Full List of Winners at the 17th Headies Awards 2025

The 17th edition of the Headies Awards took place on Sunday, April 27, 2025, celebrating outstanding achievements in the Nigerian and African music industries. The star-studded event honored some of the biggest talents with prestigious awards recognizing their hard work, creativity, and impact.

Here’s the complete list of winners from the 17th Headies Awards:

Next Rated Award

🏆 Odumodublvck — WINNER
Qing Madi
Shallipopi
Ayo Maff
Nasboi

Rookie of the Year

🏆 Zerrydl — WINNER
Taves
Kaestyle
Llona

Soundtrack of the Year

🏆 Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack — WINNER
Eledumare
Lose to Gain
Kill Boro
Orissa
Emotions

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

🏆 Chike & Mohbad — Egwu — WINNER
Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things
Hyce, Boypee, Brown Joel & Davido — Ogechi Remix
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

🏆 London — Ozeba — WINNER
Sarz — Happiness
Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy — Hehehe
Magicsticks — Basquiat
Dibs — Different Pattern

Digital Artiste of the Year

🏆 Davido — WINNER
Ayra Starr
Rema
Shallipopi
Tems
Kizz Daniel
Asake

Song of the Year

🏆 Lonely at the Top — Asake — WINNER
Showa — Kizz Daniel
Commas — Ayra Starr
Egwu — Chike and Mohbad
Ozeba — Rema
Big Baller — Flavour

Songwriter of the Year

🏆 Qing Madi — Vision — WINNER
Simi — Stranger
Llona — Can’t Breathe
Bloody Civilian — Family Meeting
Wizard Chan — Stages of Life

Music Video of the Year

🏆 Chike & Mohbad — Egwu — WINNER
Rema — Charm
Olamide — Metaverse
Blaqbonez — Like Ice Spice
Kcee — Ojapiano
Kizz Daniel — Showa
Davido, The Cavemen & Angelique Kidjo — Na Money

Best Street Hop Artiste

🏆 Mohbad — Ask About Me — WINNER
Seyi Vibez — Different Patterns
Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
Zhus JDO — Johnbull

Afrobeats Single of the Year

🏆 Flavour — Big Baller — WINNER
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

Afrobeats Album of the Year

🏆 Rema — Heis — WINNER
Victony — Stubborn
Asake — Work of Art
Ayra Starr — The Year I Turned 21
Young Jonn — Jiggy Forever

Best East African Artiste of the Year

🏆 Juma Jux — WINNER
Bien
Diamond Platnumz
Bruce Melodie
Azawi