This is a list of awards and nominations received by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Wizkid. Through his career he has earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award for his collaboration with Beyoncé on The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack with "Brown Skin Girl". He is the most awarded African artist at the BET Awards (4), Soul Train Awards (3), Billboard Awards (3), iHeartRadio Music Awards (5), NAACP Image Awards (8) and MOBO Awards (6), MTV VMA awards (2). He is also a recipient of an ASCAP plaque for Drake's "One Dance". Wizkid's contributions to the Nigerian music industry have also made him the most awarded artiste in The Headies award history.
Music Awards AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef3Music Awards2022African Song of the Year"Essence" (Remix) (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber)Afro X Digital Awards2021Pop Song of the Year By Male"Essence" (Remix) (featuring TemsAlbum Of The Year"Made In Lagos"Artiste of The YearHimselfAfrican Entertainment Awards USA2021Best Male ArtistHimselfArtist of the YearBest Male Artist – Central/West AfricaAlbum Of The YearMade in LagosBest Collaboration"Essence""Ginger"Best Video"Essence"Song of the Year"Essence"2020Best Male ArtistHimselfEntertainer of the Year2019Best Video"Soco"Entertainer of the YearHimself2021Best Male Artist2023Artist of the YearBest Dressed CelebrityBest Collaboration"Abracadabra" (Rexxie, Naira Marley & Skiibii featuring Wizkid)Best Music Video2024Best Male ArtistHimselfArtist of the Year2025Best Male ArtistArtist of the YearBest Music Video"Dyamite"(Tyla featuring Wizkid)"MMS"(Asak featuring Wizkid)African Muzik Magazine Awards2014Best Male West AfricaHimselfArtist of the YearSong of the Year"Caro" (Star Boy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid)Best Collabo"Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)"Surulere Remix" (Dr SID featuring Don Jazzy, Phyno, and Wizkid)2015Best Male Abass West AfricaHimselfArtist of the YearSong of the Year"Ojuelegba"Best VideoAFRIMA2015Artist of the YearHimselfBest Male Artist in West AfricaSongwriter of the YearAlbum of the Year"Ayo"Song of the Year"Ojuelegba"2017Artiste of the YearHimselfBest West African ArtisteSong of the year"Come Closer" (featuring Drake)2019Song of The Year"Fever"Collaboration of The Year"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn)Best Male West AfricaHimselfCrossing Boundaries with Music AwardArtist of The Year2021Artiste of the Year in AfricaBest Male Artiste in Western AfricaBest Artiste, Duo or Group in African R&B/Soul.Album of the Year"Essence" )Best African CollaborationSong of the Year in Africa2022Best Male Artiste in West AfricaHimself2023African Pride Awards2016African Artist of the yearHimselfAmerican Music Awards2016Favorite Pop/Rock Song"One Dance" (Drake featuring Kyla)Favorite Soul/R&B SongCollaboration of the Year2026Best Afrobeats ArtistHimself Apple Music Awards2021Artist of the Year (Africa)HimselfBET Awards2012Best International Act AfricaHimself201620172020HER Award"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn)2021Best International Act Himself 2022Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Collaboration"Essence" (feat. Justin Bieber and Tems)2023Best Collaboration"Call Me Every Day" (Chris Brown featuring Wizkid )BET Hip Hop Awards2016Best Collab, Duo, or Group"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Kyla)Billboard Music Awards2016Top Hot 100 Song"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Kyla)Top Selling SongTop Radio SongTop Streaming Song (Audio)Top CollaborationTop R&B SongTop R&B Collaboration BreakTudo Awards 2020 Global Artist Himself Channel O Music Video Awards2011Most Gifted Newcomer Video"Holla at Your Boy"Most Gifted Video of the Year"Molowo Noni" (Samklef featuring Wizkid, D'Prince, and Ice Prince)2012Most Gifted West African Video of the Year"Pakurumo"2013Most Gifted Duo/Group/Featuring Video"Baddest Boy" (EME featuring Wizkid, Skales, and Banky W.)Most Gifted Male Video"Azonto"Most Gifted Video of the Year2014Most Gifted Duo/Group or Featuring"Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)"Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid)Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall"Bad Girl" (Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid)City People Entertainment Awards2011Best New Male ArtisteHimself2013Musician of the Year (Male)Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the YearBest Collabo of the Year"Fine Lady" (Lynxxx featuring Wizkid)2014Musician of the Year (Male)HimselfMost Popular Song of the Year"On Top Your Matter"Best Collabo of the Year"Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid)Future Awards2012Musician of the YearHimselfDynamix All Youth Awards2010Promising Artiste of the YearHimselfSong of the Year"Holla at Your Boy"2011Artiste of the YearHimselfGhana Music Awards2012African Artist of the YearHimself2013Reggae Dance Hall Song of the Year"Time Bomb" (Samini featuring Wizkid)2014African Artiste of the YearHimselfAfro Pop Song of the Year"Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)Best Collaboration of the YearVodafone Song of the Year2016African Artist of the YearHimself2019Afropop Song of the Year"Tokyo" (King Promise featuring Wizkid)Best African Collabo2021African Artist of the YearHimselfGrammy Awards 2016Album of the YearViews (as a featured artist) 2021Best