Full list of winners at the 2023 Headies Awards

 The 16th edition of the Headies Awards ceremony that celebrates Afrobeats and African culture took place on Sunday, September 4, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. 

The show was hosted by American actor, Terrence Jenkins and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro. At the 2023 Headies Awards, Rema was the biggest winner, picking three gongs. He won Best Male Artiste, African Artiste Of The Year, and Digital Artiste Of The Year. 

Other big winners were Asake with two gongs including the coveted Next Rated Award which comes with a 2022 Bentley Bentayga SUV. 

Burna Boy picked up the Afrobeat Single of the Year and the Best R&B Song. 

See the full list of winners below. 

BEST RAP SINGLED–eclan Rice by ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCEK–pe Paso by Wande Coal

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG—Tinko Tinko by Obong Jayar

BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR—Calm Down by Director K (Rema)

BEST RAP ALBUM–Young Preacher by Blaqbonez

LYRICIST ON THE ROLLF—lytalk Only by Payper Corleone

PRODUCER OF THE YEARA—bracadabraby Rexxie

BEST MALE ARTIST–Rema 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR—ODUMODUBLVCK

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SONG—Eze Ebube by Neon Adejo

AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR—Last Last by Burna Boy

SPECIAL RECOGNITION—Sound Sultan

DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR—Calm Down by Rema 

BEST STREET HIP-HOP ARTISTE—Chance (Na Ham) by Seyi Vibez

NEXT-RATED—-Asake

ALBUM OF THE YEAR —Mr. Money With The Vibe by Asake

BEST COLLABORATION—Whos Your Guy Remix  by Spyro, Tiwa Savage

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAr— Rema (Nigeria)

BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Black—Sherif (Ghana)

BEST R&B Album—The Brothers Keeper by Chike 

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR—Selena Gomez

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR—-Soweto by Victony, Tempoe

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)In Between by Waje

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEARLibianca (Cameroon)

HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE—Soweto by Victony

BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR—–Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania)

BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR—El Grande Toto (Morocco)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR—Loyal by Simi Kosoko, Goodsfavour Chidozie, Kosoko Adekunle, Marcel Akunwata

BEST R&B SINGLEFor my hand by Burna Boy 

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE—Ayra Starr

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR—Focalistic (South Africa)

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM—Gbagada Express by BOJ 

HALL OF FAME—Youssou Ndour