2021 RECAP; Wizkid Award Wins

A Deep Dive Into Wizkid’s 2021: His Elegant Year (of Hooge Success)

AWARD, The year 2021 was no doubt massive for Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, widely known as WIZKID. We are also positive that Big Wiz had big plans for the year 2021, but he sure did not think that Made In Lagos will become a global force.

As well already know, Wizkid premiered his 4th studio album, Made In Lagos MIL on October 30, 2020 through Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records. The 14-rack project features guest appearances from the likes of Burna Boy, Skepta, H.E.R., Ella Mai, Tay Iwar, Projexx, Tems, and Terri. To further pice things up, the deluxe edition dropped on the 27th of August, 2021 with features from ace Canadian singer, Justin Bieber, and Nigeria’s Buju.

Ever since MIL dropped, Wizkid’s journey has not been the same. If he were to be an upcoming artist, Made In Lagos would have been recorded as the album that brought him to the limelight. But this is not the case, Big Wiz has been breaking grounds in the industry for about 10 years now, but we can all agree that MIL is indeed a propeller.

Altogether in 2021, Wizkid brought home an impressive 35 awards from 19 award bodies. History was indeed made.

Peep the list of Wizkid’s 35 Awards below:

• GRAMMY – BEST MUSIC VIDEO.
• HEADIES AWARDS (2)
  ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
  VIEWERS CHOICE
• SOUL TRAIN AWARDS- BEST COLLABORATION.
• NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO/VISUAL.
• MOBO AWARDS (2)
  BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
  BEST AFRICAN ACT
• MTV EMAS – BEST AFRICAN ACT.
• 4SVTE AWARDS – BEST AFRICAN ACT.
• APPLE MUSIC AWARDS – ARTISTE OF THE YEAR (AFRICA).
• AFRIMA (3)
  ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
  SONG OF THE YEAR
  BEST COLLABORATION
• CANNES LIONS AWARDS – EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC VIDEO.
• MTV VMAS – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY.
• AFRIMMA (3)
  ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
  SONG OF THE YEAR
  CROSSING BOUNDARIES WITH MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
• NET HONORS (2)
  MOST POPULAR MUSICIAN (MALE)
  MOST PLAYED SONG (R&B)
• MUMA AWARDS (2)
  BIGGEST AFRICAN MUSIC EXPORTER
  BEST AFRICAN ALBUM/EP
• GNADOE MAGAZINE AWARDS – PERONNALITE INTERNATIONAL DE L’ANNEE.
• AMAZON MUSIC AWARD – STONE COLD HUSTLER OF THE YEAR.
• AEAUSA (5)
  SONG OF THE YEAR
  ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  BEST MUSIC VIDEO
  BEST COLLABORATION
  BEST MALE ARTISTE
• YNAIJA – PERSON OF THE YEAR.
• THAT GRAPE JUICE AWARDS (5)
  SINGLE OF THE YEAR
  BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
  BEST COLLABORATION
  BEST MALE
  MOST FANBASE (WIZKID FC)