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