The Headies Award 2021 aired on Sunday, February 21, 2021, 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, commenced at 8 pm after a red carpet session that took off at 5 pm.
The host for this year’s headies award were; Bovi, a comedian; and Nancy Isime, an actress.
Fireboy was the biggest winner at the 14th Headies on Sunday night, snagging five awards — including the ‘Best R&B Single’, ‘Best R&B Album’, ‘Headies revelation’, ‘Album of The Year,’ and ‘Best Pop Album’ categories.
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The headies award 2021; nomination and winners
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
‘Roots’ – The Cavemen WINNER
‘Lucid’ – Asa
‘The light’ – Bez
‘Pioneers’ – Drb Lasgidi
‘Yellow’ – Brymo
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
‘1 Milli (Davido) – Director K WINNER
‘Eli’ (Fireboy) – Clarence Peters
‘Smile’ (Wizkid) – Meji Alabi
‘Billionaire’ (Teni) – TG Omori
‘Shekere’ (Yemi Alade) – Ovie Etseyatse
BEST R&B SINGLE
‘Tattoo’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
‘Duduke’ – Simi
‘Mad’ – Sarz ft. Wurld
‘Bad Influence’ – Omah Lay
‘Under the Sky’ – Praiz
‘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 WINNER
‘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 WINNER
‘Joro’– Wizkid
‘Mafo’ – Naira Marley
‘Duduke’ – Simi
NEXT RATED
Omah Lay WINNER
Tems
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
