The Headies 2022 was the 15th edition of Nigerian music awards The Headies. It held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on 4 September 2022.[1] Hosted by Anthony Anderson & Osas Ighodaro.
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Date | 4 September 2022 |
Location | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia |
Hosted by | Anthony Anderson & Osas Ighodaro |
Most nominations | Wizkid (10) |
Website | theheadies |
Wizkid lead nominations with ten,[2] Tems and Ayra Starr with eight each. Davido and Adekunle received seven each. The Songwriter of the Year category included in the 2020 edition of The Headies, was renamed to Best Song Writer of the Year, in the 2022 edition.
Background
editNominees were announced on 24 May 2022, ahead of the main event which was held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, on 2 July 2022.[3]
2022 edition has seven additional categories include; Best Afrobeat Pop Single (Nigeria), Best Afrobeat Pop Album (Nigeria), Best African Collaboration, Best International Collaboration, African Artiste of the Year, International Artist of the Year, and Music Executive of the Year.[4] On 25 June 2022, the executive held the first-ever Headies Brunch, titled "Unveiling The First Ever Global Awards For Afrobeats Music".[5] with music from SPINALL, Major League Djz, Pius Gallery and Pheelz. The private brunch was held in Los Angeles.[5]
Winners and nominees
editBelow list are nominees and winners.[6][7] winners are listed first in bold.[8]
Rookie of the Year | Best Recording of the Year |
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Producer of the Year | Songwriter of the Year |
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Best R&B Single | Best Rap Single |
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Best Alternative Song | Best Vocal Performance (Female) |
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Best Vocal Performance (Male) | Lyricist on the Roll |
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Best Music Video | Best Collaboration |
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Best Street-Hop Artist | Best Afrobeats Single of the Year |
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Headies' Viewer's Choice | Best West African Artist of the Year |
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Best East African Artist of the Year | Best North African Artist of the Year |
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Best Southern African Artist of the Year | Best Central African Artist of the Year |
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Best Afrobeats Album | Best Reggae & Dancehall Album |
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Best R&B Album | Best Alternative Album |
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Best Rap Album | Album of the Year |
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Song of the Year | Best Female Artist |
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Best Male Artist | Next Rated |
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African Artist of the Year | International Artiste Recognition |
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Special Recognition | Humanitarian Award of the Year |
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International Artiste Special Recognition | |
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References
edit- ^ Abiola, Fasanmi (24 May 2022). "Headies 2022: Full list of nominees - The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Wizkid bags 10 nominations at Headies Award 2022". reportdailys.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Gabriel Myers (24 May 2022). "Headies 2022: All the nominees | Music In Africa". musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Lawal, Khadijat. "Wizkid, Ayra Starr, Tems, Portable Nominated For Headies [See Full List]". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ a b Bakare, Simbiat (28 June 2022). "The Global Awards for African Music, The Headies, Hits The World Stage". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 Headies Full List Nominees - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Headies award 2022 nominees: Portable, Ayra Starr, Tems, Pius Gallery, see oda artistes wey make dis year nomination - BBC News Pidgin". BBC News Pidgin. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Gabriel Myers (5 September 2022). "Headies 2022: All the winners". Music in Africa. Retrieved 5 September 2022.