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This is a list of music awards and nominations received by Nigerian singer Wizkid. The singer's contribution to the international music industry has earned him several accolades, [1] including a Grammy Awards he collaborated with Beyoncé on The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack with "Brown Skin Girl". [2] [3] He is the most awarded African artist at the BET Awards (4), Soul Train Awards (3), Billboard Awards (3), iHeartRadio Music Awards (2) and MOBO Awards (4). He is also a recipient of an ASCAP plaque for Drake's "One Dance". [4] Wizkid's contributions to the Nigerian music industry has made him the most awarded artiste in The Headies award history. [5] [6]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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3Music Awards | 2022 | African Song of the Year | "Essence (remix)" (featuring Tems and [[]] Justin Bieber) | Won | [7] |
Afro X Digital Awards | 2021 | Pop Song of the Year By Male | "Essence (remix)" (featuring Tems | Won | [8] |
Album Of The Year | "Made In Lagos" | Won | |||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Won | |||
African Entertainment Awards USA | 2021 | Best Male Artist | Himself | Won | [9] |
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Male Artist – Central/West Africa | Nominated | ||||
Album Of The Year | Made in Lagos | Won | |||
Best Collaboration | "Essence" | Won | |||
"Ginger" | Nominated | ||||
Best Video | "Essence" | Won | |||
Song of the Year | "Essence" | Won | |||
2020 | Best Male Artist | Himself | Nominated | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Best Video | "Soco" | Nominated | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
African Muzik Magazine Awards | 2014 | Best Male West Africa | Himself | Nominated | [10] |
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Caro" (Star Boy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Collabo | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
"Surulere Remix" (Dr SID featuring Don Jazzy, Phyno, and Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Best Male Abass West Africa | Himself | Nominated | [11] | |
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Ojuelegba" | Won | |||
Best Video | Won | ||||
AFRIMA | 2015 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [12] |
Best Male Artist in West Africa | Nominated | ||||
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Album of the Year | " Ayo " | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | "Ojuelegba" | Nominated | |||
2017 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [13] | |
Best West African Artiste | Won | ||||
Song of the year | "Come Closer" (featuring Drake) | Won | |||
2019 | Song of The Year | "Fever" | Won | [14] | |
Collaboration of The Year | "Brown Skin Girl" | Nominated | |||
Best Male West Africa | Himself | Nominated | |||
Crossing Boundaries with Music Award | Nominated | ||||
Artist of The Year | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Artiste of the Year in Africa | Won | [15] | ||
Best Male Artiste in Western Africa | Nominated | ||||
Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African R&B/Soul. | Nominated | ||||
Album of the Year | "Essence" (featuring Tems ) | Nominated | |||
Best African Collaboration | Won | ||||
Song of the Year in Africa | Won | ||||
2022 | Best Male Artiste in West Africa | Himself | Nominated | [16] | |
African Pride Awards | 2016 | African Artist of the year | Himself | Won | [17] |
American Music Awards | 2016 | Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "One Dance" | Nominated | |
Favorite Soul/R&B Song | Nominated | ||||
Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Apple Music Awards | 2021 | Artist of the Year (Africa) | Himself | Won | [18] |
BET Awards | 2012 | Best International Act Africa | Himself | Won | [19] |
2016 | Nominated | [20] | |||
2017 | Won | [21] | |||
2020 | HER Award | "Brown Skin Girl" | Won | [22] | |
2021 | Best International Act | Himself | Nominated | [23] | |
2022 | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | [24] | ||
Best Collaboration | "Essence" (feat. Justin Bieber and Tems) | Won | |||
2023 | Best Collaboration | "Call Me Every Day" (Chris Brown featuring Wizkid ) | Nominated | [25] | |
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2016 | Best Collab, Duo, or Group | "One Dance" | Nominated | [26] |
Billboard Music Awards | 2016 | Top Hot 100 Song | "One Dance" | Nominated | [27] |
Top Selling Song | Nominated | ||||
Top Radio Song | Nominated | ||||
Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Won | ||||
Top Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
Top R&B Song | Won | ||||
Top R&B Collaboration | Won | ||||
BreakTudo Awards | 2020 | Global Artist | Himself | Nominated | [28] |
Channel O Music Video Awards | 2011 | Most Gifted Newcomer Video | "Holla at Your Boy" | Nominated | [29] |
Most Gifted Video of the Year | "Molowo Noni" (Samklef featuring Wizkid, D'Prince, and Ice Prince) | Nominated | |||
2012 | Most Gifted West African Video of the Year | "Pakurumo" | Nominated | [30] | |
2013 | Most Gifted Duo/Group/Featuring Video | "Baddest Boy" (EME featuring Wizkid, Skales, and Banky W.) | Nominated | [31] | |
Most Gifted Male Video | "Azonto" | Nominated | |||
Most Gifted Video of the Year | Won | ||||
2014 | Most Gifted Duo/Group or Featuring | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [32] | |
"Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | Won | ||||
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall | "Bad Girl" (Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
City People Entertainment Awards | 2011 | Best New Male Artiste | Himself | Won | [33] |
2013 | Musician of the Year (Male) | Won | [34] | ||
Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Fine Lady" (Lynxxx featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
2014 | Musician of the Year (Male) | Himself | Nominated | [35] | |
Most Popular Song of the Year | "On Top Your Matter" | Nominated | |||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Future Awards | 2012 | Musician of the Year | Himself | Won | [36] |
Dynamix All Youth Awards | 2010 | Promising Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [37] |
