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Rookie of the Year WINNER: ODUMODUBLVCK Bayanni Khaid Guchi Bloody Civilian Eltee Skhillz Best Recording of the Year WINNER: Victony & Tempoe - Soweto Burna Boy - Alone Omah Lay - i'm a mess Oxlade - KU LO SA Davido ft. Sunday Service Choir - Stand Strong Tems - No Woman, No Cry Producer of the Year WINNER: Magicsticks for Sungba (Remix) by Asake ft. Burna Boy P.Priime, TMXO & Pheelz for Electricity by Pheelz ft. Davido Andre Vibez & London for Calm Down by Rema Tempoe for Soweto by Victony & Tempoe Kel-P for Kpe Paso by Wande Coal & Olamide Rexxie for Abracadabra (Remix) by Rexxie ft. Naira Marley, Skiibii & Wizkid Songwriter of the Year WINNER: Simisola Ogunleye-Kosoko, Godsfavour Chidozie, Adekunle Kosoko & Marcel Akunwata for Loyal by Simi ft. Fave Stanley Didia, Adebajo Adebanjo for i'm a mess by Omah Lay Temilade Openiyi, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty & Ryan Coogler for Lift Me Up by Rihanna Damini Ogulu, Austin Iwar Jr., Peace Oredope & Ludwig Göransson for Alone by Burna Boy Daniel Benson for In My Mind by Bnxn Fuayefika Maxwell for Earth Song by Wizard Chan Best R&B Single WINNER: Burna Boy ft. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand CKay - mmadu Dami Oniru - Just 4 U Preyé - Red Wine Chiké ft. Flavour - Hard to Find Simi ft. Fave - Loyal Best Rap Single WINNER: ODUMODUBLVCK - DECLAN RICE Reminisce ft. Bnxn & D Smoke - Hustle Ladipoe - Big Energy Blaqbonez & JAE5 - Back In Uni PsychoYP ft. ODUMODUBLVCK - Bando Diaries Jeriq ft. Phyno - My Bro Best Alternative Song WINNER: Obongjayar - Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me for a Fool Wizard Chan - Earth Song Cruel Santino - Final Champion Basketmouth ft. The Cavemen. - The Traveler BOJ ft. Moliy & Mellissa - In A Loop Flavour - Game Changer (Dike) Best Vocal Performance (Female) WINNER: Waje - In Between Niniola - Memories Simi ft. Fave - Loyal Liya ft. Simi - Adua (Remix) Preye - Red Wine Dami Oniru - Just 4 U Best Vocal Performance (Male) WINNER: Wande Coal & Olamide - Kpe Paso Oxlade - KU LO SA Ric Hassani - My Only Baby Magixx - Love Don't Cost A Dime Chike ft. Oxlade - Spell (Remix) Praiz - Reckless Best Music Video WINNER: Director K for Calm Down by Rema Blaqbonez for Back In Uni by Blaqbonez ft. Perliks TG Omori for Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) by Asake Director Pink for Spell (Remix) by Chike ft. Oxlade TG Omori for Bandana by Fireboy DML ft. Asake Director K for Common Person by Burna Boy Best Collaboration WINNER: Spyro ft. Tiwa Savage - Who Is Your Guy? (Remix) Asake ft. Burna Boy - Sungba (Remix) Bnxn ft. Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez - GWAGWALADA Pheelz ft. Bnxn - Finesse Pheelz ft. Davido - Electricity Wande Coal & Olamide - Kpe Paso Best Street-Hop Artiste WINNER: Seyi Vibez - Chance (Na Ham) Rexxie ft. Naira Marley & Skiibii - Abracadabra Asake - Joha Zlatan ft. Young Jonn - Astalavista Poco Lee & Hotkid - Otilo Mohbad - Peace Afrobeats Single of the Year WINNER: Burna Boy - Last Last Ayra Starr - Rush Kizz Daniel ft. Tekno - Buga Pheelz ft. Bnxn - Finesse Spyro - Who Is Your Guy? Ruger - Asiwaju Headies' Viewers' Choice WINNER: Victony & Tempoe - Soweto Ruger - Asiwaju