The 15th Headies Awards took place in Atlanta, USA on September 4, 2022, with many artists celebrating their hard work.

The show was hosted by Emmy-nominated American actor Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.

At the 2022 Headies Awards, Patoranking won 2 awards. Other winners include BNXN, who won the Next Rated award, and Ayra Starr, who won the Viewers Choice award.

Ahead of the award ceremony, journalist Sampson Unamka revealed that the winner of the Next Rated category at this year’s Headies Awards will take home the 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.

The nominees for the award were BNXN, Ruger, Ayra Starr, Zinoleesky and Lojay. However, BNXN won.

See the full list of winners below.


BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR:

“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORRANKING (Winner)

“ESSENCE” – FEAT. WIZKID. THEMES

“JOY” – FALANA

“LOVING IS MORE DIFFICULT” – JOHNNY DRILLE

“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO

“SOMEONE’S SON” – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. BRANDY

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:

JAYY BEATS – “GOLDEN” (AQ)

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)

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR:

ADEKUNLE GOLD – “SINNER” (WINNER)

AJEBO SCAMMERS – “LOYALTY”

BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”

FALANA – “JOY”

FIREBOY DML – “PERU”

OMAH LAY – “UNDERSTAND”


BEST R&B SINGLE

“BABY RIDDIM” – FAVORITE

“BEGGIE BEGGIE” – AYRA STARR FEAT. CKAY

“ESSENCE” – FEAT. WIZKID. THEMES (WINNER)

“RUN (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. IF MY

“PROMISE” – NINIOLA

“SINNER” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. lucky day

BEST RAP SINGLE

“BREATHE” – AQ FEAT CHIKE

“CROWN OF ARCILLA” – VECTOR & MI ABAGA FEAT. PHEELZ

“EARLY MOMO” – VECTOR FEAT. GOODGIRL LA

“SENTIMIENTO” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN (WINNER)

“TYCOON” – SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. REMEMBER AND MOJO

“CARGANDO” – OLAMIDE FEAT BAD BOY TIMZ

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG:


“DO” – FLAVOR (WINNER)

“FREE YOUR MIND” – MADE KUTI

“GONTO” – IBEJII

“HUSTLE” – BASKETMOUTH, CAVEMEN, BEZ, AILES SAYS

“MEJI MEJI” – BRYMO

“SELENSE” – THE CAVEMEN


BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE):

AYRA STARR – “TOXICA”

LIYA – “ALARI”

NINIOLA – “6TH HEAVEN”

SIMI – “RUNNING (TO YOU)”

THEMES – “ESSENCE”

WAJE – “LAST TIME” (WINNER)


BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE):

BRYMO – “MEJI MEJI”

JOHNNY DRILLE – “LOVE IS MORE DIFFICULT”

OXLADE – “OJUJU” (WINNER)

RIC HASSANI – “WHEN I AM GONE”

TAY IWAR – “PEAK”


LYRICSIST ON THE ROLL:

AQ – “THE LAST CYPHER” (WINNER)

BLAQBONEZ – “THE LAST NUMBER”

JESSE JAGZ – “VIPERS”

LADIPOE – “PROVIDENCE”

PAYPER CORLEONE – “IN DON WE TRUST”

VECTOR – “CLAY CROWN”

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” – FEAT. WIZKID. THEMES (WINNER)

“SENTIMIENTO” – LADIPOE FEAT. BNXN

“RUN (TO YOU)” – CHIKE FEAT. IF MY

BEST STREET-HOP ARTIST:

BELLA SHMURDA – “CASH APP” FEAT. ZLATAN AND LINCOLN

REXXIE & MOHBAD – “KPK”

MOHBAD – “FEEL GOOD”

NAIRA MARLEY – “KOLEYEWON”

NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)” (WINNER)

LITTLE LEE, PORTABLE AND OLAMIDA – “ZAZOO ZEHH”

BEST SINGLE AFROBEATS OF THE YEAR:

“SAMARITAN BLOOD” – AYRA STARR

“BOUND” – RUGER

“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. David

“MONALISA” – LOJAY AND SARZ

“OZUMBA MBADIWE” – REEKADO BANKS

“PERU” – FIREBOY DML (WINNER)

HEADIES SPECTATOR’S CHOICE:

AYRA STARR – “BLOODY SAMARITAN” (WINNER)

FIREBOY – “PERU”

JOEBOY – “SIP”

LOJAY & SARZ – “MONALISA”

NEKTUNEZ & GOYA MENOR – “AMENO AMAPIANO (REMIX)”

OLAMIDA FEAT. OMAH LAY – “INFINITE”

REMA – “SOUNDGASM”

WIZKID FEAT. THEMES – “ESSENCE”


BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

AMAARAE (GHANA)

ANGELIQUE KIDJO (BENIN)

AYA NAKAMURA (MALI)

GYAKIE (GHANA) (WINNER)

KIDI (GHANA)

NELSON FREITAS (CAPE VERDE)


BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

PLATINOZ DIAMOND (TANZANIA) (WINNER)

