Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the 14th edition of the Nigerian Headies Awards was held on Sunday, 20 February, at the Eko Hotel & Suite, Lagos.
The visual event was televized on the host media channel, Hip TV, and monitored by IDOMA VOICE correspondent.
Singer Wizkid won two awards; Artist of the year and Viewers’ Choice for the song “Joro”, making the highest winner is Headies history with a total of 14 Headies, and the first artist to win The Artist of the year thrice.
The biggest winner of the night was YBNL’s Firboy DML, he won a total of 4 awards out of 8 nominations.
Youngster, Omah Lay won the most coveted category, The Next Rated award.
South Africa’s Master KG won the African Artist Recognition award for his song “Jerusalema”.
While legendary singer, King Sunny Ade won the Hall of Fame for the 4th time.
See full list of winners below;
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO – WINNER
SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER
WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY
DREAMER – FIREBOY DML
GHOST TOWN – WURLD
BEST POP SINGLE
BILLIONAIRE – TENI
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI. – WINNER
LADY – REMA
FEM – DAVIDO
JORO – WIZKID
SKELETUN – TEKNO
SONG OF THE YEAR
FEM – DAVIDO
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI – WINNER
JORO – WIZKID
MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY
DUDUKE – SIMI
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI – WINNER
SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE
KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY
SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD
BEST RAP ALBUM
GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ – WINNER
ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP
CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO
THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA
BEST R&B ALBUM
LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML – WINNER
I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD
KING – PRAIZ
BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
YELLOW – BRYMO
LUCID – ASA
THE LIGHT – BEZ
PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI
ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN – WINNER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
ELI – FIREBOY DML BY CLARENCE PETERS
1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K – WINNER
SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI
BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI
SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
BEST R&B SINGLE
UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ
DUDUKE – SIMI
MAD – SARZ & WURLD
BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY
TATTOO – FIREBOY DML – WINNER
DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE
BEST COLLABORATION
KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI – WINNER
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
GET THE INFO – PHYNO FEAT. PHENOM & FALZ
BEST RAP SINGLE
OGB4IG – REMINISCE
SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ
COUNTRY – ILLBLISS
GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS – WINNER
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)
WURLD – GHOST TOWN
CHIKE – FORGIVE
PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY – WINNER
COHBAMS – PLENTI
NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE
JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL
LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE
NINIOLA – ADDICTED – WINNER
J-DESS – CHI EFO
YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI
IMANSE – AJALA
NEXT RATED
TEMS
OMAH LAY – WINNER
OXLADE
BELLA SHMURDA
HEADIES REVELATION
VICTOR AD
FIREBOY DML – WINNER
JOEBOY
TENI
REMA
CHIKE
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
AQ – EUNICE
BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2
MI ABAGA – TRINITY
ILLBLISS – COUNTRY – WINNER
PHENOM – GET THE INFO
PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
MAYORKUN – GENG – WINNER
REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM
RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE
OLAMIDE – PAWON
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
I WONDER – MOELOGO – WINNER
BITTER – DEENA ADE
ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
APOLLO – FIREBOY DML – WINNER
AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
YELLOW – BRYMO
BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BURNA BOY
DAVIDO
WIZKID – WINNER
MAYORKUN
TIWA SAVAGE
AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION
MASTER KG – WINNER
KUAMI EUGENE
SAUTI SOL
SHAATA WALE
STONEBWOY
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
DAVIDO
OMAH LAY
BURNA BOY
FALZ
FIREBOY DML
MAYORKUN
DJ NEPTUNE
WIZKID – WINNER
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
OLAKIRA
ALPHA P
JAMOPYPER
ZINOLEESKY
BAD BOY TIMZ – WINNER
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE) – WINNER
ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML – DREAMER)
DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)
STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)
SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN
ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLION – DAVIDO)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM
TIMAYA
HALL OF FAME:
A special recognition to an individual for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
KING SUNNY ADE
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