Here are the five artists with the highest nominations for the 17th edition of the Headies Awards scheduled for April 2025.
Following the official confirmation of the list of nominees for the highly anticipated 17th edition of the Headies Award on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, here are the five most nominated artists ahead of the award ceremony itself.
Who had the highest nomination for the Headies Awards 2025?
Multiple award-winning singer and performer Rema received nine nominations for the Headies Awards 2025, the highest number of nominations for any artist.
Here are all the categories Rema was nominated for to become the most nominated artist for the 17th edition of the Headies Awards:
- Afrobeats Album of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Artiste of the Year
- Best Performer (Live)
- Digital Artiste of the Year
- Headies’ Viewers Choice
- Music Video of the Year
- Producer of the Year
Who was the most nominated female artist for the 2025 Headies?
Mavin princess Ayra Starr stole the spotlight as she emerged as the female artist with the highest number of nominations for the 2025 Headies Awards. With the release of her second studio album, ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ Ayra Starr has been confirmed as the most nominated female artist for the 17th edition of the Headies. Here are the categories she was nominated for below:
Ayra Starr 8
- Best Recording Of The Year (Last Heartbreak Song) w/ Giveon
- Best R&B Single (Last Heartbreak Song) w/ Giveon
- Best Vocal Performance (Female)
- Afrobeats Album Of The Year (TYIT21)
- Digital Artiste Of The Year
- Song Of The Year (Commas)
- Album Of The Year (TYIT21)
- Artiste Of The Year
Who are the most nominated artists for the 2025 Headies Awards?
Rema – 9 Nominations
- Afrobeats Album of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Artiste of the Year
- Best Performer (Live)
- Digital Artiste of the Year
- Headies’ Viewers Choice
- Music Video of the Year
- Producer of the Year
Ayra Starr – 8 Nominations
- Best Recording Of The Year (Last Heartbreak Song) w/ Giveon
- Best R&B Single (Last Heartbreak Song) w/ Giveon
- Best Vocal Performance (Female)
- Afrobeats Album Of The Year (TYIT21)
- Digital Artiste Of The Year
- Song Of The Year (Commas)
- Album Of The Year (TYIT21)
- Artiste Of The Year
ODUMODUBLVCK – 8 Nominations
- Best Rap Single (Cast) w/ Shallipopi & (BOTDF) w/ Bloody Civilian & Wale
- Best Collaboration (BOTDF) w/ Bloody Civilian & Wale & (Cast) w/ Shallipopi
- Best Street Hop Artiste (Cast) w/ Shallipopi
- Headies’ Viewers’ Choice (Cast) w/ Shallipopi
- Best Rap Album (Eziokwu)
- Next Rated
Kizz Daniel – 7 Nominations
- Best Collaboration (Twe Twe Remix) w/ Davido
- Afrobeats Single Of The Year (Twe Twe Remix) w/ Davido & (Big Big Things) w/ Young Jonn & Seyi Vibez
- Headies’ Viewers’ Choice (Showa) & (Big Big Things) w/ Young Jonn & Seyi Vibez
- Digital Artiste Of The Year
- Song Of The Year (Showa)
Tems – 6 Nominations
- Artist Of The Year
- Album of The Year — Born In The Wild
- Best Recording of the Year — Burning
- Best R&B Single — Burning
- Digital Artiste of The Year
- Headies Viewer’s Choice — Love Me JeJe
Asake – 6 Nominations
- Afrobeats Single Of The Year (Remember)
- Afrobeats Album Of The Year (Work Of Art)
- Digital Artiste Of The Year
- Song Of The Year (Lonely At The Top)
- Album Of The Year (Work Of Art)
- Artiste Of The Year
Davido – 6 Nominations
- Best Collaboration (Twe Twe Remix) w/ Kizz Daniel
- Afrobeats Single Of The Year (Twe Twe Remix) w/ Kizz Daniel & (Ogechi Remix) w/ Hyce, BoyPee & Brown Joel
- Headies’ Viewers’ Choice (Ogechi Remix) w/ Hyce, BoyPee & Brown Joel
- Digital Artiste Of The Year
- Artiste Of The Year
Shallipopi – 6 Nominations
- Best Rap Single (Cast) w/ ODUMODUBLVCK
- Best Collaboration (Cast) w/ ODUMODUBLVCK
- Best Street Hop Artiste (Cast) w/ ODUMODUBLVCK
- Headies’ Viewers’ Choice (Cast) w/ ODUMODUBLVCK
- Next Rated
- Digital Artiste Of The Year