The Headies Award for African Artiste of the Year

The Headies Award for African Artiste of the Year
Awarded forAn individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the international music scene within the year under review.
CountryNigeria
Presented byHip Hop World Magazine
First award2006
Final award2023
Currently held byRema (2023)
Websitetheheadies.com

The Headies Award for African Artiste of the Year is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards.[note 1][1] It was first awarded to Ghanaian hip-hop group V.I.P in 2006.[2]

Recipients

Year Nominees Result Ref
2006 Ghana V.I.P Won [2]
2007 Won [note 1][3]
2008 Ghana Batman Samini Won [3]
South Africa Freshlyground Nominated
Kenya Nameless Nominated
South Africa HHP Nominated
South Africa Jozi Nominated
2009 Zimbabwe Buffalo Nominated [note 2][4]
Ghana Tinny Nominated
Namibia The Dogg Nominated
Tanzania Witness Nominated
2011 Angola Cabo Snoop Won [5][6]
Ghana R2Bees Nominated
South Africa Liquideep Nominated
South Africa Freshlyground Nominated
Ghana V.I.P Nominated
2012 Ghana Sarkodie Won [7]
Kenya Camp Mulla Nominated
Ghana D-Black Nominated
South Africa Zahara Nominated
2014 Ghana Sarkodie Won [8]
South Africa Mafikizolo Nominated
Tanzania Diamond Platnumz Nominated
Ghana R2Bees Nominated
2015 Ghana Sarkodie Won [9]
Tanzania Diamond Platnumz Nominated
South Africa Cassper Nyovest Nominated
South Africa Uhuru Nominated
South Africa AKA Nominated
2016 Kenya Sauti Sol Nominated [note 2][10]
South Africa Cassper Nyovest Nominated
South Africa DJ Maphorisa Nominated
Ghana Stonebwoy Nominated
Ghana Sarkodie Nominated
2018 South Africa Nasty C Won [11]
South Africa Cassper Nyovest Nominated
Kenya Sauti Sol Nominated
Tanzania Vanessa Mdee Nominated
2019 Ghana King Promise Won [12]
South Africa Master KG Nominated
Ivory Coast Afro B Nominated
Kenya Sauti Sol Nominated
South Africa DJ Maphorisa Nominated
2020 South Africa Master KG Won [13]
Ghana Kuami Eugene Nominated
Kenya Sauti Sol Nominated
Ghana Shatta Wale Nominated
Ghana Stonebwoy Nominated
2022 Nigeria Burna Boy Won [14]
South Africa Black Coffee Nominated
Nigeria Davido Nominated
Tanzania Diamond Platnumz Nominated
Algeria Soolking Nominated
Nigeria Wizkid Nominated
Mali/France Aya Nakamura Nominated
2023 Nigeria Rema Won [15]
Nigeria Burna Boy Nominated
Morocco Marwa Loud Nominated
Ghana Black Sherif Nominated
Tanzania Diamond Platnumz Nominated

Category records

Most wins

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Sarkodie V.I.P Rema
Burna Boy
Master KG
King Promise
Nasty C
Cabo Snoop
Samini
Total wins 3 wins 2 wins 1 win

Most nominations

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Diamond Platnumz Sauti Sol Cassper Nyovest
Stonebwoy
Freshlyground
DJ Maphorisa
R2Bees
Total noms 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations

Notes

  1. ^ a b The nominees for this edition are not included in the Recipients table because they are not available.
  2. ^ a b The winner for this edition is not included in the Recipients table because it is not available.

References

  1. ^ "Facts about the Headies". The Headies. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "2006 Winners". The Headies. Hip Hop World Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Greg (31 March 2008). "The Hip Hop World Awards". World Hip Hop Market. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Hiphop World Awards 2009 Nominees List". The Headies. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ "THE HEADIES NOMINEES 2011". ModernGhana. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ^ Duncan. "The Headies Awards 2011 Winners…ARE". tooXclusive. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ^ Osagie Alonge (21 October 2012). "Psquare, Wizkid, Vector emerge top winners at The Headies 2012". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ^ Ozone (15 December 2014). "The Headies Awards 2014 – Full Winners List". 36NG. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ^ Adeyiga Abisoye (2 January 2016). "Headies Awards 2015: Full List Of Winners". Channels TV. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ Ajasa, Femi. "Headies 2016: See full list of winners". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. ^ Praise, Billy (5 May 2018). "The HEADIES 2018: Full List Of Winners". Guardian Life Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ Alonge, Bolaji (21 October 2019). "Headies 2019: All the winners". Music in Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Live Update: All The Winners At The Headies 2020". Guardian Life Magazine. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Full List of 2022 Headies Awards Winners". Afrocritik. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  15. ^ Grein, Paul (4 September 2023). "Rema, Burna Boy Top 2023 Headies Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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