Headies Awards 2023: Winners Of Untelevised Categories Finally Published

The Headies Awards 2023 have concluded, and the unannounced category winners have been unveiled. The Headies awards 2023, held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, were a memorable occasion as the future of Afrobeats was honored with prizes for their work in the years 2022 and 2023.

The Headies Awards organizers faced harsh criticism from fans for failing to announce the winners of 13 categories during the 16th edition of the award show on Sunday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, USA. Attendees and viewers around the world were shocked when co-host Osas Ighodaro stated midway through the presentation that the ceremony had come to an end with around 13 categories remaining to be presented.

It was evident that there was no award presentation for 13 other categories before the program was abruptly and unexpectedly terminated at 2:30 a.m. Nigerian time. The categories for Best East African Artiste of the Year, Best Recording, Best Songwriter, Best R&B Single, Best Vocal Performance (Female), and Best Female Artiste were not televised.

The additional categories include  Best International Artist of the Year, Best Alternative Album, Best R&B Album, Best Southern African Artist of the Year, Best Central African Artist of the Year, Best North African Artist of the Year. Social media users are furious at the ceremony’s abrupt end. Although the event’s premature conclusion was not addressed by the organizers, they later presented the unannounced awards on social media.

Here are the winners:

Best Central African Artiste of the Year

Labianca

 

Best Female Artiste

Ayra Starr

 

Best East African Artiste of the Year

Diamond Platnumz

 

Best North African Artiste of the Year

El GRANDE TOTO

 

Best Alternate Album

BOJ – Gbagada Express

 

Best Southern African Artiste of the Year

Focalistic – South Africa

 

Best R&B Single

Burna Boy – “For My Hand”

 

Best Alternative Song

Wizard Chan – “Earth Song”

 

Best R&B Album

Chike – The Brother’s Keeper

 

Headies Viewers choice

Victony- “Soweto”

 

International Artiste of the Year

Selena Gomez

 

Best Recording of the Year

Victony & Tempoe – “Soweto”