HEADIES 2026: Davido, Wizkid, Cubana Chief Priest, Burna Boy, nominated (FULL LIST)

— Amaeya Baby (Is It a Crime) — Rema Coping Mechanism — Omah Lay & Elmah With You — Davido & Omah Lay You — Fola Best Alternative Album Afrika Magik — SDC Detox — Sewa Duplicity — BOJ Healers Chapel — Wizard Chan Olorin Pack — Scottyolorin Then 1t Got Crazy — Zaylevelten Digital Artiste of the Year Asake Ayra Starr BNXN Chella Fola Mavo Seyi Vibez Wizkid Next Rated Fido Fola Llona Mavo Shoday Afrobeats Album of the Year 5ive — Davido Captain — BNXN Clarity of Mind — Omah Lay Fuji — Adekunle Gold Morayo — Wizkid No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy Music Video of the Year Director Pink — 10 Kilo — Davido Dammy Twitch — With You — Davido TG Omori — Afroculture — Flavour ft Baaba Maal Jyde Ajala — Wizard Chan DK — Bundle by Bundle — Burna Boy Best Female Artiste Ayra Starr Qing Madi Sewa Tems Teni Tiwa Savage Best Male Artiste Adekunle Gold Asake Fola Mavo Rema Wizkid Burna Boy Rookie of the Year Amma Danpapa Gta Firstklaz Kidd Carder No11 Priesst OG Abbah Best Inspirational Single Amioluwa — Sunmisola Agbebi ft Yinka Okeleye Favour — Lawrence Oyor Idinma (You Are Good) — Sinach Korin Iyin (I Will Praise You) — EmmaOMG No Turning Back 2 — Gaise Baba ft Lawrence Oyor We Move — Mercy Chinwo Best Vocal Performance (Male) Adekunle Gold — I’m Not Done Flavour — Orente Magixx — Winter and Summer Odeal — Patience Syemca — Love Egbugomo Tay Iwar — Bad Belle Best Vocal Performance (Female) Layefa — 6:35 Amaeya — How Do You?” Full list of nominees 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 6 Ruger — Live at Indigo at The O2, London (2025) Best R&B Album Before We Became Strangers — Kunmie Catharsis — Fola I Am the Blueprint — Qing Madi Love Is a Kingdom — Tems Reflection Station — Tay Iwar This One Is Personal — Tiwa Savage Best Recording of the Year Arike — Kunmie How Do You?

Sewa — Lagos Lovin Qing Madi — Scum Bag Liya — Skin to Skin Tiwa Savage — You4Me Hall of Fame Awilo Longomba Special Recognition Awards Cecil Hammond Best Street-Hop Artiste Famous Pluto — Na Scra Kashcoming — All My Money Poco Lee — Hey Jago ft Shoday and Rahman Jago Seyi Vibez — Shaolin Shallipopi — Laho Tuff King — Nkemakonam Rybeena — Gaddem ft Shoday International Artiste of the Year Ciara Dave Gunna Jazmine Sullivan Shenseea Tiakola Writer of the Year Adekunle Kosoko (Adekunle Gold) — Many People Anthony Ebuka Victor (Victony) — Cough Syrup with BNXN Fuayefika Maxwell (Wizard Chan) — Time Traveler Odunlami Afolarin Temiloluwa (Fola) — Who Does That?