The 15th edition of the Headies Music Awards themed ‘Join the Movement’ was held Sunday evening (Monday morning in Nigeria) with Nigerian megastars like Wizkid and Patoranking winning in some of the most ‘keenly ‘contested categories.
There were musical performances from Pheelz, BNXN (Buju), Ruger, Lojay, Asake, Fireboy, Cultural Praise & Okwesili Group.
Below are the winners of the awards co- hosted by delectable Nigeria actress Osas Ighodaro and American actor Anthony Anderson at the ATL Cobbs Energy Performing Arts Cemtre in Atlanta, USA as monitored by Prime Business Africa.
Categories Winners
Best Rap Album Olamide
Best Alternative Song Flavour
Best Rap Single Ladipoe featuring BNXN (Buju)
Best Streethop Artiste Goya Menor
Lyricist on the Roll AQ
Best Vocal Performance (female) Waje (Last time)
Producer of the Year Sarz (Iloje and Sarz – Monalisa)
Best Recording Of the Year Patoranking (Celebrate Me)
Best Music Video TG Omoni (Champion)
Best R & B Single Wizkid featuring Tems (Essence)
Best Range & Dancehall Song Patoranking
Best Song of the Year Wizkid Ft Tems (Essence)
Songwriter of the Year Adekunle Gold
Best Afeobeat Song of the Year Fireboy DML (Peru)
Song of the Year Wizkid Ft Tems (Essence)
Headies Viewers Choice Awards Ayra Starr
Next Rated BNXN (Buju)
Best Inspirational Single Cultural Praise Kcee and Okwesili Group
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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