Rema, Asake, and others win big at the 2023 Headies Awards [Full List]

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The 16th Headies Awards was held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, USA, on Sunday amid pomp and pageantry.
The event, tagged “Celebrating African Renaissance,” was hosted by Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro and American media personality, Terrence J.
Odumodublvck, Young Jonn, Wande Coal, Kcee, Black Sherif, Asake and others thrilled the audience with electrifying performances.
Rema won the Best Male Artiste of the Year award, while Asake walked home with a brand new car after winning the highly coveted Next Rated category.



Similarly, Odumodublvck won a house in Lagos after he was named the Rookie of the Year.
After all the back and forth on social media, neither Blaqbonez nor TG Omori got the award for Best Music Video of the Year; Director K won the category.
While receiving his award for the Best Rap Album of the Year, which he won for ‘The Young Preacher’, Blaqbonez insisted that “TG Omori and I are still the best directors.”
However, the co-host, actress Osas Ighodaro, announced midway into the show that the ceremony had come to an end, with about 13 categories yet to be presented.
The categories that weren’t presented at the ceremony include Best Female Artiste, Best Recording of The Year, Songwriter of The Year, Best RnB Single, Best Vocal Performance (Female), Headies Viewers’ Choice, Best East African Artiste of the Year, and Best North African Artiste of The Year.
Others are Best Southern African Artiste of The Year, Best Central African Artiste of The Year, International Artiste Of The Year, Best Alternative Album, and Best RnB Album.
The organisers later announced the winners of the categories that weren’t presented via social media, with Ayra Starr winning the Best Female Artiste award, Victony winning the Best Recording of the Year, and Chike’s ‘The Brother’s Keeper’ won Best R&B Album of the Year.
With the announcement of the winners of the remaining categories, Burna Boy now ties Rema for the most wins (three awards each).


Full List of Winners And Nominees:


