2023 Headies Award: Burna Boy, Rema, Asake emerge winners
On Sunday, September 3, 2023, the 16th Headies Award took place at the Cobb Energy Performing Centre, Atlanta in Georgia, USA for the second consecutive year.
On the night, Mavin star, Rema was the biggest award winner, going home with three gongs. His Nigerian music renaissance speech was also the highlight of the event.
Other big winners were Asake with two gongs including the coveted Next Rated Award; Burna Boy picked up the award for Afrobeats Single of the Year and the Best R&B Song.
Since its inception in 2006, the Headies has played a prominent role in the documentation of the strides recorded in the Nigerian music industry through its award which has now become the biggest prize in Nigerian music.
BEST RAP SINGLE ‘Declan Rice’ – Odumodublvck
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE ‘Kpe Paso’ – Wande Coal
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMACE ‘In Between’ – Waje
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG ‘Earth Song’ – Wizard Chan
BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR ‘Calm Down’ – Director K (Rema)
BEST RAP ALBUM ‘Young Preacher’ Blaqbonez
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL ‘Flytalk Only’ Payper Corleone
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR ‘Abracadabra’ by Rexxie
BEST MALE ARTIST Rema
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Odumodublvck
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SONG ‘Eze Ebube’ – Neon Adejo
AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR ‘Last Last’ – Burna Boy
SPECIAL RECOGNITION Sound Sultan
DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR Rema (Calm Down)
BEST STREET HOP SINGLE ‘Chance’ – Seyi Vibez
NEXT RATED ARTIST Asake
ALBUM OF THE YEAR ‘Mr. Money With The Vibez’ – Asake
SONG OF THE YEAR ‘Last Last’ – Burna Boy
BEST COLLABORATION ‘Who’s Your Guy’ – Spyro featuring Tiwa Savage
BEST AFRICAN ARTIST Rema
WEST AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR Black Sheriff
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTIST EL Grande Toto (Morroco)
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTIST Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTIST Libianca (Cameroon)
BEST SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST Focalistic (South Africa)
BEST R&B ALBUM ‘The Brother’s Keeper’ – Chike
HEADIES VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD ‘Soweto’ – Victony
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR Selena Gomez
RECORDING OF THE YEAR ‘Soweto’ – Victony & Tempoe
BEST FEMALE ARTIST Ayra Star
HALL OF FAME Youssou N’Dour
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM ‘Gbagada Express’ – BOJ
BEST R&B SINGLE ‘For My Hand’ – Burna Boy
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Simi Sokoto, Godsfavour Chidozie,
Kosoko Marcel Akunwata ‘Loyal’ (Simi)
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