The anticipated list of nominees for Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies is finally out.

The awards academy released the list after shortlisting thousands of entries submitted in the year under review (from July 2016 – December 2017). 

In this 12th edition of the award show, we have various acts compete for the ultimate prize with over 25 categories and 77 nominees.

This edition has, Davido leading with the highest number of nomination, having been nominated in 6 different categories while Wizkid, Simi, and Olamide, followed in this win as they all have 5 nominations each.  

To further celebrate and reward excellence, the Headies is introducing new categories to this year’s edition of the award show.

These new categories include The Viewer’s Choice Award, Best Performer category and a special category to recognize the efforts of brands that have supported the entertainment industry for the past 3 years. This category is a way of saying “thank you” to these brands