Headies 2022

Date

4 September 2022

Location

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia

Most nominations

Wizkid (10)

Website

theheadies.com

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The Headies 2022 will be the 15th edition of Nigerian music awards The Headies. It will be held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on September 4, 2022.^[1]

BigWiz lead nominations with ten,^[2] Tems and Ayra Starr with eight each. Davido and Adekunle received seven each. The Songwriter of the Year category included in the 2020 edition of The Headies, was renamed to Best Song Writer of the Year, in the 2022 edition.

Background

Nominees were announced on May 24, 2022, ahead of main event which will be held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, on July 2, 2022.^[3]

2022 edition has seven additional categories include; Best Afrobeat Pop Single (Nigeria), Best Afrobeat Pop Album (Nigeria), Best African Collaboration, Best International Collaboration, African Artist of the Year, International Artist of the Year, and Music Executive of the Year.^[4] On 25 June 2022, the executive held the first-ever Headies Brunch, titled "Unveiling The First Ever Global Awards For Afrobeats Music".^[5] with music from SPINALL, Major League DJz, and Pheelz. The private brunch was held in Los Angeles.^[5]

Nominees

Below list are nominees.^[6]^[7]

Rookie of the Year

- AV
- Fave
- Magixx
- Ugoccie

Best Recording of the Year

- ‘Celebrate Me’ – Patoranking
- 'Essence' – Wizkid ft. Tems and
- 'Joy' – Falana
- 'Loving Is Harder' – Johnny Drille
- 'Meji Meji' – Brymo
- 'Somebody's Son' – Tiwa Savage ft. Brandy

Producer of the Year

- Beats By Jayy – 'golden' (A-Q)
- Blaise Beatz – 'Sinner' (Adekunle Gold Ft. Lucky Daye)
- Niphkeys – 'Feel Good' (Mohbad)
- P Priime – 'Ozumba Mbadiwe' (Reekado Banks)
- Pheelz – 'High' (Adekunle Gold ft. Davido)
- Sarz – 'Monalisa' (Lojay & Sarz)

Songwriter of the Year

- Adekunle Gold – 'Sinner'
- Ajebo Hustlers – 'Loyalty'
- Brymo – 'Meji Meji'
- Falana – 'Joy'
- Fireboy DML – 'Peru'
- Omah Lay – 'Understand'

Best R&B Single

- 'Baby Riddim' – Fave
- 'Beggie Beggie' – Ayra Starr ft. CKay
- 'Essence' – Wizkid ft. Tems
- 'Running (To You)' – Chike ft. Simi
- 'Promise' – Niniola
- 'Sinner' – Adekunle Gold ft. Luck Daye

Best Rap Single

- 'Breathe' – A-Q ft Chike
- 'Crown of Clay' – Vector & MI Abaga ft. Pheelz
- 'Early Momo' – Vector ft. Goodgirl LA
- 'Feeling' – Ladipoe ft. Bnxn
- 'Tycoon' – Show Dem Camp ft. Reminisce & Mojo
- 'Loading' – Olamide ft. Bad Boy Timz

Best Alternative Song

- 'Doings' – Flavour'
- 'Free Your Mind' – Made Kuti
- 'Gonto' – Ibejii
- 'Hustle' – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
- 'Meji Meji' – Brymo
- 'Selense' – The Cavemen

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

- Ayra Starr – 'Toxic'
- Liya – 'Alari'
- Niniola – '6th Heaven
- Simi – 'Running (To You)'
- Tems – 'Essence'
- Waje – 'Last Time'

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

- Brymo – 'Meji Meji'
- Johnny Drille – 'Loving Is Harder'
- Oxlade – 'Ojuju'
- Ric Hassani – 'When I'm Gone'
- Tay Iwar – 'Peaking'

Lyricist on the Roll

- A-Q – 'the Last Cypher'
- Blaqbonez – 'The Last Cypher'
- Jesse Jagz – 'Vipers'
- Ladipoe – 'Providence'
- Payper Corleone – 'In Don We Trust'
- Vector – 'Crown of Clay'

Best Music Video

- 'Champion' – (Fireboy DML ft. D Smoke) – Directed by Tg Omori
- 'Ginger' – (Wizkid ft. Burna Boy) – Directed by Meji Alabi
- 'Roju' – (Chike) – Directed by Pink
- 'Rain' – (Yemi Alade ft. Mzansi Youth Choir) – Directed by Ovie Etseyatse
- 'Bling' – (Blaqbonez ft. Amaarae & Bnxn) – Directed by Tg Omori
- 'Running' – (Ladipoe ft. Fireboy DML) – Directed by Director K

