye – Nathaniel Bassey featuring Oba & Chandler Moore

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”

Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS (Deluxe Edition)” – Winner

Brymo – “9: ESAN”

Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”

Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”

Basketmouth – “YABASI”


BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

  1. CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
  2. BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
  3. DADJU (DR CONGO)
  4. FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
  5. INNOSS’B (DR CONGO)
  6. SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)