See the Full List of Winners at the 2023 Headies Awards

 

The 16th edition of the prestigious award ceremony that celebrates Afrobeats and African culture, The Headies Award, took place on Sunday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta for the second consecutive year.

Since inception in 2016, the Headies Award has played a fundamental role in the documentation of the progresses recorded in the Nigerian music industry through its award which has now become the biggest prize in Nigerian music.

The 16th edition, tagged ‘Celebrating African Renaissance’, was graced by A-list artistes from Africa who came together to celebrate the best in Afrobeats.

Here is the full list of winners:

BEST RAP SINGLE – Declan Rice by ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE) –   Kpe Paso by Wande Coal

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Director) – Calm Down (REMA) by Director K

BEST RAP ALBUM – Young Preacher by BLAQBONEZ

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL – Fly Talk Only by Payper Corleone

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Abracadabra by Rexxie

BEST MALE ARTISTE – REMA

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE– Eze Ebube by Noen Adejo

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Sound Sultan

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR – Last Last by Burna Boy

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – REMA

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE – Seyi Vibez

NEXT RATED – Asake

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Mr Money With The Vibe By Asake

SONG OF THE YEAR – Last Last by Burna Boy

BEST COLLABORATION – Who Is Your Guy by Spyro ft. Tiwa Savage

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – REMA

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Black Sherif (Ghana)

BEST R & B ALBUM – The Brother’s Keeper by Chike

HEADIES VIEWERS’ CHOICE – Soweto by Victony

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Selena Gomez

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Soweto by Victony, Tempoe

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE) – In Between by Waje

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – El Grande Toto (Morocco)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Labianca (Cameroon)

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE – Arya Starr

HALL OF FAME – Youssou N’Dour

SONDWRITER OF THE YEAR – Loyal by Simi Kosoko, Goodsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle and Marcel Akunwata.

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM – Gbagada Express by BOJ

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR– Focalistic (South Africa)

BEST R & B SINGLE – For My Hand by Burna Boy

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG – Earth Song by Wizard Chan

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