The 2014 edition of Nigeria’s biggest annual music award, The Headies, was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos from late Sunday night to early Monday morning. Bleary-eyed guests and TV viewers watched what, predictably, was an event of glamour, glitz and good music. It was also an evening of otherwise boring acceptance speeches, avoidable technical glitches and foul-mouthed rant by Olamide.
With comedian Basketmouth and socialite Toke Makinwa as hosts, the 9th edition of what was formerly known as the Hip Hop World Award (HHWA) produced worthy winners and stellar performances. Patoranking won the much coveted Next Rated Award and got a brand new SUV for his trouble.
Below is the full list of winners:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: REEKADO BANKS
BEST R&B SINGLE: LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU – 2FACE IDIBIA
BEST POP SINGLE: DOROBUCCI – MAVIN CREW #SMD
BEST RAP SINGLE: PARCEL – PHYNO
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE: DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE): IYAWO MI – TIMI DAKOLO
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM: THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE): LOVE TO LOVE YOU – NIYOLA FT. BANKY W
BEST RAP ALBUM: BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OLAMIDE
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE: GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING
BEST COLLABO: EMERGENCY – WIZZY PRO FEATURING SKALES, PATORANKING AND RUNTOWN
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION: KCEE – TAKE OVER
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR: ORDINARY PEOPLE – COHBAMS ASUQUO
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG: BOLAJI – BOJ
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: DON JAZZY – DOROBUCCI
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL: GOD ON THE MIC – JESSE JAGZ
NEXT RATED PATORANKING
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: ADA ADA BY FLAVOUR – CLARENCE PETERS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OLAMIDE
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – DAVIDO
SONG OF THE YEAR: AYE – DAVIDO
BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE – SARKODIE
HALL OF FAME – SIR (DR.) VICTOR UWAIFO
