The Headies (formerly Hip Hop World Awards) debuted in 2006 and has become one of Nigeria’s most anticipated annual entertainment Award events.
Winners are arrived at either through voting by the public for categories opened to voting. Or through critical and in-depth analysis by the members of the Headies Jury.
Ayo Animashaun, founder and executive producer of The Headie Awards – the global music awards show celebrating excellence in African music – officially kicked off the #RoadMapToTheHeadies. This year, The Headies will be broadcast from the United States for the first time in its 15-year history. Since 2006, The Headies has recognized outstanding achievements in Nigerian music. As the music industry across the continent continued to grow, giving rise to megastars like Wizkid (Nigeria), TooFan (Togo), Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Sarkodie (Ghana), and past award recipient Yemi Alade (Nigeria), The Headies also became a bold celebration of the various genres and sounds evolving from more traditional African music.
Other past winners at The Headies have included pioneering Afrobeats artists like D’Banj, 2Baba (formerly known as Tuface), and M.I.; as well as contemporary artists of the genre, including Davido, Tems, and Tiwa Savage. The Headies trophy itself encapsulates the bold exuberance of the African youths who have pushed the music industry forward over the course of the past few years.
With African artists and Afrobeats music creating a massive audience and finding tremendous success on US airwaves over the past few years, hosting The Headies in Atlanta this year can not be better timed.
Ahead of the show, fans in Africa are invited to vote for their favorite artists across 22 Headie Awards categories, including Next Rated, for which the prize includes a Bentley Bentayga! Voting instructions can be found here.
This year The Headies has also expanded to include an “International Artiste of the Year” category – one of three new awards being added to the program. The inaugural international nominees are Beyonce, Chris Brown, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, and Nas.
The full list of 2022 Headie Awards nominees can be found here.
While The Headies Awards will be produced in the U.S. this year, this bold showcase of talent will air in 89 countries around the world, including 44 countries across the continent of Africa on satellite and terrestrial and across several digital platforms around the world.
The 2022 Headies will be held at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta on September 4, 2022.
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