Song of the Year | "Holla at Your Boy" | Nominated | |||
2011 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [38] | |
Ghana Music Awards | 2012 | African Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [39] |
2013 | Won | [40] | |||
Reggae Dance Hall Song of the Year | "Time Bomb" (Samini featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
2014 | African Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [41] | |
Afro Pop Song of the Year | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Vodafone Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2016 | African Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [42] | |
Grammy Awards | 2016 | Album of the Year | Views (as a featured artist) | Nominated | [43] |
2021 | Best Music Video | "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid, Saint Jhn & Blue Ivy Carter) | Won | ||
2022 | Best Global Music Album | Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition | Nominated | [44] | |
Best Global Music Performance | "Essence" (featuring Tems ) | Nominated | |||
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | Canadian Single of the Year | "One Dance" | Won | [45] |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2017 | Most Thumbed-Up Song of the Year | "One Dance" | Won | [46] |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Hip-Hop Song of the Year | Won | ||||
2023 | Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Himself & TEMS | Won | ||
iHeartRadio Titanium Award | 2023 | 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | "Essence" ft TEMS | Won | |
Juno Awards | 2017 | Single of the Year | "One Dance" | Nominated | [47] |
Latin American Music Awards | 2016 | Favorite Crossover Song | "One Dance" | Nominated | [48] |
LOS40 Music Awards | 2016 | International Song of the Year | "One Dance" | Nominated | [49] |
MOBO awards | 2011 | Best African Act | Himself | Won | [50] |
2013 | Nominated | [51] | |||
2014 | Nominated | [52] | |||
2015 | Nominated | [53] | |||
2017 | Best International Act | Won | [54] | ||
2020 | Best African Act | Won | [55] | ||
MTV Africa Music Awards | 2014 | Best Male | Himself | Nominated | [56] |
Best Collaboration | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
2015 | Best Male | Himself | Nominated | [57] | |
Song of the Year | "Show You The Money" | Nominated | |||
2021 | Best Male | Himself | Pending | [58] | |
Best Fanbase | Pending | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Smile" (H.E.R. featuring Wizkid) | Pending | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2011 | Best African Act | Himself | Nominated | [59] |
2012 | Nominated | [60] | |||
2013 | Nominated | [61] | |||
2016 | Nominated | [62] | |||
Best Worldwide Act | Won | ||||
2021 | Best African Act | Won | [63] | ||
MTV Video Music Awards | 2016 | Song of Summer | "One Dance" | Nominated | [64] |
2023 | Best Afrobeats Video | "2 Sugar" (feat. Ayra Starr) | Nominated | [65] | |
Net Honours | 2021 | Most Searched Musician | Himself | Nominated | [66] |
Most Popular Musician | Won | ||||
Most Played RnB Song | "Smile" (featuring H.E.R) | Nominated | |||
"Pami" (DJ Tunez featuring Wizkid Adekunle Gold & Omah Lay) | Nominated | ||||
NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Duo or Group | "Brown Skin Girl" | Won | [67] |
2021 | Outstanding Music Video | Won | [68] | ||
2022 | Outstanding International Song | “Essence” (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) | Won | [69] | |
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | Won | ||||
2023 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) | “Call Me Every Day” (featuring Chris Brown) | Won | [70] | |
Outstanding International Song | "Bad to Me" | Nominated | |||
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | 2011 | Hottest Single of The Year | "Tease Me/Bad Guys" | Nominated | [71] |
Best New Act of the Year | Himself | Won | |||
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2012 | Best Album of the Year | Superstar | Won | [72] | |
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | |||
Hottest Single of the Year | "Pakurumo" | Nominated | |||
Best Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Girl" (Bracket featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
"Familiarity" (Jayru featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
2013 | Hottest Single of the Year | "Beat of Life (Samba)" (Sarz featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [73] | |
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
2014 | Hottest Single of the Year | "Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | Won | [74] | |
"Caro" (Star Boy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Best Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director) | "Jaiye Jaiye" (alongside Sesan) | Nominated | |||
2015 | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [75] | |
Best Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Dance/Live Performance | Nominated | ||||
Hottest Single of The Year | "Ojuelegba" | Won | |||
Album of the Year | Ayo | Nominated | |||
Nigeria Music Video Awards | 2011 | Best Afro Pop Video | "Holla at Your Boy" | Nominated | [76] |
2013 | Best Use of Visual Effects | "Sexy Mama" (Iyanya featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [77] | |
Best Afro Beat Video | "Caro" (Starboy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Song | "One Dance" | Nominated | [78] |
Soul Train Music Awards | 2016 | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "One Dance" | Nominated | [79] |
2017 | Best Dance Performance | "Come Closer" (featuring Drake) | Nominated | [80] | |
2019 | Best collaboration | "Brown Skin Girl" | Nominated | [81] [82] | |
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Won | ||||
2020 | Video of the Year | Won | [83] | ||
2021 | Best Collaboration | "Essence" (featuring Tems ) | Won | [84] [85] | |
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Best Dance Performance | "Call Me Every Day" ([feat. Chris Brown) | Nominated | [86] | |
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
Soundcity MVP Awards | 2016 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [87] |
Best Male | Won | ||||
Best Pop | Nominated | ||||
