{"id":88102,"date":"2025-02-14T17:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/african-music\/ruger-reacts-to-2025-headies-snub-with-sarcastic-post\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:24:33","slug":"ruger-reacts-to-2025-headies-snub-with-sarcastic-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=88102","title":{"rendered":"Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Ruger reacts sarcastically after Headies snub, praises award show<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_835574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835574\" style=\"width: 2261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-835574\" src=\"https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1.jpg\" alt=\"Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post\" width=\"2261\" height=\"1601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1.jpg 2261w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-550x389.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-2048x1450.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-450x319.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-1200x850.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ruger1-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2261px) 100vw, 2261px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-835574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nigerian singer <a href=\"https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/tag\/Ruger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ruger<\/strong> <\/a>has reacted to being overlooked at the 2025 Headies Awards with a sarcastic social media post that has sparked widespread discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on February 14, 2025, the \u201cBounce\u201d crooner wrote:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShoutout to the most incredible award event in the whole world, THE HEADIES. Thank you for recognizing the hard work of ALL ARTISTS. Very soon you will be bigger than all the awards in the whole world. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post, which many interpreted as a subtle jab at the award show\u2019s organizers, quickly went viral, with fans debating whether <strong>Ruger<\/strong> was being genuine or throwing shade.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his successful run with hit songs and collaborations, <strong>Ruger<\/strong> did not receive a single nomination for the 2025 edition of the Headies, which featured top contenders like <strong>Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr, Tems, Davido, <\/strong>and <strong>Rema.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fans have since taken to social media to express their disappointment, with many arguing that Ruger\u2019s contributions to the music industry deserved recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his post has reignited conversations about the transparency and fairness of award shows.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shoutout to the most credible award event in the whole world THE HEADIES. Thank you for recognising the hard work of ALL ARTISTS and ALL PROJECTS. Very soon, you will be bigger than all the awards in the whole world. Amen \u270a\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BLOWNBOY RU (@rugerofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rugerofficial\/status\/1890305442024230949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mp3bullet.ng\/17th-headies-awards-the-complete-list-of-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headies officially set the stage for its 17th edition with the release of its<\/a> highly anticipated nominations list on February 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Headies Awards season is now in full swing as organizers unveil the full lineup of nominees, celebrating the achievements of both Nigerian and international artists who have made a significant impact on the music industry over the past year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruger reacts sarcastically after Headies snub, praises award show Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post Nigerian singer Ruger has reacted to being overlooked at the 2025 Headies Awards with a sarcastic social media post that has sparked widespread discussions. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on February 14, 2025, the \u201cBounce\u201d crooner wrote: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12025],"tags":[25379,21923,41060,25380,16322,43048,2649,33419,23854,26141,43049,19233,36556],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-88102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-music","tag-artiste-news","tag-asake","tag-ayra-starr","tag-burna-boy","tag-davido","tag-headies","tag-post","tag-reacts","tag-rema","tag-ruger","tag-sarcastic","tag-snub","tag-tems"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post \u00bb - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=88102\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post \u00bb - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ruger reacts sarcastically after Headies snub, praises award show Ruger Reacts to 2025 Headies Snub with Sarcastic Post Nigerian singer Ruger has reacted to being overlooked at the 2025 Headies Awards with a sarcastic social media post that has sparked widespread discussions. 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