Full List: Juma Jux, Rema, Mohbad, others win big at 2025 Headies Awards

The 17th Headies Awards, held on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, showcased remarkable achievements across the African music scene.

Zerry DL bagged the Rookie of the Year award, while Davido claimed Digital Artist of the Year. Rema‘s album HEIS won Afrobeats Album of the Year, and Tems earned Best Recording of the Year for “Burning.”

In a moment of excitement, Odumodublvck took home the prestigious Next Rated Artist award, triumphing over fellow nominees Shallipopi, Qing Madi, and Ayo Maff. The event also celebrated influential figures in music and culture with Special Recognition Awards for Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alex Okosi, and Amaju Pinnick.

This year marks a unique double edition of the awards, with the 18th edition scheduled for December to compensate for the 2024 absence.

Full list of winners at the 2025 Headies Awards

Rookie of the Year

• Zerry DL — Winner
• Taves
• Kaestyle
• Llona

Soundtrack of the Year

• “Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack” – TCJ and Abbey Wonder (A Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack) — Winner
• “Eledumare” – Teledalase (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)
• “Lose to Gain” – Kaline (Breathe of Life)
• “Kill Boro” – Native Filmworks and Wizard Chan (Kill Boro)
• “Orisa” – Beriola (Orisa)
• “Emotions” – Tiwa Savage and Asa (Water and Garri)

Best Recording of the Year

• “Burning” – Tems — Winner
• “Different Patterns” – Seyi Vibez
• “Higher” – Burna Boy
• “Last Heartbreak Song” – Ayra Starr and Giveon
• “Billions” – Sarz and Lojay

Best Vocal Performance (Male)

• “Billions” – Lojay — Winner
• “Moving” – Omah Lay
• “Gratitude” – Anendlessocean
• “For You” – Johnny Drille
• “Ke Na Ke So” – Timi Dakolo

Best Vocal Performance (Female)

• “I’m Done” – Liya — Winner
• “Last Song Heartbreak” – Ayra Starr
• “Level” – Niniola
• “Stranger” – Simi
• “Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade

Special Recognition Award Recipients

• Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos
• Alex Okosi
• Amaju Pinnick

Songwriter of the Year

• “Vision” – Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma (Qing Madi) — Winner
• “Stranger” – Simisola Kosoko (Simi)
• “Can’t Breathe” – Michael Ajuma Attah (Llona)
• “Family Meeting” – Emoseh Khamofu (Bloody Civilian)
• “Stages of Life” – Fuayefika Maxwell (Wizard Chan)

Humanitarian Award Recipients

• Temitola Adekunle Johnson
• Michelle Mukoro (King Mitchy)

Producer of the Year

• “OZEBA” – London — Winner
• “Happiness” – Sarz
• “Basquiat” – Magicsticks
• “HEHEHE” – Rema, Producer X, Cubeatz, Deatz and Klimperboy
• “Different Patterns” – Dibs

Afrobeats Album of the Year

• HEIS – Rema — Winner
• Stubborn – Victony
• Work of Art – Asake
• The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr
• Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn

Music Video of the Year

• “EGWU” – Director Pink — Winner
• “Charm” – Rema, Perliks and Folarin Oludare
• “Metaverse” – Jyde Ajala
• “Like Ice Spice” – Perliks and Emeka Shine Shine
• “Ojapiano” – Mattmax
• “Showa” – TG Omori
• “Na Money” – Dammy Twitch

Afrobeats Single of the Year

• “Big Baller” – Flavour — Winner
• “Big Big Things” – Young Jonn (feat. Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez)
• “Twe Twe Remix” – Kizz Daniel
• “Egwu” – Chike (feat. Mohbad)
• “Remember” – Asake
• “Ogechi Remix” – Hyce, Boypee, and Brown Joel (feat. Davido)

Headies’ Viewers’ Choice

• “Egwu” – Chike & Mohbad — Winner
• “Big Baller” – Flavour
• “Big Big Things” – Young Jonn (feat. Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez)
• “Ogechi Remix” – Hyce, Boypee, and Brown Joel (feat. Davido)
• “Showa” – Kizz Daniel
• “Different Pattern” – Seyi Vibez
• “OZEBA” – Rema
• “Love Me Jeje” – Tems
• “Cast” – Shallipopi (feat. Odumodublvck)
• “Dealer” – Ayo Maff (feat. Fireboy DML)

Headies Next Rated

• Odumodublvck — Winner
• Qing Madi
• Shallipopi
• Ayo Maff
• Nasboi

Best Digital Artiste of the Year

• Davido — Winner
• Ayra Starr
• Rema
• Shallipopi
• Tems
• Kizz Daniel
• Asake

Best East African Artiste of the Year

• Juma Jux (Tanzania) — Winner
• Bien (Kenya)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
• Azawi (Uganda)