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 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) | [7] | |
Afro X Digital Awards | 2021 | Pop Song of the Year By Male | "Essence (remix)" (featuring Tems | [8] | |
Album Of The Year | "Made In Lagos" | ||||
Artiste of The Year | Himself | ||||
African Entertainment Awards USA | 2021 | Best Male Artist | Himself | [9] | |
Artist of the Year | |||||
Best Male Artist – Central/West Africa | |||||
Album Of The Year | Made in Lagos | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Essence" | ||||
"Ginger" | |||||
Best Video | "Essence" | ||||
Song of the Year | "Essence" | ||||
2020 | Best Male Artist | Himself | |||
Entertainer of the Year | |||||
2019 | Best Video | "Soco" | |||
Entertainer of the Year | Himself | ||||
African Muzik Magazine Awards | 2014 | Best Male West Africa | Himself | [10] | |
Artist of the Year | |||||
Song 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) | |||||
2015 | Best Male Abass West Africa | Himself | [11] | ||
Artist of the Year | |||||
Song of the Year | "Ojuelegba" | ||||
Best Video | |||||
AFRIMA | 2015 | Artist of the Year | Himself | [12] | |
Best Male Artist in West Africa | |||||
Songwriter of the Year | |||||
Album of the Year | "Ayo" | ||||
Song of the Year | "Ojuelegba" | ||||
2017 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | [13] | ||
Best West African Artiste | |||||
Song of the year | "Come Closer" (featuring Drake) | ||||
2019 | Song of The Year | "Fever" | [14] | ||
Collaboration of The Year | "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) | ||||
Best Male West Africa | Himself | ||||
Crossing Boundaries with Music Award | |||||
Artist of The Year | |||||
2021 | Artiste of the Year in Africa | [15] | |||
Best Male Artiste in Western Africa | |||||
Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African R&B/Soul. | |||||
Album of the Year | "Essence") | ||||
Best African Collaboration | |||||
Song of the Year in Africa | |||||
2022 | Best Male Artiste in West Africa | Himself | [16] | ||
African Pride Awards | 2016 | African Artist of the year | Himself | [17] | |
American Music Awards | 2016 | Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | ||
Favorite Soul/R&B Song | |||||
Collaboration of the Year | |||||
Apple Music Awards | 2021 | Artist of the Year (Africa) | Himself | [18] | |
BET Awards | 2012 | Best International Act Africa | Himself | [19] | |
2016 | [20] | ||||
2017 | [21] | ||||
2020 | HER Award | "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) | [22] | ||
2021 | Best International Act | Himself | [23] | ||
2022 | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | [24] | |||
Best Collaboration | "Essence"(feat. Justin Bieber and Tems) | ||||
2023 | Best Collaboration | "Call Me Every Day" (Chris Brown featuring Wizkid) | [25] | ||
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2016 | Best Collab, Duo, or Group | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [26] | |
Billboard Music Awards | 2016 | Top Hot 100 Song | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [27] | |
Top Selling Song | |||||
Top Radio Song | |||||
Top Streaming Song (Audio) | |||||
Top Collaboration | |||||
Top R&B Song | |||||
Top R&B Collaboration | |||||
BreakTudo Awards | 2020 | Global Artist | Himself | [28] | |
Channel O Music Video Awards | 2011 | Most Gifted Newcomer Video | "Holla at Your Boy" | [29] | |
Most Gifted Video of the Year | "Molowo Noni" (Samklef featuring Wizkid, D'Prince, and Ice Prince) | ||||
2012 | Most Gifted West African Video of the Year | "Pakurumo" | [30] | ||
2013 | Most Gifted Duo/Group/Featuring Video | "Baddest Boy" (EME featuring Wizkid, Skales, and Banky W.) | [31] | ||
Most Gifted Male Video | "Azonto" | ||||
Most Gifted Video of the Year | |||||
2014 | Most Gifted Duo/Group or Featuring | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | [32] | ||
"Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | |||||
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall | "Bad Girl" (Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid) | ||||
