Wizkid went home with Headies Viewers Choice Award, Best Video Of The Year and Best R&B/Pop Album while Simi emerged the biggest winner of the night amidst other female artistes. Simi bagged Best R&B Single Award, Best Recording Of The Year and Album Of The Year.
However, Olamide, Tekno and other big artistes went home with no award.
However, Olamide, Tekno and other big artistes went home with no award.
See Full List Of Winners Below:
SEE THE AWARDS WINNERS AT THE 2018 HEADIES (12th Edition)
1. WINNER:- Teni wins “ROOKIE OF THE YEAR”
2. WINNER:– M.I Abaga wins “BEST RAP SINGLE”
3. WINNER:- Small Doctor wins “BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE“
4. WINNER:- Davido wins “BEST POP SINGLE”
5. WINNER:- Simi wins “BEST R&B SINGLE”
6. WINNER:- M.I Abaga wins “LYRICIST ON THE ROLL”
7. WINNER:- Yemi Alade wins “BEST PERFORMER”
8. WINNER:- Kiddominant wins “BEST PRODUCER”
9. WINNER:- Tiwa Savage wins “BEST COLLABO” (Featuring Wizkid on Ma Lo).
10. WINNER:- 2face Idibia wins “BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE”
11. WINNER:- Simi wins “BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR”
12. WINNER:- Reekado Banks wins “HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR”
13. WINNER:- Mayorkun wins “NEXT RATED”
14. WINNER:- Aramide wins “BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG”
15. WINNER:- Nasty C wins “AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR”
16. WINNER:- Wizkid wins “HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE”
17. WINNER:- Wizkid wins “BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR”
18. WINNER:- Omawumi wins “BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)”
19. WINNER:- Praiz wins “BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)”
20. WINNER:- Wizkid wins “BEST R&B/POP ALBUM”
21. WINNER:- Reminisce wins “BEST RAP ALBUM”
22. WINNER:- Davido wins “SONG OF THE YEAR”
23. WINNER:- Simi wins “ALBUM OF THE YEAR”
24. WINNER:- Davido wins “ARTISTE OF THE YEAR”
Best Recording Of The Year
A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review.
1. Butterflies – Omawumi
2. Halleluyah – Funbi
3. Ponmile – Reminisce
4. Heaven – Banky W
5. Joromi – Simi WINNER
Best Pop Single
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group).
1. Mad Over You – Runtown
2. All Over – Tiwa Savage
3. Yeba – Kiss Daniel
4. Iskaba – Wande Coal And Dj Tunez
5. If– Davido WINNER
6. Fia – Davido
Producer Of The Year
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
1. (Fall, Mama) Kidominant WINNER
2. (Iskaba, Malo) Spellz
3. (If, Rara) Tekno
4. (Maradona, Come Closer) Sarz
5. Yawa, Virtuous Woman- Master Kraft
Best Reggae/Dancehall Single
A category for the best reggae/dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).
1. Love You Die – Patoranking Ft. Diamond Platnumz
2. Dance – Timaya Ft. Rudeboy
3. Holy Holy – 2baba WINNER
4. Rock Your Body – Burna Boy
5. Come Closer – Wizkid
6. Sofa – Kiss Daniel
Best Rap Album
A non-voting category for the best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review
1. 27 – Falz
2. Trip To The South – Erigga
3. El Hadj – Reminisce WINNER
4. The Playmaker – Phyno
5. The Glory – Olamide
6. Rose – Aq
Best R&B/Pop Album
A category for the best r&b/pop album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
1. Sounds From The Other Side – Wizkid WINNER
2. Timeless – Omawumi
3. Simisola – Simi
4. Gold – Adekunle Gold
5. Ijele The Traveller – Flavor
6. This Is Me – Niniola
Best Music Video
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director
1. Ma Lo – Tiwa Savage Ft Wizkid (Meji Alabi)
2. Focus- Humble Smith (Clarence Peters)
3. Come Closer – Wizkid (Daps) WINNER
4. Been Calling – Maleek Berry (Meji Alabi)
5. Yolo – Seyi Shay (Meji Alabi)
6. Like Dat – Davido (Daps)
Best R&B Single
A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).
