The Headies Award for Artiste of the Year is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards.[note 1][1] It was first presented to P-Square in 2006.[2]
Recipients
| Artiste of the Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominees | Result | |
| 2020[3][4] | Wizkid | Won | |
| Burna Boy | Nominated | ||
| Davido | Nominated | ||
| Mayorkun | Nominated | ||
| Tiwa Savage | Nominated | ||
| 2019[5] | Burna Boy | Won | |
| Wizkid | Nominated | ||
| Davido | Nominated | ||
| Falz | Nominated | ||
| Tiwa Savage | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Davido | Won | |
| Wizkid | Nominated | ||
| Olamide | Nominated | ||
| Simi | Nominated | ||
| Tiwa Savage | Nominated | ||
| 2016[6] | Wizkid | Won | |
| Tiwa Savage | Nominated | ||
| Falz | Nominated | ||
| Yemi Alade | Nominated | ||
| Olamide | Nominated | ||
| 2015[7] | Olamide | Won | |
| Davido | Nominated | ||
| P-Square | Nominated | ||
| Wizkid | Nominated | ||
| Yemi Alade | Nominated | ||
| 2014[8] | Davido | Won | |
| Wizkid | Nominated | ||
| Kcee | Nominated | ||
| Tiwa Savage | Nominated | ||
| Olamide | Nominated | ||
| Phyno | Nominated | ||
| Flavour N'abania | Nominated | ||
| 2013[9][10] | Iyanya | Won | |
| Davido | Nominated | ||
| Wizkid | Nominated | ||
| Flavour | Nominated | ||
| Olamide | Nominated | ||
| Ice Prince | Nominated | ||
| 2012[11][12] | Wizkid | Won | |
| P-Square | Nominated | ||
| Ice Prince | Nominated | ||
| Naeto C | Nominated | ||
| D'banj | Nominated | ||
| 2011[13][14] | 2face Idibia | Won | |
| Darey | Nominated | ||
| M.I | Nominated | ||
| D'banj | Nominated | ||
| Duncan Mighty | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Wande Coal | Won | |
| Terry G | Nominated | ||
| Darey | Nominated | ||
| Bracket | Nominated | ||
| Da Grin | Nominated | ||
| 2009[15][16] | 9ice | Won | |
| D'banj | Nominated | ||
| P-Square | Nominated | ||
| Timaya | Nominated | ||
| 2008[17] | D'banj | Won | |
| 2face Idibia | Nominated | ||
| P-Square | Nominated | ||
| Olu Maintain | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Paul Play | Won | |
| D'banj | Nominated | ||
| Mode 9 | Nominated | ||
| P-Square | Nominated | ||
| Weird MC | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | P-Square | Won | |
Category records
Most wins
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Wizkid | Davido | 2face Idibia Olamide 9ice P-Square D'banj Wande Coal Iyanya Paul Play Burna Boy |
| Total wins | 4 wins | 2 wins | 1 win |
Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Wizkid | P-Square | D'banj Olamide Davido Tiwa Savage |
Flavour N'abania Darey Yemi Alade 2face Idibia Falz Burna boy | |
| Total noms | 8 nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 2 nominations |
Notes
- ^ The nominees for the 2006 edition are not included in the Recipients table because they are not available.
References
- ^ "The Headies Awards releases Nominees List for 12th Edition". BellaNaija. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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- ^ "Headies 2020: All the nominees". Music In Africa. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Here is the complete list of winners at the 14th Headies". Pulse Nigeria. 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Gbenga Bada (October 20, 2019). "Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "The Headies Awards 2016: Complete list of Nominees - INFORMATION NIGERIA". INFORMATION NIGERIA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Abulude, Samuel (6 January 2016). "Olamide, Timi Dakolo, YCee Win Big At HEADIES 2015". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria: Headies 2014 - Davido, Olamide, Patoranking, Mavins Win Big, Wizkid Missing". allAfrica. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Olamide Heads The Headies, Articles". Thisday Live. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "Olamide wins big @ Headies 2013 + full list of winners". Vanguardngr.com. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "Vector, DavidO, Psquare clear Headies awards". Channelstv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "Psquare, Bez lead Headies 2012 nominees list". Vanguardngr.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ Alhaji Sorie Kamara Says. "Hip-Hop World Awards". Golden Icons. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "The Headies 2011 Nominees Announced". Fabmagazineonline.com. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ Source: http://.nigeriafilms.com (2009-05-17). "Hip Hop World Awards 2009 winners". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "HipHop World Awards 2009 Nominees Announced". Bella Naija. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ Greg (2008-03-31). "The Hip Hop World Awards". World Hip Hop Market. Retrieved 2014-05-17.