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The 17th edition of the Headies Awards, Nigeria’s biggest music award event, was held on Sunday in Lagos to celebrate African musicians. There were performances from rising acts like Qing Madi and Shallipopi. Davido took home the Digital Artiste of the Year award. Tems won Best Recording of the Year, and LoJay snagged the Best Vocal Performance (Male) award.

The event stretched into 3 am on Monday morning, leading to some awards not being announced.

However, this is the complete list of the winners of the 17th Headies Awards that have been announced.

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

Artiste of the Year

Davido — Winner

Ayra Starr
Asake
Tems
Rema
Burna Boy

Next Rated Award

Odumodublvck  — Winner

Qing Madi
Shallipopi
Ayo Maff
Nasboi

Rookie of the Year

Zerry DL — Winner

taves 
Kaestyle
Llona

Album of the Year

HEIS – Rema — Winner

Stubborn – Victony
Work of Art – Asake
The Year I turned 21 – Ayra Starr
Born In the Wild – Tems

Song of the Year

“Lonely At The Top – Asake  — Winner

“Showa” – Kizz Daniel
“Commas” – Ayra Starr
“Egwu” – Chike ft. Mohbad
“Ozeba” – Rema
“Big Baller” – Flavour

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)

Best Collaboration

“Egwu” – Chike (ft. Mohbad)  — Winner

“Emotions” – Tiwa Savage (ft. Asa)
“Blood On the Dance Floor” – OdumoduBlvck (ft. Bloody Civilian and Wale)
“Cast” – Shallipopi (ft. OdumoduBlvck)
“Ole” – Qing Madi (ft. BNXN)
“Twe Twe (Remix)” – Kizz Daniel (ft. Davido)
“IDK” – Wizkid (ft. Zlatan)

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

International Artiste of the Year

Travis Scott – “Active” (Asake) — Winner

Wale – “Blood On The dance Floor” (OdumoduBlvck)
Skepta – “Tony Montana” (ft. Portable)
Chris Brown – “Hmm” (ft. Davido)
Chloe Bailey – “Vision (Remix)” (Qing Madi)

Best Street-hop Artiste

“Ask About Me” – Mohbad — Winner

“Different Patterns” – Seyi Vibez
“Dealer” – Ayo Maff (ft. Fireboy DML)
“Cast” – Shallipopi (ft. Odumodublvck)
“Johnbull” – Zhus Jdo

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)

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

Best Rap Single

“Cast” – Shallipopi (ft. OdumoduBlvck) — Winner

“Blood On the Dance Floor” – OdumoduBlvck (ft. Bloody Civilian and Wale)
“Hallelujah” – Ladipoe (ft. Rozzz and Morello)
“Canada” – Magnito
“Ije Nwoke” – Jeriq

Best Rap Album

Family Time – Erigga — Winner

Sideh Kai – iLLBliss
Eziokwu – OdumoduBlvck
Alaye Toh Se Gogo Vol. 1 – Reminisce
Shine Object Syndrome – Modenine

Producer of the Year

“OZEBA” – London  — Winner

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

Digital Artiste of the Year

Davido — Winner

Ayra Starr
Shallipopi
Rema
Tems
Kizz Daniel
Asake

Best Performer (LIVE)

Burna Boy — Winner

Rema
Omah Lay
Flavour
Wizard Chan
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force

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)

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 Inspirational Single

“You Do This One” – Mercy Chinwo — Winner

“Gratitude” – Anendlessocean
“Worthy of My Praise” – Dunsin Oyekan ft. Lawrence Oyor
“Good God” – Limoblaze ft. Naomi Raine
“Particularly” – 2Gaise Baba ft. Tope Alabi

Best Southern African Artiste of the Year

TitoM (South Africa) — Winner

Yuppe (South Africa)
Tyla (South Africa)
Kelly Kay (Malawi)
Plutonio (Mozambique)
Zee Nxumalo (South Africa)

Best North African Artiste of the Year

Soolking (Algeria) — Winner

Mohamed Ramadan (Egypt)
ElGrandeToto (Morocco)
Balti (Tunisia)
Abu (Egypt)

Best East African Artiste of the Year

Juma Jux (Tanzania) — Winner

Bien (Kenya)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
Azawi (Uganda)

Best West African Artiste of the Year

Himra (Ivory Coast) — Winner

Black Sherif (Ghana)
King Promise (Ghana)
Josey (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)

Best Central African Artiste of the Year

Innoss’B (DRC) — Winner

Gaz Mawete (DRC)
Emma’ a (Gabon)
Eboloko (Gabon)
Singuila (Central African Republic)
Kocee (Cameroon)

Special Recognition Award Recipients

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos
Alex Okosi
Amaju Pinnick
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Humanitarian Award Recipients

Temitola Adekunle Johnson
Michelle Mukoro (King Mitchy)