HEADIES: Odumodublvck, Ayra Starr, Shallipopi, Mohbad Lead Nominations

HEADIES: Odumodublvck, Ayra Starr, Shallipopi, Mohbad Top Chart For Headies Award nominations

By Adeshina Timothy

Nigeria’s most prestigious music award show, The Headies has released the highly anticipated nominations list for its 17th edition.

In the long HEADIES list made public on Wednesday, Odumodublvck, whose real name is Tochukwu Ojogwu, tops the chart with outstanding eight nominations.
Ayra Starr and Shallipopi trailed closely behind with three nominations each, while the late Mohbad, who passed away on September 12, 2023, also bagged three nominations.

The HEADIES nominations list showcases multiple categories of local and international artists who have made exceptional contributions to the music scene in the past year.

Some of the notable categories and nominees include Best Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Best R&B Singles, and Best Collaboration.

The 17th Headies Awards is scheduled to take place on April 5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Full List of nominees:

Music Video of the Year
Charm – Rema, Oerlinks and Folarin Oludare
Metaverse – Jyde Ajala
Like Ice Spice – Perlinks and Emeka Shine Shine

Ojapiano – Mattmax
Egwu – Director Pink
Showa – TG Omori

Na Money – Dammy Twitch

Best Vocal Performance (Female)
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Niniola – Level

Simi – Stranger
Liya – I’m Done
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow

Best Rap Single
Cast – Odumodu Blvck and Shallipopi
Blood on the dance floor – Bloody Civilian, Wale and Odumodu Blvck
Hallelujah – Ladipoe, Rozzz, and Morello

Canada – Magnito
Ije Nwoke – Jeriq
Rookie of the year
Zerry DL

Taves
Kaestyles
Llona

Best R&B single
Qing Madi – Vision
Johnny Drille – For You
Simi – Stranger

Tems – Burning
Ayra Star – Last Heartbreak Song ft Giveon
Songwriter of the year
Simisola Kosoko – Stranger (Simi)

Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma – Vision (Qing Madi)
Michael Ajuma Attah – Can’t Breathe (Llona)
Emoseh Khamofu – Family Meeting (Bloody Civilian)

Fuayefika Maxwell – Stages of Life (Wizard Chan)

Producer of the year
Sarz – Happiness
London – Ozeba

Magicsticks – Basquiat
Rema/Producer X/Cubeats/Deatz/Klimperboy – Hehehe
Dibs – Different Pattern

Best Recording of the year
Tems – Burning
Seyi Vibez – Different Pattern
Burna Boy – Higher

Ayra Star and Giveon – Last Heartbreak Song
Sarz and Lojay – Billions
Best Collaboration
Emotions – Tiwa Savage ft Asa

Blood on the dance floor – Odumodu Blvck, Bloody Civilian, and Wale
Cast – Shallipopi ft Odumodu Blvck
Egwu – Chike ft Mohbad

Ole – Qing Madi ft Bnxn
Twe Twe remix – Kizz Daniel ft Davido
IDK – Wizkid ft Zlatan

Best Street-hop artiste
Seyi Vibez – Different Patterns
Ayo Maff – Dealer ft (Fire Boy)
Shallipopi – Cast ft (Odumodu Blvck)

Zhus Jdo – Johnbull
Mohbad – Ask About me

Afrobeats Single of the Year
Big Big Things – Young John ft Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez

Twe Twe remix – Kizz Daniel ft Davido
Egwu – Chike ft Mohbad
Remember – Asake

Ogechi remix – Hyce, Boypee and Brown Joel ft Davido
Big Baller – Flavour

Best Inspirational Single
Gratitude – Anendlessocean

Worthy of my praise – Dunsin Oyekan ft. Lawrence Oyor
Good God 2 – Limoblaze ft. Naomi Raine
Particularly – Gaise Baba ft. Tope Alabi

You Do This One – Mercy Chinwo

Lyricist on the Roll
Mogadishu – A-Q
Chocolate City Cypher – M.I Abaga

Chocolate City Cypher – Blaqbonez
Hallelujah – Ladipoe
Efeleme – Alpha Ojini

Headies’ Viewers’ Choice
Big Big Things ft. Kizz Daniel and Seyi Vibez – Young Jonn
Ogechi remix ft. Davido – Hyce, Boypee, and Brown Joel
Egwu – Chike & Mohbad

Showa – Kizz Daniel
Different Pattern – Seyi Vibez
Ozeba – Rema

Love Me Jeje – Tems
Cast ft. Odumodublvck – Shallipopi
Dealer ft. Fireboy DML- Ayo Maff

Big Baller – Flavour 
West African Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif (Ghana)
King Promise (Ghana)

Himra (Ivory Coast)
Josey (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)

Best East African Artiste of the Year
Bien (Kenya)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Juma Jux (Tanzania)

Bruce Melody (Rwanda)
Azawi (Uganda)

Best North African Artiste of the Year
Mohamed Ramadan (Egypt)

ElGrande Toto (Morocco)
Soolking (Algeria)
Balti (Tunisia)

Abu (Egypt)

Best Southern African Artiste of the Year
Titom (South Africa)​
Yuppe (South Africa)

Tyla (South Africa)
Kelly Kay (Malawi)
Plutonio (Mozambique)

Zee Nxumalo (South Africa)

Best Rap Album
Sideh Kai – Illbliss
Eziokwu – Odumodublvck

Alaye Toh Se Gogo Vol. 1 – Reminisce
Family Time – Erigga
Shiny Object Syndro​me – Modenine

Full Time Job – Phyno

​Soundtrack of the Year
Eledumare – Teledalese (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)
Lose to Gain – Kaline (Breath of Life)

Kill Boro – Native Filmworks & Wizard Chan (Kill Boro)
Orisa – Beriolla (Orisa)
“Emotions” – Tiwa Savage & Asa (Water and Garri)

“Tribe Called Judah Soundtrack” – TCJ & Abbey Wonder (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Central African Artiste of the Year
Innoss’B (DRC)
Gaz Mawete (DRC)

Emma’A (Gabon)
Ebokolo (Gabon)
Singulila (Central African Republic)

Koceé (Cameroon)
Next Rated
Qing Madi
Shallipopi

Odumodublvck
Ayo Maff
Nasbo

Afrobeat Album of the Year
Stubborn – Victony

Work of Art – Asake
The Year I Turn 21 – Ayra Starr
Heis – Rema

Jiggy Forever – Young Jonn

Best Performer (Live)
Rema – Ravage Uprising: Rema Live from The O2, London
Omah Lay – Live at L’Olympia Paris

Flavour – Celebrating You 2023
Wizard Chan – Live in Concert Port Harcourt
Burna Boy – African Giant Live from London

Femi Kuti & The Positive Force – Nuits de Fourvière (ARTE Concert)

Song of the Year
Showa – Kizz Daniel
Commas – Ayra Starr

Egwu – Chike and Mohbad
Lonely at the Top – Asake
Ozeba – Rema

Big Baller – Flavour

Album of the Year
Born in the Wild – Tems
Heis – Rema

The Year I Turned 21 – Ayra Starr
Stubborn – Victony
Work of Art – Asake

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)

Artiste of the Year
Davido

Ayra Starr
Asake
Rema

Tems
Burna Boy

Digital Artiste of the Year

Ayra Starr

Rema
Shallipopi
Tems

Davido
Kizz Daniel
Asake

Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Lojay – Billions
Omah Lay – Moving
AnendlessOcean – GratitudeJohnny Drille – For You
Timi Dakolo – Ke Na Ke So