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Headies Awards 2023 Full Winners List Revealed – Rema, Burna Boy Topped

Posted by by Upendra Singh Sisodia 05/09/2023 9 Min Read
Headies Awards 2023 Winners
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The music awards, Headies Awards 2023 full winners list has been revealed. Rema, Burna Boy topped the list. Check out the award and winner list below.

The show, which celebrates Pan-African and Afrobeats talent, was held on Sunday (Sept. 3) at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. Rema won Best Male Artist, Digital Artiste of the Year, and African Artiste of the Year. In addition, Selena Gomez, who teamed with Rema on the global hit “Calm Down,” won International Artiste of the Year, while Director K, who directed the music video for the “Calm Down” remix, won Best Music Video.

Burna Boy took Afrobeats single of the year and song of the year, both for “Last Last” as well as best R&B single for “For My Hand,” featuring Ed Sheeran.

The Headies Awards, originally called the Hip Hop World Awards, were established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry.

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Here is the full list of winners for the 2023 Headies Awards. For more details, visit theheadies.com.

­Hall of Fame

  • WINNER: Youssou N’dour

Special Recognition

  • WINNER: Sound Sultan

International Artiste Recognition Award

  • WINNER: Sean “Love” Combs

International Artist of the Year

  • Drake
  • Future
  • WINNER: Selena Gomez
  • Don Toliver
  • Ed Sheeran

Album of the Year

  • Love, Damini – Burna Boy
  • WINNER: Mr Money With the Vibe – Asake
  • Rave And Roses – Rema
  • Boy Alone – Omah Lay
  • Outlaw – Victony
  • Timeless – Davido

Song of the Year

  • “Calm Down” – Rema
  • WINNER: “Last Last” – Burna Boy
  • “Ku Lo Sa” – Oxlade
  • “Buga” – Kizz Daniel & Tekno
  • “Finesse” – Pheelz Ft. Bnxn
  • “Sungba Remix” – Asake Ft. Burna Boy

Best Female Artiste

  • Tems
  • Simi
  • WINNER: Ayra Starr
  • Tiwa Savage

Best Male Artiste

  • Asake
  • WINNER: Rema
  • Kizz Daniel
  • Ruger
  • Omah Lay
  • Burna Boy

Rookie of the Year

  • Bayanni
  • Khaid
  • Guchi
  • Bloody Civilian
  • WINNER: Odumodublvck
  • Eltee Skhillz

Best Recording of the Year

  • “Alone” – Burna Boy
  • WINNER: “Soweto” – Victony & Tempoe
  • “I’m A Mess” – Omah Lay
  • “Ku Lo Sa” – Oxlade
  • “Stand Strong” – Davido Ft. Sunday Service Choir
  • “No Woman, No Cry” – Tems

Producer of the Year

  • Magicsticks – “Sungba Remix” (Asake)
  • P.Prime, Tmxo & Pheelz – “Electricty” (Pheelz Ft Davido)
  • Andre Vibez & London – “Calm Down” (Rema)
  • Tempoe – “Soweto” (Victony & Tempoe)
  • Kel-P – “Kpe Paso” (Wande Coal & Olamide)
  • WINNER: Rexxie – “Abracadabra” (Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii & Wizkid)

Songwriter of the Year

  • WINNER: Simi Kosoko, Godsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata – “Loyal” (Simi)
  • Stanley Didia, Adebajo Adebanjo – “I’m A Mess” (Omah Lay)
  • Tems, Ludwig Goransson, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Ryan Coogler – “Lift Me Up” (Rihanna)
  • Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Austin Jnr Iornongu Iwar, Peace Oredope, Ludwig
  • Daniel Benson “In My Mind” (Bnxn)
  • Fuayefika Maxwell – Earth Song (Wizard Chan)

Best R&B Single

  • WINNER: “For My Hand” – Burna Boy Ft. Ed Sheeran
  • “Mmadu” – Ckay
  • “Just 4 U” – Dami Oniru
  • “Red Wine” – Preye
  • “Hard To Find” – Chike – Ft. Flavour
  • “Loyal” – Simi Ft. Fave

Best Rap Single

  • “Hustle” – Reminisce
  • “Big Energy” – Ladipoe
  • “Back In Uni” – Blaqbonez
  • “Bando Diaries” – Psychoyp
  • WINNER: “Declan Rice” – Odumodublvck
  • “My Bro” – Jeriq Ft. Phyno

Best Alternative Song

  • WINNER: “Earth Song” – Wizard Chan
  • “Final Champion” – Cruel Santino
  • “The Traveller” – Basketmouth Ft The Cavemen
  • “In A Loop” – Boj Ft Moliy & Mellissa
  • “Game Changer” (Dike) – Flavour
  • “Tinko Tinko” – Obongjayar

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

  • Niniola – “Memories”
  • Simi –  “Loyal”
  • WINNER: Waje – “In Between“
  • Liya – “Adua Remix”
  • Preye – “Red Wine”
  • Dami Oniru – “Just 4 U”

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

  • Oxlade – “Ku Lo Sa”
  • Ric Hassani – “My Only Baby”
  • Magixx – “Love Don’t Cost A Dime”
  • Chike – “Spell Remix”
  • Praiz – “Reckless”
  • WINNER: Wande Coal – “Kpe Paso”

