The 16th Headies Awards ceremony took place on Sunday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, but the winners of 13 categories were not announced by the event’s organisers.
When co-host Osas Ighodaro revealed midway through the presentation that the ceremony had ended with roughly 13 categories still to be presented, attendees and watchers around the world were surprised.
Before the ceremony was abruptly ended at around 2:30 in the morning Nigerian time, it was noticed that no female award categories had been awarded.
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Best Female Artiste, Best Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Best R&B Single, Best Vocal Performance (Female), Headies Viewers’ Choice, and Best East African Artiste of the Year are among the categories that are still to be revealed.
Other 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, etc.
On social media, there have been conflicting views to the ceremony’s midway termination.
Some commenters suggested that the event’s premature end might have been caused by the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center’s time constraints.
The event’s organisers abruptly ended it without providing an explanation, although they later announced the unexpected awards on social media.
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Waje received Best Vocal Performance (Female), Ayra Starr was named Best Female Artist of the Year, and Victony & Tempoe won Best Recording of the Year for “Soweto.”
Best Central African Artiste of the Year went to Libianca from Cameroon, Best North African Artiste of the Year went to El Grande Toto from Morocco, and Best East African Artiste of the Year went to Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania.
Best R&B Single went to Burna Boy’s “For My Hand” starring Ed Sheeran, Best R&B Album went to Chike’s “The Brother’s Keeper,” and Viewers’ Choice went to Victony’s “Soweto.”
Burna Boy and Rema are currently tied for the most wins (three each), following the announcement of the winners of the remaining categories.
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Burna Boy had 10 nominations, which is the most, and took home three of the awards in which he was nominated.
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