BET nominates Burna Boy and Wizkid for ‘Best International Artiste Award‘
Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy and Wizkid have both been nominated in the ‘Best International Artiste’ category at the 2021 BET Award ceremony.
The nomination list was announced by BET on its twitter page on Thursday, May 27.
Other nominees in the category are: French singers, Aya Nakamura and Youssoupha; Tanzanian superstar, Diamond Platnumz; Brazilian act, Emicida; British acts, the rapper Headie One and the duo Yung T and Bugsey are all nominated in the same category as well.
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Last year 2020 BET Awards, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Rema were the only Nigerians nominated in three different categories.
He came out victorious at the 2020 BET Awards as the Best International Act.
This year 2021 BET Awards Burna Boy got nominated again and this time Wizkid joins him in the same category.
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Meanwhile, American rappers Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby lead the pack with seven nominations each while Cardi B and Drake follow with five nominations each.
The 2021 BET Awards is back with a live show audience in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27.