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Checkout full list of winners at the Headies 2022
The 15th Headies Awards was held in Atlanta, USA, on the 4th of September, 2022.
The show was hosted by Emmy-nominated American actor, Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress. Osas Ighodoro.
At this year’s edition of the show, Dancehall singer, Patoranking cupped 2 awards. Other winners weer BNXN fka Buju, who won the Next Rated Award and Ayra Starr who won the Viewers Choice Award.
Before the Award ceremony, journalist Sampson Unamka revealed that the winner of the Next Rated category at this year’s Headies award will take home the 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.
Nominees for the award were BNXN, Ruger, Ayra Starr, Zinoleesky and Lojay. BNXN was the one who bagged the award.
See the full list of winners below.
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING (Winner)
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS
“JOY” – FALANA
“LOVING IS HARDER” – JOHNNY DRILLE
“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO
“SOMEBODY’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
BEATS BY JAYY – “GOLDEN” (A-Q)
BLAISE BEATZ – “SINNER” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCKY DAYE)
NIPHKEYS – “FEEL GOOD” (MOHBAD)
P PRIIME – “OZUMBA MBADIWE” (REEKADO BANKS)
PHEELZ – “HIGH” (ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO)
SARZ – “MONALISA” (LOJAY & SARZ) (WINNER)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER” (WINNER)
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 FEAT. CKAY
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
“PROMISE” – NINIOLA
“SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. LUCK DAYE
BEST RAP SINGLE
“BREATHE” – A-Q FEAT CHIKE
“CROWN OF CLAY” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)
“TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMINISCE & MOJO
“LOADING” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG:
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR (WINNER)
“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” (WINNER)
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE):
BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”
JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVING IS HARDER”
OXLADE – “OJUJU” (WINNER)
RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I’M GONE”
TAY IWAR – “PEAKING”
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL:
A-Q – “THE LAST CYPHER” (WINNER)
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 FEAT. D SMOKE) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI (WINNER)
“GINGER” – (WIZKID FEAT. BURNA BOY) DIRECTED BY MEJI ALABI
“ROJU” – (CHIKE) DIRECTED BY PINK
“RAIN” – (YEMI ALADE FEAT. MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR) DIRECTED BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
“BLING” – (BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN) DIRECTED BY TG OMORI
“RUNNING” – (LADIPOE FEAT. FIREBOY DML) DIRECTED BY DIRECTOR K
BEST COLLABORATION:
BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY
“BLING” – BLAQBONEZ FEAT. AMAARAE & BNXN
“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“FEELING” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN
“RUNNING (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. SIMI
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE:
BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN & LINCOlN
REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK”
MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD”
NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” (WINNER)
POCO LEE, PORTABLE & OLAMIDE – “ZAZOO ZEHH”
BEST AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
“BLOODY SAMARITAN” – AYRA STARR
“BOUNCE” – RUGER
“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
“OZUMBA MBADIWE” – REEKADO BANKS
“PERU” – FIREBOY DML (WINNER)
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE:
AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” (WINNER)
FIREBOY – “PERU”
JOEBOY – “SIP”
LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA”
NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”
OLAMIDE FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITY”
REMA – “SOUNDGASM”
WIZKID FEAT. TEMS – “ESSENCE”
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
AMAARAE (GHANA)
ANGELIQUE KIDJO (BENIN)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)
GYAKIE (GHANA) (WINNER)
KIDI (GHANA)
NELSON FREITAS (CAPE VERDE)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA) (WINNER)
EDDY KENZO (UGANDA)
HARMONIZE (TANZANIA)
MEDDY (RWANDA)
NIKITA KERING (KENYA)
ZUCHU (TANZANIA)
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
EMEL MATHLOUTHI (TUNISIA)
ELGRANDETOTO (MOROCCO)
LATIFA (TUNISIA) (WINNER)
MANAL (MOROCCO)
MUHAMAD RAMADAN (EGYPT)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
DJ TARICO (MOZAMBIQUE)
ELAINE (SOUTH AFRICA)
FOCALISTIC (SOUTH AFRICA) (WINNER)
JAH PRAYZAH (ZIMBABWE)
SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
CALEMA (SAO TOME & PRINCIPE)
BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)
DADJU (DR CONGO)
FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)
INNOSS’B (DR CONGO) (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
“KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS
“WONDALAND” – TENI
BEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL ALBUM:
“GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA
“LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY D-O
“RAINBOW RIDDIM” – SHANK
“THREE” – PATORANKING (WINNER)
“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 (WINNER)
“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 (WINNER)
“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 (WINNER)
“YABASI” – BASKETMOUTH
SONG OF THE YEAR:
“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORANKING
“DOINGS” – FLAVOUR FEAT. PHYNO
“ESSENCE” – WIZKID FEAT. TEMS (WINNER)
“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. DAVIDO
“MONALISA” – LOJAY & SARZ
“PERU” – FIREBOY DML
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE:
SIMI
TEMS (WINNER)
TIWA SAVAGE
TENI
NINIOLA
BEST MALE ARTISTE
ADEKUNLE GOLD
BURNA BOY (WINNER)
DAVIDO
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
WIZKID
NEXT RATED:
AYRA STARR
BNXN (WINNER)
LOJAY
RUGER
ZINOLEESKY
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR:
BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) (WINNER)
DAVIDO (NIGERIA)
DIAMOND PLATINUMZ (TANZANIA)
SOOLKING (ALGERIA)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE:
KCee & Okwesili Eze Group – ‘Cultural Praise Vol-1’ (WINNER)
Timi Dakolo – ‘Everything (Amen)’
Chidinma – ‘Jehova Overdo’
Mercy Chinwo – ‘Onyedikagi’
Dunsin Oyekan – ‘Yah’
Nathaniel Bassey – ‘You’re The Mighty God/Olorun Agbaye’
BEST DIGITAL ARTIST:
Burna Boy
CKay
Davido (WINNER)
Joeboy
Rema
Wizkid
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Beyonce
Chris Brown (WINNER)
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nas
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE RECOGNITION
WYCLEF JEAN
AKON
P DIDDY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
BOSE OGULU
SUNDAY ARE
EFE OMOROGBE
HALL OF FAME:
ANGELINA KIDJOE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR:
2FACE IDIBIA
RUGGEDMAN
DAVIDO (WINNER)
DON JAZZY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
AV
FAVE (WINNER)
MAGIXX
PORTABLE
UGOCCIE
SPECIAL REOGNITION -Dbanj (Talent)
CELEBRITY NEWS
”Why Kizz Daniel stopped talking to me” – Skiibii opens up (Video)

