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YBNL Singer Fireboy Won Big at the Headies Award with 5 Awards

Headies Awards 2020

 

It was indeed a night to remember for Fireboy at the Headies. The Ybnl Singer won big at the Headies Award with 5 Awards, The organizers of the yearly music awards, Headies reeled out the victors for the fourteenth version for her planned honors.

More established artistes like Wizkid won the Artiste of the Year, Fireboy DML won big on the night with 5 awards, while Omah Lay was crowned as the Next rated and Bad Boy Timz as the Rookie of the Year.

Here’s a Look at the full list of winners:

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO – WINNER

Grin – WIZKID FEAT. HER

Awesome – BURNA BOY

Visionary – FIREBOY DML

Apparition TOWN – WURLD

BEST POP SINGLE

Tycoon – TENI

No one – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY and MR. EAZI – WINNER

Woman – REMA

FEM – DAVIDO

JORO – WIZKID

SKELETUN – TEKNO

 

Tune OF THE YEAR

FEM – DAVIDO

No one – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY and MR. EAZI – WINNER

JORO – WIZKID

MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY

DUDUKE – SIMI

 

Maker OF THE YEAR

PHEELZ – ‘Extremely rich person’ BY TENI – WINNER

SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE

KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY

SARZ – ‘Frantic’ BY SARZ and WURLD

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BEST RAP ALBUM

A non-casting a ballot class for the best collection by a rap artiste or gathering in year under audit.

GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ – WINNER

ILLY CHAPO X – ILLBLISS

YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP

Clique! – PAYBAC IBORO

THE ERIGMA II – ERIGGA

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

Giggling, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML – WINNER

I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ and WURLD

Lord – PRAIZ

BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

YELLOW – BRYMO

Clear – 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

Lady OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE

AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

ELI – FIREBOY DML BY CLARENCE PETERS

1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K – WINNER

Grin – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI

Very rich person – TENI BY TG OMORI

SHEKERE – YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

 

BEST R&B SINGLE

UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ

DUDUKE – SIMI

Distraught – SARZ and WURLD

Awful INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY

TATTOO – FIREBOY DML – WINNER

Risky LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE

 

BEST COLLABORATION

KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI – WINNER

No one – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY and MR. EAZI

SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN and WURLD

Try not to CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN

TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID and OLAMIDE

GET THE INFO – PHYNO FEAT. PHENOM and FALZ

 

BEST RAP SINGLE

OGB4IG – REMINISCE

Quiet Down – BLAQBONEZ

Nation – ILLBLISS

GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ and PHENOM

BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS – WINNER

 

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

WURLD – GHOST TOWN

CHIKE – FORGIVE

PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY – WINNER

COHBAMS – 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

IMANSE – AJALA

 

NEXT RATED

TEMS

OMAH LAY – WINNER

OXLADE

BELLA SHMURDA

 

HEADIES REVELATION

VICTOR AD

FIREBOY DML – WINNER

JOEBOY

TENI

REMA

CHIKE

 

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

AQ – EUNICE

BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2

MI ABAGA – TRINITY

ILLBLISS – COUNTRY – WINNER

PHENOM – GET THE INFO

PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

 

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

NAIRA MARLEY and YOUNG JOHN – MAFO

MAYORKUN – GENG – WINNER

Think back FEAT. OLAMIDE and NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM

RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY

IVD and ZLATAN – BOLANLE

OLAMIDE – PAWON

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS and THE CAVEMEN

I WONDER – MOELOGO – WINNER

Harsh – DEENA ADE

ANITA – THE CAVEMEN

Cash DEVOTION – GBASKY

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – OLU

 

Collection OF THE YEAR

AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

APOLLO – FIREBOY DML – WINNER

AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

YELLOW – BRYMO

BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BURNA BOY

DAVIDO

WIZKID – WINNER

MAYORKUN

TIWA SAVAGE

 

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

Expert KG – WINNER

KUAMI EUGENE

SAUTI SOL

SHAATA WALE

STONEBWOY

 

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

DAVIDO

OMAH LAY

BURNA BOY

FALZ

FIREBOY DML

MAYORKUN

DJ NEPTUNE

WIZKID – WINNER

 

Youngster OF THE YEAR:

OLAKIRA

ALPHA P

JAMOPYPER

ZINOLEESKY

Terrible BOY TIMZ – WINNER

 

Exceptional RECOGNITION

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM – WINNER

TIMAYA

 

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