Full List Of Winners At The 15Th Headies Awards 2022

BEST RAP ALBUM

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review.

1. “CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE – Winner
2. “CLONE WARS VOL. 5 – THE ALGORHYTHM” – SHOW DEM CAMP
3. “GOLDEN” – A-Q
4. “MAFIA CULTURE, VOL. 2.0” – IDOWEST
5. “PROVIDENCE” – LADIPOE
6. “SEX OVER LOVE” – BLAQBONEZ

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

1. “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR – winner
2. “FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI
3. “GONTO” – IBEJII 
4. “HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, THE CAVEMEN, BEZ, DICE AILES
5. “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO 
6. “SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

1. “BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE 
2. “CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ 
3. “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA 
4. “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN – Winner
5. “TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO 
6. “LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ 

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

1. BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN 
2. REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK” 
3. MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD” 
4. NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”
5. NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” – Winner
6. POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH” 

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

1. A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” – Winner
2. BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST CYPHER”
3. JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”
4. LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”
5. PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”
6. VECTOR – “CROWN OF CLAY”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

1. AYRA STARR – “TOXIC”
2. LIYA – “ALARI” 
3. NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN” 
4. SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”
5. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
6. WAJE – “LAST TIME” – Winner

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

1. BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
2. BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)
3. NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)
4. P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)
5. PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
6. SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ) – Winner

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.

1. “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING – Winner
2. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
3. “JOY” – FALANA
4. “LOVING IS HARDER” – JOHNNY DRILLE
5. “MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
6. “SOMEBODY’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

1. “CHAMPION” – (FIREBOY DML FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI – Winner
2. “GINGER” – (WIZKID FEAT. BURNA BOY) DIRECTED BY MEJI ALABI
3. “ROJU” – (CHIKE) DIRECTED BY PINK
4. “RAIN” – (YEMI ALADE FEAT. MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR) DIRECTED BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
5. “BLING” – (BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI
6. “RUNNING” – (LADIPOE FEAT. FIREBOY DML) DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR K

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

1. “BABY RIDDIM” – FAVE 
2. “BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
3. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
4. “RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI 
5. “PROMISE” – NINIOLA 

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

1. “9: ESAN” – BRYMO
2. “INTERMISSION” – IBEJII – Winner
3. “LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI & MADE KUTI
4. “LOVE AND HIGHLIFE” – THE CAVEMEN
5. “YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH

BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM

1. “GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA
2. “LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O
3. “RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK
4. “THREE” – PATORANKING – Winner

BEST COLLABORATION

1. “BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY 
2. “BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN  
3. “EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA 
4. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
5. “FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
6. “RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

1. ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER”  – Winner
2. AJEBO HUSTLERS – “LOYALTY”
3. BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
4. FALANA – “JOY” 
5. FIREBOY DML – “PERU” 
6. OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”

BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR

1. “BLOODY SAMARITAN” – AYRA STARR
2. “BOUNCE” – RUGER
3. “HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
4. “MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
5. “OZUMBA MBADIWE” – REEKADO BANKS
6. “PERU” – FIREBOY DML – Winner

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. “CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING 
2. “DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO 
3. “ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – Winner
4. “HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO 
5. “MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
6. “PERU” – FIREBOY DML

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

1. AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN”  – Winner
2. FIREBOY – “PERU”
3. JOEBOY – “SIP” 
4. LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA” 
5. NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”
6. OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”
7. REMA – “SOUNDGASM” 
8. WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE” 

NEXT RATED

1. AYRA STARR 
2. BNXN – Winner
3. LOJAY 
4. RUGER 
5. ZINOLEESKY

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE

1. Cultural Praise vol 1 – Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group – Winner
2. Everything (Amen) – Timi Dakolo
3. Jehovah Overdo – Chidinma
4. Onyedikagi – Mercy Chinwo featuring Glowrie
5. Yah – Dunsin Oyekan
6. You Are Mighty/Olorun Agbaye – Nathaniel Bassey featuring Oba & Chandler Moore

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – “LEGACY +”
2. Wizkid – “MADE IN LAGOS (Deluxe Edition)” – Winner
3. Brymo – “9: ESAN”
4. Ayra Starr – “19 & DANGEROUS”
5. Olamide – “CARPE DIEM”
6. Basketmouth – “YABASI”

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
2. BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
3. DADJU (DR CONGO)
4. FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
5. INNOSS’B (DR CONGO) WINNER
6. SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)

Rookie Of The Year

1. AV
2. Fave(Winner)
3. Magixx
4. Portable
5. Ugoccie