From surprise engagements to industry beef, The Headies 2015 held in Lagos on January 1 was filled with several unforgettable moments.
Here are some of them.
- Ycee’s sour performance
Rapper, Ycee, opened the 2015 Headies with what many might call a sour performance. The ‘Condo’ rapper performed his hit track, ‘Jagaban’ with little or no conviction. Ycee might have been discouraged by the excess amount of empty chairs at the hall during his performance.
- Eva Alordiah gets engaged on stage
One of the best moments of the night was when rapper, Eva Alordiah, was proposed to on stage by her boyfriend. The ‘Lights Out’ rapper was performing on stage with Victoria Kimani when her partner came up and popped the question. The smitten rapper said “yes” and the couple shared a passionate kiss on stage.
- Bovi takes a swipe at Freeze
Comedian, Bovi, who co-hosted the awards show with Kaffy made an attempt at clarifying what transpired between Basketmouth and Freeze at the Olamide Live in Concert. According to the comedian, Freeze started the beef during the red carpet of the OLIC show. He also took a jab at the OAP by saying, “Its 2015, for someone who wears expensive watches, you don’t know what the time is”.
- Majek Fashek joins Timi Dakolo and Kunle Ayo on stage
Veteran reggae singer, Majek Fashek, made a stop at The Headies as he performed his critically acclaimed song ‘Send Down the Rain’ along with Timi Dakolo and Kunle Ayo.
- Vector announced that Lafiaji will be out in 2016
Lyricist of the Year, Vector, announced after his performance that his highly anticipated album, Lafiaji, will be released in 2016.
- Bovi goes shirtless
Out of the several antics of Bovi during his hosting gig at the event, one stood out. The comedian came out shirtless with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He played the role of D’banj and named himself B’banj. The audience agreed that he did not pull off the D’banj abs.
- Bovi tries to pull a Steve Harvey on Reekado Banks
When Bovi announced the winner of Next Rated, he called Reekado Blanks instead of Reekado Banks. An anxious Reekado was scared the award might not be his after all.
- Olamide takes a jab at Mavin and Headies
The Headies Awards might have brewed one of the biggest beef in the music industry. After Lil Kesh lost the Next Rated Award to Reekado Banks, YBNL boss, Olamide had something to say about it. As Adekunle Gold accepted the award for Best Alternative Song and passed the microphone to Olamide, the rapper took a jab at Mavin and Headies.
“Adekunle, wait, we know this belong to Kesh because he is the Next Rated act , street has taken over, back to back, every single was a hit, from ‘Lyrically’, ‘Shoki’ to ‘Efejoku’. Fuck that s**t,” he voiced. He slammed the microphone on the floor as he left the stage.
Mavin Boss, Don Jazzy, obviously felt offended by Olamide’s antics. As he accepted the Social Recognition Award, the producer clarified that he has never been a fan of awards show and he is only at the Headies to support his ‘children’. Don Jazzy tackled Olamide directly. “Oga Olamide, if you want the car, come and collect it,” he said.