Best Rap Single



  1. Reminisce – Hustle

  2. Ladipoe – Big Energy

  3. Blaqbonez – Back in Uni

  4. Psycho YP – Bando Diaries

  5. OdumoduBlvck – Declan Rice (Winner)

  6. Jeriq, Phyno – My Bro


Best Alternative Song



  1. Wizard Chan – Earth song

  2. Cruel Santino – Final champion

  3. Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The Traveller

  4. Boj, Moliy, Mellissa – In a loop

  5. Flavour – Game Changer

  6. Obongjayar – Tinko Tinko (Winner)

  7. Best Vocal Performance (Male)

  8. Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

  9. Ric Hassani – My only baby

  10. Magixx – Love Don’t Cost A Dime

  11. Chike – Spell Remix

  12. Praiz – Reckless

  13. Wande Coal – Kpe Paso (Winner)


Best Music Video



  1. Blaqbonez, Perliks – Back in Uni

  2. TG Omori – PBUY

  3. Director Pink – Spell Remix

  4. Director K – Common Person

  5. TG Omori – Bandana

  6. Director K – Calm Down (Winner)


Best Rap Album



  1. Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only

  2. Show Dem Camp – Palmwine Music Vol. 3

  3. Blaqbonez – Young Preacher (Winner)

  4. Psycho YP – YPSZN3

  5. Vector – TESLIM

  6. Jeriq – Billion Dollar Dream


Lyricist On The Roll



  1. Ladipoe – Clowns

  2. Vector – Clowns

  3. Payper Corleone – Fly Talk Only (Winner)

  4. Alpha Ojini – Vigilante Bop

  5. A-Q – Family First

  6. Tec (SDC) – Live Life


Producer of The Year



  1. Magic Sticks – Sungba Remix

  2. Pheelz – Electricity

  3. Andre Vibez, London – Calm Down

  4. Tempoe – Soweto

  5. Kel P – Kpe Paso

  6. Rexxie – Abracadabra Remix (Winner)


Best Male Artiste



  1. Asake

  2. Rema (Winner)

  3. Burna Boy

  4. Ruger

  5. Kizz Daniel

  6. Omah Lay


Rookie of the Year



  1. Odumodu Blvck (Winner)

  2. Bloody Civilian

  3. Bayyani

  4. Guchi

  5. Eltee Skillz

  6. Khalid


Best Inspirational Single



  1. Stand Strong – Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir

  2. Jireh (My Provider) – Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music

  3. This Year – Victor Thompson & Ehis ‘d’ Greatest

  4. Eze Ebube – Neon Adejo (Winner)

  5. Tobechukwu – Nathaniel Bassey And Mercy Chinwo

  6. I Get Backing – Victoria Orenze



Special Recognition Award



  1. Sound Sultan (posthumous)



Afrobeats Single of The Year



  1. Burna Boy – Last Last (Winner)

  2. Ayra Starr – Rush

  3. Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga

  4. Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse

  5. Spyro – Who’s Your Guy

  6. Ruger – Asiwaju



Digital Artiste Of The Year



  1. Burna Boy

  2. Ayra Starr

  3. Rema (Winner)

  4. Omah Lay

  5. Kizz Daniel

  6. Asake



Best Street-Hop Artiste



  1. Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii – Abracadabra

  2. Seyi Vibez – Chance (Winner)

  3. Asake – Joha

  4. Poco Lee, HotKid – Otilo

  5. Zlatan, Young Jonn – Astalavista

  6. Mohbad – Peace



Next Rated



  1. Spyro

  2. Seyi Vibez

  3. Young Jonn

  4. Asake (Winner)

  5. Victory



Album Of The Year



  1. Burna Boy – Love, Damini

  2. Asake – Mr. Money With The Vibe (Winner)

  3. Rema – Rave & Roses

  4. Omah Lay – Boy Alone

  5. Victory – Outlaw

  6. Davido – Timeless



Song of The Year



  1. Rema – Calm Down

  2. Burna Boy – Last Last (Winner)

  3. Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

  4. Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga

  5. Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse

  6. Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix



Best Collaboration



  1. Asake, Burna Boy – Sungba Remix

  2. BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez – Gwagwalada

  3. Pheelz, BNXN – Finesse

  4. Spyro, Tiwa Savage – Who’s Your Guy Remix (Winner)

  5. Pheelz, Davido – Electricity

  6. Wande Coal, Olamide – Kpe Paso



African Artiste Of The Year



  1. Burna Boy (Nigeria)

  2. Marwa Loud (Morocco)

  3. Black Sherif (Ghana)

  4. Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

  5. Rema (Nigeria) – Winner



Best West African Artiste of The Year



  1. Gyakie (Ghana)

  2. Black Sherif (Ghana) – Winner

  3. The Therapist (Liberia)

  4. Camidoh (Ghana)



Best Female Artiste



  1. Tems

  2. Simi

  3. Tiwa Savage

  4. Ayra Starr (Winner)



Best RnB Single



  1. Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Mind (Winner)

  2. Ckay – Mmadu

  3. Dami Oniru – Just 4 U

  4. Preye – Red Wine

  5. Chike, Flavour – Hard to find

  6. Simi, Fave – Loyal



Best Vocal Performance (Female)



  1. Niniola – Memories

  2. Simi – Loyal

  3. Liya – Adua Remix

  4. Waje – In Between (Winner)

  5. Preye – Red wine

  6. Dami Oniru – Just 4 U



Headies Viewers’ Choice



  1. Ruger – Asiwaju

  2. Victory, Temple – Soweto (Winner)

  3. Fireboy DML, Asake – Bandana

  4. Ayra Starr – Rush

  5. Asake – Terminator

  6. Mavins – Overloading (Overdose)

  7. Crayon – Ijo (Laba Laba)

  8. Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

  9. Kizz Daniel, Tekno – Buga

  10. Pheelz, Davido – Electricity



International Artiste Of The Year



  1. Drake

  2. Future

  3. Selena Gomez (Winner)

  4. Don Toliver

  5. Ed Sheeran



Hall of Fame



  1. Youssou Ndour



Best East African artiste of the year



  1. Zuchu (Tanzania)

  2. Hewan Gebreworld (Ethiopia)

  3. Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – Winner

  4. Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)

  5. Rayvanny (Tanzania)



Best Central African Artiste of The Year



  1. Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)

  2. Gaz Mawete (DR Congo)

  3. Matias Damiaso (Angola)

  4. Emma’A (Gabon)

  5. Libianca (Cameroon) – Winner



Best North African Artiste of The Year



  1. Marwa Loud (Morocco)

  2. Wegz (Egypt)

  3. El Grande Toto (Morocco) – Winner

  4. Soolking (Algeria)



Best Southern African Artiste of The Year



  1. AKA (South Africa)

  2. Nasty C (South Africa)

  3. Costa Titch (South Africa)

  4. Uncle Waffles (Eswatini)



Vocalist (South Africa) – Winner



  1. DJ Tarico (Mozambique)



Songwriter of The Year



  1. Simi – Royal (Winner)

  2. Omah Lay – I’m a mess

  3. Tems – Lift Me Up

  4. Burna Boy – Alone

  5. BNXN – In my mind

  6. Wizard Chan – Earth Song



Best Recording of The Year



  1. Burna Boy – Alone

  2. Victory, Temple – Soweto (Winner)

  3. Omah Lay – I’m a mess

  4. Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa

  5. Davido, SSC – Stand Strong

  6. Tems – No Woman, No Cry.

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