Written by 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
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