Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, and other artists received the coveted Headies Award on Sunday, September 4, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 15th Headies Awards made history with a diverse slate of nominees and winners from Nigeria, the rest of Africa, and the United States.
Leaders in the music business, including 2Baba’s manager Efe Omorogbe and Burna Boy’s mother Bose Ogulu, received Special Recognition Awards.
Headies Awards 2022: Complete Winners’ List
Leaders in the music business, including 2Baba’s manager Efe Omorogbe and Burna Boy’s mother Bose Ogulu, received Special Recognition Awards.
Headies Awards 2022: Complete Winners’ List
Running (Ladipoe Ft Fireboy DML) – Directed by Director K
Best Alternative Song
Doings – Flavour – Winner
Feel Your Mind – Made Kuti
Gonto – Ibejii
Hustle- Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
Meji Meji – Brymo
Selense – The Cavemen
Lyricist on the Roll
A-Q – The Last Cypher – Winner
Blaqbonez – The Last Cypher
Jesse Jagz – Vipers
Ladipoe – Providence
Payper Corleone – In Don We Trust
Vector – Crown Of Clay
Best Street-Hop Artist
Nektunez & Goya Menor – Ameno Amapiano (Remix) – Winner
Bella Shmurda – Cash App Feat. Zlatan & Lincoin
Rexxie & Mohbad – Kpk
Mohbad – Feel Good
Naira Marley – Koleyewon
Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – Zazoo Zehh
Humanitarian Of The Year
Davido – Winner
2face Idibia
Ruggedman
Don Jazzy
Rookie of The Year
FAVE – Winner
AV
Magixx
Portable
Ugoccie
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
Ayra Starr – Bloody Samaritan – Winner
Fireboy DML – Peru
Joeboy – Sip
Lojay & Sarz – Monalisa
Nektunez & Goya Menor – Ameno Amapiano (Remix)
Olamide Feat. Omah Lay – Infinity
Rema – Soundgasm
Wizkid Feat. Tems – Essence
Best East African Artist of the Year
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania) – Winner
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Harmonize (Tanzania)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Nikita Kering (Kenya)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
Best West African Artist of the Year
Gyakie (Ghana) – Winner
Amaarae (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Aya Nakamura (Mali)
Kidi (Ghana)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Best North African Artist of the Year
Latifa (Tunisia) – Winner
Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
Elgrandetoto (Morocco)
Manal (Morocco)
Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
Soolking (Algeria)
Best South African Artist of the Year
Focalistic (South Africa) – Winner
Black Coffee (South Africa)
DJ Tarico (Mozambique)
Elaine (South Africa)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)
East Central African Artist of the Year
Innoss’b (DR Congo) – Winner
Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
Dadju (DR Congo)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
African Artist of the Year
Burna Boy (Nigeria) – Winner
Black Coffee (Nigeria)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
Soolking (Algeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Aya Nakamura (Mali )