The 18th Headies Awards nominees were unveiled on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, with FOLA being the most nominated artist with 10 nominations. His was nominated in Best Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Best R&B Album, Best Collaboration, Afrobeats Single of the Year, Headies Viewer’ Choice, Album of the Year, Digital Artiste of the Year, Next Rated, and Best Male Artiste.
Wizkid and Omah lay earned seven nominations, Asake, Davido and rising star Mavo had six nominations, Adekunle Gold, Ayra Starr has Tiwa Savage had five nominations while Burna Boy, ODUMODUBLVCK, AMAEYA, SEWA, Kunmie and Rema share four nominations each.
Only music materials including singles, videos, EPs and albums released and distributed on digital streaming platforms within the year in review, from 1 August 2024 to 30 April 2026, were considered for nomination. This period captured a stretch of two years for Nigerian and African music, defined by
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