2023 Headies Awards Nominees And Winners | Full List

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Sunday, 3^rd September 2023, was a remarkable day in the lives of renowned and upcoming artists in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. The 16^th Headies Awards was held Sunday night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, USA.

The event was tagged “Celebrating African Renaissance” and was hosted by famous Nollywood actress Osas Ighodara and American actor, media personnel, TV presenter and model Terrance J.

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Here is a complete list of the Nominees and Winners:

Best Rap single

• Reminisce – Hustle
• Blagbonez – Back in uni
• Ladipoe. – Big energy
• Psycho Yp – Bando diaries
• Jeriq, Phyno – My bro
• Odumodubluck – Declan rice

Best Alternative songs

• Wizard Chan – Earth song
• Cruel Santino – Final champion
• Flavour. – Game changer
• Boj, Moliy, Mellissa, – In loop
• Basketmouth, The Cavemen – The traveller
• Obongjayar – Tinko, Tinko

Best Rap Album

• Payper Corleone – Fly Talk only
• Show Dem Camp – Palm Wine Music (vol 3)
• Jeriq – Billion dollars dream
• Vector – Teslim
• Psycho Yp – YPSZN3
• Blagbonez – Young preacher

Best Music Video

• TG Omori – PBUY
• Blagbonez – Back in uni
• TG Omori – Bandana
• Director Pink – Spell remix
• Director K. – Common person
• Director K – Calm down

Best vocal performance (Male)

• Magixx – Love don’t cost a dime
• Chike – spell remix
• Praiz – Reckless
• Oxlade – Ku lo sa
• Ric Hasssani – My only baby
• Wande Coal – Kpe Paso

Best vocal performance (Female)

• Niniola – Memories
• Simi – Loyal
• Liya – Adua Remix
• Waje – In Between
• Preye – Red wine
• Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
• Alpha ojini – Vigilante Bop

Lyricist On the Roll

• Vector – clowns
• Ladipoe – Clowns
• Tec (SDC) – Live life
• A-Q. – Family First
• Payper Corleone – Fly talk only

Producer of the year

• Magicsticks – Sungba Remix
• Pheelz. – Electricity
• Tempoe – Soweto
• Andre Vibez, London – Calm down
• Kel p – Kpe Paso
• Rexxie. – Abracadabra Remix

Best Male artist

• Asake
• Burnaboy
• Ruger
• Kiss Daniel
• Omah Lay
• Rema

Rockie of the year

• Khaid
• Bloody Civilian
• Eltee Skillz
• Bayani
• Eltee Skillz
• Odumodublvck

Afrobeat Single of the Year

• Ayra Starr – Rush
• Spyro. – Who’s your guy
• Ruger – Asiwaju
• Pheelz, BNXN. – Finesse
• Teckno , Kizz Daniel – Buga
• Burnaboy – Last Last
• Next Rated – Asake

Best East African Artist

• Zuchu (Tanzania)
• Hewan Gebreworld (Ethiopia)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Rayvanny (Tanzania)

Best North African Artist

• Marwa Loud (Morocco)
• Wegz (Egypt)
• El Grande Toto (Morocco)
• Soolking (Algeria)

Best South African Artist

• AKA (South Africa)
• Nasty C (South Africa)
• Costa Titch (South Africa)
• Uncle Waffles (Eswatini)
• Focalistic (South Africa)
• DJ Tarico (Mozambique)

Best Central African Artist

• Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
• Gaz Mawete (DR Congo)
• Matias Damiaso (Angola)
• Emma’A (Gabon)
• Libianca (Cameroon)

Best Recording Of The Year

• Burna Boy – Alone
• Victony, Tempoe – Soweto
• Omah Lay – I’m a mess
• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa
• Davido, SSC – Stand Strong
• Tems – No Woman, No Cry

International Artist Of The Year

• Drake
• Future
• Selena Gomez
• Don Toliver
• Ed Sheeran

Best RNB Single

• Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For my mind
• Ckay – Mmadu
• Dami Oniru – Just 4 U
• Preye – Red Wine
• Chike, Flavour – Hard to find
• Simi, Fave – Loyal

Best RNB Artist

• Johnny Drille – Home
• Chike – The Brother’s Keeper
• Praiz – Reckless
• Waje – Waje 2.0
• Dami Oniru – Matter of Time
• Simi – To Be Honest

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Song Of The Year – Burna Boy – Last Last

Best Digital Artist of the Year – Rema

Best Street-Hop Artist – Seyi Vibez

Best Inspirational Single – Eze ebube – Neon adejo

Best Album of the Year – Asake – Money with the Vibe

Best Collab – Spyro , Tiwa Savage – Who’s your guy

Best African Artist – Rema

Best West African Artist – Black Sherif (Ghana)

Special Recognition Award– Sound Sultan