FULL LIST: 2023 Headies Award Winners
For the second year in a row, the 16th Headies Award was held in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Since its debut in 2006, the Headies has played a significant role in documenting the advancements made in the Nigerian music business through its award, which has now become the most prestigious honor in Nigerian music.
Rema, a Mavin artist, was the top winner of the night, taking home three awards. His statement about the renaissance of Nigerian music was also a highlight of the evening.
Asake took home two awards, including the coveted Next Rated Award, and Burna Boy won Afrobeat Single of the Year and Best R&B Song.
Here is the complete list of winners.
THE BEST RAP SINGLE
ODUMODUBLVCK's 'Declan Rice'
MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Wande Coal's 'Kpe Paso'
SONG WITH THE BEST ALTERNATIVE
Obong Jayar's 'Tinko Tinko
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
'Calm Down,' directed by K (Rema).
THE BEST RAP ALBUM
Blaqbonez' 'Young Preacher'
THE ROLE OF THE LYRICIST
Payper Corleone's 'Flytalk Only'
THE YEAR'S BEST PRODUCER
Rexxie's 'Abracadabra'
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rema
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
ODUMODUBLVCK
THE MOST INSPIRING SONG
Neon Adejo's 'Eze Ebube'
SINGLE OF THE YEAR AFROBEATS
Burna Boy's 'Last Last' is a rap song.
'SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT'
Sultan of Sound
AWARD FOR DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rema's 'Calm Down'
STREET HIP-HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
'Na Ham (Chance)' Seyi Vibez wrote this
NEXT-RATED
Asake
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
'Mr. Money With The Vibe' by Asake
BEST PARTNERSHIP
Spyro and Tiwa Savage's 'Who's Your Guy Remix'
AFRICA'S BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rema from Nigeria
THE YEAR'S BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE
Ghana's Black Sherif
THE BEST R&B ALBUM
The film 'The Brother's Keeper' Chike wrote
WORLD'S BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Selena Gomez is a celebrity.
YEAR'S BEST RECORDING
Victony's 'Soweto,' Tempoe
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Waje's In Between
THE YEAR'S BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE
Cameroon national Libianca
VIEWERS' CHOICE FOR THE HEADIES
Victony's 'Soweto'
THE YEAR'S BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
El Grande Toto (Morocco)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
‘Loyal’ by Simi Kosoko, Goodsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata
BEST R&B SINGLE
“For my hand’ by Burna Boy
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
Ayra Starr
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Focalistic (South Africa)
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
‘Gbagada Express’ by BOJ
HALL OF FAME
