The Headies is an annual event carried out to recognize and appreciate artists of their remarkable efforts in Nigeria Music Industry.
The Headies 2022 is the 15th edition of the Nigerian Music Award held on September 4 2022 at Cobb Energy Performing Art Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Below is the full list of nominees and winners of 2022 The Headies awards.
Rookie Of The Year
1. AV
2 Fave
3. Magixx
4. Ugoccie
Winner
Fave ✓
Best Recording Of The Year Awards
1. Patoranking – Celebrate Me
2. Wizkid Ft Tems – Essence
3. Falana – Joy
4. Johnny Drille – Loving Is Harder
5. Brymo – Meji Meji
6. Tiwa Savage Ft Brandy – Somebody’s Son
Winner
Producer Of The Year
1. Beats By Jayy – Golden by AQ
2. Blaise Beatz – Sinner by Adekunle Gold Ft Lucky Daye
3. Niphkeys – Feel Good by Mohbad
4. P. Prime – Ozumba Mbadiwe by Reekado Banks
5. Pheelz – High by Adekunle Gold Ft Davido
6. Sarz – Monalisa by Lojay & Sarz
Winner
Sarz – Monalisa by Lojay & Sarz ✓
Songwriter Of The Year
1. Adekunle Gold – Sinner
2. Ajebo Hustlers – Loyalty
3. Brymo – Meji Meji
4. Falana – Joy
5. Fireboy DML – Peru
6. Omah Lay – Understand
Winner
Best R&B Single
1. Fave – Bay Riddim
2. Ayra Starr Ft CKay – Beggie Beggie
3. Wizkid Ft Tems – Essence
4. Chike Ft Simi – Running (To You)
5. Niniola – Promise
6. Adekunle Gold Ft Lucky Daye – Sinner
Winner
Best Rap Single
1. A-Q Ft Chike – Breathe
2. Vector & MI Abaga Ft Pheelz – Crown Of Clay
3. Vector Ft Goodgirl LA – Early Momo
4. Ladipoe Ft BNXN – Feeling
5. Show Dem Camp Ft Reminisce & Mojo – Tycoon
6. Olamide Ft Bad Boy Timz – Loading
Winner
Best Alternative Song
1. Flavour – Doings
2. Made Kuti – Free Your Mind
3. Ruger – Girlfriend
4. Basketmouth Ft The Cavemen, Bez, Dive Ailes – Hustle
4. Brymo – Meji Meji
5. The Cavemen – Selense
6. Scato – Nothing Sup
Winner
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
Waje – Last Time ✓
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
1. Brymo – Meji Meji
2. Johnny Drille – Loving is Harder
3. Oxlade – Ojuju
4. Ric Hassani – When I’m Gone
5. Tay Iwar – Peaking
Winner
Oxlade Ojuju ✓
Lyricist on the Roll
1. A-Q – The Last Cypher
2. Blaqbonez – The Last Cypher
3. Jesse Jagz – Vipers
4. Ladipoe – Providence
5. Payper Corleone – In Don We Trust
6. Vector – Crown Of Clay
Winner
A-Q – The Last Cypher ✓
Best Music Video
1. Champion – (Fireboy DML ft. D Smoke) – Directed by TG Omori
2. Ginger – (Wizkid ft. Burna Boy) – Directed by Meji Alabi
3. Roju – (Chike) – Directed by Pink
4. Rain – (Yemi Alade ft. Mzansi Youth Choir) – Directed by Ovie Etseyatse
5. Bling – (Blaqbonez ft. Amaarae & Bnxn) – Directed by Tg Omori
6. Running – (Ladipoe ft. Fireboy DML) – Directed by Director K
Winner
TG Omori – Champion by Fireboy DML Ft D Smoke ✓
Best Collaboration
1. Beggie Beggie– Ayra Starr ft. CKay
2. Bling – Blaqbonez ft. Amaarae & BNXN
3. Early Momo – Vector ft. Goodgirl La
4. Essence – Wizkid ft. Tems
5. Feeling – Ladipoe ft. BNXN
6. Running (To You) – Chike ft. Simi
Winner
Best Street-Hop Artist
1. Bella Shmurda – Cash App ft. Zlatan & Lincoln
2. Rexxie & Mohbad – KPK
3. Mohbad – Feel Good
4. Naira Marley – Koleyewon
5. Goya Menor Ft Nektunez – Ameno Amapiano
Winner
Goya Menor Ft Nektunez – Ameno Amapiano ✓
Best Afrobeats Single of the Year
1. Bloody Samaritan – Ayra Starr
2. Bounce – Ruger
3. High – Adekunle Gold ft. Davido
4. Monalisa – Lojay & Sarz
5. Ozumba Mbadiwe – Reekado Banks
6. Peru – Fireboy DML
Winner
Fireboy DML – Peru ✓
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan”
Fireboy DML – “Peru”
Joeboy – “Sip”
Lojay & Sarz – “Monalisa”
Nektunez & Goya Menor – “Ameno Amapiano”
