Afrobeats Rumble 2025: Nominees, match fixtures, calendar
The Afrobeats Rumble returns with a second edition.
The 2025 Afrobeats Rumble comes after a successful maiden edition in 2024, which was a massive success with over 5 million in reach, recording at least 575,000 engagements across all channels. While the 2024 nominations were carried out in-house via a nomination process that considered the most impactful Afrobeats artists over the last decade, the new nomination process was solely based on data from NotJustOk's Afrobeats Power Ranking between January and July 2025.
The 64 nominated artists are those with the most cumulative points within the first seven months of the year. The nominated artists were then randomly matched against each other to build the roadmap to the finals.
Below are the 64 nominated artists and their groups.
Group A Nominees (Left Side)
- Wizkid
- Rybeena
- Shoday
- BhadBoi OML
- Black Sherif
- Balloranking
- Diamond Platnumz
- TML Vibez
- Asake
- Chella
- T.I Blaze
- Zerrydl
- Kizz Daniel
- Tiwa Savage
- Lasmid
- Seyi Vibez
- Tyla
- Aya Nakamura
- Teni
- Ruger
- Fola
- Johnny Drille
- Olivetheboy
- Ayra Starr
- Moliy
- Mayorkun
- Llona
- Young Jonn
- Kunmie
- Musa Keys
- Dadju
- Olamide
Group B Nominees (Right Side)
- Davido
- Fido
- Zlatan
- Qing Madi
- Ayo Maff
- Joeboy
- Adekunle Gold
- Victony
- Tems
- Tayc
- CKay
- Odeal
- Odumodublvck
- Famous Pluto
- Runtown
- Omah Lay
- Fireboy DML
- MohBad
- Jux
- Shallipopi
- Zinoleesky
- Chike
- Sarkodie
- Rema
- BNXN
- Phyno
- Angelique Kidjo
- Bella Shmurda
- Oxlade
- King Promise
- Khaid
- Burna Boy
Afrobeats Power Ranking 2025 Roadmap
Here's the roadmap to the finals for your knockout tournament.
Each round will halve the number of contestants until we reach the final match:
Group A Bracket (Left Side)
Round 1
- Match 1A: Wizkid vs. Rybeena
- Match 2A: Shoday vs. BhadBoi OML
- Match 3A: Black Sherif vs. Balloranking
- Match 4A: Diamond Platnumz vs. TML Vibez
- Match 5A: Asake vs. Chella
- Match 6A: T.I Blaze vs. Zerrydl
- Match 7A: Kizz Daniel vs. Tiwa Savage
- Match 8A: Lasmid vs. Seyi Vibez
- Match 9A: Tyla vs. Aya Nakamura
- Match 10A: Teni vs. Ruger
- Match 11A: Fola vs. Johnny Drille
- Match 12A: Olivetheboy vs. Ayra Starr
- Match 13A: Moliy vs. Mayorkun
- Match 14A: Llona vs. Young Jonn
- Match 15A: Kunmie vs. Musa Keys
- Match 16A: Dadju vs. Olamide
👉 Winners progress through Round 2 → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Group A Final.
Round 2
Match 17a: Winner of Match 1a vs. Winner of Match 2a
Match 18a: Winner of Match 3a vs. Winner of Match 4a
Match 19a: Winner of Match 5a vs. Winner of Match 6a
Match 20a: Winner of Match 7a vs. Winner of Match 8a
Match 21a: Winner of Match 9a vs. Winner of Match 10a
Match 22a: Winner of Match 11a vs. Winner of Match 12a
Match 23a: Winner of Match 13a vs. Winner of Match 14a
Match 24a: Winner of Match 15a vs. Winner of Match 16a
Quarterfinals (Round 3)
Match 25a: Winner of Match 17a vs. Winner of Match 18a
Match 26a: Winner of Match 19a vs. Winner of Match 20a
Match 27a: Winner of Match 21a vs. Winner of Match 22a
Match 28a: Winner of Match 23a vs. Winner of Match 24a
Semifinals (Round 4)
Match 29a: Winner of Match 25a vs. Winner of Match 26a
Match 30a: Winner of Match 27a vs. Winner of Match 28a
Group A Final (Round 5)
Match 31a: Winner of Semifinal 1 (29a) vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 (30a)
Group B Bracket (Right Side)
Round 1
- Match 1B: Davido vs. Fido
- Match 2B: Zlatan vs. Qing Madi
- Match 3B: Ayo Maff vs. Joeboy
- Match 4B: Adekunle Gold vs. Victony
- Match 5B: Tems vs. Tayc
- Match 6B: CKay vs. Odeal
- Match 7B: Odumodublvck vs. Famous Pluto
- Match 8B: Runtown vs. Omah Lay
- Match 9B: Fireboy DML vs. MohBad
- Match 10B: Jux vs. Shallipopi
- Match 11B: Zinoleesky vs. Chike
- Match 12B: Sarkodie vs. Rema
- Match 13B: BNXN vs. Phyno
- Match 14B: Angelique Kidjo vs. Bella Shmurda
- Match 15B: Oxlade vs. King Promise
- Match 16B: Khaid vs. Burna Boy
Round 2
Match 17b: Winner of Match 1b vs. Winner of Match 2b
Match 18b: Winner of Match 3b vs. Winner of Match 4b
Match 19b: Winner of Match 5b vs. Winner of Match 6b
Match 20b: Winner of Match 7b vs. Winner of Match 8b
Match 21b: Winner of Match 9b vs. Winner of Match 10b
Match 22b: Winner of Match 11b vs. Winner of Match 12b
Match 23b: Winner of Match 13b vs. Winner of Match 14b
Match 24b: Winner of Match 15b vs. Winner of Match 16b
Quarterfinals (Round 3)
Match 25b: Winner of Match 17b vs. Winner of Match 18b
Match 26b: Winner of Match 19b vs. Winner of Match 20b
Match 27b: Winner of Match 21b vs. Winner of Match 22b
Match 28b: Winner of Match 23b vs. Winner of Match 24b
Semifinals (Round 4)
Match 29b: Winner of Match 25b vs. Winner of Match 26b
Match 30b: Winner of Match 27b vs. Winner of Match 28b
Group B Final (Round 5)
Match 31b: Winner of Semifinal 1 (29b) vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 (30b)
🏆 Grand Final
Match 32: Winner of Group A Final (31a) vs. Winner of Group B Final (31b)
