Full list of nominees for the Headies Awards 2025
The Headies Awards season has officially commenced in Nigeria, with the organizers revealing the complete list of nominees for the upcoming 2025 event.
As fans and music enthusiasts around the globe gear up for the Headies Awards, scheduled for 2025, here are the artists who have been acknowledged for their contributions and have received nominations in various categories.
Here are the nominees for the Headies Awards 2025:
Next Rated Award
QING MADI
SHALLIPOPI
ODUMODUBLVCK
AYO MAFF
NASBOI
Soundtrack of the Year
Eledumare
Lose to Gain
Kill Boro
Orissa
Emotions
Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack
Best Rap Album
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 Southern African Artiste of the year
Titom 🇿🇦
Yuppe 🇿🇦
Tyla 🇿🇦
Kelly Kay 🇲🇼
Plutonio 🇲🇿
Zee Nxumalo 🇿🇦
Best North African Artiste of the Year MOHAMED RAMADAN 🇪🇬
ELGRANDE TOTO 🇲🇦
SOOLKING 🇩🇿
BALTI 🇹🇳
ABU 🇪🇬
Best East African Artiste of the Year
Bien 🇰🇪
Diamond Platnumz 🇹🇿
Juma Jux 🇹🇿
Bruce Melodie 🇷🇼
Azawi 🇺🇬
Best West African Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif 🇬🇭
King Promise 🇬🇭
Himra 🇨🇮
Josey 🇨🇮
Toofan 🇹🇬
Viewers' Choice
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 Inspirational Single
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
Rookie of the Year award
Zerrydl
Taves
Kaestyle
Llona
Best Recording Of The Year
Tems — Burning
Seyi Vibez — Different Pattern
Burna Boy — Higher
Ayra Starr & Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
Sarz & Lojay — Billions
Producer of the Year
Sarz — Happiness
London — OZEBA
Rema/Producer X/Cubeatz/Deatz/Klimperboy — HEHEHE
Magicsticks — Basquiat
Dibs — Different Pattern
Best R&B Single
Qing Madi — Vision
Johnny Drille — For You
Ayra Starr & Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
Tems — Burning
Simi — Stranger
Songwriter of the Year
Simi — Stranger
Qing Madi — Vision
Llona — Can't Breathe
Bloody Civilian — Family Meeting
Wizard Chan — Stages of Life
Best Rap Single
Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian & Wale — Blood on the Dance Floor
Ladipoe Ft Rozzz & Morrell — Hallelujah
Magnito — Canada
JERIQ — Ije Nwoke
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Ayra Starr — Last Heartbreak Song
Niniola — Level
Simi — Stranger
Liya — I'm Done
Yemi Alade — Tomorrow
Music Video Of the Year
Rema — Charm
Olamide — Metaverse
Blaqbonez — Like Ice Spice
Kcee — Ojapiano
Chike & Mohbad — Egwu
Kizz Daniel — Showa
Davido, The Cavemen & Angelique Kidjo — Na Money
Beat Street Hop Artiste
Seyi Vibez — Different Patterns
Ayo Maff & Fireboy DML — Dealer
Shallipopi & Odumodublvck — Cast
Zhus JDO — Johnbull
Mohbad — Ask About Me
Best 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
Lyricist on the Roll
A-Q — Mogadishu
M.I Abaga — Chocolate City Cypher
Blaqbonez — Chocolate City Cypher
Ladipoe — Hallelujah
Alpha Ojini — Efeleme
Afrobeats Single of the Year
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
Afrobeats Album of the Year
Stubborn – Victony
Work of Art – Asake
The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr
Heis – Rema
Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn
Digital Artiste of the Year
Ayra Starr
Rema
Shallipopi
Tems
Davido
Kizz Daniel
Asake
Best Performer (Live)
Rema
Omah Lay
Flavour
Wizard Chan
Burna Boy
Femi Kuti and The Positive Force
Song of the Year
Showa – Kizz Daniel
Commas – Ayra Starr
Egwu – Chike and Mohbad
Lonely at the Top – Asake
Ozeba – Rema
Big Baller – Flavour
International Artiste of the Year
Wale – Blood on the Dance Floor(Odumodublvck)
Skepta – Tony Montana (Ft. Portable)
Chris Brown – Hmmm (Ft. Davido)
Travis Scott – Active (Asake)
Chloe Bailey – Vision Remix (Qing Madi)
Album of the Year
Born in the Wild – Tems
Heis – Rema
The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr
Stubborn – Victony
Stubborn – Victony
