The 2016 Headies held on Thursday at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos.
The award dubbed the Nigerian version of the Grammy Awards had performances from the likes of Daddy Showkey, Remedies, Humblesmith, and so on.
Kiss Daniel won three awards while Olamide, Ill Bliss and Darey Art Alade all went home with two awards each, while Phyno went home with the Song of the Year with “Fada Fada”.
The most coveted award, the Next Rated was won by Mr. Eazi.
Here is a full list of winners at the awards:
Best Street Hop Artiste – Olamide
Best Reggae/DanceHall Single – No Kissing Babe (Patoranking)
Best Alternative Song – U Suppose Know (Bez)
Best outstanding vocal performance (male) – Shaydee
Best outstanding vocal performance (female) Simi
Best producer of the year – Young Jon
Best RnB single – Darey (Pray for me)
Best pop single – Harry Songz (Reggae Blues)
Best music video – Clarence Peters for Soldier by Simi
Best recording of the year – Darey
Lyricist on the roll – Ill Bliss
Best rap single – Eyan Mayweather (Olamide)
Best rap album – Powerful (Ill Bliss)
Best RnB/Pop album – New era (Kiss Daniel)
Hip hop world revelation – Kiss Daniel
Best collaboration – Falz ft. Simi (Soldier)
Song of the year – Fada Fada (Phyno feat. Olamide)
Next Rated award – Mr. Eazi
Album of the year – Kiss Daniel
Artiste of the year – Wizkid
Special recognition award – Flavour
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
wow olamide an weezy really deserve the awards.
But still looking out to my home man davido by next year.