Fireboy DML ft. Asake - Bandana Ayra Starr - Rush Asake - Terminator Mavins, Crayon & Ayra Starr ft. Ladipoe, Magixx & Boy Spyce - Overloading (OVERDOSE) Crayon - Ijo (Laba Laba) Oxlade - KU LO SA Kizz Daniel ft. Tekno - Buga Pheelz ft. Davido - Electricity Best West African Artiste of the Year WINNER: Black Sherif (Ghana) Gyakie (Ghana) The Therapist (Liberia) Camidoh (Ghana) Best East African Artiste of the Year WINNER: Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Zuchu (Tanzania) Rayvanny (Tanzania) Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) Hewan Gebreworld (Ethiopia) Best North African Artiste of the Year WINNER: ElGrandeToto (Morocco) Marwa (Morocco) Wegz (Egypt) Soolking (Algeria) Best Southern African Artiste of the Year WINNER: Focalistic (South Africa) AKA (South Africa) Nasty C (South Africa) Costa Titch (South Africa) Uncle Waffles (South Africa) Dj Tarico (Mozambique) Best Central African Artiste of the Year WINNER: Libianca (Cameroon) Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Gaz Mawete (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Matias Damasio (Angola) Emma'a (Gabon) Best R&B Album WINNER: Chike - The Brother's Keeper Johnny Drille - Home Praiz - Reckless Waje - Waje 2.0 Dami Oniru - Matter of Time Simi - TBH (To Be Honest) Best Alternative Album WINNER: Boj - Gbagada Express Basketmouth - Horoscopes Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream of Doors Cruel Santino - Subaru Boys: Final Heaven Somadina - Heart of the Heavenly Undeniable Native Sound System - Native World Best Rap Album WINNER: Blaqbonez - Young Preacher Payper Corleone - Fly Talk Only Show Dem Camp - Palmwine Music Vol. 3 PsychoYP - YPSZN3 Vector - Teslim: The Energy Still Lives in Me Jeriq - Billion Dollar Dream Album of the Year WINNER: Asake - Mr. Money with the Vibe Burna Boy - Love, Damini Rema - Rave & Roses Omah Lay - boy alone Victony - Outlaw Davido - Timeless Song of the Year WINNER: Burna Boy - Last Last Rema - Calm Down Oxlade - KU LO SA Kizz Daniel ft. Tekno - Buga Pheelz ft. Bnxn - Finesse Asake ft. Burna Boy - Sungba (Remix) Best Female Artiste WINNER: Ayra Starr Tems Simi Tiwa Savage Best Male Artiste WINNER: Rema Asake Kizz Daniel Ruger Omah Lay Burna Boy Next Rated WINNER: Asake Young Jonn Seyi Vibez Victony Spyro African Artiste of the Year WINNER: Rema (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Marwa Loud (Morocco) Black Sherif (Ghana) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Lyricist on the Roll WINNER: Payper Corleone - Fly Talk Only Ladipoe - Clowns Vector - Clowns Alpha Ojini - Vigilante Bop A-Q - Family First Tec (of Show Dem Camp) - Live Life International Artiste Recognition Sean Combs ­Hall of Fame Youssou N'Dour Best Inspirational Single WINNER: Neon Adejo - Eze Ebube Davido ft. Sunday Service Choir - Stand Strong Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi Music - Jireh (My Provider) Victor Thompson & Ehis 'D' Greatest - This Year Nathaniel Bassey & Mercy Chinwo - Tobechukwu Victoria Orenze - I Get Backing Digital Artiste of the Year WINNER: Rema Burna Boy Ayra Starr Omah Lay Kizz Daniel Asake Special Recognition Sound Sultan International Artist of the Year WINNER: Selena Gomez Drake Future Don Toliver Ed Sheeran