Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy lead nominations for 2026 Headies Awards

The organizers unveiled the nominees on Tuesday. All three artists are featured in major categories such as Afrobeats Album of the Year, Best Male Artiste, Song of the Year, Afrobeats Single of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Producer of the Year-related nominations. Davido and Omah Lay's "With You" is nominated for Song of the Year, Afrobeats Single of the Year, Best Recording of the Year, Best Headies Collaboration, and Viewers' Choice.

Wizkid is nominated for Song of the Year and Afrobeats Single of the Year with Asake for "MMS" and "Jogodo," respectively. His album "Morayo" is up for Afrobeats Album of the Year, and he is also nominated for Digital Artiste of the Year, Best Male Artiste, and Viewers' Choice. Burna Boy's "Bundle by Bundle" is nominated for Afrobeats Single of the Year and Music Video of the Year, while his album "No Sign of Weakness" is in contention for Afrobeats Album of the Year.

He is also nominated for Best Male Artiste. Emerging artists like Fido, Fola, Llona, Mavo, and Shoday are nominated for Next Rated. Fola received nominations across several categories, including Afrobeats Single of the Year for "You," Best R&B Album for "Catharsis," Best Recording of the Year, Digital Artiste of the Year, Best Male Artiste, Best Headies Collaboration for "Lost" with Kizz Daniel, and Writer of the Year.

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