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Daily Post Nigeria Full list: 17th Headies Awards winners Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Entertainment Full list: 17th Headies Awards winners Published on April 28, 2025 By Sunny Green Itodo The top names in music converged at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday night, as The Headies Awards return to Nigeria after two consecutive years in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
The event, themed “Back to Base” and “Apologetically African,” honoured excellence in African music during the eligibility period from April 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024. The 17th Headies also introduced two new categories: “Soundtrack of the Year” and “Best Performer (Live),” expanding the scope of recognition for artists’ contributions to the industry. DAILY POST reports that the event was marred by poor time management and technical issues, forcing the organisers to end the ceremony abruptly before the announcement of winners in some major categories.
As at 3:32am WAT, no winners announced for: Best R&B Single, Best Collaboration, Lyricist On The Roll, Best Rap Album, Best Inspirational Single, Best West African Artiste of The year, Best North African Artiste of the year, Best South African Artiste of the year, Best Performer (Live), and a few others. Funke Akindele’s record-shattering movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ won the newly introduced Soundtrack of the Year award. Here is the full list of winners: Best Recording of the Year Tems: Burning -WINNER Seyi Vibe: different pattern Burna Boy: Higher Ayra Starr & Giveon: Last Heartbreak Song Sarz & Lojay: Billions Best Vocal Performance (Male) “Billions” – Lojay -WINNER “Moving” – Omah Lay “Gratitude” – Anendlessocean “For You” – Johnny Drille “Ke Na Ke So” – Timi Dakolo Best Vocal Performance (Female) Ayra Star: Last Heartbreak Song Niniola: Level Simi: Stranger Liya: I’m Done -WINNER Yemi Alade: Tomorrow Artiste of the Year Davido Ayra Starr Asake Tems Rema Burna Boy Next Rated Award Qing Madi Shallipopi Odumodublvck -WINNER Ayo Maff Nasboi Rookie of the Year Zerry DL -WINNER Taves Kaestyles Llona Album of the Year ‘Born in the Wild’ – Tems ‘HEIS’ – Rema ‘Stubborn’ – Victony ‘Work Of Art’ – Asake ‘The Year I Turned 21’ – Ayra Starr Song of the Year “Showa” – Kizz Daniel “Commas” – Ayra Starr “Lonely At The Top – Asake -WINNER “Egwu” – Chike ft.
Mohbad “Ozeba” – Rema “Big Baller” – Flavour Songwriter of the Year Simisola Kosoko: Stranger (Simi) Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma: Vision (Qing Madi) -WINNER Michael Ajuma Attah: Can’t Breathe (Llona) Emoseh Khamofu: Family Meeting (Bloody Civilian) Fuayefika Maxwell: Stages of Life (Wizard Chan) Best Collaboration Emotions: Tiwa Savage ft Asa Blood On The Dance Floor: Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian and Wale Egwu: Chike ft Mohbad Ole: Qing Madi ft Bnxn Twe Twe remix: Kizz Daniel ft Davido Cast: Shallipopi ft Odumodublvck IDK: Wizkid ft Zlatan Music Video of the Year Charm: Rema, Oerlinks and Folarin Oludare Metaverse: Jyde Ajala Like Ice Spice: Perlinks and Emeka Shine Shine Ojapiano: Mattmax Egwu: Director Pink -WINNER Showa: TG Omori Na Money: Dammy Twitch Best Street-hop Artiste Seyi Vibez: Different Patterns Ayo Maff: Dealer ft (Fireboy) Shallipopi: Cast ft (Odumodublvck) Zhus Jdo: Johnbull Mohbad: Ask About Me -WINNER Best R&B single Qing Madi: Vision Jonny Drille: For You Simi: Stranger Tems: Burning Ayra Starr: Last Heartbreak Song ft Giveon Afrobeats Single of the Year Big Big Things: Young John ft Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez Twe Twe remix: Kizz Daniel ft Davido Egwu: Chike ft Mohbad Remember: Asake Ogechi remix: Hyce, Boypee and Brown Joel ft Davido Big Baller: Flavour -WINNER Afrobeats Album of the Year ‘Stubborn’ – Victony ‘Work Of Art’ – Asake ‘The Year I Turned 21’ – Ayra Starr ‘HEIS’ – Rema -WINNER ‘Jiggy Forever’ – Young Jonn Best Rap Single Cast: Shallipopi and Odumodublvck -WINNER Blood on the dance floor: Odumodublvck, Wale, and Bloody Civilian. Hallelujah: Ladipoe, Rozzz, and Morello Canada: Magnito Ije Nwoke: Jeriq Best Rap Album ‘Sideh Kai’ – Illbliss ‘Eziokwu’ – Odumodublvck ‘Alaye Toh Se Gogo Vol.1’ – Reminisce ‘Family Time’ – Erigga ‘Shiny Object Syndrome’ – Modenine Producer of the Year Happiness : Sarz Ozeba: London -WINNER Hehehe: Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy Basquait: Maggsticks Different Pattern: Dibs Digital Artiste of the Year Ayra Starr Shallipopi Rema Davido -WINNER Tems Kizz Daniel Asake Lyrics on the Roll Mogadishu: A-Q Chocolate City Cypher: M.