1. Tonight – Nonso Amadi
2. Folashade – Praiz
3. Let Me Know – Maleek Berry
4. Romeo & Juliet – Johny Drille
5. Love You Baby – Banky W
6. Smile For Me – Simi WINNER
Best Collabo
A voting category for the best R&B, pop or hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos)
1. Ma Lo – Tiwa Savage Ft Wizkid WINNER
2. Temper Remix – Skales Ft Burna Boy
3. Juice – Ycee Ft Maleekberry
4. No Forget – Adekunle Gold Ft. Simi
5. Come Closer – Wizkid Ft. Drake
Best Rap Single
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.
1. You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives – Mi WINNER
2. Something Lite – Falz Ft Ycee
3. Link Up – Phyno Ft. Burna Boy, M.I.
4. Up To You – Show Dem Camp Ft Funbi
5. Me Versus Me – Ice Prince
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album
1. Perfect Woman – Faze
2. Folashade – Praiz WINNER
3. Romeo & Juliet – Johnny Drille
4. Tonight – Nonso Amadi
5. Love You Baby – Banky W
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album
1. In The Air – Waje
2. Gone For Good – Simi
3. Jowo – Aramide
4. Saro – Niniola
5. Where’s The Love – Niyola Ft. Adekunle Gold
6. Butterflies – Omawumi WINNER
Next Rated
This category is a voting category for the most promising act in the year under review
1. Maleek Berry
2. Mayorkun WINNER
3. Dice Ailes
4. Johnny Drille
5. Zoro
Hip Hop World Revelation
A voting category for the best new artiste with a debut album adjudged to be outstanding in terms of artistic quality and impact within the year under review.
1. Niniola
2. Adekunle Gold
3. Mr. Eazi
4. Reekado Banks WINNER
Lyricist On The Roll
A non-voting category for the rap artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.
1. You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives – Mi WINNER
2. Political Science – Aq
3. Liquor Night – Boogey
4. Industry Nite – Erigga
Best Street-Hop Artiste
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.
1. Penalty – Small Doctor WINNER
2. Wo – Olamide
3. Sai Baba – Cdq
4. Shepeteri – Idowest Ft. Dammy Krane, Slim Case
5. Pass The Agbara – Skuki
6. Legbegbe – Mr Real Ft. Idowest, Kelvin Chuks, Obadice
Best ‘Alternative’ Song
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.
1. Money – Adekunle Gold
2. Radio – Nonso Amadi
3. Romeo & Juliet – Johnny Drille
4. Ponmile – Reminisce
5. Fun Mi Lowo Mi – Aramide Ft. Sound Sultan £& Koker WINNER
6. Lagos Barbie – Bantu
Album Of The Year
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (songwriting, production, rendition and impact).
1. Simisola – Simi WINNER
2. Gold – Adekunle Gold
3. Klitoris – Brymo
4. Ijele The Traveler – Flavour
5. Sounds From The Other Side – Wizkid
6. The Playmaker – Phyno
Artiste Of The Year
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste in the year under review.
1. Davido WINNER
2. Wizkid
3. Olamide
4. Simi
5. Tiwa Savage
Song Of The Year
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.
1. Penalty – Small Doctor
2. Wo – Olamide
3. If- Davido WINNER
4. Yeba – Kiss Daniel
5. Mad Over You – Runtown
6. Fia – Davido
African Artiste
A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.
1. Sarkodie
2. Casper Nyovest
3. Nasty C WINNER
4. Sauti Sol
5. Vanessa Mdee
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice
A voting category to award the fan’s favourite artiste with the most digital tractions (downloads, views, streams) in the year under review.
1. Come Closer- Wizkid WINNER
2. If- Davido
3. Wo – Olamide
4. Mad Over You – Runtown
5. Yeba – Kiss Daniel
6. Yawa -Tekno
Industry Brand Supporter
This is to say thank you to brands that have made the most impact in the entertainment industry in the last 3 years. An award to recognize brands who are supporting the industry at a time when opportunities are scarce.
1. Mtn
2. Pepsi
3. Glo
4. Hennessy
5. FIRS
6. Nigeria Breweries
7. Lagos State
Best Performer
A non-voting category for the artistes whose stagecraft, showmanship and performance routines are exceptionally conceptualized and executed in the year under review with consideration of live performances.
1. Flavour
2. Falz
3. M.I.
4. 2baba
5. Yemi Alade WINNER
6. Tiwa Savage
Rookie Of The Year
A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.
1. Kidi
2. Air Boy
3. Teni WINNER
4. Junior Boy
5. Peruzzi
Special Recognition
Kaffy
No phyno, no Baddoo? HOW?
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