Headies Awards Categories And Winners - Full List

The Headies 2021 aired from the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event, which celebrates outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry, started at 8 pm after a red carpet session that took off at 5 pm.
It was hosted by Bovi, a comedian; and Nancy Isime, an actress.

 

 

See the list of winners (in bold) below:


BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR


Ozymandias – Brymo WINNER
Smile- Wizkid Ft. Her
Wonderful – Burna Boy
Dreamer – Fireboy DML
Ghost town – Wurld




PRODUCER OF THE YEAR


Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni WINNER
Spax – ‘Away’ by Oxlade
Kel p – ‘Pull up’ by Burna Boy
Sarz – ‘Mad’ by Sarz & Wurld



BEST RAP ALBUM


‘God’s Engineering’ – Aq
‘Illy Chapo x’ – Illbliss
‘Ypszn2’ – Psycho Yp
‘Cult’ – Paybac Iboro
‘The Erigma II’ – Erigga


BEST R&B ALBUM


‘Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
‘I Like Girls with Trobul’ – Sarz & Wurld
‘King’ – Praiz
‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike
‘Celia’ – Tiwa Savage



BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM


‘Yellow’ – Brymo
‘Lucid’ – Asa
‘The light’ – Bez
‘Pioneers’ – Drb Lasgidi
‘Roots’ – The Cavemen WINNER

BEST POP ALBUM


‘Apollo’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
‘A Good Time’ – Davido
‘Woman of Steel’ – Yemi Alade
‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold



BEST MUSIC VIDEO


‘Eli’ (Fireboy) – Clarence Peters
‘1 Milli (Davido) – Director K WINNER
‘Smile’ (Wizkid) – Meji Alabi
‘Billionaire’ (Teni) – TG Omori
‘Shekere’ (Yemi Alade) – Ovie Etseyatse




BEST R&B SINGLE


‘Under the Sky’ – Praiz
‘Duduke’ – Simi
‘Mad’ – Sarz ft. Wurld
‘Bad Influence’ – Omah Lay
‘Tattoo’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
‘Dangerous Love’ – Tiwa Savage




BEST COLLABORATION


‘Know You’ – Ladipoe ft. Simi WINNER
‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
‘Sweet in the Middle’ – Davido ft. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld
‘Don’t call me back’ – Joeboy ft. Mayorkun
‘Totori’ – ID Cabasa ft. Wizkid & Olamide
‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft Phenom & Falz

BEST RAP SINGLE


‘OGB4IG’ – Reminisce
‘Shut Up’ – Blaqbonez
‘Country’ – IllBliss
‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft. Falz & Phenom
‘Bop Daddy’ – Falz ft. Ms. Banks WINNER




BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)


Wurld – ‘Ghost Town’
Chike – ‘Forgive’
Praiz – ‘Under the Sky’ WINNER
Cobhams – ‘Plenti’
Nonso Amadi – ‘What makes you sure’
Johnny Drille – ‘Count on You’





BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)


Simi – ‘No longer beneficial
Lindsey Abudei – ‘One on the Outside’
Niniola – ‘Addicted’ WINNER
J-Dess – ‘Chi Efo’
Yemi Alade – ‘Lai Lai’
Imanse – Ajala’




HEADIES REVELATION


Victor AD
Fireboy DML WINNER
Joeboy
Teni
Remi
Chike




LYRICIST ON THE ROLL


AQ – ‘Eunice’
BlaqBonez – ‘Define Rap’
MI Abaga – ‘Trinity’
IllBliss – ‘Country’ WINNER
Phenom – ‘Get the Info’
Phyno – ‘Speak Life




BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE


Naira Marley ft. Young John – ‘Mafo’
Mayorkun – ‘Geng’ WINNER
Reminisce Ft. Olamide & Naira Marley – ‘Instagram’
Rudeboy – ‘Audio Money’
Ivd & Zlatan – ‘Bolanle’
Olamide – ‘Pawon’




BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG


‘Corner’ – Lady Donly Ft. Vanjess & The Cavemen
‘I Wonder’ – Moelogo WINNER
‘Bitter’ – Deena Ade
‘Anita’ – The Cavemen
‘Money Devotion’ – Gbasky
‘God Save The Queen’ – Olu




ALBUM OF THE YEAR


‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
‘Apollo’ – FireBoy DML
‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold
‘Yellow’ – Brymo
‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike



AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION


Master Kg WINNER
Kuami Eugene
Sauti Sol
Shatta Wale
StoneBwoy




HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE


Davido
Omah Lay
Burna Boy
Falz
FireBoy DML
Mayorkun
DJ Neptune
Wizkid WINNER




ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


Olakira
Alpha P
Jamopyper
Zinoleesky
Bad Boy Timz WINNER


BEST POP SINGLE


‘Billionaire’ – Teni
‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi. WINNER
‘Lady’ – Rema
‘Fem’ – Davido
‘Joro’ – Wizkid
‘Skeleton’ – Tekno




SONG OF THE YEAR


‘Fem’ – Davido
‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi WINNER
‘Joro’– Wizkid
‘Mafo’ – Naira Marley
‘Duduke’ – Simi



NEXT RATED

Tems
Omah Lay WINNER
Oxlade
Bella Shmurda



ARTISTE OF THE YEAR


Burna Boy
Davido
Wizkid WINNER
Mayorkun
Tiwa Savage



SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR


Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi) – ‘Duduke’ WINNER
Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy DML) – ‘Dreamer’
Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy) – ‘Way Too Big’
Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) – ‘Bad Influence’
Sadiq Onifade (Wurld) – ‘Ghost Town’
Adekunle Kosoko (Adekunle Gold) – ‘1 Milli’


HALL OF FAME

King Sunny Ade


SPECIAL RECOGNITION


Eedris Abdulkareem WINNER
Timaya

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