Music Video"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid, Saint Jhn & Blue Ivy Carter)2022Best Global Music AlbumMade in Lagos Deluxe EditionBest Global Music Performance"Essence" )2025Best African Music Performance"MMS" (with Asake)2026"Gimme Dat" (with Ayra Starr)iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards2017Canadian Single of the Year"One Dance" (Drake featuring Kyla)iHeartRadio Music Awards2017Most Thumbed-Up Song of the Year"One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla)Song of the YearHip-Hop Song of the Year 2023Afrobeats Artist of the YearHimself & Tems2024HimselfiHeartRadio Titanium Award20231 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations"Essence" ft TEMSJuno Awards2017Single of the Year"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Kyla)Latin American Music Awards2016Favorite Crossover Song"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Kyla)LOS40 Music Awards2016International Song of the Year"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Kyla)MOBO awards2011Best African ActHimself2013201420152017Best International Act 2020Best African Act 2021 Best International Act 2023Best African Act 2026 MTV Africa Music Awards2014Best MaleHimselfBest Collaboration"Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)2015Best MaleHimselfSong of the Year"Show You The Money"2021Best MaleHimselfBest FanbaseBest Collaboration"Smile" (H.E.R. featuring Wizkid)MTV Europe Music Awards2011Best African ActHimself201220132016Best Worldwide Act2021Best African ActMTV Video Music Awards2016Song of Summer"One Dance" (Drake featuring Kyla)2021Best R&B Video"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) 2023Best Afrobeats Video"2 Sugar" (feat. Ayra Starr) 2025"Piece of My Heart" (feat. Brent Faiyaz)Net Honours2021Most Searched MusicianHimselfMost Popular MusicianMost Played RnB Song"Smile""Pami"NAACP Image Awards2020Outstanding Duo or Group"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) 2021 Outstanding Music Video 2022Outstanding International Song“Essence” (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album 2023Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)“Call Me Every Day” (featuring Chris Brown) Outstanding International Song"Bad to Me" 2025Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)"Piece of My Heart" (featuring Brent Faiyaz) Outstanding International Song Nigeria Entertainment Awards2011Hottest Single of The Year"Tease Me/Bad Guys"Best New Act of the YearHimselfBest Pop/R&B Artist of the Year2012Best Album of the YearSuperstarBest Pop/R&B Artist of the YearHimselfHottest Single of the Year"Pakurumo"Best Music Video of the YearBest Collabo of the Year"Girl" (Bracket featuring Wizkid)"Familiarity" (Jayru featuring Wizkid)2013Hottest Single of the Year"Beat of Life (Samba)"(Sarz featuring Wizkid)Best Pop/R&B Artist of the YearHimself2014Hottest Single of the Year"Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid)"Caro" (Star Boy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid)Male Artist of the YearHimselfBest Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director)"Jaiye Jaiye" (alongside Sesan)2015Male Artist of the YearHimselfBest Pop Artist of the YearBest Dance/Live PerformanceHottest Single of The Year"Ojuelegba"Album of the YearAyo2016Hottest Single of the Year"Baba Nla"Disk Jockey Collaboration of the Year"Feeling the Beat"" (DJ Jimmy Jatt ft. Wizkid)Afropop Artist of the YearHimself2017Hottest Single of the Year"Come closer"(Wizkid ft. Drake)2018Hottest Single of the Year"Soco"Afropop Male Artist of the YearHimselfNigeria Music Video Awards2011Best Afro Pop Video"Holla at Your Boy"2013Best Use of Visual Effects"Sexy Mama" (Iyanya featuring Wizkid)Best Afro Beat Video"Caro" (Starboy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid)People's Choice Awards2017Favorite Song"One Dance" (Drake featuring Kyla)Soul Train Music Awards 2016The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award"One Dance" (Drake featuring Kyla) 2017Best Dance Performance "Come Closer" (featuring Drake) 2019Best collaboration"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award 2020 Video of the Year 2021Best Collaboration"Essence" )Video of the YearSong of the YearThe Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award2022Best Dance Performance"Call Me Every Day" ([feat. Chris Brown) Best Collaboration Soundcity MVP Awards2016Artist of the YearHimself Best Male Best Pop Digital Artist of the Year Best Collaboration"Roll Up" (Emtee featuring Wizkid & Aka) Song of the Year Best Collaboration"Soweto Baby" (DJ Maphorisa featuring Wizkid & Bucks) Song of the Year Video of the Year"Babanla" Song of the Year Viewer's Choice Award Listener's Choice Award "Lagos to Kampala" (Runtown featuring Wizkid) 2017Artist of the YearHimself Best Male Digital Artist of the Year Song of the Year"Come Closer" ( Drake featuring Wizkid) Video of the Year "Ma Lo" (Tiwa Savage featuring Wizkid) Best Collaboration "Tonight" ( R2Bees featuring Wizkid) 2019Artist of the YearHimself Best Male Best Pop Digital Artist of the Year Listener's Choice Award"Fake Love" (Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty & Wizkid) Best Collaboration "Soco" ( Duncan Mighty featuring Wizkid) Viewer's Choice Award "Fever"Video of the Year2020Artist of the YearHimself Best Male Digital Artist of the Year Teen Choice Awards2016Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song"One Dance"