Full List of Winners at The 2023 Headies Awards

 
The list of winners at the 16th edition of the Headies Awards ceremony has been released.
 
The ceremony was held to celebrate Afrobeats and African culture on Sunday, September 4, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.
 
The show was hosted by American actor, Terrence Jenkins and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro.
 
At the 2023 Headies Awards, Rema was the biggest winner, picking three gongs. He won Best Male Artiste, African Artiste Of The Year, and Digital Artiste Of The Year.
 
Other big winners were Asake with two gongs including the coveted Next Rated Award which comes with a 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV.
 
Burna Boy picked up the Afrobeat Single of the Year and the Best R&B Song.
 
See the full list of winners below.
 
BEST RAP SINGLE
 
‘Declan Rice’ by ODUMODUBLVCK
 
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
 
‘Kpe Paso’ by Wande Coal
 
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
 
‘Tinko Tinko’ by Obong Jayar
 
BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR
 
‘Calm Down’ by Director K (Rema)
 
BEST RAP ALBUM
 
‘Young Preacher‘ by Blaqbonez
 
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
 
‘Flytalk Only’ by Payper Corleone
 
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
 
‘Abracadabra’by Rexxie
 
BEST MALE ARTIST
 
Rema
 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
 
ODUMODUBLVCK
 
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SONG
 
‘Eze Ebube’ by Neon Adejo
 
AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR
 
‘Last Last’ by Burna Boy
 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION’
 
Sound Sultan
 
DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
 
‘Calm Down’ by Rema 
 
BEST STREET HIP-HOP ARTISTE
 
‘Chance (Na Ham)’ by Seyi Vibez
 
NEXT-RATED
 
Asake
 
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
 
 ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ by Asake
 
BEST COLLABORATION
 
‘Who’s Your Guy Remix’  by Spyro, Tiwa Savage
 
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR  
 
Rema (Nigeria)
 
BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 
 
Black Sherif (Ghana)
 
BEST R&B Album
 
‘The Brother’s Keeper’ by Chike 
 
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
 
Selena Gomez
 
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
 
‘Soweto’ by Victony, Tempoe
 
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
 
In Between by Waje
 
BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
 
Libianca (Cameroon)
 
HEADIES VIEWERS’ CHOICE
 
‘Soweto’ by Victony
 
BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
 
Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)
 
BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
 
El Grande Toto (Morocco)
 
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
 
‘Loyal’ by Simi Kosoko, Goodsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata
 
BEST R&B SINGLE
 
“For my hand’ by Burna Boy 
 
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE
 
Ayra Starr
 
BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
 
Focalistic (South Africa)
 
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
 
‘Gbagada Express’ by BOJ 
 
HALL OF FAME
 
Youssou N’dour