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Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Nominated For “best International Act: Africa” by infocrib(m): 10:39am On May 26, 2016 |
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Lagos, 20 May 2016: Nigerian
superstar acts Wizkid and Yemi
Alade have been nominated for
the Best International Act,
alongside South African trio of
hip hop gian2ts AKA and Cassper
Nyovest and dance/house
legend Black Coffee. East
African sensation Diamond
Platnumz (Tanzania), Ghana’s
dancehall/R&B queen Mzvee
and Cote D’Ivoire’s Coupé
Decalé star Serge Beynaud
round out the nominees for
Africa.
BET Africa, part of Viacom’s
African multimedia
entertainment portfolio, today
announced the nominations for
the 2016 "BET Awards" taking
place at Microsoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California, on
Sunday 26 June, and
premiering across Africa on
BET (DStv channel 129) on
Tuesday 28 June at 6pm .
Recognising the growing
international appeal of African
contemporary artists, eight
African artists have been
honoured in the BET Awards.
On the international scene,
Drake leads the list of
entertainers nominated at this
year’s awards with an
impressive nine nominations
including “Best Male Hip Hop
Artist”, “Video of Year”, and
“Best Collaboration” for his
hit “Where Ya At” with fellow
hip hop artist Future. Beyoncé
and Rihanna follow with five
nods each with Beyoncé scoring
nominations in “Best Female
R&B/Pop Artist”, “Video of
the Year”, and “Best
Collaboration” for “Feeling
Myself” with Nicki Minaj.
Rihanna is in the running for
awards including “Best Female
R&B/Pop Artist”, “Video of
the Year” and “Best
Collaboration” for “Work”
featuring Drake. Other
nominees include newcomer
Bryson Tiller who is up for
four awards including “Best
Male R&B/Pop Artist”, while
Chris Brown is also nominated
in four categories including
“Best Male R&B/Pop Artist”
and “Video Director of the
Year”. Future could also walk
away with four awards,
including one for “Best Male
Hip Hop Artist”.
Created in 2001, the BET
Awards recognizes artists,
entertainers, athletes and
philanthropists across 20+
categories (nominees in
further categories including
“Best New Act: Viewer’s
Choice”, and “Global Good” to
be revealed at a later date).
This year’s broadcast
celebrates 16 years of
spectacular BET Awards
performances, must-see
moments, outstanding talent,
and exquisite music, which has
set the standard for music
awards with highlights such as
Alicia Keys performing during
the Prince “Lifetime
Achievement Award” tribute
(2010) and Michael Jackson
taking the stage with James
Brown (2003), to Beyoncé
performing a lap dance for
Terrence Howard (2005) and
the reuniting of The Fugees
(2005).
“Now in its sixteenth year, the
BET Awards continues to
honour some of today’s
biggest names in music and
entertainment along with
legends in the industry,” said
Stephen Hill, BET’s President
of Programming. “The
nominees this year represent
an incredible array of artists
and exceptional athletes who
inspire their fans around the
globe."
The complete list of nominees
for the 2016 "BET Awards"
are:
Best International Act: Africa
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH
AFRICA)
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH
AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ
(TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE
D’IVOIRE)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
ADELE
ANDRA DAY
BEYONCÉ
K. MICHELLE
RIHANNA
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
JEREMIH
THE WEEKND
TYRESE
Best Group
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
DRAKE & FUTURE
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
RAE SREMMURD
THE INTERNET
Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN &
TY DOLLA $IGN - PLAY NO
GAMES
BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST &
JOHN LEGEND - ONE MAN CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD
FUTURE FT. DRAKE - WHERE
YA
AT
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ -
FEELING MYSELF
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK
Best Male Hip Hop Artist view full list
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Re: Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Nominated For “best International Act: Africa” by infocrib(m): 10:58am On May 26, 2016 |
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Re: Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Nominated For “best International Act: Africa” by bewla(m): 11:19am On May 26, 2016 |
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