Wizkid, Burna Boy, Ckay, Fireboy DML, and Tems have been nominated for the Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the forthcoming 11th edition of the award. These nominated Nigerian singers made significant contributions to the global expansion and acceptance of Afrobeats.<\/p>\n
Tems, perhaps the hottest female singer on the continent of Africa, received four other nominations; \u2018Best New R&B Artist,\u2019 \u2018R&B Song of the Year,\u2019 \u2018Hip-Hop Song of the Year,\u2019 and \u2018Best Collaboration.\u2019 The 27-year-old\u2019s \u2018Wait For You\u2019 collaboration with Future and Drake brought her total nominations to five.<\/p>\n
Mavin Records Rema was also nominated for \u2018Best Music Video (Socially Voted Category)\u2019 for his popular visuals with Selena Gomez, \u2018Calm Down.\u2019<\/p>\n
See the full nominees list below;<\/p>\n
Song of the Year<\/strong> Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best Duo\/Group of the Year<\/strong> Best Collaboration<\/strong> Best New Pop Artist<\/strong> Country Song of the Year<\/strong> Country Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best New Country Artist<\/strong> Afrobeats Artist of the Year<\/strong> Hip-Hop Song of the Year<\/strong> Hip-Hop Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best New Hip-Hop Artist<\/strong> R&B Song of the Year<\/strong> R&B Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best New R&B Artist<\/strong> Alternative Song of the Year<\/strong> Alternative Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best New Artist (Alternative & Rock)<\/strong> Rock Song of the Year<\/strong> Rock Artist of the Year<\/strong> Dance Song of the Year<\/strong> Dance Artist of the Year<\/strong> Latin Pop\/Reggaeton Song Of The Year<\/strong> Latin Pop\/Reggaeton Artist of the Year<\/strong> Regional Mexican Song of the Year<\/strong> Regional Mexican Artist of the Year<\/strong> Best New Latin Artist<\/strong> Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Best Fan Army: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Social Star Award: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> TikTok Bop of the Year: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Favorite Documentary: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Favorite Residency: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Favorite Use of a Sample: *Socially Voted Category<\/strong> Nigerian musicians take the lead as they compete for an African music genre, Afrobeats, at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023. Wizkid, Burna Boy, Ckay, Fireboy DML, and Tems have been nominated for the Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the forthcoming 11th edition of the award. These nominated Nigerian singers made significant contributions to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":113929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"custom","single_blog_custom":"94000","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"double-sidebar","sidebar":"single-left","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[82,7090,284,1234,18884,943,907,37],"class_list":["post-113926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-music","tag-burna-boy","tag-ckay","tag-fireboy","tag-fireboy-dml","tag-iheartradio-music-awards","tag-rema","tag-tems","tag-wizkid"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d – Lizzo
\n\u201cAnti-Hero\u201d – Taylor Swift
\n\u201cAs It Was\u201d – Harry Styles
\n\u201cBig Energy\u201d – Latto
