The 15th Headies Award ceremony took place on Sunday 4th September, 2022 in Atlanta, USA.
Earlier, Moji Delano revealed that Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson and Award-winning Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro as the host of the 2022 Headies Awards.
Anthony Andersen is famous for his sit-com Blackish where he played the role of Mr. Johnson beside Tracy Ellis Ross who played his wife.
Wizkid in absentia bagged three major awards including Best Collaboration, Song of the Year for the track Essence and Album of the Year for Made In Lagos – Deluxe Edition. Buju BNXN won the highly coveted Headies Next Rated award.
Burna Boy‘s mother, Bose Ogulu also received a Special Recognition for her influence in Afrobeat and the Nigerian music industry. She was honoured alongside Efe Omorogbe, who managed 2Baba‘s illustrious career and who contributed actively to the evolution of Afrobeat.
Sunday Are has managed so many artists including Wizkid, D’banj, Wande Coal, Lagbaja, amongst many other talents.
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
CELEBRATE ME – PATORANKING
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A-Q – THE LAST CYPHER
BEST RAP SINGLE
FEELING – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
WAJE – “LAST TIME”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
DIRECTED BY TG OMORI – CHAMPION (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE)
BEST STREETHOP ARTISTE
GOYA MENOR & NEKTUNEZ – AMENOR AMAPIANO REMIX
BEST RAP ALBUM
CARPE DIEM – OLAMIDE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION) – WIZKID
SONG OF THE YEAR
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
DAVIDO
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM
THREE – PATORANKING
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SARZ – “MONALISA” (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
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
INNOSS’B
SPECIAL RECOGNITION (OUTSTANDING IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY)
EFE OMOROGBE
SUNDAY ARE
BOSE OGULU (play video drop)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION (TALENT)
D’Banj
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
AYRA STARR – BLOODY SAMARITAN
NEXT RATED
BNXN
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
OXLADE – OJUJU
BEST R&B ALBUM
IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE – TEMS
BEST MALE ARTISTE
BURNA BOY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FAVE
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
GYAKIE
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
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
BEST COLLABORATION
ESSENCE – WIZKID FT. TEMS
BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM
MADE IN LAGOS – WIZKID
BEST R&B SINGLE
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
HALL OF FAME
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE SPECIAL RECOGNITION
AKON
WYCLEF JEAN
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