The 17th edition of the Headies Awards 2025 took place today, Sunday, April 27, 2025, and it was truly an all-star event.
Some of the biggest names in the Nigerian and African music industry gathered to celebrate the outstanding achievements of artists across various categories.
Here’s the full list of winners at the 2025 Headies Awards:
Next Rated Award
- Qing Madi
- Shallipopi
- Odumodublvck — Winner
- Ayo Maff
- Nasboi
Rookie of the Year
- Zerrydl — Winner
- Taves
- Kaestyle
- Llona
Soundtrack of the Year
- Eledumare
- Lose to Gain
- Kill Boro
- Orissa
- Emotions
- “Tribe Called Judah” Soundtrack — Winner
Best Recording of the Year
- Tems — Burning — Winner
- Seyi Vibez — Different Pattern
- Burna Boy — Higher
- Ayra Starr & Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
- Sarz & Lojay — Billions
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
- Lojay – “Billions” — Winner
- Omah Lay – “Moving”
- Anendlessocean – “Gratitude”
- Johnny Drille – “For You”
- Timi Dakolo – “Ke Na Ke So”
Best Rap Single
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast — Winner
- Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian & Wale — Blood on the Dance Floor
- Ladipoe Ft Rozzz & Morrell — Hallelujah
- Magnito — Canada
- JERIQ — Ije Nwoke
Viewers’ Choice Award
- Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things
- Hyce, Boypee, Brown Joel & Davido — Ogechi (Remix)
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu — Winner
- Kizz Daniel — Showa
- Seyi Vibez — Different Pattern
- Rema — OZEBA
- Tems — Love Me Jeje
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
- Flavour — Big Baller
Producer of the Year
- Sarz — Happiness
- London — OZEBA — Winner
- Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy — HEHEHE
- Magicsticks — Basquiat
- Dibs — Different Pattern
Digital Artiste of the Year
- Ayra Starr
- Rema
- Shallipopi
- Tems
- Davido — Winner
- Kizz Daniel
- Asake
Song of the Year
- Kizz Daniel — Showa
- Ayra Starr — Commas
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Asake — Lonely at the Top — Winner
- Rema — OZEBA
- Flavour — Big Baller
Songwriter of the Year
- Simi — Stranger
- Qing Madi — Vision — Winner
- Llona — Can’t Breathe
- Bloody Civilian — Family Meeting
- Wizard Chan — Stages of Life
Music Video of the Year
- Rema — Charm
- Olamide — Metaverse
- Blaqbonez — Like Ice Spice
- Kcee — Ojapiano
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu — Winner
- Kizz Daniel — Showa
- Davido, The Cavemen & Angelique Kidjo — Na Money
Best Street-Hop Artiste
- Seyi Vibez — Different Patterns
- Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Zhus JDO — Johnbull
- Mohbad — Ask About Me — Winner
Afrobeats Single of the Year
- Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things
- Kizz Daniel & Davido — Twe Twe (Remix)
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Asake — Remember
- Hyce, Boypee & Brown Joel Ft Davido — Ogechi (Remix)
- Flavour — Big Baller — Winner
Afrobeats Album of the Year
- Victony — Stubborn
- Asake — Work of Art
- Ayra Starr — The Year I Turned 21
- Rema — Heis — Winner
- Young Jonn — Jiggy Forever
Best East African Artiste of the Year
- Bien
- Diamond Platnumz
- Juma Jux — Winner
- Bruce Melodie
- Azawi
