The Headies Award for Best Recording of the Year

The Headies Award for Best Recording of the Year
Awarded for	The best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.
Country	Nigeria
Presented by	Hip Hop World Magazine
First award	2006
Final award	2023
Website	theheadies.com

The Headies Award for Best Recording 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. ^{[note 1] [1]} The Best Recording of the Year is one of six awards not open to public voting. It was first awarded to Lagbaja and Ego's "Never Far Away" in 2006. ^[2]

Recipients

Best Recording of the Year
Year	Nominees	Result
2024 [3]	"Burning" by Tems	Pending
	"Different Pattern" by Seyi Vibez	Pending
	"Higher" by Burna Boy	Pending
	"Last Heartbreak Song" by Ayra Starr featuring Giveon	Pending
	"Billions" – Sarz featuring Lojay	Pending
2023 [1]	"Soweto" by Victony and Tempoe	Won
	"Alone" by Burna Boy	Nominated
	"I'm a Mess" by Omah Lay	Nominated
	"Ku Lo Sa" by Oxlade	Nominated
	"Stand Strong" by Davido featuring the Sunday Service Choir	Nominated
	"No Woman, No Cry" by Tems	Nominated
2022 [4]	"Celebrate Me" by Patoranking	Won
	"Essence" by Wizkid featuring Tems	Nominated
	"Joy" by Falana	Nominated
	"Loving is Harder" by Johnny Drille	Nominated
	"Méjì Méjì" by Brymo	Nominated
	"Somebody's Son" by Tiwa Savage featuring Brandy	Nominated
2020 [5]	"Ozymandias" by Brymo	Won
	"Smile" by Wizkid featuring H.E.R.	Nominated
	"Wonderful" by Burna Boy	Nominated
	"Dreamer" by Fireboy DML	Nominated
	"Ghost Town" by Wurld	Nominated
2019 [6]	"Uyo Meyo" by Teni	Won
	"Ire" by Adekunle Gold	Nominated
	"Heal D World" by Patoranking	Nominated
	"Olanrewaju" by Brymo	Nominated
	"Ye" by Burna Boy	Nominated
2018 [7]	"Joromi" by Simi	Won
	"Butterflies" by Omawumi	Nominated
	"Halleluyah" by Funbi	Nominated
	"Ponmile" by Reminisce	Nominated
	"Heaven" by Banky W.	Nominated
2016 [8]	"Pray for Me" by Darey featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir	Won
	"Emergency" by D'banj	Nominated
	"Love Don't Care" by Simi	Nominated
	"Orente" by Adekunle Gold	Nominated
	"Something Good is Happening"	Nominated
2015 [9]	"Wish Me Well" by Timi Dakolo	Won
	"Ojuelegba" by Wizkid	Nominated
	"Eyo" by Aṣa	Nominated
	"There's a Fire" by Bez	Nominated
	"Do the Right Thing" by Cobhams Asuquo	Nominated
2014 [10]	"Ordinary People" by Cobhams Asuquo	Won
	"Iyawo Mi" by Timi Dakolo	Nominated
	"Let Somebody Love You" by 2Face Idibia featuring Bridget Kelly	Nominated
	"Always on My Mind" by Nosa	Nominated
2013 [11]	"This Year" by Jaywon	Won
	"I Wish" by Waje	Nominated
	"Good Morning" by Brymo	Nominated
	"Natural Something" by Sound Sultan	Nominated
2012 [12]	"Ara" by Brymo	Won
	"Stupid Song" by Bez featuring Praiz	Nominated
	"Private Trips" by Wande Coal	Nominated
	"I Love You" by Praiz	Nominated
2011 [13]	"The Way You Are" by Darey	Won
	"God Hand" by Eva	Nominated
	"Rain Drops" by 2Face Idibia	Nominated
	"Be My Man" by Aṣa	Nominated
2010 [14] [15]	"Heaven Please" by Timi Dakolo	Won
	"Strong Ting" by Banky W.	Nominated
	"I Love U" by P-Square	Nominated
	"Keeper of My Dreams" by Lara George	Nominated
2009 [16] [17]	"Michelle" by Etcetera	Won
	"Street Credibility" by 9ice featuring 2Face Idibia	Nominated
	"Not The Girl" by Darey	Nominated
	"Can't Do Without You" by 2Face Idibia featuring Melissa Briggs	Nominated
2008 [18]	"Bibanke" by Aṣa	Won
	"Stylee" by DJ Jimmy Jatt featuring Mode 9, 2Face Idibia, and Elajoe	Nominated
	"Greenland" by TY Bello	Nominated
	"True Love" by 2Face Idibia	Nominated
	"Need Someone" by Faze	Nominated
2007 [19]	"Forever" by Paul Play	Won
	"Cry" by Mode 9	Nominated
	"Onyinye" by Obiwon	Nominated
	"Searching" by OJB Jezreel	Nominated
	"Streetlife" by Question Mark All Stars	Nominated
	"Chinwe Ike" by Resonance	Nominated
2006 [19]	"Never Far Away" by Lagbaja and Ego	Won

Category records

Most wins

Rank	1st	2nd
Artist	Brymo	Timi Dakolo Cobhams Asuquo Simi Victony Paul Play 2Face Idibia Aṣa Teni Patoranking Darey
Total wins	2 wins	1 win

Most nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	Brymo	2Face Idibia Burna Boy Simi Adekunle Gold	Wizkid Darey Timi Dakolo Patoranking Omah Lay
Total noms	5 nominations	4 nominations	3 nominations

Notes

1. The nominees for the 2006 edition are not included in the Recipients table because they are not available.

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