Sourced news brief · Source report: 2026-10-03
Organisers of the 18th Headies announced a nominees party at Vaniti in Lagos for Saturday, 3 October, as part of the build-up to the music awards.
Voice of Nigeria reported that the invitation scheduled the gathering for 10 p.m. and requested Afro Glam attire.
The party was presented as an opportunity for nominated artistes and other music professionals to celebrate ahead of the main ceremony, which the report said was scheduled for Toronto later in October.
This brief records the announced programme. It does not claim that every invited nominee attended or report an event outcome that the source had not established. Readers seeking winners, performances or changes to the main ceremony’s arrangements should distinguish those later developments from the earlier invitation. The nominees gathering highlights the activity surrounding recognition of Nigerian music and its industry professionals.
Source: Voice of Nigeria — original report. This is an original Aoedus summary of the linked reporting.
Source photograph. Image credit/source: Voice of Nigeria.
