The Annual Occasion Returns to Lagos with a Weeklong Celebration of Music, Tradition & Creativity!
The Headies Awards, the distinguished pan-African music award occasion, is proud to announce at the moment that its “seventeenth Annual Awards” present will happen on April twenty seventh, 2025 reside from the Landmark Heart in Lagos, Nigeria. The present will mark the illustrious award present’s return to Africa after holding its final two awards reveals on American soil in Atlanta, GA.
This yr’s occasion will function an unprecedented line-up of occasions, culminating in a week-long celebration of the trade’s development and creative ingenuity. Present HEADIES nominees anticipated to deliver electrifying Afrobeats performances embody: 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’re so enthusiastic about this yr’s Headies Awards. Our stellar lineup options dynamic artists from across the globe who’ve impacted their viewers and the trade,” mentioned Ayo Animashaun, Govt Producer and Founding father of The Headies. “We’re additionally grateful for our companions who’ve helped to deliver this to life.”
Nomination Highlights Embody:
Davido is up for five HEADIES nominations this yr for Digital Artiste of the Yr, Finest Collaboration (Twe Twe Remix” ft. Kizz Daniel), Artiste of the Yr , Headies Viewers Alternative (“Ogechi Remix” ft. Hyce, Boy Pee, and Brown Joel), and Afrobeat Single Of The Yr (“Ogechi Remix” ft. Hyce, Boy Pee, and Brown Joel).
Shallipopi is up for six HEADIES nominations for Finest Rap Single (“CAST” ft. Odumodublvck), Finest Collaboration, Finest Road Hop Artiste, Headies Viewer’s Alternative, Subsequent Rated, and Digital Artiste of the Yr.
Qing Madi is up for 4 HEADIES nominations for Music author of the Yr (“Imaginative and prescient”) ft. Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, Finest R&B Single (“Imaginative and prescient”), Finest Collaboration (“Ole”) ft. BNXN, and Subsequent Rated.
Flavour is up for 3 HEADIES nominations for Music of the Yr (“Huge Baller”), Artiste of the Yr and Finest Performer [Live] for (“Celebrating You 2023”).
Blaqbones is up for 3 HEADIES nominations for Lyricist on the Roll (“Chocolate Metropolis Cypher”) and Music Video of the Yr (“Like Ice Spice”).
Yemi Alade is up for 1 HEADIE nomination for Finest Vocal Efficiency (“Tomorrow”).
Juma Jux is up for 1 HEADIE nomination for Finest East African Artist of the Yr (“Tanzania”).
Nasboi is up for 1HEADIE nomination for Subsequent Rated.
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About The Headies Awards
The Headies Awards, initially referred to as the Hip Hop World Awards, is a music awards present established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Journal of Nigeria to acknowledge excellent achievements within the Nigerian music trade. The annual ceremony options performances by established and promising artists. The Headies Awards has rewarded, acknowledged, and celebrated the best in Afrobeats, African music, and tradition, that includes sounds from South, East, Central, North, and West Africa. Every year, the extremely anticipated occasion options the world’s most influential and impactful artists from Africa to america. Impressed by the necessity to fill a major void and be the voice of a era within the tradition that it represents, The Headies understands the city up to date popular culture that Afrobeats brings to mainstream music. The occasion boasts a mega-platform that interfaces with younger, gifted artists who characterize the way forward for international music.
About Headies Founder and Govt Producer, Ayo Animashaun:
Ayo Animashaun is a Nigerian media government and leisure entrepreneur. He’s the CEO of Clean Productions, an leisure firm that produces the Headies Awards present and publishes Hip Hop World Journal on a weekly foundation. He oversaw the launch of HipTV on Multichoice DSTV on November fifth, 2013. Ayo Animashaun was named one of the vital important people in Nigerian leisure by The Web Journal in October 2013; he additionally sits on the helm of Festac Radio On-line.
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