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BBC News
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Headies award 2025: Wetin to know as di ogbonge music event dey happun today
Di 17th edition of di Headies awards dey happun on di 27 of April, 2025. Dis na one of di top awards for Nigeria for music. Performers for di event include, Shallipoppi, Chike, Juma Jux, Yemi Alade and Qing Madi among odas. Dis go be di first in two years wey di award go happun for Nigeria afta e bin go America for two years. Di 2022 and 2023 bin hold for Atlanta, Georgia for di US. Na why dem dey call dis year edition 'Back To Base'. But di oga for di Headies, Ayo Animashaun tok say dem go do two episode dis year to arrange di award season back to normal again. Dis year award get thirty nominations categories. Di top nominees for di night na Ayra Starr and Odumodublvck wit eight nominations. Dem bin come bifor Tems and Asake wey carry six nominations and Shallipopi wey get five. Rema gbab wetin fit be im first producer nomination for im career as di producer of HEHEHE from im HEIS album wey im follow make wit Producer X, CUBEATZ, DEATZ and KLIMPERBOY. Odumodublvck wey dey part of those for di running to gbab di ogbonge 'Next Rated' tok bifor di awards say, "I belong here bicos na wia God put me. I no be guy wey dey run faster dan im shadow. I dey like take am step by step. Last year I be Rookie of di Year, dis year na next rated, maybe next year fit be artist for di year". Nominees for di 17th headies ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR BEST R&B SINGLE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR BEST RAP SINGLE BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE) BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE) MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR BEST COLLABORATION BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE AFROBEATS SINGLE OF THE YEAR LYRICIST ON THE ROLL BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE HEADIES' VIEWERS' CHOICE BEST WEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR BEST EAST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR BEST NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR BEST SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR BEST RAP ALBUM SOUNDTRACK OF THE YEAR NEXT RATED AFROBEATS ALBUM OF THE YEAR BEST PERFORMER (LIVE) SPECIAL RECOGNITION DIGITAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR SONG OF THE YEAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BBC News
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wizkid, Mohbad, Qing Madi and odas artistes wey make 2025 Headies nomination list
Di Headies don announce di nominees for di 2025 award, afta one year break. Di list get names of local and international stars for di Nigeria entertainment industry. Headies release di full list of nominees for di 17th award ceremony on 12 February for dia Twitter handle. Di award go specially recognise di 'Rookie of di year' for dia excellence performance in di music industry in di past year. Headies award dey happun evri year for Nigeria but e no happun for 2024 as dem postpone di event to February 2025. Late Mohbad wey pipo sabi as Ilerioluwa Aloba bag three nominations dis year, almost two years afta im die for September 2023. Headies neva announce wia di 17th award ceremony go hold and di official date. Full nominations list for di 17th Headies awards Dis na di categories wey dey Headies nomination list: Producer of di Year, Best Recording of di Year, Songwriter of di Year, Best R&B Singles, Rookie of di Year, Best Rap Single, Best Vocal Performance (female), Music Video of di Year, Best collaboration, Inspirational Singles, Lyricist on di Roll, Afrobeats Single of di Year, among odas. NOMINEES FOR DI 17TH HEADIES ROOKIE OF DI YEAR ZERRY DL TAVES KAESTYLE LLONA NOMINEES FOR DI 17TH HEADIES BEST INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE GRATITUDE – ANENDLESSOCEAN WORTHY OF MY PRAISE - DUNSIN OYEKAN FT. LAWRENCE OYOR GOOD GOD 2 - LIMOBLAZE FT. NAOMI RAINE PARTICULARLY - GAISE BABA FT. TOPE ALABI YOU DO THIS ONE - MERCY CHINWO NOMINEES FOR DI 17TH HEADIES LYRICIST ON DI ROLL MOGADISHU - A-Q CHOCOLATE CITY CYPHER - M.I ABAGA CHOCOLATE CITY CYPHER – BLAQBONEZ HALLELUJAH – LADIPOE EFELEME - ALPHA OJINI NOMINEES FOR DI 17TH HEADIES AFROBEATS SINGLE OF DI YEAR BIG BIG THINGS - YOUNG JONN FT. KIZZ DANIEL AND SEYI VIBEZ TWE TWE REMIX - KIZZ DANIEL EGWU FEAT. MOHBAD – CHIKE REMEMBER – ASAKE OGECHI REMIX - HYCE, BOYPEE AND BROWN JOEL FT. DAVIDO BIG BALLER – FLAVOR NOMINEES FOR DI 17TH HEADIES BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE SEYI VIBEZ – "DIFFERENT PATTERNS" AYO MAFF – DEALER (FT. FIREBOY DML) SHALLIPOPI – CAST (FT. ODUMODUBLVCK) ZHUS JDO – JOHNBULL MOHBAD – ASK ABOUT ME
