Organisers of The Headies have announced that the 17th award ceremony will be held in Nigeria — after hosting the 2022 and 2023 editions in the United States.
The 16th edition of the Headies took place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The award ceremony was also held at the same venue two years ago.
In a statement via their Instagram page on Wednesday, the show’s organisers revealed their decision to bring the award show “back home”.
“Over the past few years, Afrobeats—as music and as a movement—has exploded beyond our shores and beyond our dreams. Our songs have recorded billions of streams and sat comfortably on some of the world’s biggest charts,” the statement reads.
“Our music is the soundtrack to millions of videos online. Our stars have sold out the biggest arenas even as African collaborations do insane numbers. The Headies followed the music in honour of this explosion.
“As the event that recognised the arrival of our major music talents way before they conquered the world, we understand the importance of taking the good news of great music to new frontiers. So, the 2022 and 2023 editions of The Headies held in the US.
“The world got a chance to see our global stars and our future stars. This year—2024— we are bringing the world back home. To the place that birthed the sound that has led everybody to the dancefloor, that has launched viral videos, that has put our continent right at the centre of global pop culture.
“Ladies and gentlemen, The Headies is coming back home. More details soon.”
The Headies is a music awards show established in 2006 to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry.
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