Full List of Winners At The 17th Edition of The Headies Awards

The 17th edition of the Headies Awards held today, Sunday, April 27, 2025, was an all-star event with some of the biggest names in the industry making an appearance at the event to receive recognition in the form of awards for their efforts their hard work in all ramifications.

Here is the full list of winners:

Next Rated Award

QING MADI

SHALLIPOPI

ODUMODUBLVCK WINNER

AYO MAFF

NASBOI

Rookie of the Year award

Zerrydl WINNER

Taves

Kaestyle

Llona

Soundtrack of the Year

Eledumare

Lose to Gain

Kill Boro

Orissa

Emotions

Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack WINNER

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

Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things

Hyce, Boypee, Brown Joel & Davido — Ogechi remix

Chike & Mohbad — Egwu WINNER

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

Sarz — Happiness

London — OZEBA WINNER

Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy — HEHEHE

Magicsticks — Basquiat

Dibs — Different Pattern

Digital Artiste of the Year

Ayra Starr

Rema

Shallipopi

Tems

Davido WINNER

Kizz Daniel

Asake

Song of the Year

Showa – Kizz Daniel

Commas – Ayra Starr

Egwu – Chike and Mohbad

Lonely at the Top – Asake WINNER

Ozeba – Rema

Big Baller – Flavour

Songwriter of the Year

Simi — Stranger

Qing Madi — Vision WINNER

Llona — Can’t Breathe

Bloody Civilian — Family Meeting

Wizard Chan — Stages of Life

Music Video Of the Year

Rema — Charm

Olamide — Metaverse

Blaqbonez — Like Ice Spice

Kcee — Ojapiano

Chike & Mohbad — Egwu WINNER

Kizz Daniel — Showa

Davido, The Cavemen & Angelique Kidjo — Na Money

Beat Street Hop Artiste

Seyi Vibez — Different Patterns

Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer

Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast

Zhus JDO — Johnbull

Mohbad — Ask About Me WINNER

Afrobeats Single of the Year

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

Flavour — Big Baller WINNER

Afrobeats Album of the Year

Stubborn – Victony

Work of Art – Asake

The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr

Heis – Rema WINNER

Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn

Best East African Artiste of the Year

Bien

Diamond Platnumz

Juma Jux WINNER

Bruce Melodie

Azawi