Davido, Rema, Odumodublvck Win Big At Headies

It was a big night for Nigerian songwriter and singer Rema at the 17th edition of the Headies Awards as he clinched the awards for Album of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Rema’s HEIS album won the Album of the Year category ahead of Asake’s Work of Art and Ayra Starr’s the Year I Turned 21.

The event, which was held in Lagos after two consecutive years in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., was themed “Back to Base”

In the Next Rated category, rapper Odumodublvk defeated Shallipopi and Ayo Maff, while Davido was announced winner of the newly created Digital Artiste of the Year category.

Funke Akindele’s record-breaking movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, won the newly introduced Soundtrack of the Year award.

Below is the full list of winners at the 17th Headies Awards:

Rookie of the Year

Zerry DL — Winner
taves
Kaestyle
Llona

Soundtrack of the Year

“Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack” – TCJ and Abbey Wonder (A Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack) — Winner
“Eledumare” – Teledalase (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)
“Lose to Gain” – Kaline (Breathe of Life)
“Kill Boro” – Native Filmworks and Wizard Chan (Kill Boro)
“Orisa” – Beriola (Orisa)
“Emotions” – Tiwa Savage and Asa (Water and Garri)

Best Recording of the Year

“Burning” – Tems — Winner
“Different Patterns” – Seyi Vibez
“Higher” – Burna Boy
“Last Heartbreak Song” – Ayra Starr and Giveon
“Billions” – Sarz and Lojay

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

“Billions” – Lojay — Winner
“Moving” – Omah Lay
“Gratitude” – Anendlessocean
“For You” – Johnny Drille
“Ke Na Ke So” – Timi Dakolo

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

“I’m Done” – Liya — Winner
“Last Song Heartbreak” – Ayra Starr
“Level” – Niniola
“Stranger” – Simi
“Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade

Special Recognition Award Recipients

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos
Alex Okosi
Amaju Pinnick

Songwriter of the Year

“Vision” – Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma (Qing Madi) — Winner
“Stranger” – Simisola Kosoko (Simi)
“Can’t Breathe” – Michael Ajuma Attah (Llona)
“Family Meeting” – Emoseh Khamofu (Bloody Civilian)
“Stages of Life” – Fuayefika Maxwell (Wizard Chan)

Producer of the Year

“OZEBA” – London — Winner
“Happiness” – Sarz
“Basquiat” – Magicsticks
“HEHEHE” – Rema, Producer X, Cubeatz, Deatz and Klimperboy
“Different Patterns” – Dibs

Afrobeats Album of the Year

HEIS – Rema — Winner
Stubborn – Victony
Work of Art – Asake
The Year I turned 21 – Ayra Starr
Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn

Music Video of the Year

“EGWU” – Director Pink — Winner
“Charm” – Rema, Perliks and Folarin Oludare
“Metaverse” – Jyde Ajala
“Like Ice Spice” – Perliks and Emeka Shine Shine
“Ojapiano” – Mattmax
“Showa” – TG Omori
“Na Money” – Dammy Twitch

Afrobeats Single of the Year

“Big Baller” – Flavour — Winner
“Big Big Things” – Young Jonn (ft. Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez)
“Twe Twe Remix” – Kizz Daniel
“Egwu” – Chike (ft. Mohbad)
“Remember” – Asake
“Ogechi Remix” – Hyce, Boypee, and Brown Joel (ft. Davido)

Headies’ Viewers’ Choice

“Egwu” – Chike & Mohbad — Winner
“Big Baller” – Flavour
“Big Big Things” – Young Jonn (ft. Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez)
“Ogechi Remix” – Hyce, Boypee, and Brown Joel (ft. Davido)
“Showa” – Kizz Daniel
“Different Pattern” – Seyi Vibez
“OZEBA” – Rema
“Love Me Jeje” – Tems
“Cast” – Shallipopi (ft. Odumodublvck)
“Dealer” – Ayo Maff (ft. Fireboy DML)

Best Central African Artiste of the Year

Innoss’B (DRC) – Winner
Gaz Mawete (DRC)
Emma’A (Gabon)
Ebokolo (Gabon)
Singulila (Central African Republic)
Koceé (Cameroon)

Next Rated

Odumodublvck – Winner
Qing Madi
Shallipopi
Ayo Maff

Digital Artiste of the Year

Davido- Winner
Ayra Starr
Rema
Shallipopi
Tems
Kizz Daniel
Asake

Best Rap Single

Cast – Shallipopi and Odumodublvck – Winner
Blood on the dance floor – Bloody Civilian, Wale and Odumodu Blvck
Hallelujah – Ladipoe, Rozzz, and Morello
Canada – Magnito
Ije Nwoke – Jeriq

Best East African Artiste of the Year

Juma Jux (Tanzania) – Winner
Bien (Kenya)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Bruce Melody (Rwanda)
Azawi (Uganda)

Best Street-hop artiste

Mohbad – Ask About me – Winner
Zhus Jdo – Johnbull
Seyi Vibez – Different Patterns
Ayo Maff – Dealer ft (Fire Boy)
Shallipopi – Cast ft (Odumodu Blvck)

Song of the Year

Lonely at the Top – Asake – Winner
Egwu – Chike and Mohbad
Ozeba – Rema
Showa – Kizz Daniel
Commas – Ayra Starr

Special Recognition
KCee

Davido, Rema, Odumodublvck Win Big At Headies is first published on The Whistler Newspaper