Top African singers Burna Boy and Rema each walked away with three awards at the 2023 Headies Awards, which celebrates Pan-African and Afrobeats talent, on Sunday (September 3) at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.

Burna Boy took Afrobeats single of the year and song of the year, both for ‘Last Last’ as well as best R&B single for ‘For My Hand’, featuring Ed Sheeran.

Rema won Best Male Artiste, Digital Artiste of the Year, and African Artiste of the Year. In addition, Selena Gomez, who teamed with Rema on the global hit ‘Calm Down’, won International Artiste of the Year, while Director K, who directed the music video for the ‘Calm Down’ – remix, won Best Music Video.

The eligibility period for the awards was January 2022 to March 2023.

US actor and television host Terrence J, and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro hosted the show, which was streamed live on YouTube (U.S.) and HipTV (Africa) Network.