Digital Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Roll Up" (Emtee featuring Wizkid & Aka) | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Soweto Baby" (DJ Maphorisa featuring Wizkid & Bucks) | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Video of the Year | "Babanla" | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Viewer's Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
Listener's Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
"Lagos to Kampala" (Runtown featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [88] | |
Best Male | Nominated | ||||
Digital Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Song of the Year | "Come Closer" ( Drake featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
"Ma Lo" (Tiwa Savage featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
"Tonight" ( R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [89] | |
Best Male | Nominated | ||||
Best Pop | Nominated | ||||
Digital Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Listener's Choice Award | "Fake Love" (Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty & Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
"Soco" ( Duncan Mighty featuring Wizkid) | Won | ||||
Viewer's Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
"Fever" | Nominated | ||||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [90] | |
Best Male | Nominated | ||||
Digital Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song | "One Dance" | Won | [91] |
The Headies | 2011 | Best Pop Single | "Holla at Your Boy" | Nominated | [92] |
Next Rated | Won | ||||
2012 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [93] | |
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year | Won | ||||
Album of the Year | Superstar | Nominated | |||
2013 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [94] | |
Best Music Video | "Azonto" | Nominated | |||
Best Collabo | "Baddest Boy" (EME featuring Wizkid, Skales, and Banky W.) | Nominated | |||
2014 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [95] | |
Best Pop Single | "Pull Over" (Kcee featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
"Caro" (Starboy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | Nominated | ||||
Best Reggae/Dancehall Single | "Bad Girl" (Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
2015 | Best Pop Single | "Ojuelegba" | Nominated | [96] | |
Best Recording of The Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of The Year | Won | ||||
Best R&B Single | "Say You Love Me" (Leriq featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Collabo | "Sisi" (Praiz featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best R&B/Pop Album | Ayo | Won | |||
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
2015 | Best Pop Single | "Ojuelegba" | Nominated | [97] | |
Best Recording of The Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of The Year | Won | ||||
Best R&B Single | "Say You Love Me" (Leriq featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Collabo | "Sisi" (Praiz featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best R&B/Pop Album | Ayo | Won | |||
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
2016 | Best Pop Single | Final (Baba Nla)" (Drake featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [98] | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Won | |||
2018 | Best Collabo | "Come Closer" (Drake featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [99] | |
Best Reggae/Dancehall Single | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Video | Won | ||||
Viewer's Choice Award | Won | ||||
Best Collabo | "Ma Lo" ( Tiwa Savage featuring Wizkid) | Won | |||
Best Music Video | Nominated | ||||
Album of the Year | Sounds from the Other Side | Nominated | |||
Best R&B/Pop Album | Won | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Pop Single | "Fake Love" (Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty & Wizkid) | Nominated | ||
Best Collabo | Nominated | ||||
Song of The Year | Nominated | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Viewer's Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Best Pop Single | "Joro" | Nominated | [100] | |
Song of The Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Recording of The Year | "Smile" (H.E.R. featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Best Music Video | Nominated | ||||
Best Collabo | "Totori" (ID Cabasa featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | |||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | Won | |||
Viewer's Choice Award | Won | ||||
2022 | Best Recording of the Year | "Essence" (featuring Tems) | Nominated | [101] | |
Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Best R&B Single | Won | ||||
Best Collaboration | Won | ||||
Viewer's Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Video | "Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy) | Nominated | |||
Best Afrobeats Album | Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition) | Won | |||
Album of the Year | Won | ||||
African Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Best Male Artist | Nominated | ||||
World Music Awards | 2014 | World's Best Entertainer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [102] |
World's Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
World's Best Male Artist | Nominated | ||||
World's Best Song | "Eledumare" | Nominated | |||
4Syte TV Music Video Awards | 2011 | Best African Act Video | "Holla at Your Boy" | Nominated | [103] |
2012 | "Dance for Me" (EME featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [104] | ||
2013 | "Azonto" | Nominated | [105] | ||
Best Group Video of the Year | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | Won | |||
Best Directed Video | Nominated | ||||
Most Popular Video | Nominated | ||||
Most Influential Video | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Best African Act Video | "Ojuelegba" | Nominated | [106] | |
2019 | Best Male Video | "Tokyo" (King Promise featuring Wizkid) | Nominated | [107] | |
Best Edit Video | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
Most Influential Video | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Best African Act | Himself | Won | ||
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