The Headies move their Toronto finale to 10 and 11 April 2027, with Fola leading the nominations

The 18th Headies, Nigeria's best-known music awards, will now close in Toronto on 10 and 11 April 2027. The official Headies site lists the Toronto finale for those dates, with the awards ceremony at 9:00pm local time, even though the ticket section of the same page still carries the earlier 23 and 24 October 2026 weekend. Anyone planning to travel should check the date before buying.

For readers new to the awards: the Headies have run since 2006 and are the main yearly honour in Nigerian music, covering Afrobeats, rap, highlife and more. The Toronto finale runs under the theme "Africa to the World"..

Who is up for what

Fola leads the field, with nominations across a long list of categories, including Album of the Year for Catharsis and Next Rated. Wizkid follows with his album Morayo and a string of nominations.

The Album of the Year nominees are:

• Fola, Catharsis
• Omah Lay, Clarity of Mind
• Erigga, G.O.A.T
• Wizkid, Morayo
• Odumodublvck, The Machine Is Coming
• Tiwa Savage, This One Is Personal
• Burna Boy, No Sign of Weakness

Song of the Year includes Ayra Starr's "Hot Body", Asake and Wizkid's "MMS", and Davido and Omah Lay's "With You". Best Male Artiste is a seven-way race between Adekunle Gold, Asake, Fola, Mavo, Rema, Wizkid and Burna Boy, while Best Female Artist has Ayra Starr, Qing Madi, Sewa, Tems, Teni and Tiwa Savage. Next Rated is Fido, Fola, Llona, Mavo and Shoday.

The International Artiste of the Year shortlist runs Ciara, Dave, Gunna, Jazmine Sullivan, Shenseea and Tiakola.

Tickets

Listed prices on the official page are CA$100 for regular entry, CA$200 for VIP with reserved seating and CA$500 for VVIP, plus platinum tables for industry guests. The dress code is Contemporary African. The organisers have not said publicly why the dates moved, and no venue is named on the site yet.

We will update this once the venue and a confirmed ticket calendar are published.