Nigeria's prestigious music award show, Headies Awards released the nomination list for the 17th edition on Wednesday, February 12.

Recall that two previous editions of the awards took place in the United States of America, with rapper Odumodu Blvck winning the Rookie of the Year at the 2023 Headies award.

Following the criticisms of the Nigerians Awards taking place in the US, the organizers in an announcement on Instagram said they are bringing the world back home to Nigeria.

According to the Headies organisers, the 17th edition will take place on April 5, 2025.

The nomination of the list for the 17th Headies Awards was released a few days after the 67th Grammy Awards and saw Tems win the Best African Music Performance category ahead of Burna Boy, Davido, among others.

Artistes whose songs were released between April 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024, were the ones nominated for the 17th Headies Awards.

Tems and Ayra Starr were nominated in the Best Recording of the year and Best R&B single categories.

Below is a list of nominated artistes for the 17th Headies Awards:

Best Recording of the year:

TEMS – BURNING

DIFFERENT PATTERN - SEYI VIBEZ

HIGHER - BURNA BOY

LAST HEARTBREAK SONG - AYRA STARR & GIVEON

BILLIONS - SARZ FEATURING LOJAY

Rookie of the year:

ZERRY DL

TAVES

KAESTYLES

LLONA

Producer of the year:

SARZ – HAPPINESS

LONDON – OZEBA

MAGICSTICK – BASQUIAT

REMA/PRODUCER X/CUBEATZ/DEATZ/KILMBERBOY – HEHEHE

DIBS - DIFFERENT PATTERN

BEST R&B SINGLE

QING MADI – VISION

JOHNNY DRILLE - FOR YOU

SIMI – STRANGER

TEMS – BURNING

AYRA STARR - 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)

Best Rap Single

CAST FEAT ODUMODUBLVCK – SHALLIPOPPI

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR FEAT BLOODY CIVILIAN & WALE – ODUMODUBLVCK

HALLELUJAH - LADIPOE, ROZZZ & MORRELO

CANADA - MAGNITO

IJE NWOKE - JERIQ