Fireboy was the biggest winner at the 14th Headies on Sunday night, snagging five awards — including the ‘Best R&B Single’, ‘Best R&B Album’, ‘Headies revelation’, ‘Album of The Year,’ and ‘Best Pop Album’ categories.

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The Headies 2021 aired from the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event, which celebrates outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry, started at 8 pm after a red carpet session that took off at 5 pm.

It was hosted by Bovi, a comedian; and Nancy Isime, an actress.

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Other winners include Omah Lay, who snagged the ‘Next Rated’ category.

See the list of winners (in bold) below:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • Ozymandias – Brymo    WINNER
  • Smile- Wizkid Ft. Her
  • Wonderful – Burna Boy
  • Dreamer – Fireboy DML
  • Ghost town – Wurld

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

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  • Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni  WINNER
  • Spax – ‘Away’ by Oxlade
  • Kel p – ‘Pull up’ by Burna Boy
  • Sarz – ‘Mad’ by Sarz & Wurld

BEST RAP ALBUM

  • ‘God’s Engineering’ – Aq
  • ‘Illy Chapo x’ – Illbliss
  • ‘Ypszn2’ – Psycho Yp
  • ‘Cult’ – Paybac Iboro
  • ‘The Erigma II’ – Erigga

BEST R&B ALBUM

  • ‘Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps’ – Fireboy DML    WINNER
  • ‘I Like Girls with Trobul’ – Sarz & Wurld
  • ‘King’ – Praiz
  • ‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike
  • ‘Celia’ – Tiwa Savage

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

  • ‘Yellow’ – Brymo
  • ‘Lucid’ – Asa
  • ‘The light’ – Bez
  • ‘Pioneers’ – Drb Lasgidi
  • ‘Roots’ – The Cavemen      WINNER

BEST POP ALBUM

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  • ‘Apollo’ – Fireboy DML     WINNER
  • ‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
  • ‘A Good Time’ – Davido
  • ‘Woman of Steel’ – Yemi Alade
  • ‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

  • ‘Eli’ (Fireboy) – Clarence Peters
  • ‘1 Milli (Davido) – Director K      WINNER
  • ‘Smile’ (Wizkid) – Meji Alabi
  • ‘Billionaire’ (Teni) – TG Omori
  • ‘Shekere’ (Yemi Alade) – Ovie Etseyatse

BEST R&B SINGLE

  • ‘Under the Sky’ – Praiz
  • ‘Duduke’ – Simi
  • ‘Mad’ – Sarz ft. Wurld
  • ‘Bad Influence’ – Omah Lay
  • ‘Tattoo’ – Fireboy DML      WINNER
  • ‘Dangerous Love’ – Tiwa Savage

BEST COLLABORATION

  • ‘Know You’ – Ladipoe ft. Simi        WINNER
  • ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
  • ‘Sweet in the Middle’ – Davido ft. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld
  • ‘Don’t call me back’ – Joeboy ft. Mayorkun
  • ‘Totori’ – ID Cabasa ft. Wizkid & Olamide
  • ‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft Phenom & Falz

BEST RAP SINGLE

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  • ‘OGB4IG’ – Reminisce
  • ‘Shut Up’ – Blaqbonez
  • ‘Country’ – IllBliss
  • ‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft. Falz & Phenom
  • ‘Bop Daddy’ – Falz ft. Ms. Banks       WINNER

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

  • Wurld – ‘Ghost Town’
  • Chike – ‘Forgive’
  • Praiz – ‘Under the Sky’      WINNER
  • Cobhams – ‘Plenti’
  • Nonso Amadi – ‘What makes you sure’
  • Johnny Drille – ‘Count on You’

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

  • Simi – ‘No longer beneficial
  • Lindsey Abudei – ‘One on the Outside’
  • Niniola – ‘Addicted’      WINNER
  • J-Dess – ‘Chi Efo’
  • Yemi Alade – ‘Lai Lai’
  • Imanse – Ajala’

HEADIES REVELATION

  • Victor AD
  • Fireboy DML  WINNER
  • Joeboy
  • Teni
  • Remi
  • Chike

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

  • AQ – ‘Eunice’
  • BlaqBonez – ‘Define Rap’
  • MI Abaga – ‘Trinity’
  • IllBliss – ‘Country’     WINNER
  • Phenom – ‘Get the Info’
  • Phyno – ‘Speak Life

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

  • Naira Marley ft. Young John – ‘Mafo’
  • Mayorkun – ‘Geng’    WINNER
  • Reminisce Ft. Olamide & Naira Marley – ‘Instagram’
  • Rudeboy – ‘Audio Money’
  • Ivd & Zlatan – ‘Bolanle’
  • Olamide – ‘Pawon’

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

  • ‘Corner’ – Lady Donly Ft. Vanjess & The Cavemen
  • ‘I Wonder’ – Moelogo     WINNER
  • ‘Bitter’ – Deena Ade
  • ‘Anita’ – The Cavemen
  • ‘Money Devotion’ – Gbasky
  • ‘God Save The Queen’ – Olu

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • ‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
  • ‘Apollo’ – FireBoy DML     WINNER
  • ‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold
  • ‘Yellow’ – Brymo
  • ‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

  • Master Kg      WINNER
  • Kuami Eugene
  • Sauti Sol
  • Shatta Wale
  • StoneBwoy

HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE

  • Davido
  • Omah Lay
  • Burna Boy
  • Falz
  • FireBoy DML
  • Mayorkun
  • DJ Neptune
  • Wizkid      WINNER

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

  • Olakira
  • Alpha P
  • Jamopyper
  • Zinoleesky
  • Bad Boy Timz    WINNER

BEST POP SINGLE

  • ‘Billionaire’ – Teni
  • ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.   WINNER
  • ‘Lady’ – Rema
  • ‘Fem’ – Davido
  • ‘Joro’ – Wizkid
  • ‘Skeleton’ – Tekno

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • ‘Fem’ – Davido
  • ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
  • ‘Joro’– Wizkid
  • ‘Mafo’ – Naira Marley
  • ‘Duduke’ – Simi

NEXT RATED

  • Tems
  • Omah Lay    WINNER
  • Oxlade
  • Bella Shmurda

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

  • Burna Boy
  • Davido
  • Wizkid           WINNER
  • Mayorkun
  • Tiwa Savage

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi) – ‘Duduke’      WINNER
  • Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy DML) – ‘Dreamer’
  • Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy) – ‘Way Too Big’
  • Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) – ‘Bad Influence’
  • Sadiq Onifade (Wurld) – ‘Ghost Town’
  • Adekunle Kosoko (Adekunle Gold) – ‘1 Milli’

HALL OF FAME

  • King Sunny Ade

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

  • Eedris Abdulkareem WINNER
  • Timaya



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