City People Entertainment Awards | 2011 | Best New Male Artiste | Himself | [33] | |
2013 | Musician of the Year (Male) | [34] | |||
Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year | |||||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Fine Lady" (Lynxxx featuring Wizkid) | ||||
2014 | Musician of the Year (Male) | Himself | [35] | ||
Most Popular Song of the Year | "On Top Your Matter" | ||||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | ||||
Future Awards | 2012 | Musician of the Year | Himself | [36] | |
Dynamix All Youth Awards | 2010 | Promising Artiste of the Year | Himself | [37] | |
Song of the Year | "Holla at Your Boy" | ||||
2011 | Artiste of the Year | Himself | [38] | ||
Ghana Music Awards | 2012 | African Artist of the Year | Himself | [39] | |
2013 | [40] | ||||
Reggae Dance Hall Song of the Year | "Time Bomb" (Samini featuring Wizkid) | ||||
2014 | African Artiste of the Year | Himself | [41] | ||
Afro Pop Song of the Year | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | ||||
Best Collaboration of the Year | |||||
Vodafone Song of the Year | |||||
2016 | African Artist of the Year | Himself | [42] | ||
Grammy Awards | 2016 | Album of the Year | Views (as a featured artist) | [43] | |
2021 | Best Music Video | "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid, Saint Jhn & Blue Ivy Carter) | |||
2022 | Best Global Music Album | Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition | [44] | ||
Best Global Music Performance | "Essence" ) | ||||
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | Canadian Single of the Year | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [45] | |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2017 | Most Thumbed-Up Song of the Year | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [46] | |
Song of the Year | |||||
Hip-Hop Song of the Year | |||||
2023 | Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Himself & TEMS | https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-03-26-iheartradio-music-awards-2023-see-the-entire-list-of-winners/ | ||
iHeartRadio Titanium Award | 2023 | 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | "Essence" ft TEMS | https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/iheartradio-titanium-awards-ed-sheeran-doja-cat-jack-harlow-1235357051/ | |
Juno Awards | 2017 | Single of the Year | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [47] | |
Latin American Music Awards | 2016 | Favorite Crossover Song | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [48] | |
LOS40 Music Awards | 2016 | International Song of the Year | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [49] | |
MOBO awards | 2011 | Best African Act | Himself | [50] | |
2013 | [51] | ||||
2014 | [52] | ||||
2015 | [53] | ||||
2017 | Best International Act | [54] | |||
2020 | Best African Act | [55] | |||
MTV Africa Music Awards | 2014 | Best Male | Himself | [56] | |
Best Collaboration | "Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | ||||
2015 | Best Male | Himself | [57] | ||
Song of the Year | "Show You The Money" | ||||
2021 | Best Male | Himself | [58] | ||
Best Fanbase | |||||
Best Collaboration | "Smile" (H.E.R. featuring Wizkid) | ||||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2011 | Best African Act | Himself | [59] | |
2012 | [60] | ||||
2013 | [61] | ||||
2016 | [62] | ||||
Best Worldwide Act | |||||
2021 | Best African Act | [63] | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | 2016 | Song of Summer | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [64] | |
2023 | Best Afrobeats Video | "2 Sugar"(feat. Ayra Starr) | [65] | ||
Net Honours | 2021 | Most Searched Musician | Himself | [66] | |
Most Popular Musician | |||||
Most Played RnB Song | "Smile" | ||||
"Pami" | |||||
NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Duo or Group | "Brown Skin Girl"(Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) | [67] | |
2021 | Outstanding Music Video | [68] | |||
