Headies Award 2022 Nominees List

The 15th annual Headies Awards nominees were released on May 24, 2022.

Wizkid leads all artists with 9 nominations; FireBoy, Olamide, Davido, Portable, Flavor, Tems, Tiwa Savage, and Burna Boy were all nominated. 

The awards will be presented for the first time since they underwent a significant transformation.

Rookie Of The Year Headies 2022

• Av
• Fave
• Magixx
• Portable
• Ugoccie

Best Recording Of The Year Headies 2022

• “celebrate Me” – Patoranking
• “essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “joy” – Falana
• “loving Is Harder” – Johnny Drille
• “meji Meji” – Brymo
• “somebody’s Son” – Tiwa Savage Feat. Brandy

Producer Of The Year Headies 2022

• Beats By Jayy – “golden” (A-q)
• Blaise Beatz – “sinner” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Lucky Daye)
• Niphkeys – “feel Good” (Mohbad)
• P Priime – “ozumba Mbadiwe” (Reekado Banks)
• Pheelz – “high” (Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido)
• Sarz – “monalisa” (Lojay & Sarz)

Songwriter Of The Year Headies 2022

• Adekunle Gold – “sinner”
• Ajebo Hustlers – “loyalty”
• Brymo – “meji Meji”
• Falana – “joy”
• Fireboy Dml – “peru”
• Omah Lay – “understand”

Best R&b Single Headies 2022

• “baby Riddim” – Fave
• “beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
• “essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi
• “promise” – Niniola
• “sinner” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Luck Daye

Best Rap Single Headies 2022

• “breathe” – A-q Feat Chike
• “crown Of Clay” – Vector & Mi Abaga Feat. Pheelz
• “early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl La
• “feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
• “tycoon” – Show Dem Camp Feat. Reminisce & Mojo
• “loading” – Olamide Feat Bad Boy Timz

Best ‘alternative’ Song Headies 2022

• “doings” – Flavour
• “free Your Mind” – Made Kuti
• “gonto” – Ibejii
• “hustle” – Basketmouth, The Cavemen, Bez, Dice Ailes
• “meji Meji” – Brymo
• “selense” – The Cavemen

Best Vocal Performance (Female) Headies 2022

• Ayra Starr – “toxic”
• Liya – “alari”
• Niniola – “6th Heaven”
• Simi – “running (To You)”
• Tems – “essence”
• Waje – “last Time”

Best Vocal Performance (Male) Headies 2022

• Brymo – “meji Meji”
• Johnny Drille – “loving Is Harder”
• Oxlade – “ojuju”
• Ric Hassani – “when I’m Gone”
• Tay Iwar – “peaking”

Lyricist On The Roll Headies 2022

• A-q – “the Last Cypher”
• Blaqbonez – “the Last Cypher”
• Jesse Jagz – “vipers”
• Ladipoe – “providence”
• Payper Corleone – “in Don We Trust”
• Vector – “crown Of Clay”

Best Music Video Headies 2022

• “ginger” – (Wizkid Feat. Burna Boy) Directed By Meji Alabi
• “roju” – (Chike) Directed By Pink
• “rain” – (Yemi Alade Feat. Mzansi Youth Choir) Directed By Ovie Etseyatse
• “bling” – (Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn) Directed By Tg Omori
• “running” – (Ladipoe Feat. Fireboy Dml) Directed By Director K

Best Collaboration Headies 2022

• “beggie Beggie” – Ayra Starr Feat. Ckay
• “bling” – Blaqbonez Feat. Amaarae & Bnxn
• “early Momo” – Vector Feat. Goodgirl La
• “essence” – Wizkid Feat. Tems
• “feeling” – Ladipoe Feat. Bnxn
• “running (To You)” – Chike Feat. Simi

Best Street-hop Artiste Headies 2022

• Bella Shmurda – “cash App” Feat. Zlatan & Lincoln
• Rexxie & Mohbad – “kpk”
• Mohbad – “feel Good”
• Naira Marley – “koleyewon”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
• Poco Lee, Portable & Olamide – “zazoo Zehh”

Best Afrobeats Single Of The Year Headies 2022

• “bloody Samaritan” – Ayra Starr
• “bounce” – Ruger
• “high” – Adekunle Gold Feat. Davido
• “monalisa” – Lojay & Sarz
• “ozumba Mbadiwe” – Reekado Banks
• “peru” – Fireboy Dml

Headies’ Viewer’s Choice 2022

• Ayra Starr – “bloody Samaritan”
• Fireboy – “peru”
• Joeboy – “sip”
• Lojay & Sarz – “monalisa”
• Nektunez & Goya Menor – “ameno Amapiano (Remix)”
• Olamide Feat. Omah Lay – “infinity”
• Rema – “soundgasm”
• Wizkid Feat. Tems – “essence”

Best West African Artiste Of The Year Headies 2022

• Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Harmonize (Tanzania)
• Meddy (Rwanda)
• Nikita Kering (Kenya)
• Zuchu (Tanzania)

Best North African Artiste Of The Year Headies 2022

• Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
• Elgrandetoto (Morocco)
• Latifa (Tunisia)
• Manal (Morocco)
• Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)
• Soolking (Algeria)

Best Southern African Artiste Of The Year Headies 2022

• Black Coffee (South Africa)
• Dj Tarico (Mozambique)
• Elaine (South Africa)
• Focalistic (South Africa)
• Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
• Sha Sha (Zimbabwe)

Best Central African Artiste Of The Year Headies 2022

• Calema (Sao Tome & Principe)
• Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)
• Dadju (Dr Congo)
• Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo)
• Innoss’b (Dr Congo)
• Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

Best Afrobeats Album Headies 2022

• “19 And Dangerous” – Ayra Starr
• “a Better Time” – Davido
• “barnabas” – Kizz Daniel
• “made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” – Wizkid
• “kpos Lifestyle” – Ajebo Hustlers
• “wondaland” – Teni

Best Diaspora Afrobeats Headies 2022

• Ayojay- Us
• Darkoo – Uk
• Moelogo – Uk
• Nsg – Uk
• Obongjayar – Uk

Complete List via the Headies official website.