The 15th Headies Awards list of winners as compiled by bluebloodz.com . The music award was held in Atlanta, USA, on Sunday September 4, 2022.
The much anticipated show was hosted by Emmy-nominated American actor Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.
At the 2022 Headies Awards, Big Wiz won 5 awards, while Patoranking won 2 awards. Other winners include BNXN who won the Next Rated Award and Ayra Starr who won the Viewers Choice Award.
Before the Award ceremony, journalist Sampson Unamka disclosed that the winner of the Next Rated category at this year’s Headies award will take home the 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING (Winner)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER” (WINNER)
BEST R&B SINGLE : “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
BEST RAP SINGLE : “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL: A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” (WINNER
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG: “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR (WINNER)
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE): WAJE – “LAST TIME” (WINNER)
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE): OXLADE – “OJUJU” (WINNER)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: “CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI (WINNER)
BEST COLLABORATION: “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE: NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” (WINNER)
BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR: “PERU” – FIREBOY DML (WINNER)
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE: AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” (WINNER)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA) (WINNER)
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:GYAKIE (GHANA) (WINNER)
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:LATIFA (TUNISIA) (WINNER)
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR: FOCALISTIC (SOUTH AFRICA) (WINNER)
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR: INNOSS’B (DR CONGO) (WINNER)
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM: “MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM: “THREE” – PATORANKING (WINNER)
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM : “INTERMISSION” – IBEJII (WINNER)
BEST RAP ALBUM: “CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE (WINNER)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)
SONG OF THE YEAR: “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE: TEMS (WINNER)
BEST MALE ARTISTE : BURNA BOY (WINNER)
NEXT RATED: BNXN (WINNER)
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR: BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) (WINNER)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE: KCee & Okwesili Eze Group – ‘Cultural Praise Vol-1’ (WINNER)
BEST DIGITAL ARTIST: Davido (WINNER)
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Chris Brown (WINNER)
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
WYCLEF JEAN
AKON
P DIDDY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
BOSE OGULU
SUNDAY ARE
EFE OMOROGBE
HALL OF FAME: ANGELINA KIDJOE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR:
DAVIDO (WINNER)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: FAVE (WINNER)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION -Dbanj (Talent)