BET has just announced Wizkid as Winner of the Best International Act – Africa Award in a special ceremony held in Los Angeles, beating off stiff competition from Davido, Mr Eazi, Tekno, Stonebwoy, Nasty C, Babes Wodumo and AKA.
https://twitter.com/BET_Africa/status/878693433799458816
It’s the Starboy’s 2nd win in this category, first taking home the award (alongside Sarkodie) back in 2012.
Nasty C had initially been accidentally announced as winner sometime last week, but BET quickly apologized for the “glitch”.
The 2017 BET Awards will be held on June 25, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. The nominees were announced on May 15, 2017;
Beyoncé leads the nominations with 7, followed by Bruno Mars with 5.
Congrats to Starboy!
