The Headies 2019 was the 13th edition of The Headies. It was held on October 19, 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed "Power of a Dream", the ceremony was hosted by Nigerian rapper Reminisce and actress/media personality

Nancy Isime Nancy Isime (born 17 December 1991) is a Nigerian actress, model, and media personality. Early life and background Nancy Isime was born in Edo State, Nigeria to Nigerian parents of Esan descent. After her senior secondary education in Benin, s ...

. After shortlisting thousands of entries submitted between January 2018 and June 2019, the organizers of the ceremony announced the nominees on 1 October 2019. Burna Boy set a record for the most nominations in one night with 10 nominations.

Teni Teni may refer to: * Teni (singer) (born 1992), Nigerian singer * Thiazole tautomerase, enzyme * Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni di ...

followed with 6 and Wizkid with 5. The ceremony featured performances from a number of artists, including

Styl-Plus The group Styl-Plus (originally STYL) is a Nigerian R&B and pop musical group / quartet. The founding members were Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi, the name STYL being an abbreviation of the founders' first name ...

, Sunny Neji,

Duncan Mighty Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu (born 28 October 1983), simply known as Duncan Mighty, is a Nigerian musician, singer, and music producer from Obio-Akpor, Rivers State. Though his musical style demonstrates a high-level of genre versatility, it is ...

and

Victor AD Victor Adere (born 2 August 1993), better known as Victor AD, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. In 2019 He posted a picture of himself on the street of Dubai with the caption “God I still remember this time last year, I had no passport but n ...

. Teni won the most awards with 4.

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won the Next Rated award, beating

Fireboy DML Adedamola Adefolahan (born 5 February 1996), known professionally as Fireboy DML, is a Nigerian singer. He is signed to YBNL Nation, a record label founded by Nigerian rapper Olamide. His debut studio album ''Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps'' was ...

, Joeboy, Lyta,

and

Zlatan Zlatan ( sr-Cyrl, Златан) is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning ''Golden''. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found i ...

Performances

*Sunny Neji *Zaki Adzay *

* Wurld *

Presenters

* Tobi Bakre – presented the award for Rookie of the Year *Wale Animashaun and Vivian – presented the award for Best Vocal Performance (Female) *

– presented the award for Best Vocal Performance (Male) *Nancy Isime – presented the award for Best Street Hop Artiste *The Organizers – presented the award for Best Recording of the Year *

IK Ogbonna Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna, professionally known as IK Ogbonna, is a Nigerian film and television actor, model, director, and television personality. He was in the movie ''Playing Safe'' alongside Tonto Dikeh and Ini Edo. Career Ogbonna took par ...

– presented the award for Best Rap Single *Osi Suave – presented the award for Best Alternative Song *

Tony Tetuila Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye, better known as Tony Tetuila, also regard as the golden father of Afrobeats artist from Nigeria. His name, Olanrewaju, means "My wealth is increasing". He was a member of the now-defunct hip-hop group of The Remedie ...

– presented the award for Best Rap Album * Ruggedman – presented the award for Lyricist On The Roll *Bam Bam and Teddy A – presented the award for Best Collabo *

Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi was a Nigerian broadcaster at The Beat 99.9 FM (she resigned in December 2021), entrepreneur and co-host of "Off-Air with Gbemi & Toolz" podcast. Gbemi is the grand-daughter of late Olowo of Owo Sir Olateru-Olagbegi II K ...

– presented the award for Best Performer *Kemi Smallz and DJ Sose – presented the award for Best R&B Single * Toke Makinwa and

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu (born 14 July 1982) is a Nigerian lawyer and media personality from Okija in Anambra State, Nigeria. He is known for hosting the reality show ''Big Brother Naija'', the long running ''Rubbin' Minds'' talk show on Channe ...

– presented the award for Best Pop Single *

Dr SID Sidney Onoriode Esiri (born 1 May 1980), commonly known as Dr SID, is a Nigerian singer. Early life Dr SID is from Delta State, he was born and raised in Lagos. His mother is a fashion designer and his father, Justus Esiri, is an actor.

and Ubi Franklin – presented the award for Best R&B/Pop Album * Mercy and Mike – presented the award for Viewer's Choice *Tacha,

Tee-Y Mix Temitayo Ibitoye better known as Tee-Y Mix is known not just for mixing but also producing, he has produced for Iyanya, Seyi Shay, Chidinma, Darey and more. Growing up and education Tee-Y Mix is a native of Oyo State and was born and raised ther ...

and Venita – presented the award for Best Music Video *

Bovi Bovi Ugboma is a Nigerian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like ''Bovi: Man on Fire'' across the globe. He is married to his wife, Kris Asimonye Ugboma and 42 years of age. Early life and ...

and DJ Cuppy – presented the award for Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year *The Organizers – presented the award for

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

*Dénola Grey – presented the award for

Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in ...

*Martin Gaone Mabutho – presented the Special Recognition Award * GAC Motor representatives – presented the Next Rated award * STAR Lager representative – presented the award for

Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

*Rita Daniels – presented the award for Artiste of the Year

Winners and nominees

References

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