Check Out The 14th Headies Award Winners As Wizkid And Fireboy Break Massive Records
Sub casters Feb 22 / 2021
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Best Recording of the Year
Ozymandias – Brymo
Smile – Wizkid ft. H.E.R
Wonderful – Burna Boy
Dreamer – Fireboy DML
Ghost Town – Wurld
Best Pop Single
Billionaire – Teni
Nobody – DJ Neptune Feat. Joeboy and Mr Eazi (WINNER)
Lady – Rema
Fem – Davido
Joro – Wizkid
Skeletun – Tekno
Song of the Year
Fem – Davido
Nobody – DJ Neptune Feat. Joeboy and Mr Eazi (WINNER)
Joro – Wizkid
Mafo – Naira Marley
Duduke – Simi
Producer of the Year
Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni (WINNER)
Spax – ‘Away’ by Oxlade
Kel P – ‘Pull Up’ by Burna Boy
Sarz – ‘Mad’ By Sarz and Wurld
Best Rap Album
God’s Engineering – A-Q (WINNER)
Illy Chapo X – Illbliss
YPSZN2 – Psycho YP
Cult! – Paybac Iboro
The Erigma II – Erigga
Best R&B Album
Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps – Fireboy DML (WINNER)
I Like Girls With Trobul – Sarz & Wurld
King – Praiz
Boo of the Booless – Chike
Celia – Tiwa Savage
Best Alternative Album
Yellow – Brymo
Lucid – Asa
The Light – Bez
Pioneers – DRB Lasgidi
Roots – The Cavemen (WINNER)
Best Pop Album
Apollo – Fireboy DML (WINNER)
African Giant – Burna Boy
A Good Time – Davido
Woman of Steel – Yemi Alade
Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
Best Music Video
Eli – Fireboy DML
1 Milli – Davido (WINNER)
Smile – Wizkid
Billionaire – Teni
Shekere – Yemi Alade
Best R&B Single
Under the Sky – Praiz
Duduke – Simi
Mad – Sarz & Wurld
Bad Influence – Omah Lay
Tattoo – Fireboy DML (WINNER)
Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage
Best Collaboration
Know You – Ladipoe ft. Simi (WINNER)
Nobody – DJ Neptune ft. Joeboy and Mr. Eazi
Sweet In the Middle – Davido ft. Naira Marley, Zlatan and Wurld
Don’t Call Me Back – Joeboy ft. Mayorkun
Totori – ID Cabasa Feat. Wizkid and Olamide
Get the Info – Phyno ft. Phenom and Falz
Best Rap Single
OGB4IG – Reminisce
Shut Up – Blaqbonez
Country – Illbliss
Get The Info – Phyno, Falz and Phenom
Bop Daddy – Falz ft. Ms. Banks (WINNER)
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Ghost Town – Wurld
Forgive– Chike
Under the Sky – Praiz
Plenti – Cobhams
What Makes You Sure – Nonso Amadi
Count On You – Johnny Drille
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
No Longer Beneficial – Simi
One on the Outside – Lindsey Abudei
Addicted – Niniola (WINNER)
Chi Efo – J-Dess
Lai Lai – Yemi Alade
Ajala – Imanse
Next Rated
Tems
Omah Lay (WINNER)
Oxlade
Bella Shmurda
Headies Revelation
Victor AD
Fireboy DML (WINNER)
Joeboy
Teni
Rema
Chike
Lyricist on the Roll
A-Q
Blaqbonez
MI Abaga – Trinity
Illbliss (WINNER)
Phenom
Phyno
Best Street-hop Artist
Naira Marley and Young John – Mafo
Mayorkun – Geng (WINNER)
Reminisce ft. Olamide and Naira Marley – Instagram
Rudeboy – Audio Money
IVD and Zlatan – Bolanle
Olamide – Pawon
Best ‘Alternative’ Song
Corner – Lady Donly ft. VanJess & The Cavemen
I Wonder – Moelogo (WINNER)
Bitter – Deena Ade
Anita – The Cavemen
Money Devotion – Gbasky
God Save The Queen – Olu
Album of the Year
African Giant – Burna Boy
Apollo – Fireboy DML (WINNER)
Afro Pop Vol. 1 – Adekunle Gold
Yellow – Brymo
Boo of the Booless – Chike
Artist of the Year
Burna Boy
Davido
Wizkid (WINNER)
Mayorkun
Tiwa Savage
African Artist Recognition
Master KG (WINNER)
Kuami Eugene
Sauti Sol
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
Davido
Omah Lay
Burna Boy
Falz
Fireboy DML
Mayorkun
DJ Neptune
Wizkid (WINNER)
Rookie of the Year
Olakira
Alpha P
Jamopyper
Zinoleesky
Bad Boy Timz (WINNER)
Songwriter of the Year
Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi – Duduke) (WINNER)
Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy DML – Dreamer)
Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy – Way Too Big)
Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay – Bad Influence)
Sadiq Onifade (Wurld – Ghost Town)
Adekunle Kosoko (1 Million – Davido)
Special Recognition
Eedris Abdulkareem
Timaya
Highlights
– Upon winning what is usually perhaps the most controversial category, fast rising new school star Omah Lay who had edged out tight competition from the likes of Tems and Bella Schmurda to snag the next rated award was accompanied on stage by his colleagues Bella Schmurda and Oxlade, a moment music fans have described as heartwarming. We hope to see more displays of love like this in the industry.
Omah Lay also notably dedicated his award to the End SARS protesters.
– Previously the most nominated, Fireboy stole the show as the biggest winner of the night, with nods in the best pop and R and B albums, as well as revelation of the year, best R and B singles and album of the year. Fireboy now ties a previously set record by Wande Coal for most wins in solo categories in one night (5 each).
– Bella Schmurda caused an upright across social media with a grammatical blunder, digging not to deep however, perhaps it was just a testament to the famous line from his debut single.
– Wizkid extended his lead as most awarded artist at the headies awards with 11 wins in total, two of which he added to his name this night, viewers choice for Joro and the biggest category which he is winning for a record breaking third time, artist of the year! (first in 2012, second in 2016)
Congrats Wiz!
Notable snubs
Self acclaimed biggest rapper in Africa was notably snubbed by the Awards ceremony despite being nominated in two categories. Though taking it in good heart as he has shared jokes about it on his social media handles as well as optimism for next year, he was caught bored during the ceremony and as a result was whiling away time with iMessage games.
Most notable snub of the night was of the self acclaimed African giant, Burnaboy who despite being nominated in several categories did not win a single award!
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