The Headies 2015 was the 10th edition of The Headies. It was held on 1 January 2016, at the Landmark Events Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed "Flip the Script", the event was hosted by Bovi and Kaffy. It was previously scheduled to hold on 30 December 2015, but the organizers of the event postponed it to 1 January 2016, without citing any reason. Olamide won a total of four awards, while Timi Dakolo won three. Wizkid was nominated seven times across the twenty-one award categories. 2face Idibia was honored with the Hall of Fame award, while Don Jazzy received the Special Recognition award. Reekado Banks won the Next Rated award. His win was criticized by music critics, who challenged the "fairness of the award process".

Performers Majek Fashek Timi Dakolo Olamide Falz Adekunle Gold Simi Harrysong Seyi Shay Victoria Kimani Eva Alordiah Vector Iyanya

Winners and nominees Below is the list of nominees and winners for the popular music categories. Winners are highlighted in bold. Best R&B/Pop Album Best Rap Album Ayo – Wizkid King of Queens – Yemi Alade Bed of Stone – Aṣa Double Trouble – P-Square Rich & Famous – Praiz The Chairman – M.I Baba Hafusa – Reminisce Above Ground Level – Mode 9 Street OT – Olamide |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best R&B Single ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Pop Single |- | valign="top" | "Wish Me Well" – Timi Dakolo "Do The Right Thing" – Cobhams Asuquo (featuring Bez) "Heartbeat" – Praiz "Say You Love Me" – Leriq (featuring Wizkid) "Baby Daddy" – Iyanya | valign="top" | "Godwin" – Korede Bello "Collabo" – P-Square (featuring Don Jazzy) "Bobo" – Olamide "My Woman, My Everything" – Patoranking (featuring Wande Coal) "Woju" – Kiss Daniel "Ojuelegba" – Wizkid |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Vocal Performance (Male) ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Vocal Performance (Female) |- | valign="top" | "Wish Me Well" – Timi Dakolo Bez – "There's a Fire" Cobhams Asuquo – "Do The Right Thing" Shaydee – "High" Praiz – "If I Fall" | valign="top" | "Iwo Nikan" – Aramide Waje – "Coco Baby" Simi – "Tiff" Yemi Alade – "Duro Timi" Aṣa – "Bed of Stone" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Rap Single ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Street-Hop Artiste |- | valign="top" | "King Kong" – Vector "Bank Alert" – Illbliss "Bad Belle" – M.I "Local Rappers" – Reminisce (featuring Olamide & Phyno) "T.R" – G.O.D | valign="top" | Olamide – "Bobo" Small Doctor – "Mosquito Killer" Reminisce- "Skillashi" Masterkraft (featuring Olamide, CDQ & Davido) – "Indomie" (Remix) Falz (featuring Poe & Yemi Alade) – "Marry Me" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Collabo ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Lyricist on the Roll |- | valign="top" | "Local Rappers" – Reminisce (featuring Olamide & Phyno) "Bad Girl Special (Remix)" – Mr 2Kay (featuring Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay) "Do The Right Thing" – Cobhams Asuquo (featuring Bez) "Hold On" – Joe El (featuring 2face Idibia) "Sisi" – Praiz (featuring Wizkid) "Shoki (Remix)" – Lil Kesh (featuring Olamide & Davido) | valign="top" | Vector – "King Kong" Illbliss (featuring Ice Prince, Eva Alordiah, Phyno) – "Bank Alert" G.O.D – "T.R" Reminisce – "Baba Hafusa" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Song of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Recording of the Year |- | valign="top" | "Ojuelegba" – Wizkid "Godwin" – Korede Bello "Bobo" – Olamide "Woju" – Kiss Daniel | valign="top" | "Wish Me Well" – Timi Dakolo "There's a Fire" – Bez "Eyo" – Aṣa "Ojuelegba" – Wizkid "Do The Right Thing" – Cobhams Asuquo |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Album of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Artiste of the Year |- | valign="top" | Street OT'' – OlamideAyo – Wizkid The Chairman – M.I Double Trouble – P-Square Rich & Famous – Praiz King of Queens'' – Yemi Alade Olamide Davido P-Square Wizkid Yemi Alade Producer of the Year Best Music Video Legendury Beatz – "Ojuelegba" Don Jazzy – "Godwin" Cobhams Asuquo – "There's A Fire" Masterkraft – "Wiser" Shizzi – "Fans Mi" Young John – "Bobo" "Katapot" – Unlimited L.A "Baby Jollof" – Clarence Peters "Crazy" – Meji Alabi "Jamb Question" – Mex "The Sound" – Sesan Ogunro Next Rated African Artiste of the Year Reekado Banks Cynthia Morgan Lil Kesh Kiss Daniel Korede Bello Sarkodie Cassper Nyovest AKA Diamond Platnumz Uhuru Rookie of the Year Best Reggae/Dancehall Single Ycee Base One Humblesmith Koker Pepenazi Young Grey C "German Juice" – Cynthia Morgan "Daniella Whyne" – Patoranking "Sanko" – Timaya "My Body" – Solid Star (featuring Timaya) "Bad Girl Special (Remix)" – Mr 2Kay (featuring Cynthia Morgan & Seyi Shay) Best Alternative Song Special Recognition Award "Sade" – Adekunle Gold "Satan Be Gone" – Aṣa "Awwww" – Di'Ja "There's A Fire" – Bez "Rain on Me" – Ugovinna "Tiff" – Simi Don Jazzy Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year Hall of Fame Yemi Alade Praiz Skales 2Face Idibia

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