2026 Headies Awards nominees revealed (Full list)
Baby (Is It a Crime) — RemaCoping Mechanism — Omah Lay & ElmahWith You — Davido & Omah LayYou — Fola Best Alternative Album Afrika Magik — SDCDetox — SewaDuplicity — BOJHealers Chapel — Wizard ChanOlorin Pack — ScottyolorinThen 1t Got Crazy — Zaylevelten Digital Artiste of the YearAsakeAyra StarrBNXNChellaFolaMavoSeyi VibezWizkid Next RatedFidoFolaLlonaMavoShoday The nominees reflect the wide range of sounds and artists shaping Nigeria’s contemporary music scene, with established stars and emerging acts competing across several categories.
Song of the Year Arike — Kunmie Hey Jago — Poco Lee, Shoday & Rahman Jago Hot Body — Ayra Starr Joy Is Coming — Fido MMS — Asake & Wizkid With You — Davido & Omah Lay Afrobeats Single of the Year Fun — Rema Jogodo — Asake & Wizkid Laho — Shallipopi With You — Davido & Omah Lay You — Fola Bundle by Bundle — Burna Boy Best Performer (Live) Adekunle Gold — Live at the National Theatre, Lagos Asake — Red Bull Symphonic Ayra Starr — Global Citizen Festival 2025 Johnny Drille — Johnny’s Room Live 6Ruger — Live at Indigo at The O2, London (2025) Best R&B Album Before We Became Strangers — Kunmie Catharsis — FolaI Am the Blueprint — Qing MadiLove Is a Kingdom — TemsReflection Station — Tay IwarThis One Is Personal — Tiwa Savage Best Recording of the Year Arike — KunmieAmaeya — How Do You?
The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Canada, with some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars featuring prominently among the nominees.
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