Wizkid Emerges Artiste Of The Year As Fireboy Wins 5 Awards

The most reputable music award show in Nigeria, the Headies Awards 2021, the 14th went down last night and we have the full winners list.

The biggest stars in the music game stormed the award show, the likes of Wizkid, Niniola, 2face, Falz, Fireboy, Omah Lay, Bella Shmurda, Oxlade and more were present.

Omah Lay won one of the most talked about category, the ‘Next Rated.’

Fireboy left the arena as the biggest winner with 5 wins and Wizkid won the ‘Artist Of The Year’ category.

Checkout the 14th Headies 2021 full winners list below:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.

OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO

WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY

GHOST TOWN – WURLD

DREAMER – FIREBOY DML

SMILE – WIZKID FEAT. HER

BEST POP SINGLE

A voting category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).

BILLIONAIRE – TENI

NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.

LADY – REMA

FEM – DAVIDO

 

1. JORO – WIZKID

 

1. SKELETUN – TEKNO

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

 

1. FEM – DAVIDO

 

1. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

 

1. JORO – WIZKID

 

1. MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY

 

1. DUDUKE – SIMI

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI

1. SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE

 

1. KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY

 

1. SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD

 

BEST RAP ALBUM

A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review.

 

1. GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ

 

1. ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS

 

1. YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP

 

1. CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO

 

1. THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

A category for the best r&b album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

1.  LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML

2.  I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD

3.  KING – PRAIZ

4.  BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

5. CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

A category for the best Alternative album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

 

1. YELLOW – BRYMO

 

1. LUCID – ASA

 

1. THE LIGHT – BEZ

 

1. PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI

ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN

BEST POP ALBUM

A category for the best pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

1. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

 

1. A GOOD TIME – DAVIDO

 

1. WOMAN OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE

 

1. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

1. ELI – FIREBOY DML BY CLARENCE PETERS

2. 1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K

3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI

4. BILLIONAIRE – TENI BY TG OMORI

5. SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best r&b single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

 

1. UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ

 

1. DUDUKE – SIMI

 

1. MAD – SARZ & WURLD

 

1. BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY

TATTOO – FIREBOY DML

1. DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE

 

BEST COLLABORATION

A voting category for the best r&b, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI

1. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

 

1. SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD

 

1. DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN

 

1. TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE

 

1. GET THE INFO – PHYNO FEAT. PHENOM & FALZ

 

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

 

1. OGB4IG – REMINISCE

 

1. SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ

 

1. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS

 

1. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM

BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

 

1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN

 

1. CHIKE – FORGIVE

PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY

1. COHBAMS – PLENTI

 

1. NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE

 

1. JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU

 

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

 

1. SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL

 

1. LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE

NINIOLA – ADDICTED

1. J-DESS – CHI EFO

 

1. YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI

 

1. IMANSE – AJALA

 

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review.

 

1. TEMS

OMAH LAY

1. OXLADE

 

1. BELLA SHMURDA

 

HEADIES REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.

 

1. VICTOR AD

FIREBOY DML

1. JOEBOY

 

1. TENI

 

1. REMA

 

1. CHIKE

 

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

 

1. AQ – EUNICE

 

1. BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2

 

1. MI ABAGA – TRINITY

ILLBLISS – COUNTRY

1. PHENOM – GET THE INFO

 

1. PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

 

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

 

1. NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO

MAYORKUN – GENG

1. REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM

 

1. RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY

 

1. IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE

 

1. OLAMIDE – PAWON

 

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

 

1. CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN

I WONDER – MOELOGO

1. BITTER – DEENA ADE

 

1. ANITA – THE CAVEMEN

 

1. MONEY DEVOTION – GBASKY

 

1. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).

 

1. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

 

1. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

 

1. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

 

1. YELLOW – BRYMO

 

1. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review.

 

1. BURNA BOY

 

1. DAVIDO

 

1. WIZKID

 

1. MAYORKUN

 

1. TIWA SAVAGE

 

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

 

1. MASTER KG

 

1. KUAMI EUGENE

 

1. SAUTI SOL

 

1. SHAATA WALE

 

1. STONEBWOY

 

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

A voting category to award the fan’s favorite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.

 

1. DAVIDO

 

1. OMAH LAY

 

1. BURNA BOY

 

1. FALZ

 

1. FIREBOY DML

 

1. MAYORKUN

 

1. DJ NEPTUNE

WIZKID

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.

 

1. OLAKIRA

 

1. ALPHA P

 

1. JAMOPYPER

 

1. ZINOLEESKY

BAD BOY TIMZ

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:

A non-voting category for the writer of a song (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence, composition, arrangement, rendition) in the year under review.

SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE)

1. ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML – DREAMER)

 

1. DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)

 

1. STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)

 

1. SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN

 

1. ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLION – DAVIDO)

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

A special recognition to an individual(s) for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

TIMAYA

HALL OF FAME:

A special recognition to an individual for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

KING SUNNY ADE