Best Music Video

  • Blaqbonez & Perliks – “Back In Uni” (Blaqbonez)
  • Tg Omori – “Pbuy” (Asake)
  • Director Pink– “Spell Remix” (Chike & Oxlade)
  • Tg Omori – “Bandana” (Fireboy & Asake)
  • Director K – “Common Person” (Burna Boy)
  • WINNER: Director K – “Calm Down” (Rema)

Best Collaboration

  • Asake Ft. Burna Boy – “Sungba Remix”
  • Bnxn Ft. Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez – “Gwagwalada”
  • Pheelz Ft. Bnxn – “Finesse”
  • WINNER: Spyro Ft. Tiwa Savage – “Who’s Your Guy Remix”
  • Pheelz Ft. Davido – “Electricity”
  • Wande Coal Ft. Olamide – “Kpe Paso”

Best Street-Hop Artiste

  • Rexxie Ft. Naira Marley & Skiibii – “Abracadabra”
  • WINNER: Seyi Vibez – “Chance (Na Ham)”
  • Asake – “Joha”
  • Zlatan Ft. Young Jonn – “Astalavista”
  • Poco Lee & Hotkid – “Otilo”
  • Mohbad – “Peace”

Afrobeats Single of the Year

  • WINNER: “Last Last” – Burna Boy
  • “Rush” – Ayra Starr
  • “Buga” – Kizz Daniel & Tekno
  • “Finesse” – Pheelz Ft Bnxn
  • “Who’s Your Guy?” – Spyro
  • “Asiwaju” – Ruger

Headies’ Viewers’ Choice

  • Ruger – “Asiwaju”
  • WINNER: Victony & Tempoe – “Soweto”
  • Fireboy Dml & Asake – “Bandana”
  • Ayra Star – “Rush”
  • Asake – “Terminator”
  • Mavins – “Overloading (Overdose)”
  • Crayon – “Ijo (Laba Laba)”
  • Oxlade – “Ku Lo Sa”
  • Kizz Daniel & Tekno – “Buga”
  • Pheelz & Davido – “Electricity”

Best West African Artiste of the Year

  • ­Gyakie (Ghana)
  • WINNER: Black Sherif (Ghana)
  • The Therapist (Liberia)
  • Camidoh (Ghana)

Best East African Artiste of the Year

  • Zuchu
  • WINNER: Diamond Platinumz
  • Rayvanny
  • Eddy Kenzo
  • Hewan Gebreworld

Best North African Artiste of the Year

  • Marwa Loud – Morocco
  • Wegz – Egypt
  • WINNER: El Grande Toto – Morocco
  • Soolking – Algeria

Best Southern African Artiste of the Year

  • Aka (South Africa)
  • Nasty C – South Africa
  • Costa Titch – South Africa
  • Uncle Waffles – South Africa
  • WINNER: Focalistic – South Africa
  • Dj Tarico – Mozambique

Best Central African Artiste of the Year

  • Fally Ipupa – Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Gaz Mawete – Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Matias Damasio – Angola
  • Emma’a – Gabon
  • WINNER: Libianca – Cameroon

Best R&B Album

  • Home – Johnny Drille
  • WINNER: The Brother’s Keeper – Chike
  • Reckless – Praiz
  • Waje 2.0 – Waje
  • Matter of Time – Dami Oniru
  • To Be Honest (Tbh) – Simi

Best Alternative Album

  • Horoscopes – Basketmouth
  • WINNER: Gbagada Express – BOJ
  • Some Nights I Dream of Doors – Obongjayar
  • Subaru Boys: Final Heaven – Cruel Santino
  • Heart of the Heavenly Undeniable – Somadina
  • Native World – Native Sound System

Best Rap Album

  • Fly Talk Only – Payper Corleone
  • Palmwine Music Vol 3 – Show Dem Camp
  • WINNER: Young Preacher – Blaqbonez
  • Ypszn3 – Psychoyp
  • Teslim: The Energy Still Lives in Me – Vector
  • Billion Dollar Dream – Jeriq

Next Rated

  • Young Jonn
  • Seyi Vibez
  • WINNER: Asake
  • Victony
  • Spyro

African Artiste of the Year

  • WINNER: Rema (Nigeria)
  • Burna Boy (Nigeria)
  • Marwa Loud (Morocco)
  • Black Sherif (Ghana)
  • Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Lyricist on the Roll

  • Ladipoe – “Clowns”
  • Vector – “Clowns”
  • WINNER: Payper Corleone – “Fly Talk Only”
  • Alpha Ojini – “Vigilante Bop”
  • A-Q – “Family First”
  • Tec (Sdc) – “Live Life”

Best Inspirational Single

  • “Stand Strong” – Davido Ft Sunday Service Choir
  • “Jireh (My Provider)” – Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music
  • “This Year” – Victor Thompson & Ehis ‘D’ Greatest
  • WINNER: “Eze Ebube” – Neon Adejo
  • “Tobechukwu” – Nathaniel Bassey And Mercy Chinwo
  • “I Get Backing” – Victoria Orenze

Digital Artiste of the Year

  • Burna Boy
  • Ayra Starr
  • WINNER: Rema
  • Omah Lay
  • Kizz Daniel
  • Asake

Headies Awards 2023 Full Winners List Revealed – Rema, Burna Boy Topped