Full List Of Winners At The Headies Award 2022 + Highlights

The 15th annual Headies Awards was held on Sunday (Sept. 4) at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. This marked the first time the show has been held outside of Nigeria.

Here’s a complete list of winners:

Best recording of the year:

“Celebrate Me” – Patoranking

Album of the year:

Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid

Song of the year:

“Essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems

Best female artiste:

Tems

Best male artiste:

Burna Boy

Digital artiste of the year:

Ayra Starr

Best streethop artiste:

Goya Menor & Nektunez – “Amenor Amapiano Remix”

African Artiste of the year:

Burna Boy (Nigeria)

International artiste recognition:

Chris Brown

#The15thHeadies "International Artiste Recognition" Award – @chrisbrown #ShowYourAfrica pic.twitter.com/phJKfK5ICV

— IG: the_headies (@The_Headies) September 5, 2022

Best central African artiste of the year:

Innoss’b

Best West African artiste of the year:

Gyakie (Ghana)

Best North African artiste of the year:

Latifa (Tunisia)

Best Southern African artiste of the year:

Focalistic (South Africa)

Best East African artiste of the year:

Diamond Platinumz

Best vocal performance (male):

Oxlade – Ojuju

Best vocal performance (female):

Waje – “Last Time”

Lyricist on the roll:

A-Q – “The Last Cypher”

Best rap single:

“Feeling” – Ladipoe  feat. Bnxn

Best music video:

“Champion” (Fireboy DML Feat. D Smoke) Directed by Tg Omori

Best rap album:

Carpe Diem – Olamide

Best reggae & dancehall album:

Three – Patoranking

Producer of the year:

Sarz – “Monalisa” By Lojay & Sarz

Best inspirational single:

“Cultural Praise” – Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group

Songwriter of the year:

Adekunle Gold – “Sinner”

Best R&B single:

“Essence” – Wizkid feat. Tems

Best Afrobeats single

“Peru” – Fireboy DML

Best alternative single:

“Doings” – Flavour

Best alternative album:

Intermission – Ibejii

Special recognition (outstanding impact on the entertainment industry):

Efe Omorogbe

Sunday Are

Bose Ogulu

Special recognition (talent): 

D’banj

Headies’ viewer’s choice:

Ayra Starr – Bloody Samaritan

Next rated:

Bnxn

Best R&B album:                              

If Orange Was a Place – Tems

Rookie of the year:

Fave

Humanitarian award of the year:

Davido

BURNA BOY WINNER
HALL OF FAME

ANGELIQUE KIDJO

HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR

DAVIDO WINNER

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Beyonce
Chris Brown
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nas

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Davido WINNER

See some highlights from the 2022 headies award in US

Just another day in the office for BNXN #headies2022 pic.twitter.com/Xnss1W8P1V

— GoldMyneTV (@GoldmyneTV) September 5, 2022

Olamide – "I will have to speak Yoruba cause I'm a fucking Yoruba demon" G.O.A.T 🎯🎯🎯 legend #headies2022#headies2022 pic.twitter.com/Ck2BtdbC6f

— GoldMyneTV (@GoldmyneTV) September 5, 2022

Mr Sunday Are dedicates Big Wiz’s 3rd award win to Wizkid FC’s 🦅all over the 🌍 🔥#headies2022 pic.twitter.com/ldvDG7G6XF

— GoldMyneTV (@GoldmyneTV) September 5, 2022

Congratulations Dbanj!

Had to bring Don Jazzy on stage.#The15thHeadies pic.twitter.com/BXurpLDRAW

— ♡ 🐳 @OneJoblessBoy ☝🏽🥃🫃🏽💔 (@OneJoblessBoy) September 5, 2022

Dbanj’s performance at #The15thHeadies pic.twitter.com/HNFOIQMzws

— ♡ 🐳 @OneJoblessBoy ☝🏽🥃🫃🏽💔 (@OneJoblessBoy) September 5, 2022

Congratulations Dbanj!

Had to bring Don Jazzy on stage.#The15thHeadies pic.twitter.com/BXurpLDRAW

— ♡ 🐳 @OneJoblessBoy ☝🏽🥃🫃🏽💔 (@OneJoblessBoy) September 5, 2022