The 16th Headies Award 2023: Complete List Of Winners

The 16th Headies Award 2023: Complete List Of Winners

The 16th Headies Award 2023 Complete List Of Winners: The coordinators for the 16th edition, of the Headies awards ceremony have announced the list of awardees for several of the categories at the ceremony which took place on Sunday 3th September in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the second consecutive year the event took place in the United States.

Below is the full list of winners for the headies award 2023;

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ASAKE

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“LAST LAST” – BURNA BOY

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST MALE ARTISTE
REMA

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MR MONEY WITH THE VIBE – ASAKE

SONG OF THE YEAR
“LAST LAST” – BURNA BOY

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
REMA (NIGERIA)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
DIRECTOR K – “CALM DOWN” (REMA)

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
SEYI VIBEZ – “CHANCE (NA HAM)”

BEST COLLABORATION
SPYRO FT. TIWA SAVAGE – “WHO’S YOUR GUY REMIX”

BEST RAP SINGLE
“DECLAN RICE” – ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
WANDE COAL – “KPE PASO”

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
REMA

BEST RAP ALBUM
YOUNG PREACHER – BLAQBONEZ

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
PAYPER CORLEONE – “FLY TALK ONLY”

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
REXXIE – ABRACADABRA (REXXIE, NAIRA MARLEY, SKIIBII & WIZKID)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE
Eze Ebube – Neon Adejo

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
SOUND SULTAN

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
“ALONE” – BURNA BOY
“SOWETO” – VICTONY & TEMPOE
“I’M A MESS” – OMAH LAY
“KU LO SA” – OXLADE
“STAND STRONG” – DAVIDO FT. SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR
“NO WOMAN, NO CRY” – TEMS

BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
FOR MY HAND – BURNA BOY FT. ED SHEERAN
MMADU – CKAY
JUST 4 U – DAMI ONIRU
RED WINE – PREYE
HARD TO FIND – CHIKE – FT. FLAVOUR
LOYAL – SIMI FT. FAVE

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
“EARTH SONG” – WIZARD CHAN
“FINAL CHAMPION” – CRUEL SANTINO
“THE TRAVELLER” – BASKETMOUTH FT THE CAVEMEN
“IN A LOOP” – BOJ FT MOLIY & MELLISSA
“GAME CHANGER” (DIKE) – FLAVOUR
“TINKO TINKO” – OBONGJAYAR

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single or album.
NINIOLA – “MEMORIES”
SIMI – “LOYAL”
WAJE – “IN BETWEEN“
LIYA – “ADUA REMIX”
PREYE – “RED WINE”
DAMI ONIRU – “JUST 4 U”

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
HOROSCOPES – BASKETMOUTH
GBAGADA EXPRESS – BOJ
SOME NIGHTS I DREAM OF DOORS – OBONGJAYAR
SUBARU BOYS: FINAL HEAVEN – CRUEL SANTINO
HEART OF THE HEAVENLY UNDENIABLE – SOMADINA
NATIVE WORLD – NATIVE SOUND SYSTEM

BEST R&B ALBUM
A category for the best R&B album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
HOME – JOHNNY DRILLE
THE BROTHER’S KEEPER – CHIKE
RECKLESS – PRAIZ
WAJE 2.0 – WAJE
MATTER OF TIME – DAMI ONIRU
TO BE HONEST (TBH) – SIMI

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
Overall most successful female artiste (with artistic quality and/or impact) in the year under review.
TEMS
SIMI
AYRA STARR
TIWA SAVAGE

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
A voting award category for a non-African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement and impact on Afrobeats
DRAKE
FUTURE
SELENA GOMEZ
DON TOLIVER
ED SHEERAN

HEADIES’ VIEWERS’ CHOICE
RUGER – ASIWAJU
VICTONY & TEMPOE – SOWETO
FIREBOY DML & ASAKE – BANDANA
AYRA STAR – RUSH
ASAKE – TERMINATOR
MAVINS – OVERLOADING (OVERDOSE)
CRAYON – IJO (LABA LABA)
OXLADE – KU LO SA
KIZZ DANIEL & TEKNO – BUGA
PHEELZ & DAVIDO – ELECTRICITY

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
SIMI KOSOKO, GODSFAVOUR CHIDOZIE, KOSOKO ADEKUNLE, MARCEL AKUNWATA – “LOYAL” (SIMI)
STANLEY DIDIA, ADEBAJO ADEBANJO – “I’M A MESS” (OMAH LAY)
TEMS, LUDWIG GORANSSON, ROBYN RIHANNA FENTY, RYAN COOGLER – “LIFT ME UP” (RIHANNA)
DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU, AUSTIN JNR IORNONGU IWAR, PEACE OREDOPE, LUDWIG GORANSSON – “ALONE” (BURNA BOY)
DANIEL BENSON “IN MY MIND” (BNXN)
FUAYEFIKA MAXWELL – EARTH SONG (WIZARD CHAN)

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
FALLY IPUPA – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
GAZ MAWETE – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
MATIAS DAMASIO – ANGOLA
EMMA’A – GABON
LIBIANCA – CAMEROON

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
NASTY C – SOUTH AFRICA
COSTA TITCH – SOUTH AFRICA
UNCLE WAFFLES – SOUTH AFRICA
FOCALISTIC – SOUTH AFRICA
DJ TARICO – MOZAMBIQUE

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
MARWA LOUD – MOROCCO
WEGZ – EGYPT
EL GRANDE TOTO – MOROCCO
SOOLKING – ALGERIA

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
ZUCHU
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ
RAYVANNY
EDDY KENZO
HEWAN GEBREWORLD

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the Nigerian entertainment industry within a specific period and/or the year under review.
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