– Naija musicians are winning on the international scene
– Davido and Tiwa Savage were recently nominated for the prestigious BET awards
– They were both nominated in the Best International Act category
Nigerian music is still getting recognised in the international scene. This is evident in the exploits of our musicians like Mr Eazi, Wizkid, Davido, Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage. As a result of their works, international organizations have started taking notice and are beginning to rate us alongside other world acts. Davido and Tiwa Savage were recently nominated alongside other African artists in the Best International Act category at the BET awards that will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States.
However, this is not the first time OBO has been nominated for this award. In fact, he won the award in 2014. Tiwa was also nominated in the same category that year. Wizkid went home with the award in 2017. See the full list of nominees below:
Best International Act Award
Booba (France) Casper Nyovest (South Africa) Davido (Nigeria) Dadju (France) Destruction Boyz (South Africa) Fally Ipupa (DR Congo) J Hus (UK) Niska (France) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Stefflon Don (UK) Stormzy (UK)
Best Female R&B / Pop Artist Award
Beyoncé SZA H.E.R. Rihanna Kehlani
Best Male R&B / Pop Artist Award
Bruno Mars Chris Brown The Weeknd Khalid Daniel Caesar
Best Group Award
Migos A Tribe Called Quest N*E*R*D Rae Sremmurd Chloe x Halle
Best Collaboration Award
Bruno Mars f/ Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” DJ Khaled f/ Jay Z, Future & Beyoncé – “Top Off” Cardi Bf/ 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” French Montana f/ Swae Lee – “Unforgettable” Kendrick Lamar f/ Rihanna – “Loyalty”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Award
Drake Kendrick Lamar DJ Khaled Jay Z J. Cole
Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award
Cardi B Nicki Minaj Remy Ma Dej Loaf Rapsody
Video of the Year Award
Drake – “God’s Plan” Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow” Bruno Mars f/ Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” Kendrick Lamar – “Humble” Migos f/ Drake – “Walk It Talk It”
Video Director of the Year Award
Benny Boom Director X Ava DuVernay Chris Brown Dave Meyers
Best New Artist Award
SZA H.E.R. Daniel Caesar GoldLink A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Dr Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Lecrae f/ Tory Kelly – “I’ll Find You” Snoop Dogg f/ B Slade – “Words Are Few” Ledisi and Kirk Franklin – “If You Don’t Mind” Marvin Sapp – “Close” Tasha Cobbs Leonard f/ Nicki Minaj – “I’m Getting Ready”
Best Actress Award
Tiffany Haddish Lupita Nyong’o Issa Rae Angela Bassett Letitia Wright Taraji P. Henson
Best Actor Award
Chadwick Boseman Michael B. Jordan Donald Glover Sterling K. Brown Denzel Washington Daniel Kaluuya
Young Stars Award
Yara Shahidi Ashton Tyler Caleb McLaughlin Lonnie Chavis Marsai Martin Miles Brown
Best Movie Award
Black Panther Girls Trip A Wrinkle in Time Detroit Mudbound
Sportswoman of the Year Award
Serena Williams Venus Williams Skylar Diggins-Smith Candace Parker Elana Meyers Taylor
Sportsman of the Year Award
Stephen Curry LeBron James Kevin Durant Dwyane Wade Odell Beckham Jr.
Album of the Year Award
Kendrick Lamar – Da*n SZA – Ctrl Jay Z – 4:44 Migos – Culture II Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album DJ Khaled – Grateful
BET Her Award
Janelle Monáe – “Django Jane” Lizzo – “Water Me” Mary J. Blige – “Strength of a Woman” Remy Ma f/ Chris Brown – “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)” Chloe x Halle – “The Kids Are Alright” Leikeli47 – “2nd Fiddle”
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
SZA f/ Travis Scott – “Love Galore” Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow” Kendrick Lamar – “Humble” Drake – “God’s Plan” Migos f/ Nicki Minaj and Cardi B – “MotorSport” DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