Olamide ft. Omah Lay – “Infinity”
Rema – “Soundgasm”
Wizkid ft. Tems – “Essence”
Winner
Ayra Starr – Bloody Samaritan✓
Best West African Artist of the Year
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Amaarae (Ghana)
Angélique Kidjo (Benin)
Aya Nakamura (Mali)
Gyakie (Ghana)
KiDi (Ghana)
Winner
Gyakie ✓
Best East African Artist of the Year
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Harmonize (Tanzania)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Nikita Kering (Kenya)
Zuchu (Tanzania). Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Winner
Diamond Platnumz ✓
Best North African Artist of the Year
Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
ElGrandeToto (Morocco)
Latifa (Tunisia)
Manal (Morocco)
Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
Soolking (Algeria)
Winner
Latifa (Tunisia) ✓
Best Southern African Artist of the Year
Black Coffee (South Africa)
DJ Tarico (Mozambique)
Elaine (South Africa)
Focalistic (South Africa)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe).
Nacty c (south Africa)
Winner
Focalistic (South Africa) ✓
Best Central African Artist of the Year
Calema (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
Dadju (DR Congo)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Innoss’b (DR Congo)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Winner
Innoss’b (DR Congo) ✓
Best Afrobeats Album
19 And Dangerous – Ayra Starr
A Better Time – Davido
Barnabas – Kizz Daniel
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid
Kpos Lifestyle – Ajebo Hustlers
Wondaland – Teni
Winner
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid ✓
Best Reggae & Dancehall Album
Gratitude – Timaya
Love is War – Prettyboy D-O
Rainbow Riddim – Shank
Three – Patoranking
Yaadman Kingsize – Yung L
Winner
Patoranking – Three ✓
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
Winner
Tems – If Orange Was A Place ✓
Best Alternative Album
Esan – Brymo
Intermission – Ibejii
Legacy – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Love And Highlife – The Cavemen
P.S. Thank You For Waiting – Wavy The Creator
Yabasi – Basketmouth
Winner
Ibejii – Intermission ✓
Best Rap Album
Carpe Diem – Olamide
Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The Algorhythm – Show Dem Camp
Golden – A-Q
Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0 – Idowest
Providence – Ladipoe
Sex Over Love – Blaqbonez
Winner
Olamide – Carpe Diem ✓
Album of the Year
9: Esan – Brymo
19 & Dangerous – Ayra Starr
Carpe Diem – Olamide
Legacy – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid
Yabasi – Basketmouth
Winner
Wizkid – Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) ✓
Song of the Year
“Celebrate Me” – Patoranking
“Doings” – Flavour ft. Phyno
“Essence” – Wizkid ft. Tems
“High” – Adekunle Gold ft. Davido
“Monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
“Peru” – Fireboy DML
Winner
Essence – Wizkid ft. Tems ✓
Best Female Artist
Simi
Tems
Tiwa Savage
Teni
Niniola
Best Male Artist
Adekunle Gold
Burna Boy
Davido
Flavour
Olamide
Wizkid
Lord Bliss
Winner
Burna Boy ✓
Next Rated
Ayra Starr
BNXN
Lojay
Ruger
Winner
African Artist of the Year
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Soolking (Algeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)
Winner
Burna Boy (Nigeria) ✓
International Artist Special Recognition
Wyclef Jean
Akon
P Diddy
Winners
Akon ✓
Wyclef Jean ✓
Special Recognition
Bose Ogulu
Sunday Are
Efe Omorogbe
Hall of Fame
D’banj
Angélique Kidjo
Winner
D’banj ✓
Humanitarian Award of the Year
2Baba Idibia
Ruggedman
Lord Bliss
Davido
Don Jazzy
P square
Winner
Davido ✓
