Ifeoluwa Mokelu
Nigeria’s popular and super talented artiste, BNXN aka Buju won the Headies award for the Next Rated Artiste category which held in the early hours of today at the Cobbs Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, United States. He was nominated alongside AyraStarr, Ruger, LoJay and Zinoleesky.
In the consistent pattern of the award show, the winner of this category gets to walk away with a brand new car that happened to be a 2022 Bentley this year from the organisers of the show. This car costs about $235,000 (that is over 117 million Naira, enough to build two luxurious homes in eastern Nigeria.
BNXN, in his speech thanked God for his success so far and dedicated the award to his late mum and his family and management. As he walked away, he added that he dedicated the award also to his girlfriend and showed his love to his fans and also dedicated the award to every artiste that was nominated in that category with him.
This years edition was the 15th edition of the show themed video ‘Join the Movement’, and it is the first time the show was held outside Nigeria. The show was hosted by Osas Ighodaro, an outstanding Nigerian actress and host alongside American actor and comedian, Anthony Anderson.
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Winners in other categories are as below:
Best Collaboration – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence)
Best R ‘n’ B Single – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence)
Album of the Year – Wizkid (Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition)
Best Afrobeat Album – Wizkid (Made in Lagos)
Songwriter of the Year – Adekunle Gold (Sinner).
Best Music Video – TG Omori (Champion – Fireboy DML feat. D Smoke)
Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Best Alternative Album – Ibeji (Intermission)
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice – Arya Starr (Bloody Samaritan)
Best Afrobeat Single – Fireboy DML (Peru)
Best Reggae and Dancehall Album – Patoranking (Three)
Best Vocal Performance (female) – Waje (Last Time)
Best Male Artiste – Burna Boy
Digital Artiste of the Year – Davido
Humanitarian Award of the Year – Davido
Best Recording of the Year – Patoranking (Celebrate Me)
Producer of the Year – SARZ (Monalisa – Lojay and SARZ)
Best Vocal Performance (Male) – Oxlade (Ojuju)
Lyricist on The Roll – A-Q (The Last Cypher)
Best Streethop Artiste – Goya Menor & Nektunez (Amenor Amapiano remix)
Best Rap Single – Ladipoe feat BNXN (Feeling)
Best Alternative Single – Flavour (Doings)
Rookie of the Year – Fave
Best Inspirational Single – Kcee & Okwesili Eze group (Cultural Praise)
Best East African Artiste of the Year – Diamond Platinumz
Best North Africas Artiste of the Year – Latifa (Tunisia)
Best South African Artiste of the Year – Focalistic (South Africa)
Best West African Artiste of the Year – Gyakie
Special Recognition – Efe Omorogbe, Sunday Are, and Bose Ogbulu
Special Recognition -Dbanj (Talent)
Hall of fame – Angelique Kidjo
International Artiste Special Recognition – Akon & Wycle Jean
Best Central African Artiste of the Year – Innoss’B
