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