American entertainer, Anthony Anderson, Ighodaro to host Headies Award 2022

The organisers of the Headies award on Sunday unveiled the United States actor, Anthony Anderson and award-winning Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro as the host of this year’s award.

Andersen is famous for his sit-com Blackish where he played the role of Mr. Johnson alongside Tracy Ellis Ross who played the role of his wife.

Ighodaro will be on stage as a co-host.

The 15th Headies Award will be held on Sunday night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, US.

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The top Nigerian music award is being held outside the country for the first time in its 15 years history.

Organizers of the award have added a new category – the International Artist of the Year category – to this year’s award.

This category is for non-African artist(s) or group(s) with the most outstanding achievements and impact on Afrobeats.

The nominees are Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Justin Beiber, and Nas.

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