The Annual Event Returns to Lagos with a Weeklong Celebration of Music, Culture & Creativity!
The Headies Awards, the prestigious pan-African music award event, is proud to announce today that its “17th Annual Awards” show will take place on April 27th, 2025 live from the Landmark Center in Lagos, Nigeria. The show will mark the illustrious award show’s return to Africa after holding its last two awards shows on American soil in Atlanta, GA.
This year’s event will feature an unprecedented line-up of events, culminating in a week-long celebration of the industry’s growth and artistic ingenuity. Current HEADIES nominees expected to bring electrifying Afrobeats performances include: Davido, Yemi Alade, Juma Jux, Cubana Chief Priest, Flavour, Nasboi, Chike, Shallipopi, Blaqbones, Niniola, Magnito, Qing Madi, Q-Dance, Brown Joel, Boy Pee, Hyce, and Ogechi Boys.
“We are so excited about this year’s Headies Awards. Our stellar lineup features dynamic artists from around the globe who have impacted their audience and the industry,” said Ayo Animashaun, Executive Producer and Founder of The Headies. “We are also thankful for our partners who have helped to bring this to life.”
Nomination Highlights Include:
Davido is up for 5 HEADIES nominations this year for Digital Artiste of the Year, Best Collaboration (Twe Twe Remix” ft. Kizz Daniel), Artiste of the Year , Headies Viewers Choice (“Ogechi Remix” ft. Hyce, Boy Pee, and Brown Joel), and Afrobeat Single Of The Year (“Ogechi Remix” ft. Hyce, Boy Pee, and Brown Joel).
Shallipopi is up for 6 HEADIES nominations for Best Rap Single (“CAST” ft. Odumodublvck), Best Collaboration, Best Street Hop Artiste, Headies Viewer’s Choice, Next Rated, and Digital Artiste of the Year.
Qing Madi is up for 4 HEADIES nominations for Song writer of the Year (“Vision”) ft. Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, Best R&B Single (“Vision”), Best Collaboration (“Ole”) ft. BNXN, and Next Rated.
Flavour is up for 3 HEADIES nominations for Song of the Year (“Big Baller”), Artiste of the Year and Best Performer [Live] for (“Celebrating You 2023”).
Blaqbones is up for 3 HEADIES nominations for Lyricist on the Roll (“Chocolate City Cypher”) and Music Video of the Year (“Like Ice Spice”).
Yemi Alade is up for 1 HEADIE nomination for Best Vocal Performance (“Tomorrow”).
Juma Jux is up for 1 HEADIE nomination for Best East African Artist of the Year (“Tanzania”).
Nasboi is up for 1HEADIE nomination for Next Rated.
For more details on the ’17th Annual Headies Awards’, please visit https://theheadies.com.
About The Headies Awards
The Headies Awards, originally called the Hip Hop World Awards, is a music awards show established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry. The annual ceremony features performances by established and promising artists. The Headies Awards has rewarded, recognized, and celebrated the greatest in Afrobeats, African music, and culture, featuring sounds from South, East, Central, North, and West Africa. Each year, the highly anticipated event features the world’s most influential and impactful artists from Africa to the United States. Inspired by the need to fill a significant void and be the voice of a generation in the culture that it represents, The Headies understands the urban contemporary pop culture that Afrobeats brings to mainstream music. The event boasts a mega-platform that interfaces with young, talented artists who represent the future of global music.
About Headies Founder and Executive Producer, Ayo Animashaun:
Ayo Animashaun is a Nigerian media executive and entertainment entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Smooth Productions, an entertainment company that produces the Headies Awards show and publishes Hip Hop World Magazine on a weekly basis. He oversaw the launch of HipTV on Multichoice DSTV on November 5th, 2013. Ayo Animashaun was named one of the most significant individuals in Nigerian entertainment by The Net Magazine in October 2013; he also sits at the helm of Festac Radio Online.
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