The Headies Award for African Artiste of the Year is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. It was first awarded to Ghanaian hip-hop group V.I.P in 2006.
Recipients Year Nominees Result Ref2006 V.I.P20072008 Batman Samini Freshlyground Nameless HHP Jozi2009 Buffalo Tinny The Dogg Witness2011 Cabo Snoop R2Bees Liquideep Freshlyground V.I.P2012 Sarkodie Camp Mulla D-Black Zahara2014 Sarkodie Mafikizolo Diamond Platnumz R2Bees2015 Sarkodie Diamond Platnumz Cassper Nyovest Uhuru AKA2016 Sauti Sol Cassper Nyovest DJ Maphorisa Stonebwoy Sarkodie2018 Nasty C Cassper Nyovest Sauti Sol Vanessa Mdee2019 King Promise Master KG Afro B Sauti Sol DJ Maphorisa2020 Master KG Kuami Eugene Sauti Sol Shatta Wale Stonebwoy2022 Burna Boy Black Coffee Davido Diamond Platnumz Soolking Wizkid / Aya Nakamura 2023 Rema Burna Boy Marwa Loud Black Sherif Diamond Platnumz
Category records Most wins Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist SarkodieV.I.P RemaBurna BoyMaster KGKing PromiseNasty CCabo SnoopSamini Total wins 3 wins 2 wins 1 win
Most nominations Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist Diamond Platnumz Sauti Sol Cassper NyovestStonebwoyFreshlygroundDJ MaphorisaR2Bees Total noms 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations
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