Theme of the 2022 Headies Awards

Complete List of Winners of The 15th Edition Headies 2022

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

You can also join us as we further break down the full event, performers, presenters, and winners of the Headies 2022 here. Also, keep up with exciting news and events right here at Soot Africa.

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