Best Collaboration

- 'Beggie Beggie' – Ayra Starr ft. CKay
- 'Bling' – Blaqbonez ft. Amaarae & Bnxn
- 'Early Momo' – Vector ft. Goodgirl La
- 'Essence' – Wizkid ft. Tems
- 'Feeling' – Ladipoe ft. Bnxn
- 'Running (To You)' – Chike ft. Simi

Best Street-Hop Artist

- Bella Shmurda – 'Cash App' ft. Zlatan & Lincoln
- Rexxie & Mohbad – 'KPK’'
- Mohbad – 'Feel Good'
- Naira Marley – 'Koleyewon'
- Nektunez & Goya Menor – 'Ameno Amapiano (Remix)

Best Afrobeats Single of the Year

- 'bloody Samaritan' – Ayra Starr
- 'Bounce' – Ruger
- 'High' – Adekunle Gold ft. Davido
- 'Monalisa' – Lojay & Sarz
- 'Ozumba Mbadiwe' – Reekado Banks
- 'Peru' – Fireboy DML

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice

- Ayra Starr – 'Bloody Samaritan'
- Fireboy – 'Peru'
- Joeboy – 'sip'
- Lojay & Sarz – 'Monalisa'
- Nektunez & Goya Menor – 'Ameno Amapiano (Remix)'
- Olamide ft. Omah Lay – 'Infinity'
- Rema – 'Soundgasm'
- Wizkid ft. Tems – 'Essence'

Best West African Artist of the Year

- Amaarae (Ghana)
- Angélique Kidjo (Benin)
- Aya Nakamura (Mali)
- Gyakie (Ghana)
- KiDi (Ghana)
- Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)

Best East African Artist of the Year

- Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
- Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
- Harmonize (Tanzania)
- Meddy (Rwanda)
- Nikita Kering (Kenya)
- Zuchu (Tanzania)

Best North African Artist of the Year

- Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
- ElGrandeToto (Morocco)
- Latifa (Tunisia)
- Manal (Morocco)
- Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
- Soolking (Algeria)

Best Southern African Artist of the Year

- Black Coffee (South Africa)
- DJ Tarico (Mozambique)
- Elaine (South Africa)
- Focalistic (South Africa)
- Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
- Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)

Best Central African Artist of the Year

- Calema (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
- Dadju (Dr Congo)
- Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo)
- Innoss’b (Dr Congo)
- Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

Best Afrobeats Album

- 19 And Dangerous – Ayra Starr
- A Better Time – Davido
- Barnabas – Kizz Daniel
- Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)' – Wizkid
- Kpos Lifestyle – Ajebo Hustlers
- Wondaland – Teni

Best Reggae & Dancehall Album

- Gratitude – Timaya
- Love is War – Prettyboy D-O
- Rainbow Riddim – Shank
- Three – Patoranking
- Yaadman Kingsize – Yung L

Best R&B Album

- Before We Fall Asleep – Johnny Drille
- If Orange Was A Place – Tems
- Love Deep High Life – Omawumi
- Rising – Falana
- The Prince I Became – Ric Hassani
- Water And Garri – Tiwa Savage

Best Alternative Album

- 9: Esan – Brymo
- Intermission – Ibejii
- Legacy + – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
- Love And Highlife – The Cavemen
- P.S. Thank You For Waiting – Wavy The Creator
- Yabasi – Basketmouth

Best Rap Album

- Carpe Diem – Olamide
- Clone Wars Vol. 5 – The **Algorhythm – Show Dem Camp
- Golden – A-Q
- Mafia Culture, Vol. 2.0 – Idowest
- Providence – Ladipoe
- Sex Over Love – Blaqbonez

Album of the Year

- 9: Esan – Brymo
- 19 & Dangerous – Ayra Starr
- Carpe Diem – Olamide
- Legacy + – Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
- Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid
- Yabasi – Basketmouth

Song of the Year

- 'Celebrate Me' – Patoranking
- 'Doings' – Flavour ft. Phyno
- 'Essence' – Wizkid ft. Tems
- 'High' – Adekunle Gold ft. Davido
- 'Monalisa' – Lojay & Sarz
- 'Peru' – Fireboy DML

Best Female Artist

- Simi
- Tems
- Tiwa Savage
- Teni
- Niniola

Best Male Artist

- Adekunle Gold
- Burna Boy
- Davido
- Flavour
- Olamide
- Wizkid

Next Rated

- Ayra Starr
- Bnxn
- Lojay
- Ruger
- Zinoleesky

African Artist of the Year

- Black Coffee (South Africa)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria)
- Davido (Nigeria)
- Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
- Soolking (Algeria)
- Wizkid (Nigeria)
- Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)

International Artist Recognition

- Wyclef Jean
- Akon
- P Diddy

Special Recognition

- Bose Ogulu
- Sunday Are
- Efe Omorogbe
- Hall of Fame
- Angélique Kidjo

Humanitarian Award of the Year

- 2Baba Idibia
- Ruggedman
- Davido
- Don Jazzy