Nigerian singer, Skiibii, has opened up on the reason behind his strained relationship with Kizz Daniel for a while now.
Skiibii recently had an interview with Afrobeat podcaster Adesope where he revealed his currently not talking to Kizz Daniel.
Skiibii disclosed that he is very close to Kizz Daniel and understands how he thinks.
However, the singer also revealed that they constantly have a lot of fights, describing Kizz Daniel as a “Werey.”
According to Kizz, they are currently not on talking terms after he sent him a voice note which didn’t go well with him.
“This last time we fought, I sent him a voice note, and he just hissed at me. Since that time, we no dey talk. We don fight. But you see as we dey fight, I still get many good things to talk about him. He’s a lovely guy.”
@Blackboysho reacted: “Real life is different from social media… love Skibbiiiiii.”
@oluwashiizey commented: “Skiibii get D’banj DNA for him blood . He’s so entertaining to watch.”
@ishoola706 reacted: “Best interview ever now I love Skiibi.”
@ParksWay8 said: “This episode sweeeeeeet! Egbon dy turn this podcast to another thing oh.”
@ParksWay8 commented: “Too real!!! See interview!! Man was himself.”
@Pocho184 said: “For acknowledging KC as your oga despite your level now, God bless you Skiibii.”
@abeebgbadamosi562 reacted: “Since when I watch skiibii for tiwantiwa nahin I don love ham, e dey talk ham as e be, no dey fake.”
@MuhammadIbrahim-gt8fr said: “You faked buying a GLS600 maybach tho.”
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Nigerians fume as young boy who was promised heaven and earth during presidential election is neglected

In what appears to be a disheartening turn of events, Nigerians are expressing their disappointment as the young election hero, whose viral video of chasing Peter Obi’s convoy captivated the nation, has allegedly been left empty-handed despite grand promises made during the presidential election campaign.
The incident has reignited debates over the credibility of campaign pledges and the treatment of citizens who actively participate in political processes.
During the presidential elections campaign, the young boy was promised a myriad of rewards ranging from scholarships abroad to substantial financial compensation.
These assurances were intended to recognize and appreciate his bold act of running after the convoy of Peter Obi, the former vice-presidential candidate, in a fervent display of support.
However, five months have elapsed since the general elections took place, and the promised rewards have failed to materialize, leaving the young election hero disillusioned and causing Nigerians to voice their grievances.
Social media platforms have been inundated with expressions of frustration, highlighting the broken trust between politicians and the electorate.
@mandemluvme said; “U go dey trust politicians?😂😂😂”
@mali.k_3 wrote; “Obi😂😂😂”
@jah_rock_ said; “I did not trust this man right from day one… fake man”
@thisleksam said; ‘That’s politics for you”
@bvenza wrote; “Just da play you da hear da play.”
@b_o_w_a_d said; “Peter obi talk say he won give him one post then ?
@kuwait_official wrote; “Internet is very bad what’s this again”
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”Hold your Boyfriends Tight”, SS3 Graduate Advises Ladies

A fresh Senior Secondary graduate has sent out a stern warning to ladies as she tells them to hold their boyfriends well.
The young graduate has shared a video on her social media page advising the older ladies to hold their boyfriends well because she is done with school and in the market.
According to her, she is now in the dating market and has also learned the skills of snatching boyfriends and husbands from their ladies.
The video shared by the young graduate has attracted a lot of reactions from social media users.
Seun wrote; “They learn this rubbish from social media. It’s now cool for kids in secondary school to say stuff like this. It’s a short distance from saying to doing.”
Blossom wrote; “Boyfriend wey pesin suppose hide from secondary school pikin no be boyfriend”
Fatima wrote; “I hope this video gets to her parents so that they can beat her very well.
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