Headies Award 2023 Winners (Complete List)

The 16th edition of Nigeria’s biggest music award, The Headies took place last night, Sunday, September 3, 2023, in Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was hosted by Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro and American actor, Terrence J.

Top African entertainers graced the star-studded event and Asake who had an amazing 2022 got his well-deserved accolade and recognition on the award night.

See the full list of nominees and also the winners at the 16th Headies below;

Next Rated Award:

• Young Jonn
• Seyi Vibez
• Asake (WINNER)
• Victony
• Spyro

Best Recording of The Year:

• Burna Boy – Alone
• Victony & Tempoe – Soweto (Winner)
• Omah Lay – I’m a mess
• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
• Davido, SSC – Stand Strong
• Tems – No Woman, No Cry

Producer of The Year :

• Magicsticks – Sungba Remix
• Pheelz – Electricity
• Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down
• Tempoe – Soweto
• Kel P – Kpe Paso
• Rexxie – Abracadabra Remix (WINNER)

Songwriter of The Year:

• Simi – Loyal (Winner)
• Omah Lay – I’m a mess
• Tems – Lift me Up
• Burna Boy – Alone
• BNXN – In my mind
• Wizard Chan – Earth Song

Best RnB Single:

• Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For my hand (Winner)
• Ckay – Mmadu
• Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
• Preye – Red Wine Chike,
• Flavour – Hard to find
• Simi, Fave – Loyal

Best Rap Single:

• Reminisce – Hustle
• Ladipoe – Big Energy
• Blaqbonez – Back in Uni
• Psycho YP – Bando Diaries
• OdumoduBlvck – Declan Rice (Winner)
• Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro

Best Alternative Song:

• Wizard Chan – Earth song (Winner)
• Cruel Santino – Final champion
• Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller
• Boj, Moliy, Mellissa – In a loop
• Flavour – Game Changer (Dike)
• Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko

Best Vocal Performance (Female):

• Niniola – Memories Simi – Loyal
• Liya – Adua Remix
• Waje – In Between (Winner)
• Preye – Red wine
• Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

Best Vocal Performance (Male):

• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
• Ric Hassani – My only baby
• Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime
• Chike – Spell Remix
• Praiz – Reckless
• Wande Coal – Kpe Paso (Winner)

Rookie Of The Year

OdumoduBlvck (Winner)

Best Music Video:

• Blaqbonez, Perliks – Back in Uni
• TG Omori – PBUY
• Director Pink – Spell Remix
• Director K – Common Person
• TG Omori – Bandana
• Director K – Calm Down (WINNER)

Best Collaboration :

• Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix
• BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada
• Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
• Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy Remix (WINNER)
• Pheelz, Davido – Electricity
• Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso

Best Street-Hop Artiste:

• Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra
• Seyi Vibez – Chance (Na Ham) (WINNER)
• Asake – Joha
• Poco Lee, HotKid – Otilo Zlatan,
• Young Jonn – Astalavista
• Mohbad – Peace

Afrobeats Single of The Year The nominees are:

• Burna Boy – Last Last (WINNER)
• Ayra Starr – Rush
• Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
• Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
• Spyro – Who’s Your Guy
• Ruger – Asiwaju

Headies Viewers’ Choice:

• Ruger – Asiwaju
• Victony, Tempoe – Soweto (Winner)
• Fireboy DML, Asake – Bandana
• Ayra Starr – Rush
• Asake – Terminator
• Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)
• Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)
• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
• Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
• Pheelz, Davido – Electricity

Best West African Artiste of The Year :  

• Gyakie (Ghana)  
• Black Sherif (Ghana)  (WINNER)
• The Therapist (Liberia)  
• Camidoh (Ghana)

Best East African artiste of the year:

• Zuchu
• Diamond Platnumz (Winner)
• Rayvanny
• Eddy Kenzo
• Hewan
• Gebreworld

Best North African Artiste of The Year:  

• Marwa Loud (Morocco)  
• Wegz (Egypt)  
• El Grande Toto (Morocco)  (Winner)
• Soolking (Algeria)

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)  Winner)
• DJ Tarico (Mozambique)

Best Central African Artiste of The Year:  

• Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)  
• Gaz Mawete (DR Congo)  
• Matias Damiaso (Angola)
• Emma’A (Gabon)  
• Libianca (Cameroon) (Winner)

Best RnB Album:

• Johnny Drille – Home
• Chike – The Brother’s Keeper (Winner)
• Praiz – Reckless
• Waje – Waje 2.0
• Dami Oniru – Matter of Time
• Simi – To Be Honest

Best Alternative Album:

• Basketmouth – Horoscopes
• BOJ – Gbagada Express (Winner)
• Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors
• Cruel Santino – Subaru Boys: Final Heaven
• Somadina – Heart of The Heavenly Undeniable
• Native Sound System – Native World

Best Rap Album:

• Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only
• Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol. 3
• Blaqbonez – Young Preacher (Winner)
• Psycho YP – YPSZN3
• Vector – TESLIM
• Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream

Album of The Year:

• Burna Boy – Love, Damini
• Asake – Mr. Money With The Vibe (WINNER)
• Rema – Rave & Roses
• Omah Lay – Boy Alone
• Victony – Outlaw
• Davido – Timeless

Song of The Year:

• Rema – Calm Down
• Burna Boy – Last Last (WINNER)
• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
• Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga
• Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse
• Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix

Best Female Artiste:

• Tems
• Simi
• Tiwa Savage
• Ayra Starr (Winner)

Best Male Artiste:

• Asake
• Rema (Winner)
• Kizz Daniel
• Ruger
• Omah Lay
• Burna Boy

African Artiste of The Year:  

• Rema (Nigeria)  (WINNER)
• Burna Boy (Nigeria)  
• Marwa Loud (Morocco)  
• Black Sherif (Ghana)  
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Lyricist on The Roll:

• Ladipoe – Clowns
• Vector – Clowns
• Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only (WINNER)
• Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop
• A-Q – Family First
• Tec (Show Dem Camp) – Live Life

Best Inspirational Single:

• Davido, SSC – Stand Strong
• Limoblaze, Lecrae, Happi Music – Jireh (My Provider)
• Victor Thompson, Ehiz D Greatest – This Year
• Neon Adejo – Eze Ebube (WINNER)
• Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo – Tobechukwu
• Victoria Orenze – I Get Backing

Digital Artiste of The Year:

• Burna Boy
• Ayra Starr
• Rema (WINNER)
• Omah Lay
• Kizz Daniel
• Asake

International Artiste of the Year:

• Drake
• Future
• Selena Gomez (Winner)
• Don Toliver
• Ed Sheeran

Special Recognition

• Sound Sultan

Hall Of Fame

• Youssou N’Dour