WINNERS ASAKE, BLAQBONEZ, BLACK SHERRIF AND MORE ATTEND
THE STAR-STUDDED RED CARPET EVENT IN ATLANTA CELEBRATING
THE ARTISTIC INGENUITY OF PAN-AFRICAN TALENT
The Headies Awards, Initially referred to as the Hip Hop World Awards, is a music awards present established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Journal of Nigeria to acknowledge excellent achievements within the Nigerian music business. The annual ceremony options performances by established and promising artists.
REMA, ASAKE, BLAQBONEZ, BLACK SHERIF, and extra attended the sixteenth annual Headies Awards, which befell over Labor Day Weekend on the Cobb Power Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA and was hosted by Emmy Award-nominated actor Terrence J, and Nigerian American actress Osas Ighodaro. As essentially the most coveted pan-African music award occasion celebrating the African Renaissance, The Headies rewards, acknowledges, and celebrates the best in Afrobeats, African music, and tradition, that includes sounds from South, East, Central, North, and West Africa.
This yr’s occasion—which returned to the States for the second yr in a row—was no totally different, because the highly-anticipated celebration featured the world’s most influential and impactful artists from Africa to america. Rema and Burna Boy every gained three awards and Odumodublvck, Asake, and Victony & Tempoe every gained two awards. Selena Gomez gained Worldwide Artiste of the Yr and Director Ok, gained for Greatest Music Video. Asake took residence this yr’s Album of the Yr award in addition to the Subsequent Rated Award, which got here with a house. Right here’s the total winner’s checklist:
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Worldwide Artist of the Yr: Selena Gomez
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Greatest Rap Single: Odumodublvck – “Declan Rice”
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Greatest Vocal Efficiency: Wande Coal – “Kpe Paso”
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Greatest Music Video: Director Ok – “Calm Down” (Remix)
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Greatest Rap Album: Blaqbonez – Younger Preacher
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Lyricist on the roll: Payper Corleone – “Fly speak alone”
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Producer of the yr: Rexxie – Abracadaba Remix
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Greatest Male Artiste: Rema
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Rookie of the yr: Odumodublvk
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Greatest Inspirational Single: Neon Adejo – “Eze Ebube”
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Particular Recognition: Soundsultan
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Afrobeats single of the yr: Burna Boy – “Final Final”
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Digital Artiste of the yr: Rema
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Greatest Avenue Hop Artiste: Seyi Vibez
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Subsequent Rated: Asake
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Album of the yr: Asake – “Mr Cash with the vibe”
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Tune of the yr: Burna Boy – “Final Final”
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Greatest Collaboration: Spyro ft Tiwa Savage – “Who’s your man remix”
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African Artiste of the yr: Rema (Nigeria)
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Greatest West African Artiste of the yr: Black Sherif (Ghana)
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Greatest R&B Album: Chike – The Brother’s Keeper
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Headies Viewers selection: Victony- “Soweto”
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Greatest Recording of the yr: Victony & Tempoe – “Soweto”
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Greatest Vocal Efficiency (Feminine): Waje – “In Between”
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Greatest North African Artiste of the yr: El Grande Toto – Morocco
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Greatest East African Artiste of the yr: HEREDiamond Platnumz
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Greatest Central African Artiste of the yr: Libianca – Cameroon
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Greatest Feminine Artiste: Ayra Starr
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Corridor of Fame: Youssou N’Dour
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Songwriter of the yr: Simi Kosoko, Godsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata – “Loyal” (Simi)
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Greatest Alternate Album: BOJ – Gbagada Categorical
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Greatest Southern African Artiste of the yr: Focalistic – South Africa
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Greatest R&B Single: Burna Boy – “For My Hand”
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Greatest Different Tune: Wizard Chan – “Earth Tune”
Impressed by the necessity to fill a major void and be the voice of a technology within the tradition that they symbolize, The Headies understands the city up to date popular culture that Afrobeats brings to mainstream music. The occasion boasts a mega-platform that interfaces with younger, proficient artists who symbolize the way forward for international music.
The Awards present was streamed stay on YouTube (U.S.) and HipTV (Africa) Community.
For extra particulars on this yr’s sixteenth Annual Headies Awards, please go to https://theheadies.com.
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