#14thHeadies: Fireboy wins big as Wizkid outclass Davido, Burna Boy (Full list of winners)

YBNL signee Fireboy DML was the biggest winner at the 14th Headies on Sunday night, snagging four awards including the ‘Best R&B Single’, ‘Best R&B Album’, ‘Headies revelation’, and ‘Best Pop Album’ categories.

The Headies 2021 aired from the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event, which celebrates outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry, started at 8 pm after a red carpet session that took off at 5 pm.

It was hosted by Bovi, a comedian; and Nancy Isime, an actress and television host.

Other winners include Omah Lay, who snagged the ‘Next Rated’ category.

See the list of winners (in bold) below:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Ozymandias – Brymo    WINNER

Smile- Wizkid Ft. Her

Wonderful – Burna Boy

Dreamer – Fireboy DML

Ghost town – Wurld

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni  WINNER

Spax – ‘Away’ by Oxlade

Kel p – ‘Pull up’ by Burna Boy

Sarz – ‘Mad’ by Sarz & Wurld

BEST RAP ALBUM

‘God’s Engineering’ – Aq

‘Illy Chapo x’ – Illbliss

‘Ypszn2’ – Psycho Yp

‘Cult’ – Paybac Iboro

‘The Erigma II’ – Erigga

BEST R&B ALBUM

‘Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps’ – Fireboy DML    WINNER

‘I Like Girls with Trobul’ – Sarz & Wurld

‘King’ – Praiz

‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike

‘Celia’ – Tiwa Savage

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

‘Yellow’ – Brymo

‘Lucid’ – Asa

‘The light’ – Bez

‘Pioneers’ – Drb Lasgidi

‘Roots’ – The Cavemen      WINNER

BEST POP ALBUM

‘Apollo’ – Fireboy DML     WINNER

‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy

‘A Good Time’ – Davido

‘Woman of Steel’ – Yemi Alade

‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

‘Eli’ (Fireboy) – Clarence Peters

‘1 Milli (Davido) – Director K      WINNER

‘Smile’ (Wizkid) – Meji Alabi

‘Billionaire’ (Teni) – TG Omori

‘Shekere’ (Yemi Alade) – Ovie Etseyatse

BEST R&B SINGLE

‘Under the Sky’ – Praiz

‘Duduke’ – Simi

‘Mad’ – Sarz ft. Wurld

‘Bad Influence’ – Omah Lay

‘Tattoo’ – Fireboy DML      WINNER

‘Dangerous Love’ – Tiwa Savage

BEST COLLABORATION

‘Know You’ – Ladipoe ft. Simi        WINNER

‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi

‘Sweet in the Middle’ – Davido ft. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld

‘Don’t call me back’ – Joeboy ft. Mayorkun

‘Totori’ – ID Cabasa ft. Wizkid & Olamide

‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft Phenom & Falz

BEST RAP SINGLE

‘OGB4IG’ – Reminisce

‘Shut Up’ – Blaqbonez

‘Country’ – IllBliss

‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft. Falz & Phenom

‘Bop Daddy’ – Falz ft. Ms. Banks       WINNER

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Wurld – ‘Ghost Town’

Chike – ‘Forgive’

Praiz – ‘Under the Sky’      WINNER

Cobhams – ‘Plenti’

Nonso Amadi – ‘What makes you sure’

Johnny Drille – ‘Count on You’

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Simi – ‘No longer beneficial

Lindsey Abudei – ‘One on the Outside’

Niniola – ‘Addicted’      WINNER

J-Dess – ‘Chi Efo’

Yemi Alade – ‘Lai Lai’

Imanse – Ajala’

HEADIES REVELATION

Victor AD

Fireboy DML  WINNER

Joeboy

Teni

Remi

Chike

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

AQ – ‘Eunice’

BlaqBonez – ‘Define Rap’

MI Abaga – ‘Trinity’

IllBliss – ‘Country’     WINNER

Phenom – ‘Get the Info’

Phyno – ‘Speak Life

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

Naira Marley ft. Young John – ‘Mafo’

Mayorkun – ‘Geng’    WINNER

Reminisce Ft. Olamide & Naira Marley – ‘Instagram’

Rudeboy – ‘Audio Money’

Ivd & Zlatan – ‘Bolanle’

Olamide – ‘Pawon’

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

‘Corner’ – Lady Donly Ft. Vanjess & The Cavemen

‘I Wonder’ – Moelogo     WINNER

‘Bitter’ – Deena Ade

‘Anita’ – The Cavemen

‘Money Devotion’ – Gbasky

‘God Save The Queen’ – Olu

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy

‘Apollo’ – FireBoy DML

‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold

‘Yellow’ – Brymo

‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

Master Kg      WINNER

Kuami Eugene

Sauti Sol

Shatta Wale

StoneBwoy

HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE

Davido

Omah Lay

Burna Boy

Falz

FireBoy DML

Mayorkun

DJ Neptune

Wizkid      WINNER

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Olakira

Alpha P

Jamopyper

Zinoleesky

Bad Boy Timz    WINNER

BEST POP SINGLE

‘Billionaire’ – Teni

‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi.   WINNER

‘Lady’ – Rema

‘Fem’ – Davido

‘Joro’ – Wizkid

‘Skeleton’ – Tekno

SONG OF THE YEAR

‘Fem’ – Davido

‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi

‘Joro’– Wizkid

‘Mafo’ – Naira Marley

‘Duduke’ – Simi

NEXT RATED

Tems

Omah Lay    WINNER

Oxlade

Bella Shmurda

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Burna Boy

Davido

Wizkid           WINNER

Mayorkun

Tiwa Savage

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi) – ‘Duduke’      WINNER

Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy DML) – ‘Dreamer’

Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy) – ‘Way Too Big’

Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) – ‘Bad Influence’

Sadiq Onifade (Wurld) – ‘Ghost Town’

Adekunle Kosoko (Adekunle Gold) – ‘1 Milli’

HALL OF FAME

King Sunny Ade

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Eedris Abdulkareem WINNER

Timaya