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2023 Headies Awards: Complete List of Winners

by Taiwo Olabode

Sep 4, 2023, 5:06:32 PM

The 16th edition of Nigeria’s foremost music award show, The Headies took place on 3rd September 2023 in faraway Atlanta sparking a lot of buzz and fanfare. Rema and Burna Boy were the biggest winners of the night, bagging three awards apiece. Asake, Seyi Vibez, and ODUMODUBLVCK were first-time winners, while late Afrobeats icon, Sound Sultan received a special recognition award.

Below is the complete list of winners

BEST RAP SINGLE

ODUMODUBLVCK - 'Declan Rice'

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG 

Wizard Chan - 'Earth Song'

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Wande Coal - 'Kpe Paso'

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Waje - 'In Between'

BEST MUSIC VIDEO 

Director K - 'Calm Down' (Rema)

BEST RAP ALBUM 

Blaqbonez - 'Young Preacher'

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

Payper Corleone - 'Fly Talk Only'

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

Rexxie - 'Abracadabra' (Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skibii & Wizkid)

BEST MALE ARTISTE 

Rema

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE 

Ayra Starr 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 

ODUMODUBLVCK 

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE 

Neon Adejo - 'Eze Ebube'

SPECIAL RECOGNITION 

Sound Sultan

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

Burna Boy - 'Last Last'

DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Rema

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE 

Seyi Vibez 

NEXT RATED 

Asake 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Simi Kosoko, Godsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata - ‘Loyal’ (Simi)

 

BEST R&B ALBUM 

Chike - 'Brother's Keeper'

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM 

Boj - 'Gbagada Express'

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Asake - 'Mr Money With The Vibe'

BEST R&B SINGLE

Burna Boy featuring Ed Sheeran - ‘For My Hand’

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Victony & Tempoe - ‘Soweto’

HEADIES VIEWERS’ CHOICE

Victony & Tempoe - ‘Soweto’

SONG OF THE YEAR 

Burna Boy - 'Last Last'

BEST COLLABORATION 

Spyro featuring Tiwa Savage - 'Who Is Your Guy? - Remix'

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Rema (Nigeria)

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Black Sherif (Ghana)

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Focalistic (South Africa)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

El Grande Toto (Morocco)

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Libianca (Cameroon)

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 

Selena Gomez

HALL OF FAME 

Youssou N'dour

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