After the 16th Headies Award which held on September 3, 2023, in Atlanta Georgia, the awardees are;
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’ by Blaqbonez
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
‘Flytalk Only’ by Payper Corleone
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
‘Abracadabra’ by Rexxie
BEST MALE ARTIST
REMA (Calm Down)
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
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Simi Sokoto, Godsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Marcel Akunwata – ‘Loyal’ (Simi)
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
‘Gbagada Express’ – BOJ
