The 14^th edition of the Headies awards was held on Sunday February 21^st, 2021. The show, hosted by Nigerian comedian Bovi and TV personality Nancy Isime was more of a virtual event with limited invited guests physically present. It was a night of fashion, music, and awards recognising the talents in the Nigerian music industry. Here is the full list of the Headies awards 2021 nominees and winners of the night.

Full list of Headies Awards 2021 winners

Headies awards for Next Rated 2021

OMAH LAY – winner

TEMS

BELLA SHMURDA

OXLADE

Headies awards Artiste of the year 2021

WIZKID – winner

TIWA SAVAGE

DAVIDO

MAYORKUN

BURNA BOY

Headies awards Album of the year 2021

APOLLO – FIREBOY DML – winner

Yellow – BRYMO

Boo of the Booless – CHIKE

African Giant – BURNA BOY

Afro Pop, Vol.1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

Headies awards for Pop Single 2021

Nobody – JOEBOY / MR EAZI / DJ NEPTUNE – winner

Joro – WIZKID

Skeletun – TEKNO MILES

FEM – DAVIDO

Lady – REMA

Billionaire – TENIOLA APATA

Headies awards Rap Single 2021

Bop Daddy – FALZ / Ms. BANKS – winner

Shut up – BLAQBONEZ

OGB4IG – REMINISCE

Get the Info – PHYNO / FALZ / PHENOM

Country – ILLBLISS

Headies awards Vocal Performance 2021 (male)

Under the sky – PRAIZ – winner

Forgive – CHIKE

Ghost town – WURLD

We plenti – COBHAMZ ASUQUO

What makes you sure – NONSO AMADI

Count on you – JOHNNY DRILLE

Headies awards Vocal Performance 2021 (female)

Addicted – NINIOLA – winner

No longer beneficial – SIMI

Lai Lai – YEMI ALADE

One on the outside – LINDSEY ABUDEI

Ajala – IMANSE

Chi Efo – J’DESS

Headies awards Recording of the year 2021

Ozymandias – BRYMO – winner

Dreamer – FIREBOY DML

Wonderful – BURNA BOY

Ghost town – WURLD

Smile – WIZKID / H.E.R.

Headies awards Viewers’ Choice 2021

WIZKID – winner

DAVIDO

MAYORKUN

FALZ

OMAH LAY

DJ NEPTUNE

FIREBOY DML

BURNA BOY

Headies awards R&B Single 2021

Tattoo – FIREBOY DML – winner

Duduke – SIMI

Bad Influence – OMAH LAY

Under the sky – PRAIZ

Mad – SARZ / WURLD

Dangerous love – TIWA SAVAGE

Headies awards Alternative Song 2021

I Wonder – MOELOGO – winner

Money Devotion – GBASKY

Anita – THE CAVEMEN

Corner – VANJESS / LADY DONLI / THE CAVEMEN

Bitter – DEENA ADE

God save the Queen – OLU

Alternative Album of the Year 2021

ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN – winner

Yellow – BRYMO

Lucid – ASA

The Light – BEZ IDAKULA

Pioneers – DRB LASGIDI

Headies awards Producer of the year 2021

Billionaire – PHEELZ – winner

Away – SPAX

Pull up – KEL P

Mad – SARZ

Headies awards Collabo of the Year

Know you – SIMI / LADIPOE – winner

Totori – WIZKID / OLAMIDE / I.D CABASA

Don’t call me back – JOEBOY / MAYORKUN

Nobody – JOEBOY / Mr EAZI / DJ NEPTUNE

Sweet in the Middle – DAVIDO / WURLD / NAIRA MARLEY / ZLATAN

Get the Info – PHYNO / FALZ / PHENOM

Song of the Year 2021

Nobody – JOEBOY / Mr EAZI / DJ NEPTUNE – winner

Joro – WIZKID

FEM – DAVIDO

Duduke – SIMI

Mafo – NAIRA MARLEY

Pop Album of the Year 2021

APOLLO – FIREBOY DML – winner

A Good time – DAVIDO

Afro Pop, Vol.1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

Woman of Steel – YEMI ALADE

African Giant – BURNA BOY

Songwriter of the Year 2021

SIMI – Duduke – winner

OMAH LAY – Bad Influence

FIREBOY DML – Dreamer

ADEKUNLE GOLD – 1 Milli

WURLD – Ghost town

BURNA BOY – Way too Big

Rap Album of the year

God’s Engineering – A-Q – winner

The Erigma II – ERIGGA

Illy Chapo X – ILLBLISS

YPSZN2 – PSYCHOYP

Cult! – PAYBAC IBORO

Lyricist on the Roll 2021

Country – ILLBLISS – winner

The Trinity – M.I

Get the Info – PHENOM

Eunice – A-Q

Speak Life (on God) – PHYNO

Define Rap II – BLAQBONEZ

Best R&B Album of the year

Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps – FIREBOY DML – winner

I Love Girls with Trobul – SARZ / WURLD

Boo of the Booless – CHIKE

Celia – TIWA SAVAGE

King – PRAIZ

Street-Hop Artiste of the Year

Geng – MAYORKUN – winner

Mafo – NAIRA MARLEY / YOUNG JOHN

Pawon – OLAMIDE

Bolanle – ZLATAN / IVD

Instagram – NAIRA MARLEY / OLAMIDE / REMINISCE

Audio Money – RUDEBOY

Music Video of the Year 2021

1 milli – DIRECTOR K – winner

Eli – CLARENCE PETERS

Billionaire – TG OMORI

Smile – MEJI ALABI

Shekere – OVIE ETSEYATSE

Headies awards Rookie of the Year 2021

BAD BOY TIMZ – winner

ALPHA P

ZINOLEESKY

JAMOPYPER

OLAKIRA

Headies awards Hip Hop World Revelation 2021

JOEBOY

TENIOLA APATA

REMA

CHIKE

FIREBOY DML

VICTOR AD

Headies awards 2021 Special Recognition

TIMAYA

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

Headies awards 2021 Hall of Fame

KING SUNNY ADE

African Artiste of the Year 2021

MASTER KG – WINNER

SAUTI SOL

SHATTA WALE

STONEBWOY

KUAMI EUGENE

Vanessa Omena

 

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