The Organisers of the prestigious Nigerian music award, Headies Awards, have announced the first set of nominees for the 16 edition of the award.

The organisers announced the nominees for the coveted “Rookie of the Year” category via their Twitter handle this Tuesday.

According to the organisers, the category is “A voting category for the rookie of the year who has had a successful year musically, with the absence of an album in the year under review.”

The nominees in the category are Odumodublvck, Guchi, Bayanni, Khaid, Bloody Civilian and Elter Skillz.