Here are the nominees across different categories for the highly anticipated 2026 Headies Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Canada.
Album of the Year
- Catharsis — Fola
- Clarity of Mind — Omah Lay
- G.O.A.T — Erigga
- Morayo — Wizkid
- The Machine Is Coming — Odumodublvck
- This One Is Personal — Tiwa Savage
- No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
Best Rap Single
- 2:02PM in London — Odumodublvck
- ACL — Blaqbonez
- Man2Man — Dremo
- PDSTRN — Moshood
- Nkemakonam — Tuff King
- Wuse Tu — Zaylevelten, Mavo
- John Wick — Zhus Jdo
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
- Qing Madi — I Am the Blueprint
- Love Is a Kingdom — Tems
- Reflection Station — Tay Iwar
- This One Is Personal — Tiwa Savage
Best Recording of the Year
- Arike — Kunmie
- Amaeya — How Do You?
- Rema — Baby (Is It a Crime)
- Omah Lay & Elmah — Coping Mechanism
- Davido & Omah Lay — With You
- Fola — You
Best Alternative Album
- SDC — Afrika Magik
- Sewa — Detox
- BOJ — Duplicity
- Wizard Chan — Healers Chapel
- Scottyolorin — Olorin Pack
- Zaylevelten — Then 1t Got Crazy
Digital Artiste of the Year
- Asake
- Ayra Starr
- BNXN
- Chella
- Fola
- Mavo
- Seyi Vibez
- Wizkid
Next Rated
- Fido
- Fola
- Llona
- Mavo
- Shoday
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 R&B Single
- 6:35 — Layefa
- How Do You? — Amaeya
- I Love You — Amma
- What You Need — Tems
- Winter & Summer — Magixx
- You4Me — Tiwa Savage
Songwriter of the Year
- Adekunle Gold — Many People
- Victony — Cough Syrup (w/ BNXN)
- Wizard Chan — Time Traveler
- Fola — Who Does That?
- Kunmie — Arike
- Amaeya — How Do You?
Best Vocal Performance (Female)
- Layefa — 6:35
- Amaeya — How Do You?
- Sewa — Lagos Lovin
- Qing Madi — Scumbag
- Liya — Skin to Skin
- Tiwa Savage — You4Me
Best Inspirational Single
- Sunmisola Agbebi & Yinka Okeleye — Amioluwa
- Lawrence Oyor — Favour
- Sinach — Idinma (You Are Good)
- Emma OMG — Ko'rin Iyin (I Will Praise You)
- Gaise Baba & Lawrence Oyor — No Turning Back II
- Mercy Chinwo — We Move
Best Vocal Performance (Male)
- Adekunle Gold — I'm Not Done
- Flavour — Orente
- Magixx — Summer & Winter
- Odeal — Patience
- Syemca — Love Egbugomo
- Tay Iwar — Bad Belle
Producer of the Year
- Magicsticks — Jogodo
- P. Priime — MMS
- Ragee — Hot Body
- Sarz — Getting Paid
- Tempoe — With You
Best Collaboration
- CKay & Mavo — Body (Danz)
- Mavo & Wave$tar — Escaladizzy
- Poco Lee, Shoday & Rahman Jago — Hey Jago
- Odumodublvck & Victony — Pity This Boy
- Davido & Omah Lay — With You
- Mr Eazi & King Promise — See What We've Done
- Chief Priest & Spyki — Finally
Songwriter of the Year
- Adekunle Gold — Many People
- Victony — Cough Syrup (w/ BNXN)
- Wizard Chan — Time Traveler
- Fola — Who Does That?
- Kunmie — Arike
- Amaeya — How Do You?
Afrobeats Album of the Year
- 5ive — Davido
- Captain — BNXN
- Clarity of Mind — Omah Lay
- Fuji — Adekunle Gold
- Morayo — Wizkid
- No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
Best Female Artist
- Ayra Starr
- Qing Madi
- Sewa
- Tems
- Teni
- Tiwa Savage
Lyricist on the Roll
- Blaqbonez — ACL
- Dremo — Man2Man
- Modenine — If You Like Gym (w/ Odumodublvck)
- PDSTRN — Moshood
- Ycee — Man2Man Remix (w/ Dremo)
Best Rap Album
- Tuff King — Black Sheepizen (The 13th Disciple)
- A-Q — GE3 (The Beginning)
- Erigga — G.O.A.T
- JeriQ — King
- Blaqbonez — No Excuses
- Odumodublvck — The Machine Is Coming
Best Street-Hop Artiste
- Famous Pluto — Na Scra
- Kashcoming — All My Money
- Poco Lee — Hey Jago (w/ Shoday & Rahman Jago)
- Seyi Vibez — Shaolin
- Shallipopi — Laho
- Tuff King — Nkemakonam
- Rybeena — Gaddem (w/ Shoday)
International Artiste of the Year
- Ciara
- Dave
- Gunna
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Shenseea
- Tiakola
Best Southern African Artist
- Ciza 🇿🇦
- DJ Maphorisa 🇿🇦
- Jazzwrld 🇱🇸
- Kabza De Small 🇿🇦
- Tyla 🇿🇦
- Uncle Waffles 🇸🇿
Music Video of the Year
- Director Pink — 10 Kilo
- TG Omori — Afroculture
- DK — Bundle by Bundle
- Jyde Ajala — Wizard Chan
- Meji Alabi — Who's Dat Girl
- Dammy Twitch — With You
Best Alternative Song
- Cyk Baddie — Luwa.mp4 & Jeleel!
- Sewa — Lagos Lovin
- Wizard Chan — Oliver
- Blnde — Omo To Sexy
- Wave$tar — Prada Baby
- Obongjayar — Sweet Danger
- Chief Priest, Boypee & Zoro Swagbag — Summer Adina
Best West African Artiste
- Black Sherif 🇬🇭
- Himra 🇨🇮
- KiDi 🇬🇭
- King Promise 🇬🇭
- Moliy 🇬🇭
- Wally B. Seck 🇸🇳
- Stonebwoy 🇬🇭
