Nigerian stars up for The Global Awards 2023

First awarded in 2018, the scheme, a brainchild of British media company Global Media & Entertainment, honours the biggest stars of music and entertainment across a wide range of genres. The upcoming edition of the awards will also reward outstanding feats in podcasting.

Fireboy DML was shortlisted in the Best Song category for his Ed Sheran-assisted ‘Peru’, which last month received the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Platinum certification after selling 1 million copies. Fireboy DML is also up for the Best Hip Hop or R&B prize alongside fellow Nigerian Burna Boy, US pop icon Beyoncé, and a host of other artists.

Rema’s global hit ‘Calm Down’ featuring US singer Selena Gomez is up for Best Social Trended Song. Recently, the original version of the song became the most-watched Afrobeats video on YouTube with more than 410 million views,

Meanwhile, English singer Harry Styles leads this year’s nominations with five, followed by Lewis Capaldi with four awards. 

Below is the full list of nominees:

Best Song

• Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran – Peru
• Aitch – Baby (Feat. Ashanti)
• Beyoncé – Break My Soul
• George Ezra – Green Green Grass
• Harry Styles – As It Was
• Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
• The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber – Stay
• Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
• Lizzo – About Damn Time
• Lizzo – 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)
• Meghan Trainor – Made You Look
• Mimi Webb - House On Fire
• Raye, 070 Shake – Escapism.
• Sam Smith – Unholy (Feat. Kim Petras)
• Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero

Best Hip Hop or R&B

• FIreboy DML
• Burna Boy
• Aitch
• Arrdee
• Beyoncé
• Central Cee
• D-block Europe
• Dave
• Doja Cat
• Drake
• Flo
• Raye
• Stormzy

Best Social Trended Song

• Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
• Ch!pz – 1001 Arabian Nights
• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue)
• Joji – Glimpse Of Us
• Jvke – Golden Hour
• Meghan Trainor – Made You Look
• Miguel – Sure Thing
• Nicky Youre, Dazy - Sunroof
• Raye, 070 Shake – Escapism
• Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
• Sza – Kill Bill

Best Group

• Arctic Monkeys
• D-block Europe
• Coldplay
• Florence + The Machine
• Muse
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Wet Leg

Best Male

• Aitch
• Calvin Harris
• George Ezra
• Harry Styles
• Ksi
• Lewis Capaldi
• Liam Gallagher
• Sam Fender
• Stormzy
• Tom Grennan

Best Female

• Anne-Marie
• Becky Hill
• Beyoncé
• Lizzo
• Meghan Trainor
• Mimi Webb
• P!nk
• Raye
• Sza
• Taylor Swift
• Tom Grennan

Best British Act

• Aitch
• Anne-Marie
• Becky Hill
• Calvin Harris
• Harry Styles
• Joel Corry
• Lewis Capaldi
• Mimi Webb
• Raye
• Sam Fender
• Sam Smith
• Stormzy
• Tom Grennan

Rising Star

• Bru-c
• Flo
• Jvke
• Lf System
• Pinkpantheress
• Sam Ryder
• Wet Leg

Best Classical Artist

• Abel Selaocoe
• Alison Balsom
• Isata Kanneh-Mason
• Lang Lang
• Ludovico Einaudi
• Nicola Benedetti
• Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Mass Appeal

• Beyoncé
• Coldplay
• Elton John
• George Ezra
• Harry Styles
• Lewis Capaldi
• P!nk

Best Podcast

• My Therapist Ghosted Me
• That Peter Crouch Podcast
• The News Agents
• The Rest Is Politics
• The Wittering Whitehalls

Best Indie Act

• Arctic Monkeys
• Blink-182
• Florence + The Machine
• Kasabian
• Liam Gallagher
• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Sam Fender
• Wet Leg

Best Dance Act

• Bru-c
• David Guetta
• Eliza Rose
• Fred Again..
• Lf System
• Luude
• Pinkpantheress
• The Blessed Madonna
• Tiësto

Most Played Song

Awarded to the artist responsible for the most played song on Global’s stations in 2022.