Wizkid, Tekno, Davido make BET 2017 award list
Ace Nigerian singers Wizkid, Tekno and Davido have been
nominated for the ‘Best International Act Africa’ category of the 2017 edition
of the prestigious Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards.
According to the list of nominees released by the organisers
on bet.com on Monday,four Nigerian singers, including Mr Eazi, and three South
AfricanS and a Ghanaian artistes were nominated for the awards.
American pop star, Beyonce top the overall list, with seven
nominations for the show scheduled to take place on June 25 at the Microsoft
Theatre in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
The BET Awards which was established in 2001 by the Black
Entertainment Television Network, celebrates African-Americans in music.
It also honour celebrities in acting, sports, and other
fields of entertainment over the past year.
The ceremony celebrates mass achievements in black
entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released between
April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017.
The annual presentation ceremony features performances by
artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a
televised ceremony.
Wizkid, in 2016, went home with the same award title as a
joint winner with Ghana’s hip hop singer Sarkodie, in the keenly contested
category.
(Source: NAN)
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