Omah Lay won the plaque for the ‘Next Rated’ artiste at The Headies 2021 which held on Sunday.
The 23-year-old musician edged Tems, Oxlade, and Bella Shmurda to win the car prize set aside for the category.
Of the different categories, the ‘Next Rated’ has been one of the most exciting, contentious, and most controversial.
But despite all these, the category has become something of a trend spotter, highlighting musical acts that did well in the previous year. As the name suggests, it also spotlights acts to achieve more milestones in the years to come.
The 2021 Headies, which celebrated outstanding achievements in the music industry, started at 8 pm on Sunday after a red carpet session that took off at 5 pm. It was hosted by Bovi, a comedian; and Nancy Isime, an actress.
Fireboy was the biggest winner with a total of four plaques after topping his rivals for the ‘Best R&B Single’, ‘Best R&B Album’, ‘Best Pop Album’, and ‘Headies Revealation’ categories.
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Ozymandias – Brymo WINNER
- Smile- Wizkid Ft. Her
- Wonderful – Burna Boy
- Dreamer – Fireboy DML
- Ghost town – Wurld
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Pheelz – ‘Billionaire’ by Teni WINNER
- Spax – ‘Away’ by Oxlade
- Kel p – ‘Pull up’ by Burna Boy
- Sarz – ‘Mad’ by Sarz & Wurld
BEST RAP ALBUM
- ‘God’s Engineering’ – Aq WINNER
- ‘Illy Chapo x’ – Illbliss
- ‘Ypszn2’ – Psycho Yp
- ‘Cult’ – Paybac Iboro
- ‘The Erigma II’ – Erigga
BEST R&B ALBUM
- ‘Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
- ‘I Like Girls with Trobul’ – Sarz & Wurld
- ‘King’ – Praiz
- ‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike
- ‘Celia’ – Tiwa Savage
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
- ‘Yellow’ – Brymo
- ‘Lucid’ – Asa
- ‘The light’ – Bez
- ‘Pioneers’ – Drb Lasgidi
- ‘Roots’ – The Cavemen WINNER
BEST POP ALBUM
- ‘Apollo’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
- ‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
- ‘A Good Time’ – Davido
- ‘Woman of Steel’ – Yemi Alade
- ‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- ‘Eli’ (Fireboy) – Clarence Peters
- ‘1 Milli (Davido) – Director K WINNER
- ‘Smile’ (Wizkid) – Meji Alabi
- ‘Billionaire’ (Teni) – TG Omori
- ‘Shekere’ (Yemi Alade) – Ovie Etseyatse
BEST R&B SINGLE
- ‘Under the Sky’ – Praiz
- ‘Duduke’ – Simi
- ‘Mad’ – Sarz ft. Wurld
- ‘Bad Influence’ – Omah Lay
- ‘Tattoo’ – Fireboy DML WINNER
- ‘Dangerous Love’ – Tiwa Savage
BEST COLLABORATION
- ‘Know You’ – Ladipoe ft. Simi WINNER
- ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi
- ‘Sweet in the Middle’ – Davido ft. Naira Marley, Zlatan & Wurld
- ‘Don’t call me back’ – Joeboy ft. Mayorkun
- ‘Totori’ – ID Cabasa ft. Wizkid & Olamide
- ‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft Phenom & Falz
BEST RAP SINGLE
- ‘OGB4IG’ – Reminisce
- ‘Shut Up’ – Blaqbonez
- ‘Country’ – IllBliss
- ‘Get the Info’ – Phyno ft. Falz & Phenom
- ‘Bop Daddy’ – Falz ft. Ms. Banks WINNER
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
- Wurld – ‘Ghost Town’
- Chike – ‘Forgive’
- Praiz – ‘Under the Sky’ WINNER
- Cobhams – ‘Plenti’
- Nonso Amadi – ‘What makes you sure’
- Johnny Drille – ‘Count on You’
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
- Simi – ‘No longer beneficial
- Lindsey Abudei – ‘One on the Outside’
- Niniola – ‘Addicted’ WINNER
- J-Dess – ‘Chi Efo’
- Yemi Alade – ‘Lai Lai’
- Imanse – Ajala’
HEADIES REVELATION
- Victor AD
- Fireboy DML WINNER
- Joeboy
- Teni
- Remi
- Chike
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
- AQ – ‘Eunice’
- BlaqBonez – ‘Define Rap’
- MI Abaga – ‘Trinity’
- IllBliss – ‘Country’ WINNER
- Phenom – ‘Get the Info’
- Phyno – ‘Speak Life
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
- Naira Marley ft. Young John – ‘Mafo’
- Mayorkun – ‘Geng’ WINNER
- Reminisce Ft. Olamide & Naira Marley – ‘Instagram’
- Rudeboy – ‘Audio Money’
- Ivd & Zlatan – ‘Bolanle’
- Olamide – ‘Pawon’
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
- ‘Corner’ – Lady Donly Ft. Vanjess & The Cavemen
- ‘I Wonder’ – Moelogo WINNER
- ‘Bitter’ – Deena Ade
- ‘Anita’ – The Cavemen
- ‘Money Devotion’ – Gbasky
- ‘God Save The Queen’ – Olu
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- ‘African Giant’ – Burna Boy
- ‘Apollo’ – FireBoy DML WINNER
- ‘Afro Pop Vol. 1’ – Adekunle Gold
- ‘Yellow’ – Brymo
- ‘Boo of the Booless’ – Chike
AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION
- Master Kg WINNER
- Kuami Eugene
- Sauti Sol
- Shatta Wale
- StoneBwoy
HEADIES VIEWERS CHOICE
- Davido
- Omah Lay
- Burna Boy
- Falz
- FireBoy DML
- Mayorkun
- DJ Neptune
- Wizkid WINNER
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
- Olakira
- Alpha P
- Jamopyper
- Zinoleesky
- Bad Boy Timz WINNER
BEST POP SINGLE
- ‘Billionaire’ – Teni
- ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi WINNER
- ‘Lady’ – Rema
- ‘Fem’ – Davido
- ‘Joro’ – Wizkid
- ‘Skeleton’ – Tekno
SONG OF THE YEAR
- ‘Fem’ – Davido
- ‘Nobody’ – Dj Neptune Ft. Joeboy & Mr. Eazi WINNER
- ‘Joro’– Wizkid
- ‘Mafo’ – Naira Marley
- ‘Duduke’ – Simi
NEXT RATED
- Tems
- Omah Lay WINNER
- Oxlade
- Bella Shmurda
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Burna Boy
- Davido
- Wizkid WINNER
- Mayorkun
- Tiwa Savage
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi) – ‘Duduke’ WINNER
- Adedamola Adefolahan (Fireboy DML) – ‘Dreamer’
- Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy) – ‘Way Too Big’
- Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) – ‘Bad Influence’
- Sadiq Onifade (Wurld) – ‘Ghost Town’
- Adekunle Kosoko (Adekunle Gold) – ‘1 Milli’
HALL OF FAME
- King Sunny Ade
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
- Eedris Abdulkareem WINNER
- Timaya