\n\u201cEnemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)\u201d – Imagine Dragons
\n\u201cFirst Class\u201d – Jack Harlow
\n\u201cGhost\u201d- Justin Bieber
\n\u201cHeat Waves\u201d – Glass Animals
\n\u201cINDUSTRY BABY\u201d – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
\n\u201cWoman\u201d – Doja Cat<\/p>\n
\nBeyonc\u00e9
\nDoja Cat
\nDrake
\nDua Lipa
\nHarry Styles
\nJack Harlow
\nJustin Bieber
\nLizzo
\nTaylor Swift
\nThe Weeknd<\/p>\n
\nAJR
\nBlack Eyed Peas
\nBLACKPINK
\nBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
\nGlass Animals
\nImagine Dragons
\nM\u00e5neskin
\nOneRepublic
\nParmalee
\nRed Hot Chili Peppers<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDrunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)\u201d – Elle King & Miranda Lambert
\n\u201cCold Heart\u201d – Elton John & Dua Lipa
\n\u201chalf of my hometown\u201d – Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
\n\u201cI Like You (A Happier Song)\u201d – Post Malone ft. Doja Cat
\n\u201cINDUSTRY BABY\u201d – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
\n\u201cOne Right Now\u201d – Post Malone & The Weeknd
\n\u201cSweetest Pie\u201d – Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
\n\u201cUnholy\u201d – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
\n\u201cWAIT FOR U\u201d \u2013 Future ft. Drake & Tems
\n\u201cYou Right\u201d – Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd<\/p>\n
\nDove Cameron
\nGAYLE
\nJax
\nNicky Youre
\nSteve Lacy<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBuy Dirt\u201d – Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
\n\u201chalf of my hometown\u201d – Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
\n\u201cShe Had Me At Heads Carolina\u201d – Cole Swindell
\n\u201cThe Kind of Love We Make\u201d – Luke Combs
\n\u201cWasted On You\u201d – Morgan Wallen<\/p>\n
\nCarrie Underwood
\nJason Aldean
\nKane Brown
\nLuke Combs
\nMorgan Wallen<\/p>\n
\nBailey Zimmerman
\nCody Johnson
\nElle King
\nElvie Shane
\nPriscilla Block<\/p>\n
\nBurna Boy
\nCKay
\nFireboy DML
\nTems
\nWizkid<\/p>\n
\n\u201cF.N.F. (Let’s Go)\u201d- Hitkidd & GloRilla
\n\u201cFirst Class\u201d – Jack Harlow
\n\u201cGirls Want Girls\u201d \u2013 Drake ft. Lil Baby
\n\u201cSuper Gremlin\u201d- Kodak Black
\n\u201cWAIT FOR U\u201d \u2013 Future ft. Drake & Tems<\/p>\n
\nDrake
\nFuture
\nKodak Black
\nLil Baby
\nMoneybagg Yo<\/p>\n
\nB-Lovee
\nGloRilla
\nLatto
\nNardo Wick
\nSleazyWorld Go<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBREAK MY SOUL\u201d \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9
\n\u201cFree Mind\u201d – Tems
\n\u201cHrs And Hrs\u201d – Muni Long
\n\u201cI Hate U\u201d- SZA
\n\u201cSmokin Out The Window\u201d – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic<\/p>\n
\nBlxst
\nBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
\nMuni Long
\nSZA
\nYung Bleu<\/p>\n
\nBlxst
\nBrent Faiyaz
\nMuni Long
\nSteve Lacy
\nTems<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlack Summer\u201d- Red Hot Chili Peppers
\n\u201cEDGING\u201d- Blink-182
\n\u201cEnemy (from the series Arcane League of Legends)\u201d- Imagine Dragons
\n\u201cHeat Waves\u201d- Glass Animals
\n\u201cRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God)\u201d- Kate Bush<\/p>\n
\nImagine Dragons
\nM\u00e5neskin
\nRed Hot Chili Peppers
\ntwenty one pilots
\nWeezer<\/p>\n
\nBeach Weather
\nBoyWithUke
\nGiovannie and the Hired Guns
\nTurnstile
\nWet Leg<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlack Summer\u201d- Red Hot Chili Peppers
\n\u201cPatient Number 9\u201d- Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck
\n\u201cPlanet Zero\u201d- Shinedown
\n\u201cSo Called Life\u201d- Three Days Grace
\n\u201cTaking Me Back\u201d- Jack White<\/p>\n
\nGhost
\nPapa Roach
\nRed Hot Chili Peppers
\nShinedown
\nThree Days Grace<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCold Heart\u201d- Elton John & Dua Lipa
\n\u201cEscape\u201d- KX5, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ft. Hayla
\n\u201cHeaven Takes You Home\u201d- Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance
\n\u201cHot In It\u201d- Ti\u00ebsto & Charli XCX
\n\u201cI’m Good (Blue)\u201d- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha<\/p>\n
\nAnabel Englund
\nJoel Corry
\nSOFI TUKKER
\nSwedish House Mafia
\nTi\u00ebsto<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEl Incomprendido\u201d – Farruko\/ V\u00edctor C\u00e1rdenas\/ DJ Adoni
\n\u201cMAMIII\u201d- Becky G & Karol G
\n\u201cMe Porto Bonito\u201d- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone
\n\u201cMoscow Mule\u201d – Bad Bunny
\n\u201cPROVENZA\u201d- Karol G<\/p>\n
\nBad Bunny
\nDaddy Yankee
\nFarruko
\nKarol G
\nRauw Alejandro<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCada Quien\u201d- Grupo Firme ft. Maluma
\n\u201cC\u00f3mo Te Olvido\u201d – La Arrolladora Banda El Lim\u00f3n de Ren\u00e9 Camacho
\n\u201cSi Te Pudiera Mentir\u201d- Calibre 50
\n\u201cYa Solo Eres Mi Ex\u201d – La Adictiva
\n\u201cYa Sup\u00e9rame\u201d- Grupo Firme<\/p>\n
\nCalibre 50
\nChristian Nodal
\nEl Fantasma
\nGrupo Firme
\nLa Adictiva<\/p>\n
\nBlessd
\nKali Uchis
\nQuevedo
\nRyan Castro
\nVenesti<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d \u2013 Lizzo
\n\u201cabcdefu\u201d – GAYLE
\n\u201cAnti-Hero\u201d – Taylor Swift
\n\u201cBuy Dirt\u201d- Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
\n\u201cGlimpse Of Us\u201d- Joji
\n\u201cLift Me Up\u201d- Rihanna
\n\u201cN95\u201d – Kendrick Lamar
\n\u201cpushin P\u201d \u2013 Gunna ft. Future, Young Thug
\n\u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d – Nicki Minaj
\n\u201cWasted On You\u201d – Morgan Wallen
\n\u201cWe Don\u2019t Talk About Bruno\u201d- Lin-Manuel Miranda performed by the Cast of Encanto<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnti-Hero\u201d- Taylor Swift
\n\u201cAs It Was\u201d – Harry Styles
\n\u201cCalm Down\u201d- Rema & Selena Gomez
\n\u201cDon\u2019t Be Shy\u201d- Ti\u00ebsto & Karol G
\n\u201cDON\u2019T YOU WORRY\u201d- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta
\n\u201cEnvovler\u201d – Anitta
\n\u201cLeft and Right\u201d- Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS
\n\u201cPink Venom\u201d- BLACKPINK
\n\u201cTit\u00ed Me Pregunt\u00f3\u201d – Bad Bunny
\n\u201cYet To Come\u201d – BTS<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBarbz\u201d- Nicki Minaj
\n\u201cBeliebers\u201d- Justin Bieber
\n\u201cBeyHive\u201d – Beyonc\u00e9
\n\u201cBlinks\u201d- BLACKPINK
\n\u201cBTSArmy\u201d- BTS
\n\u201cHarries\u201d – Harry Styles
\n\u201cHotties\u201d- Megan Thee Stallion
\n\u201cLouies\u201d- Louis Tomlinson
\n\u201cRihannaNavy\u201d- Rihanna
\n\u201cRushers\u201d- Big Time Rush
\n\u201cSelenators\u201d – Selena Gomez
\n\u201cSwifties\u201d- Taylor Swift<\/p>\n
\nBailey Zimmerman
\nCharli D\u2019Amelio
\nEm Beihold
\nGAYLE
\nGloRilla
\nJVKE
\nLauren Spencer-Smith
\nYung Gravy<\/p>\n
\nBad Bunny \u2013 SIEMPRERIC
\nDemi Lovato \u2013 Angelo Kritikos
\nDua Lipa \u2013 Elizabeth Miranda
\nHalsey \u2013 Yasi
\nHarry Styles \u2013 Lloyd Wakefield
\nLouis Tomlinson \u2013 Joshua Halling
\nLuke Combs \u2013 David Bergman