2022 | Outstanding International Song | “Essence”(featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) | [69] | ||
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | |||||
2023 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) | “Call Me Every Day”(featuring Chris Brown) | [70] | ||
Outstanding International Song | "Bad to Me" | ||||
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | 2011 | Hottest Single of The Year | "Tease Me/Bad Guys" | [71] | |
Best New Act of the Year | Himself | ||||
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | |||||
2012 | Best Album of the Year | Superstar | [72] | ||
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | Himself | ||||
Hottest Single of the Year | "Pakurumo" | ||||
Best Music Video of the Year | |||||
Best Collabo of the Year | "Girl" (Bracket featuring Wizkid) | ||||
"Familiarity" (Jayru featuring Wizkid) | |||||
2013 | Hottest Single of the Year | "Beat of Life (Samba)" (Sarz featuring Wizkid) | [73] | ||
Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year | Himself | ||||
2014 | Hottest Single of the Year | "Pull Over" (KCee featuring Wizkid) | [74] | ||
"Caro" (Star Boy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | |||||
Male Artist of the Year | Himself | ||||
Best Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director) | "Jaiye Jaiye" (alongside Sesan) | ||||
2015 | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | [75] | ||
Best Pop Artist of the Year | |||||
Best Dance/Live Performance | |||||
Hottest Single of The Year | "Ojuelegba" | ||||
Album of the Year | Ayo | ||||
Nigeria Music Video Awards | 2011 | Best Afro Pop Video | "Holla at Your Boy" | [76] | |
2013 | Best Use of Visual Effects | "Sexy Mama" (Iyanya featuring Wizkid) | [77] | ||
Best Afro Beat Video | "Caro" (Starboy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid) | ||||
People's Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Song | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [78] | |
Soul Train Music Awards | 2016 | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla) | [79] | |
2017 | Best Dance Performance | "Come Closer" (featuring Drake) | [80] | ||
2019 | "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé featuring Wizkid & Saint Jhn) | [81] [82] | |||
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | |||||
2020 | Video of the Year | [83] | |||
2021 | Best Collaboration | "Essence") | [84] [85] | ||
Video of the Year | |||||
Song of the Year | |||||
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | |||||
2022 | Best Dance Performance | "Call Me Every Day"([feat. [[Chris Brown]])| | rowspan="2" |[86] |-|Best Collaboration| |-| rowspan="34" |Soundcity MVP Awards|rowspan="13" |2016|Artist of the Year|rowspan="4" |Himself| |rowspan="13" |[87] |-|Best Male| |-|Best Pop| |-|Digital Artist of the Year| |-|Best Collaboration|rowspan="2"|"Roll Up" (Emtee featuring Wizkid & Aka) | |-|Song of the Year| |-|Best Collaboration|rowspan="2"|"Soweto Baby" (DJ Maphorisa featuring Wizkid & Bucks) | |-|Song of the Year| |-|Video of the Year|rowspan="4"|"Babanla"| |-|Song of the Year| |-|Viewer's Choice Award| |-|rowspan="2"|Listener's Choice Award| |-|"Lagos to Kampala" (Runtown featuring Wizkid)| |-|rowspan="8" |2017|Artist of the Year|rowspan="3" |Himself| |rowspan="8" |[88] |-|Best Male| |-|Digital Artist of the Year| |-|Song of the Year|rowspan="2"|"Come Closer" (Drake featuring Wizkid) | |-|rowspan="2"|Video of the Year| |-|rowspan="2" |"Ma Lo" (Tiwa Savage featuring Wizkid) | |-|rowspan="2" |Best Collaboration| |-|"Tonight" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid) | |-|rowspan="10" |2019|Artist of the Year|rowspan="4" |Himself| |rowspan="10" |[89] |-|Best Male| |-|Best Pop| |-|Digital Artist of the Year| |-|Listener's Choice Award|rowspan="2" |"Fake Love" (Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty & Wizkid)| |-|rowspan="2" |Best Collaboration| |-|rowspan="2" |"Soco" (Duncan Mighty featuring Wizkid) | |-|rowspan="2" |Viewer's Choice Award| |-|rowspan="2" |"Fever"||-|Video