EDDY KENZO (UGANDA)

HARMONIZE (TANZANIA)

MEDDY (RWANDA)

NIKITA KERING (KENYA)

ZUCHU (TANZANIA)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

EMEL MATHLOUTHI (TUNISIA)

EL GRANDETOTO (MOROCCO)

LATIFA (TUNISIA) (WINNER)

MANAL (MOROCCO)

MUHAMAD RAMADAN (EGYPT)

SOOLKING (ALGERIA)

BEST SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST 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 ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

CALEMA (SAO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE)

BLANCHE BAILLY (CAMEROON)

DADJU (DR CONGO)

FALLY IUPA (RD CONGO)

INNOSS’B (RD CONGO) (WINNER)

SORAIA RAMOS (CAPE VERDE)


BEST AFROBEATS ALBUM:

“19 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR

“A BETTER TIME” – DAVID

“BARNABÉ” – KIZZ DANIEL

“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)

“KPOS LIFESTYLE” – AJEBO HUSTLERS

“WONDERLAND” – TENI


BEST REGGAE AND DANCEHALL ALBUM:

“GRATITUDE” – TIMAYA

“LOVE IS WAR” – PRETTYBOY DO

“RAINBOW RIDDIM” – MANGO

“THREE” – PATORRANKING (WINNER)

“YAADMAN KINGSIZE” – YUNG L BEST R&B ALBUM

“BEFORE WE SLEEP” – JOHNNY DRILLE

“IF ORANGE WERE A PLACE” – TEMS

“DEEP LOVE HIGH LIFE” – OMAWUMI

“THE INCREASE” – FALANA

“THE PRINCE I BECAME” – RIC HASSANI

“WATER AND GARRI” – WILD TIWA

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

“9: ESAN” – BRYMO

“INTERMEDIATE” – IBEJII (WINNER)

“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI AND MADE KUTI

“LOVE AND HIGHER LIFE” – THE CAVEMEN

“PS THANK YOU FOR WAITING” – WAVY THE CREATOR

“YABASI” – BASKET MOUTH


BEST RAP ALBUM:

“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDE (WINNER)

“CLONE WARS VOL. 5 – THE ALGORITHM” – SHOW DEM CAMP

“GOLDEN” – AQ

“MAFIA CULTURE, VOL. 2.0” – IDOSTE

“PROVIDENCE” – LADIPOE

“S3X ABOUT LOVE” – BLAQBONEZ


ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “9: ESAN” – BRYMO

“19 AND DANGEROUS” – AYRA STARR

“CARPE DIEM” – OLAMIDA

“LEGACY +” – FEMI KUTI AND MADE KUTI

“MADE IN LAGOS (DELUXE EDITION)” – WIZKID (WINNER)

“YABASI” – BASKET MOUTH


THE SONG OF THE YEAR:


“CELEBRATE ME” – PATORRANKING

“DO” – FEAT OF FLAVOR. FINE

“ESSENCE” – FEAT. WIZKID. THEMES (WINNER)

“HIGH” – ADEKUNLE GOLD FEAT. David

“MONALISA” – LOJAY AND SARZ

“PERU” – FIREBOY DML

BEST FEMALE ARTIST:

IF MY

THEMES (WINNER)

WILD TIWA

I had

NINIOLA

BEST MALE ARTIST

GOLD ADEKUNLE

BURNA KID (WINNER)

David

TASTE

OLAMIDE

Wizard


NEXT CLASSIFIED:

AYRA STAR

BNXN (WINNER)

LOJAY

Ruger

ZINOLEESKY


AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR:


BLACK COFFEE (NIGERIA)

BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) (WINNER)

Dave (Nigeria)

DIAMOND PLATINOZ (TANZANIA)

SOOLKING (ALGERIA)

WIZKID (NIGERIA)

AYA NAKAMURA (MALI/FRANCE)


BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE:

KCee and Okwesili Eze Group – ‘Cultural Praise Vol-1’ (WINNER)

Timi Dakolo – ‘Everything (Amen)’

Chidinma – ‘Jehovah Overdo’

Mercy Chinwo – ‘Onyedikagi’

Dunsin Oyekan – ‘Yes’

Nathaniel Bassey – ‘You are the mighty God/Olorun Agbaye’

BEST DIGITAL ARTIST:

Burna Boy

ckay

David (WINNER)

joeboy

row

Wizard


INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

Beyonce

Chris Brown (WINNER)

Duck

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

nas

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF ARTISTS

JEAN WYCLEF

akon

P DIDDY


SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

BOSE OGULU

SUNDAYS ARE

EFE OMOROGBE

HALL OF FAME:

ANGELINA KIDDOE


HUMANITARIAN AWARD OF THE YEAR:


2FACE IDIBIA

RUGGEDMAN

DAVID (WINNER)

DON JAZZY


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

av

FAVORITE (WINNER)

MAGIX

LAPTOP

UGOCCIE


SPECIAL RECOGNITION -Dbanj (Talent)