The 2018 Headies awards held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on Saturday produced the biggest winners in Simi, Davido and Wizkid.
Davido won three awards – best pop single and song of the year with ‘If’ as well as the grand prize of artiste of the year.
Simi also won three awards; namely best R&B single with ‘Smile for Me’, recording of the year with ‘Joromi’ and album of the year with Simisola.
Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video respectively.
MI Abaga won two awards at the glamorous event while Mayorkun won the highly coveted next rated award.
Full list of winners
Lyricist on the roll: MI Abaga
Best pop single – Davido (IF)
Rookie of the year: Teni
Best R&B single: Simi (Smile for me)
Best street hop artiste – Small Doctor (Penalty)
Best rap single: MI Abaga (You Rappers Should Fix up Your Lives)
Best performer: Yemi Alade
Producer of the Year: Kiddominant (Fall, Mama)
Best collabo: Tiwa Savage and Wizkid (Malo)
Best reggae/dancehall single: 2baba (Holy Holy)
Recording of the year: Simi (Joromi)
Hip Hop World revelation: Reekado Banks
Next rated: Mayorkun
Best alternative song: Fun Mi Lowo Mi (Aramide ft Sound Sultan)
African artiste of the year: (Nasty C)
Viewers’ choice: Wizkid (Come Closer)
Best music video: Wizkid Come Closer (Daps)
Best female vocal performance: Omwaumi (Butterflies)
Best male vocal performance: Praiz (Folashade)
Special recognition award: Kafayat Shafau Ameh (Kaffy)
Hall of fame: Chris Ubosi
Best R&B/pop album: Wizkid (Sounds from the Other Side)
Best rap album: Reminisce (El Hadji)
Song of the year: Davido (IF)
Album of the year: Simi (Simisola)
Artiste of the year: (Davido)