I. Abaga Chocolate City Cypher: Blaqbonez Hallelujah: Ladipoe Efeleme: Alpha Ojini Best Performer (LIVE) Rema Omah Lay Burna Boy Flavour Wizard Chan Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Viewers’ Choice “Big Big Things” – Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez “Ogechi (remix)” – Hyce, Boypee, Brown Joel & Davido “Egwu” – Chike ft. Mohbad -WINNER “Showa” – Kizz Daniel “Different Pattern” – Seyi Vibez “Ozeba” – Rema “Love Me JeJe” – Tems “CAST” – Shallipopi & Odumodublvck “Dealer” – Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML “Big Baller” – Flavour Soundtrack of the Year “Eledumare” – Anikulapo: Rise of the Sceptre (Teledalase) A Tribe Called Judah (Abbey Wonder & TCJ) -WINNER “Lose to Gain” – Breathe of Life (Kaline) “Kill Boro” – Kill Boro (Wizard Chan) “Orisa” – Orisa (Beriola) “Emotions” – Water & Garri (Tiwa Savage and Asa) Best Inspirational Single “Gratitude” – Anendlessocean “Worthy of My Praise” – Dunsin Oyekan ft.
Lawrence Oyor “Good God” – Limoblaze ft. Naomi Raine “Particularly” – 2Gaise Baba ft. Tope Alabi “You Do This One” – Mercy Chinwo Best Southern African Artiste of the Year TitoM (South Africa) Yuppe (South Africa) Tyla (South Africa) Kelly Kay (Malawi) Plutonio (Mozambique) Zee Nxumalo (South Africa) Best North African Artiste of the Year Mohamed Ramadan (Egypt) ElGrandeToto (Morocco) Soolking (Algeria) Balti (Tunisia) Abu (Egypt) Best East African Artiste of the Year Bien (Kenya) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Juma Jux (Tanzania) -WINNER Bruce Melodie (Rwanda) Azawi (Uganda) Best West African Artiste of the Year Black Sherif (Ghana) King Promise (Ghana) Himra (Ivory Coast) Josey (Ivory Coast) Toofan (Togo) Best Central African Artiste of the Year Innoss’B (DRC) -WINNER Gaz Mawete (DRC) Emma’ a (Gabon) Eboloko (Gabon) Singuila (Central African Republic) Kocee (Cameroon) Related Topics: Full list headies Don't Miss Lamine Yamal is better footballer than Messi – Odumodublvck You may like FULL LIST: Ayra Starr, Tyla bag 4 MTV EMA 2024 nominations Full list: Nigerian Govt constitutes governing councils of federal tertiary institutions Full list: Lagos ranks above Dubai, Beijing, Miami, in 50 best cities in 2024 Headies denies declining Wizkid’s request for nomination Wizkid, Davido, Olamide Adekunle Gold, Burna Boy, others win big at Headies 2022 [FULL LIST] Headies disqualifies Portable over death threat, criminal activities Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd.
