Last night, the most reputable music award show in Nigeria, the Headies Awards 2021 was held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The red carpet began at 5 pm while the main event commenced at 8 pm.
The 2021 headies awards were attended by the likes of Wizkid, Niniola, 2face, Falz, Fireboy, Omah Lay, Bella Shmurda, Oxlade and more were present.
It saw Omah Lay won one of the most talked-about categories, the ‘Next Rated.’
Fireboy left the arena as the biggest winner with 5 wins and Wizkid won the ‘Artist Of The Year’ category.
Check out the 14th Headiesfull winners list below:
NEXT RATED
OMAH LAY – Winner
BELLA SHMURDA
OXLADE
TEMS
BEST R&B SINGLE
UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ
DUDUKE – SIMI
MAD – SARZ & WURLD
BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY
TATTOO – FIREBOY DML (Winner)
DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE
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 (Winner)
ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS
YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP
CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO
THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA
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 RECORDING OF THE YEAR
OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO (Winner)
SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER
WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY
DREAMER – FIREBOY DML
GHOST TOWN – WURLD
Songwriter of the Year Award
Duduke – Simi – Winner
Best R&B Album
Fireboy DML – Tears, laughter and Goosebumps – Winner
Best Music Video
ELI – FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS
1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K (Winner)
SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI
BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI
SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE
African Artiste Recognition
MASTER KG – (Winner)
KUAMI EUGENE
SAUTI SOL
SHATTA WALE
STONEBWOY
Best Collaboration
KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI (Winner)
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI
SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD
DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN
TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE
GET THE INFO – PHYNO FT PHENOM AND FALZ
Best Rap Single
OGB4IG – REMINISCE
SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ
COUNTRY – ILLBLISS (Winner)
GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM
BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
WURLD – GHOST TOWN
CHIKE – FORGIVE
PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY (Winner)
COHBAMS – 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
REMA
CHIKE
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
AQ – EUNICE
BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2
MI ABAGA – TRINITY
ILLBLISS – COUNTRY (Winner)
PHENOM – GET THE INFO
PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
1.NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO
2.MAYORKUN – GENG (Winner)
3.REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM
4.RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY
5.IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE
6.OLAMIDE – PAWON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1.AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY
2.APOLLO – FIREBOY DML (Winner)
3.AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD
4.YELLOW – BRYMO
5.BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE
HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
1.DAVIDO
2.OMAH LAY
3.BURNA BOY
4.FALZ
5.FIREBOY DML
6.MAYORKUN
- DJ NEPTUNE
- WIZKID – Winner
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1.OLAKIRA
2.ALPHA P
3.JAMOPYPER
4.ZINOLEESKY
5.BAD BOY TIMZ – Winner
SONG OF THE YEAR
FEM – DAVIDO
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI (Winner)
JORO – WIZKID
MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY
DUDUKE – SIMI
BEST POP SINGLE
BILLIONAIRE – TENI
NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI – Winner
LADY – REMA
FEM – DAVIDO
JORO – WIZKID
SKELETUN – TEKNO
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN
I WONDER – MOELOGO – Winner
BITTER – DEENA ADE
ANITA – THE CAVEMEN
MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU
Special Recognition
Eedris Abdulkareem
Timaya
Headies Hall of Fame
King Sunny Ade
Chief Ebenezer Obey
