The 2019 Headies award, one of Nigeria’s biggest music award shows, kicked off with a red carpet at about 7 pm W.A.T with the main event starting at exactly 9 pm W.A.T at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, October 19, 2019.
The event featured exhilarating musical performances from some of Nigeria’s older and new age musicians who kept the audience up on their feet almost throughout the show.
Nigerian actress and TV host, Nancy Isime and rap star, Reminisce hosted the award show where over 20 awards were won by individuals that excelled in their respective categories in the year under review.
Pop sensation, Teni emerged the biggest winner at the event with 5 awards, while Falz and Burna Boy tailed right behind her with 3 and 2 respectively.
Here are the winners of the 13th edition of the Headies.
1. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR (Non-voting category)
- Adekunle Gold – Ire
- Patoranking – Heal D World
- Brymo – Olanrewaju
- Teni – Uyo Meyo (Winner)
- Burna Boy – Ye
2. BEST POP SINGLE
- ‘Ye’ – Burna Boy
- ‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD
- ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
- ‘Case’ – Teni (Winner)
- ‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML
- ‘Baby’ – Joeboy
3. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Phantom – ‘Ye’ b Burna Boy
- Ozedikus – ‘Dumebi’ by Rema
- Spellz – ‘Askamaya’ by Teni
- Killertunes – ‘Fake Love’ by Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty and Wizkid ( Winner)
- Kel-P Vibes – ‘Killing Dem’ by Burna Boy featuring Zlatan
4. BEST RAP ALBUM (Non-voting)
- ‘Moral Instruction’ – Falz (Winner)
- ‘Crown’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon
- ‘A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl’ – M.I Abaga
- ‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)’ – Show Dem Camp
5. BEST R&B/ POP ALBUM
- Rare – Odunsi (The Engine)
- Outside – Burna Boy
- No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel
- Mayor of Lagos – Mayorkun (Winner)
- About 30 – Adekunle Gold
6. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- ‘Dangote’ (Burna Boy) – Clarence Peters(Winner)
- ‘Available’ (Patoranking) – Clarence Peters
- ‘Ire’ (Adekunle Gold) – Aje Films
- ‘Talk’ (Falz) – Prodigeezy
- ‘Jaiye’ (Ladipoe) – 88 Factor
7. BEST R&B SINGLE
- ‘Tipsy’ – Odunsi ft. RAYE
- ‘Serenade’ – Funbi
- ‘Uyo Meyo’ – Teni
- ‘Wishes and Butterflies’ – Wurld
- ‘Gimme Love’ – Seyi Shay featuring Runtown (Winner)
8. BEST COLLABO
- ‘Like’ – Reekado Banks featuring Tiwa Savage, Fiokee
- ‘One Ticket’ – Kiss Daniel featuring Davido
- ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
- ‘Killin’ Dem’ – Burna Boy featuring Zlatan (Winner)
- ‘Amaka’ – 2baba featuring Peruzzi
9. BEST RAP SINGLE
- ‘Talk’ – Falz ( Winner)
- ‘We Don’t Do That Over Here’ – Hotyce
- ‘40ft Container’ – Ill Bliss featuring Olamide
- ‘Sacrifice’ – Payper Corleone featuring Alpha Ojini
- ‘Gang Gang’ – AQ and Loose Kaynon
10. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE) (Non-voting category)
- Tay Iwar – ‘Utero’
- Johnny Drille – ‘Finding Efe’
- Nonso Bassey – ‘411’
- Funbi – ‘Serenade’
- Wurld – ‘Wishes & Butterfly’ ( Winner)
11. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE) (Non-voting category)
- Good Girl LA – ‘Bless me’
- Waje – ‘Udue’
- Teni – ‘Uyo Meyo’ (Winner)
- Tems – ‘Mr Rebel’
- Falana – ‘Repeat’
12. NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category and the award is given to the most performing and promising act in the year under review.
- Rema (Winner)
- Joeboy
- Fireboy DML
- Victor AD
- Lyta
- Zlatan
13. HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
- Odunsi
- Mayorkun (Winner)
- Wurld
- Humblesmith
15. BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
- Erigga – ‘Motivation’
- Chinko Ekun – ‘Able God’ (Winner)
- Zlatan – ‘Leg Work’
- Barry Jhay – ‘Aiye’
- Lyta – ‘Time’
16. BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
- ‘Cash’ – Lady Donli
- ‘Mr Rebel’ – Tems
- ‘Finding Efe’ – Johnny Drille ( Winner)
- ‘Heya’ – Brymo
- ‘Ire’ – Adekunle Gold
17. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- About 30 – Adekunle Gold
- Outside – Burna Boy
- Moral Instruction – Falz (Winner)
- No Bad Songz – Kizz Daniel
18. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Burna Boy (Winner)
- Wizkid
- Davido
- Tiwa Savage
- Falz
19. SONG OF THE YEAR
- ‘Ye’ – Burna Boy (Winner)
- ‘Dumebi’ – Rema
- ‘Wetin We Gain’ – Victor AD
- ‘Fake Love’ – Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid
- ‘Case’ – Teni
- ‘Leg work’ – Zlatan
- ‘Baby’ – Joeboy
- ‘Jealous’ – Fireboy DML
20. HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE
- Mr Eazi
- Burna Boy
- Teni (Winner)
- Fireboy DML
- Rema
- Joe Boy
- Wizkid
- Davido
21. BEST PERFORMER (Non-voting category)
- Falz
- Tiwa Savage
- Brymo
- Yemi Alade (Winner)
- Adekunle Gold
22. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
- Crayon
- Buju
- Barry Jhay ( Winner)
- Oxlade
23. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Paul Okoye
23. AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION
- Master KG – Skeleton Moves (SOUTH AFRICA)
- Afro B – Drogba (Joanna) (IVORY COAST)
- Sauti Sol – Melanin (KENYA)
- King Promise – CCTV (GHANA) (WINNER)
- DJ Maphoriza – iWalk Ye Phara (SOUTH AFRICA)