of the Year||-|rowspan="3" |2020|Artist of the Year|rowspan="3" |Himself| |rowspan="3" |[90] |-|Best Male| |-|Digital Artist of the Year| |-|Teen Choice Awards|2016|Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song|"One Dance"(Drake featuring Kyla)||[91] |-|rowspan="62"|The Headies|rowspan="2"|2011|Best Pop Single|rowspan="2"|"Holla at Your Boy"||rowspan="2"|[92] |-|Next Rated||-|rowspan="3"|2012|Artist of the Year|rowspan="2"|Himself||rowspan="3"|[93] |-|Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year||-|Album of the Year|Superstar||-|rowspan="3"|2013|Artiste of the Year|Himself||rowspan="3"|[94] |-|Best Music Video|"Azonto"||-|Best Collabo|"Baddest Boy" (EME featuring Wizkid, Skales, and Banky W.)||-|rowspan="4"|2014|Artiste of the Year|Himself||rowspan="4"|[95] |-|rowspan="2"|Best Pop Single|"Pull Over" (Kcee featuring Wizkid)||-|"Caro" (Starboy featuring L.A.X and Wizkid)||-|Best Reggae/Dancehall Single|"Bad Girl" (Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid)||-| rowspan="8" |2015|Best Pop Single|rowspan="3"|"Ojuelegba"|| rowspan="8"|[96] |-|Best Recording of The Year||-|Song of The Year||-|Best R&B Single|"Say You Love Me" (Leriq featuring Wizkid) ||-|Best Collabo|"Sisi" (Praiz featuring Wizkid) ||-|Best R&B/Pop Album|rowspan="2"|Ayo ||-|Album of the Year||-|Artiste of The Year|Himself||-| rowspan="8" |2015|Best Pop Single|rowspan="3"|"Ojuelegba"|| rowspan="8"|[97] |-|Best Recording of The Year||-|Song of The Year||-|Best R&B Single|"Say You Love Me" (Leriq featuring Wizkid) ||-|Best Collabo|"Sisi" (Praiz featuring Wizkid) ||-|Best R&B/Pop Album|rowspan="2"|Ayo ||-|Album of the Year||-|Artiste of The Year|Himself||-| rowspan="3" |2016|Best Pop Single|rowspan="2"|Final (Baba Nla)" (Drake featuring Wizkid) || rowspan="3"|[98] |-|Song of the Year||-|Artiste of The Year|Himself||-| rowspan="9" |2018|Best Collabo|rowspan="4"|"Come Closer" (Drake featuring Wizkid) || rowspan="9"|[99] |-|Best Reggae/Dancehall Single||-|Best Music Video||-|Viewer's Choice Award||-|Best Collabo|rowspan="2"|"Ma Lo" (Tiwa Savage featuring Wizkid) ||-|Best Music Video||-|Album of the Year|rowspan="2"|Sounds from the Other Side||-|Best R&B/Pop Album||-|Artiste of The Year|Himself||-| rowspan="5" |2019|Best Pop Single|rowspan="3"|"Fake Love" (Starboy featuring Duncan Mighty & Wizkid)|| rowspan="5"||-|Best Collabo||-|Song of The Year||-|Artiste of The Year|rowspan="2"|Himself||-|Viewer's Choice Award||-| rowspan="7" |2020|Best Pop Single|rowspan="2"|"Joro"|| rowspan="7"|[100] |-|Song of The Year||-|Best Recording of The Year|rowspan="2"|"Smile" (H.E.R. featuring Wizkid)||-|Best Music Video||-|Best Collabo|"Totori" (ID Cabasa featuring Wizkid) ||-|Artiste of The Year|rowspan="2"|Himself||-|Viewer's Choice Award||-| rowspan="10" |2022|Best Recording of the Year| rowspan="5" |"Essence" || rowspan="10"|[101] |-|Song of the Year||-|Best R&B Single||-|Best Collaboration||-|Viewer's Choice Award||-|Best Music Video| rowspan="1" |"Ginger" ||-|Best Afrobeats Album|rowspan="2" |Made In Lagos (Deluxe Edition)||-|Album of the Year||-|African Artist of the Year|rowspan="2"|Himself||-|Best Male Artist||-|rowspan="4"|World Music Awards|rowspan="4"|2014|World's Best Entertainer of the Year|rowspan="3"|Himself||rowspan="4"|[102] |-|World's Best Live Act||-|World's Best Male Artist||-|World's Best Song|"Eledumare"||-|rowspan="13"|4Syte TV Music Video Awards|2011|rowspan="3"|Best African Act Video|"Holla at Your Boy"||[103] |-|rowspan="1"|2012|"Dance for Me" (EME featuring Wizkid)||[104] |-|rowspan="5"|2013|"Azonto"||rowspan="5"|[105] |-|Best Group Video of the Year|rowspan="4"|"Slow Down" (R2Bees featuring Wizkid)||-|Best Directed Video||-|Most Popular Video||-|Most Influential Video||-|2015|Best African Act Video|"Ojuelegba"||[106] |-|rowspan="4"|2019|Best Male Video|rowspan="4"|"Tokyo" (King Promise featuring Wizkid)||rowspan="4"|[107] |-|Best Edit Video||-|Best Collaboration||-|Most Influential Video||-|rowspan="1"|2021|Best African Act|rowspan="1"|Himself||rowspan="1"||-|} References |