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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 Award for his collaboration 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 have also made him the most awarded artiste in The Headies award history.[5][6]
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| Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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