Headies 2018: Wizkid, Simi, Davido Win Big | Full List Of Winners

The most anticipated award of the year which is the 12th edition of the Headies Music Awards held on Saturday, May 5. The event which took place at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island Lagos was glamorous with top celebrities and dignitaries from all works of life in attendance Wizkid, beautiful songstress Simi and the Omo Baba Olowo himself Davido were the biggest winners of the night.

Wizkid won four awards – Headies Viewers Choice Award (Come Closer), Best Music Video (Come Closer), Best RnB/Pop Album (Sounds From the Other Side), and Best Collabo, for his feature in Tiwa Savage‘s Ma Lo.

 

Simi on her part grabbed the Best RnB Single for Smile for Me, the Best Recording of the Year for Joromi, and her album – Simisola – won the Album of the Year.

 

Davido’s IF won the Best Pop Single and Song of the Year categories, and was also named the Artiste of the Year. Also DMW artist Mayorkun won the Next Rated award of the year and was handed over his car keys.

 

See full list of winners below:

 

Rookie of the Year

TENI

 

Best Rap Single You Rappers Should Fix up your Life –

M.I

 

Best Street Hop Penalty –

Small Doctor

 

Best Pop Single IF –

Davido

 

Best RnB Single Smile for Me –

Simi

 

Lyricist on the Roll You Rappers Should Fix up your Lives –

M.I

 

Best Performer

Yemi Alade

 

Producer of the Year

Kiddominant

 

Best Collabo Ma Lo –

Tiwa Savage feat. Wizkid

 

Best Reggae/Dancehall Single Holy Holy –

2Baba

 

Best Recording of the Year Joromi –

Simi

 

Hip Hop World Revelation

Reekado Banks

 

Next Rated

Mayorkun

 

Best Alternative Song Fun mi lo wo mi –

Aramide feat. Sound Sultan & Koker

 

African Artiste of the Year

Nasty C

 

Headies Viewers’ Choice Come Closer –

Wizkid

 

Best Music Video Come Closer –

Wizkid. Directed by Daps

 

Best Vocal Performance (Female) Butterflies –

Omawumi

Best Vocal Performance (Male) Folashade –

Praiz

 

Best RnB/Pop Album Sounds from the Other Side –

Wizkid

 

Best Rap Album El Hadj –

Reminisce

 

Song of the Year IF –

Davido

 

Album of the Year Simisola –

Simi

 

Artiste of the Year

Davido

 

Special Recognition Award

Kaffy

 

Headies Hall of Fame

Chris Ubosi