COOL FM LAUNCH "COMA": New Music Awards To Celebrate Singers, DJs, Directors & Fashion Icons!

Cool FM don officially announce their brand new award platform called the Cool FM Music Awards (COMA).

The award go feature 17 categories plus one special Cool FM Icon Award to honor not just musicians, but all the creative people wey dey work behind the scenes inside Nigerian entertainment.

For almost 30 years, Cool FM don dey front seat shaping Nigerian radio and music culture. Now, dem don step up the game with COMA to honor the whole creative ecosystem.

Chief Executive Officer of Cool FM, Serge Noujaim, explain say the awards go recognize four main areas: Music, Creative & Visual Arts, Fashion & Style, and Culture & Influence.

"Cool FM don spend almost three decades shaping Nigeria’s music culture. With COMA, we dey take that legacy go further — to celebrate not just the stars, but the entire creative ecosystem behind their success." — Serge Noujaim, CEO Cool FM

Noujaim talk say people like producers, DJs, video directors, photographers, fashion designers, content creators, and even fans go get proper recognition for their handwork.

COMA Project Chairman, Joseph Adamu, promise say the platform go stand on top credibility, industry expertise, hard data, and public votes.

The selection and voting process for the Cool FM Music Awards (COMA) no require any entry fee or form submission from artists. Instead, nominees go emerge purely based on performance metrics such as streaming numbers, radio airplay, DJ rotations, social media engagement, and editorial reviews for works released between December 1, 2025, and October 31, 2026. The final winners go come out through a combined score from a professional panel of judges, public digital voting, and live audience participation on Cool FM radio.

Regarding the official timeline, Cool FM go unveil the panel of judges on October 31, 2026, while the full nominee list and voting portals go open inside November after the category score weightings don dey published. Everything go come to a grand climax on December 4, 2026, when dem go digitally announce all the inaugural COMA winners to the public.