Here’s a breakdown of the winners of the Headies 2022, from the 36 voting and non-voting categories. So, it held on the 4th of September 2022, at Cobb’s Energy Center in Atlanta, with hosts Osas Ighodaro and Anthony Anderson. You can also see the list of nominees here.
Firstly, Best Rap Album
Carpe Diem, Olamide
Best Alternative Single
Doings, Flavour – Winner
Thirdly, Best Rap Single
Feeling, Ladipoe ft Bnxn
Best Streethop Artiste
Goya Menor & Nektunez, Amenor Amapiano Remix
Lyricist on The Roll
A-Q, The Last Cypher
Best Vocal Performance(female)
Waje, Last Time
Producer of The Year
Sarz, Monalisa (Lojay&Sarz)
Best Recording of The Year
Celebrate Me, Patoranking
Best Music Video
Directed by TG Omori, Champion – Fireboy DML ft D Smoke
Best R&B Single
Essence, Wizkid ft Tems
Best Alternative Album
Intermission, Ibeji
Best Reggae & Dancehall Album
Three, Patoranking
Best Collaboration
Essence, Wizkid ft Tems
Songwriter of The Year
Adekunle Gold, Sinner
Additionally, Best Afrobeats Single
Peru, Fireboy DML
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice Award
Ayra Starr, Bloody Samaritan
Song of The Year
Essence, Wizkid ft Tems
Next Rated Artiste
Bnxn
Additionally, The First Ever Category for Best Inspirational Single
Cultural Praise, Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group
Furthermore, For Album of The Year
Made in Lagos (Deluxe edition), Wizkid
Then, Best Central African Artiste of The Year
Innos’B
Winners of the Headies 2022 International Artiste Special Recognition
Akon & Wyclef Jean
Special Recognition
Firstly, D’Banj
Then Efe Omorogbe
Also Bose Ogolu
And lastly Sunday Are
Also, African Artiste of the Year
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Then, Best Afrobeats Album
Made in Lagos, Wizkid
Additionally, Best East African Artiste of the Year
Diamond Platinumz
Also For Best Male Artiste
Burna Boy
Then, For Best North African Artiste of The Year
Latifa (Tunisia)
Also, Best R&B Album
If Orange was a place, Tems
Then, Digital Artiste of The Year
Davido
Best South African Artiste of The Year
Focalistic
Best Vocal Performance (male)
Oxlade, Ojuju
Best West African Artiste of the Year
Gyakie
Significantly, For The Acclaimed Hall of Fame
Angelique Kidjo
Humanitarian Award of the year
Davido
Rookie of the year
Fave
Also For Best Female Artist
Tems
Lastly, International Artiste Recognition
Chris Brown
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