\nMachine Gun Kelly \u2013 Sam Cahill
\nOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 DONSLENS
\nPost Malone \u2013 Adam DeGross
\ntwenty one pilots – Ashley Osborn
\nYUNGBLUD \u2013 Tom Pallant<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d- Lizzo
\n\u201cAs It Was\u201d – Harry Styles
\n\u201cBad Habit\u201d – Steve Lacy
\n\u201cBejeweled\u201d- Taylor Swift
\n\u201cBig Energy\u201d- Latto
\n\u201cCUFF IT\u201d- Beyonc\u00e9
\n\u201cEnvolver\u201d- Anitta
\n\u201cJust Wanna Rock\u201d – Lil Uzi Vert
\n\u201cMade You Look\u201d- Meghan Trainor
\n\u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d – Nicki Minaj
\n\u201cUnholy\u201d- Sam Smith & Kim Petras
\n\u201cWorld\u2019s Smallest Violin\u201d- AJR<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHalftime\u201d – Jennifer Lopez
\n\u201cLife in Pink\u201d – Machine Gun Kelly
\n\u201cLove, Lizzo\u201d- Lizzo
\n\u201cNiall Horan’s Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi\u201d – Niall Horan + Lewis Capaldi
\n\u201cSelena Gomez: My Mind & Me\u201d – Selena Gomez
\n\u201cShania Twain: Not Just a Girl\u201d – Shania Twain
\n\u201cSheryl\u201d – Sheryl Crow
\n\u201cUntrapped: The Story of Lil Baby\u201d – Lil Baby<\/p>\n
\nBad Bunny
\nCarrie Underwood
\nDua Lipa
\nElton John
\nHarry Styles
\nLady Gaga
\nLil Nas X
\nLizzo
\nMachine Gun Kelly
\nOlivia Rodrigo
\nRosal\u00eda
\nThe Weeknd<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAn Evening with Silk Sonic\u201d – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
\n\u201cEnigma + Jazz & Piano\u201d – Lady Gaga
\n\u201cLet\u2019s Go!\u201d – Shania Twain
\n\u201cLove In Las Vegas\u201d- John Legend
\n\u201cLove On Tour\u201d – Harry Styles
\n\u201cPlay\u201d- Katy Perry
\n\u201cREFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency\u201d \u2013 Carrie Underwood
\n\u201cUsher: My Way – The Las Vegas Residency\u201d – Usher
\n\u201cWeekends with Adele\u201d \u2013 Adele<\/p>\n
\nBeyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cSUMMER RENAISSANCE\u201d \u2013 sampled Donna Summer\u2019s \u201cI Feel Love\u201d BLACKPINK\u2019s \u201cPink Venom\u201d \u2013 sampled 50 Cent\u2019s \u201cP.I.M.P,\u201d Rihanna\u2019s \u201cPon de Replay,\u201d and Biggie\u2019s \u201cKick In The Door\u201d
\nChl\u00f6e\u2019s \u201cTreat Me\u201d \u2013 sampled Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins\u2019 \u201cMs. New Booty\u201d
\nDavid Guetta & Bebe Rexha\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Good (Blue)\u201d \u2013 sampled Eiffel 65\u2019s \u201cBlue (Da Ba Dee)\u201d
\nDJ Khaled & Drake\u2019s \u201cStaying Alive\u201d \u2013 sampled The Bee Gees\u2019 \u201cStayin\u2019 Alive\u201d
\nDoja Cat\u2019s \u201cVegas\u201d \u2013 sampled Shonka Dukureh\u2019s \u201cHound Dog\u201d
\nJack Harlow\u2019s \u201cFirst Class\u201d \u2013 sampled Fergie\u2019s \u201cGlamorous\u201d
\nLatto\u2019s \u201cBig Energy\u201d \u2013 sampled Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cFantasy\u201d
\nLizzo\u2019s \u201cBreak Up Twice\u201d \u2013 sampled Lauryn Hill\u2019s \u201cDoo Wop (That Thing)\u201d
\nNicki Minaj\u2019s \u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d \u2013 sampled Rick James\u2019 \u201cSuper Freak\u201d
\nTaylor Swift\u2019s \u201cQuestion\u2026?\u201d \u2013 sampled Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cOut Of The Woods\u201d
\nYung Gravy\u2019s \u201cBetty (Get Money)\u201d \u2013 sampled Rick Astley\u2019s \u201cNever Gonna Give You Up\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"