The Headies Award for Artiste of the Year
The Headies Award for Artiste 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. It was first presented to P-Square in 2006.
Recipients
Category records
Most wins| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Artist | Wizkid Davido | 2face Idibia Olamide 9ice P-Square D'banj Wande Coal Iyanya Paul Play Burna Boy |
| Total wins | 2 wins | 1 win |
Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Artist | Wizkid | P-Square | D'banj Olamide Davido | Tiwa Savage | Flavour N'abania Darey Yemi Alade 2face Idibia Falz |
| Total noms | 7 nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations | 2 nominations |