Cool FM announce Cool FM Music Awards, COMA, on October 30 for Nigerian music and people wey work around am. Station official announcement confirm launch details wey Pulse publish. The scope include performers and creative workers whose names no always dey as visible as artist name.
Programme get 17 award categories plus Cool FM Icon Award. Four main areas cover music, visual creativity, fashion and style, and cultural influence. That arrangement put production, presentation and audience impact beside songs, because different kinds of work help music reach people.
Eligible work must come out between December 1, 2025 and October 31, 2026. Organisers say no entry forms or submission fees. Dem go identify possible nominees through streams, radio play, DJ rotation, social engagement and editorial assessment before panel choose final nominations.
Winners go depend on weighted combination of judging, online public votes and on-air audience participation. Announcement never publish each category weight. That detail matter because the same number of fan votes fit carry different influence under different rules.
Timetable put judges announcement on October 31, with nominees and voting for November. Dem schedule digital winners announcement for December 4. Na planned sequence; list of categories no be list of nominees, and nomination itself no mean person don win.
COMA immediate importance na its plan to recognise work across music business. Next things to check na judges, nominees and published voting weights. Together, those details go show how organisers turn launch ambition into decisions wey artists, creative workers and listeners fit understand.