Pop artistes, Wizkid and Yemi Alade, have been nominated alongside Ghana’s Sarkodie and Stoneboy, South Africa’s AKA, DRC’s Fally Ipupa and Kenya’s Sauti Sol for the award of Best International Act Africa category.
According to BET, their nominations were selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which is comprised of fans and entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and the creative arts.
This year’s edition of the award which will hold Tuesday, June 30 saw the addition of a new category, Bet Global Good Award with Tanzania’s Millen Magese as the only nominee.
Boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will battle Chris Paul, Lebron James, Marshawn Lynch and Stephen Curry for the Sport Man Of The Year award while Anthony Anderson, Idris Elba, Jussie Smollett, Kevin Hart and Terrence Howard will slug it out for the Best Actor award.
Alex Okosi, senior vice president & managing director, VIMN Africa, while commenting on the nomination of the African musicians, said, “We are thrilled that African artistes and achievers have been given this global platform once again to highlight and celebrate their huge contribution to the totality of global Black culture through our BET Awards franchise.”
See the complete list of nominees for the BET Awards 2015 below:
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: AFRICA Aka (South Africa) Fally Ipupa (Dr Congo) Sarkodie (Ghana) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Stonebwoy (Ghana) The Soil (South Africa) Wizkid (Nigeria) Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
NEW CATEGORY BET GLOBAL GOOD AWARD Millen Magese (Tanzania)
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST Beyoncé Ciara Janelle Monáe Jhené Aiko K. Michelle Rihanna
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST August Alsina Chris Brown John Legend The Weeknd Trey Songz Usher
BEST GROUP A$Ap Mob Jodeci Migos Rae Sremmurd Rich Gang Young Money
BEST COLLABORATION August Alsina F/ Nicki Minaj – No Love (Remix) Big Sean F/ E-40 – Idfwu Chris Brown F/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – Loyal Chris Brown F/ Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame Common & John Legend – Glory (From The Motion Picture “Selma”) Mark Ronson F/ Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST Big Sean Common Drake J. Cole Kendrick Lamar Wale
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST Azealia Banks Dej Loaf Iggy Azalea Nicki Minaj Tink Trina
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Benny Boom Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Todd Tourso Chris Robinson Fatima Robinson Hype Williams
BEST NEW ARTIST Bobby Shmurda Dej Loaf Fetty Wap Rae Sremmurd Sam Smith Tinashe
BEST GOSPEL ARTIST Deitrick Haddon Erica Campbell Fred Hammond Lecrae Mali Music Michelle Williams
BEST ACTRESS Gabrielle Union Kerry Washington Taraji P. Henson Tracee Ellis Ross Viola Davis
BEST ACTOR Anthony Anderson Idris Elba Jussie Smollett Kevin Hart Terrence Howard
YOUNGSTARS AWARD Jacob Latimore Jaden Smith Mo’ne Davis Quvenzhané Wallis Zendaya
BEST MOVIE Annie Beyond The Lights Selma Think Like A Man Too Top Five
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Brittney Griner Candace Parker Serena Williams Skylar Diggins Venus Williams
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Chris Paul Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Lebron James Marshawn Lynch Stephen Curry
VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD Beyoncé – 7/11 Dej Loaf – Try Me Kendrick Lamar – I Nicki Minaj F/ Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown – Only Rae Sremmurd F/ Nicki Minaj & Young Thug – Throw Sum Mo The Weeknd – Earned It (From The “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Soundtrack)
CENTRIC AWARD Avery Sunshine – Call My Name Jazmine Sullivan F/ Meek Mill – Dumb Mark Ronson F/ Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk Sam Smith F/ Mary J. Blige – Stay With Me The Weeknd – Earned It (From The “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Soundtrack)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: UK FKA Twigs Fuse Odg Lethal Bizzle Little Simz Mnek Stormzy
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