Grammy-winning music star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid, has become the highest recipient in the history of Headies award.
The singer won five awards at the 15th Headies Award held in the early hours of Monday at the Cobbs Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, United States.
This year marks the 15th edition of the event, themed, ‘Join the Movement’, and it is the first time the show would be held outside the country.
The show was hosted by Osas Ighodaro, an actress as well as American actor and comedian, Anthony Anderson.
Wizkid who was represented by his manager, Sunday Are, clinched several categories courtesy of his 2020 ‘Made in Lagos’ album.
Wizkid won two of his four awards in the album categories; Best Afrobeat Album(Made in Lagos) and Album of the year (Made in Lagos-Deluxe Edition).
His other two awards came from his single ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, winning the Best Collaboration, Best R&B Single and Song of the year award respectively.
Wizkid who started winning the Headies Award in 2011 with ‘Holla at your Boy’ in the Next Rated Category now has a total of 20 awards from the Headies.
Popstar, BNXN formerly known as Buju, also won this year’s next rated award winner.
In the usual style of the annual award ceremony, the winner of the Next Rated category is given a brand-new car as part of the prize.
However, this year, the organisers of the show took it a notch higher as they will gift BNXN, the winner of the category, a brand new 2022 Bentley.
The singer beat the likes of Ayra Starr, Lojay, Ruger, and Zinoleesky to clinch the award.
While on stage, he dedicated the award to his late mother, who he said died of cancer.
Also, the likes of Patoranking, and Ayra Starr won big at The Headies.
Patoranking also bagged the awards for ‘Best Recording Of The Year’ as well as ‘Best Reggae & Dancehall Album’ categories.
Also, Ayra Starr won the ‘Headies’ Viewer’s Choice’ category ahead of several heavyweights including Wizkid and Olamide.
Beginning the award show, rapper Olamide won in the Best Rap Album category with his seventh studio Album ‘Carpe Diem’ released in June 2021.
Olamide triumphed over Ladipoe, AQ, Blaqbonez, Idowest, Show Dem Camp, who were nominated in the same category.
See the full list of winners below:
Best Rap Album – Olamide (Carpe Diem)
Best Collaboration – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence)
Best R ‘n’ B Single – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence)
Album of the Year – Wizkid (Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition)
Best Afrobeat Album – Wizkid (Made in Lagos)
Songwriter of the Year – Adekunle Gold (Sinner).
Best Music Video – TG Omori (Champion – Fireboy DML feat. D Smoke)
Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Best Male Artiste – Burna Boy
Digital Artiste of the Year – Davido
Humanitarian Award of the Year – Davido
Best Recording of the Year – Patoranking (Celebrate Me)
Producer of the Year – SARZ (Monalisa – Lojay and SARZ)
Best Alternative Album – Ibeji (Intermission)
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice – Arya Starr (Bloody Samaritan)
Best Afrobeat Single – Fireboy DML (Peru)
Best Reggae and Dancehall Album – Patoranking (Three)
Best Vocal Performance (female) – Waje (Last Time)
Best Vocal Performance (Male) – Oxlade (Ojuju)
Lyricist on The Roll – A-Q (The Last Cypher)
Best Streethop Artiste – Goya Menor & Nektunez (Amenor Amapiano remix)
Best Rap Single – Ladipoe feat BNXN (Feeling)
Best Alternative Single – Flavour (Doings)
Rookie of the Year – Fave
Best Inspirational Single – Kcee & Okwesili Eze group (Cultural Praise)
Special Recognition -Dbanj (Talent)
Hall of fame – Angelique Kidjo
International Artiste Special Recognition – Akon & Wycle Jean
Best Central African Artiste of the Year – Innoss’B
Best East African Artiste of the Year – Diamond Platinumz
Best North Africas Artiste of the Year – Latifa (Tunisia)
Best South African Artiste of the Year – Focalistic (South Africa)
Best West African Artiste of the Year – Gyakie
Special Recognition – Efe Omorogbe, Sunday Are, and Bose Ogbulu