Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly referred to as Wizkid is one of the best Afrobeats stars from Lagos, Nigeria. His style of music has helped to cement his status as a global music icon. His journey to stardom has not been easy, but worth it. The “Ojuelegba” singer has successfully created many songs and albums and in the process, won many awards. Wizkid won a Grammy in 2021 for the song he did with Beyoncé titled “Brown Skin Girl”. He has won many honors and accolades.
In this article, we shall be taking a looking at the full list of awards won by Wizkid so far. Before we begin, you can also check out this “WizKid vs Davido” to know a little bit about the youngster.
List of Awards Won by Wizkid
Year 2010:
- Best New Act of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Promising Artiste of the Year (Dynamix All Youth Awards)
Year 2011:
- Best New Act (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- Next Rated (Headies Awards)
- Hottest Single of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Best Album of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Most Gifted Newcomer Video (Channel O Music Video Awards)
- Best New Artist (Dynamix All Youth Awards)
- Musician of the Year (Future Awards Africa)
- Best Pop Single (South-South Music Award)
Year 2012:
- Male Musician of the Year (City People Entertainment Awards)
- Artiste of the Year (Dynamix All Youth Awards)
- Most Gifted West African Video (Channel O Music Video Awards)
- African Artiste of the Year (Ghana Music Awards)
- Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best Collabo of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best R&B/Pop Album of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Artist of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- [Africa] Best International Act (BET Awards)
Year 2013:
- Best Pop (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- Best Collabo (Headies Awards)
- Best Single of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Best African Act (AFRIMA)
- [Africa] Most Gifted Video of the Year (Channel O Music Video Awards)
- Best African Act (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Male Musician of the Year (City People Entertainment Awards)
Year 2014:
- Male Musician of the Year (City People Entertainment Awards)
- Best West African Artist (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Artist of the Year (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Most Gifted Duo/Group/Featuring Video (Channel O Music Video Awards)
- African Artist of the Year (Ghana Music Awards)
- Best Male Artiste (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Best Collabo (Headies Awards)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- [Africa] Best International Act (BET Awards)
Year 2015:
- [Africa] Best International Act (BET Awards)
- Song of the Year (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- Song of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best Pop Single (Headies Awards)
- Best R&B/Pop Album (Headies Awards)
- Best Male Artist (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Hottest Single of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Best Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director) (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- Male Best West African Artiste (AFRIMA)
- Artiste of the Year (AFRIMA)
- Song of the Year (AFRIMA)
- Artist of the Year (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Song of the Year (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Best Male West Africa (African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)
- Male Music Artist of the Year (City People Entertainment Awards)
Year 2016:
- Best West African Artist (AFRIMA)
- Artist of the Year (AFRIMA)
- African Artist of the Year (SoundCity MVP Awards)
- Digital Artiste of the Year (SoundCity MVP Awards)
- Best Male MVP (SoundCity MVP Awards)
- Artist of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best African Act (MOBO Awards)
- Best International Act (MOBO Awards)
- Best African Act (MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA)
- Best Worldwide Act (MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA)
- Best Collaboration (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Artist of the Year (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Best Male (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
Year 2017:
- [Africa] Best International Act (BET Awards)
- Top Streaming Song (Audio) (Billboard Music Awards)
- Hip-Hop Song of the Year (iHeartRadio Music Awards)
- Best Male Artist (Nigerian Entertainment Awards)
- African Artiste of the Year (Ghana Music Awards)
Year 2018:
- Best Collabo (Headies Awards)
Year 2019:
- The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award (Soul Train Music Awards)
- Song of the Year (Headies Awards)
Year 2020:
- Best International Act (MOBO Awards)
- Best International Act (BET Awards)
Year 2021:
- Artist of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best Collaboration (Soul Train Music Awards)
- Best African Act (MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA)
- Best Music Video (MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA)
- Best Music Video (Grammy Awards)
Year 2022:
- Best Collaboration (BET Awards)
- Top R&B Collaboration (Billboard Music Awards)
- Album of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Best Collabo (Headies Awards)
Conclusion:
These are the list of awards won by wizkid till date. Just in case we miss any, kindly let us know via the comment box below.
