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 a TV presenter.
this show was hosted to awards the Best R&B Single, R&B Album, Pop Award, and best Headies Revelation to make the best artiste go away with the most awards from the show.
the most popular star boy; Wizkid wins Artiste of the year and Viewers Choice Award.
the show was held mostly offline to keep with Covid 19 protocols in Lagos, Nigeria. while a lot of people joined the streaming platform for updates.
King Sunny Ade collect award as the best Hall of Fame.
other artists who collected these awards are Mayorkun, Omah Lay who won Next Rated, Niniola, and Simi.
View the full list of the winners below;
Best R&B Single
Fireboy DML
Best Recording of The Year
Brymo
Best Music Video of The Year
1 Milli – Davido By Director K
Producer of The Year
Pheelz – Billionaire by Teni
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Niniola – Addicted
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Praiz – Under The Sky
Best Street Hop Artiste
Mayorkun – Geng
Rookie of The Year
Bad Boy Tims – MJ
Best Pop Single
Nobody – DJ Neptune feat Joe Boy and Mr Eazi
Best Collabo
Ladipoe and Simi – Know you
Best Alternative song
Moelogo – I wonder
Best Rap Single
Falz – Bop Daddy feat. MS Banks
Best R&B Album
Fireboy DML – Tears, laughter and goosebumps
Best Alternative Album
Roots – The Cavemen
Next Rated
Omah -Lay
Viewers Choice Award
Wizkid
Songwriter of the Year
Simi – Duduke
Best Pop Award
Fireboy – Apollo
Lyricist on The Roll
Ilbliss Goretti – Country
African Artiste Recognition Award
Master KG
Headies Revelation
Fireboy DML
Best Rap Album
God’s Engineering – AQ
Song of The Year
Nobody- DJ Neptune feat. Joeboy and Mr Eazi