The biggest night in Nigerian music is back, the The Headies Awards. These look at honoring African music creators and artists who made great songs and music videos this past year.
17TH HEADIES NOMINEES LIST
— IG: the_headies (@The_Headies) February 12, 2025
Only music materials including singles, videos, video live recordings, EPs & albums released & distributed on digital streaming platforms, & physical music media within the year in review (April 1, 2023 & July 31,2024) were considered for nomination. pic.twitter.com/Na34OIGbN9
The Headies Awards, which are now in a 17th year running will feature amazing performances and lots of stars, as they’ve since grown into a bigger and better platform to celebrate African music. Here is a look at who stand a chance at clenching an award this year:
Best New Artist
- QING MADI
- SHALLIPOPI
- ODUMODUBLVCK
- AYO MAFF
- NASBOI
Best Song from a Movie
- Eledumare
- Lose to Gain
- Kill Boro
- Orissa
- Emotions
- Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack
Best Rap Album (For the best full album of rap music)
- Ill Bliss — Sideh Kai
- Odumodublvck — EZIOKWU
- Reminisce — Alaye Toh Se Gogo Vol. 1
- Erigga — Family Time
- Modenine — Shiny Object Syndrome
- Phyno — Full Time Job
Best Musician from Southern Africa
- Titom 🇿🇦
- Yuppe 🇿🇦
- Tyla 🇿🇦
- Kelly Kay 🇲🇼
- Plutonio 🇲🇿
- Zee Nxumalo 🇿🇦
Best Musician from Northern Africa
- MOHAMED RAMADAN 🇪🇬
- ELGRANDE TOTO 🇲🇦
- SOOLKING 🇩🇿
- BALTI 🇹🇳
- ABU 🇪🇬
Best Musician from Eastern Africa
- Bien 🇰🇪
- Diamond Platnumz 🇹🇿
- Juma Jux 🇹🇿
- Bruce Melodie 🇷🇼
- Azawi 🇺🇬
Best Musician from Western Africa
- Black Sherif 🇬🇭
- King Promise 🇬🇭
- Himra 🇨🇮
- Josey 🇨🇮
- Toofan 🇹🇬
Viewers’ Choice Award
- Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things
- Hyce, Boypee, Brown Joel & Davido — Ogechi remix
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Kizz Daniel — Showa
- Seyi Vibez — Different Pattern
- Rema — OZEBA Tems — Love me Jeje
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
- Flavour — Big Baller
Best Song that Inspires You
- Anendlessocean — Gratitude
- Dunsin Oyekan & Lawrence Oyor — Worthy of My Praise
- Limoblaze & Naomi Raine — Good God
- 2Gaise Baba & Tope Alabi — Particularly
- Mercy Chinwo — You Do This One
Best New Young Musician
- Zerrydl
- Taves
- Kaestyle
- Llona
Best Sound Recording
- Tems — Burning
- Seyi Vibez — Different Pattern
- Burna Boy — Higher
- Ayra Starr & Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
- Sarz & Lojay — Billions
Best Music Producer
- Sarz — Happiness
- London — OZEBA
- Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy — HEHEHE
- Magicsticks — Basquiat
- Dibs — Different Pattern
Best R&B Song
- Qing Madi — Vision
- Johnny Drille — For You
- Ayra Starr & Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
- Tems — Burning
- Simi — Stranger
Best Songwriter
- Simi — Stranger
- Qing Madi — Vision
- Llona — Can’t Breathe
- Bloody Civilian — Family Meeting
- Wizard Chan — Stages of Life
Best Rap Song
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian & Wale — Blood on the Dance Floor
- Ladipoe Ft Rozzz & Morrell — Hallelujah
- Magnito — Canada
- JERIQ — Ije Nwoke
Best Female Singer
- Ayra Starr — Last Heartbreak Song
- Niniola — Level
- Simi — Stranger
- Liya — I’m Done
- Yemi Alade — Tomorrow
Best Music Video (For the most creative and cool music videos)
- Rema — Charm
- Olamide — Metaverse
- Blaqbonez — Like Ice Spice
- Kcee — Ojapiano
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Kizz Daniel — Showa
- Davido, The Cavemen & Angelique Kidjo — Na Money
Best Street Hop Song
- Seyi Vibez — Different Patterns
- Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Zhus JDO — Johnbull
- Mohbad — Ask About Me
Best Song Collaboration
- Tiwa Savage & Asa — Emotions
- Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian & Wale — Blood on the Dance Floor
- Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Qing Madi & Bnxn — Ole
- Kizz Daniel & Davido — Twe Twe remix
- Wizkid & Zlatan — IDK
Best Rapper (Lyricist)
- A-Q — Mogadishu
- M.I Abaga — Chocolate City Cypher
- Blaqbonez — Chocolate City Cypher
- Ladipoe — Hallelujah
- Alpha Ojini — Efeleme
Best Afrobeats Song
- Young Jonn, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez — Big Big Things
- Kizz Daniel & Davido — Twe Twe Remix
- Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
- Asake — Remember
- Hyce, Boypee & Brown Joel Ft Davido — Ogechi remix
- Flavour — Big Baller
