Pin Nigerian music act, Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, alongside fellow artiste, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, have been nominated for the 2025 Music of Black Origin Awards.
The duo was nominated in the Best International Act category, with United States-based artistes, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar, according to the 2025 shortlist which was released on Wednesday.
More so, seven Nigerian artistes were nominated in the Best African Music Act category, including Odumodublvck, Rema and Shallipopi, among others.
South African singer Tyla, who emerged as the Best New Artist at the BET Awards 2024, got nominations in both categories.
According to a BBC report, West London rapper, Central Cee, could become the first musician to win the Best Male Artist at the MOBO Awards three times.
He’s currently tied with Stormzy, who also has two wins, but picked up his third consecutive nomination in the 2025 shortlist.
See the full list of nominations below:
Best international act
• Asake
• Ayra Starr
• Beyonce
• Glorilla
• Kendrick Lamar
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj
• Tems
• Tyla
Best African music act
• Asake (Nigeria)
• Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
• Bnxn & Ruger (Nigeria)
• King Promise (Ghana)
• Odumodublvck (Nigeria)
• Rema (Nigeria)
• Shallipopi (Nigeria)
• Tems (Nigeria)
• Tyla (South Africa)
• Uncle Waffles (South Africa)
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