Tiwa Savage had a stellar 2014, putting out her debut album titled ‘Once Upon A Time’, with the hit song, ‘Eminado’ topping charts. Davido also has had an amazing 365 days, with repeated hit songs such as ‘Gobe’, ‘Skelewu’, ‘Aye’, and others leading him to the pinnacle of African entertainment.
Who Will Win The 2014 BET Awards? Full List Of Nominees
The BET Award Nominations list have been released, and 2 Nigerian artistes, Tiwa Savage & Davido, will go up against themselves for the much-coveted ‘Best International Act:Africa’ Category.
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Tiwa and Davido were nominated alongside South Africa’s Mafikizolo, Sarkodie of Ghana, Toofan of Togo and Diamond Platnumz of Tanzania.
Jay Z and Beyonce are leading with more nominations in the music category. Also Nigerian-British actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor and his 12 Years a Slave co-star Lupita Nyong’o also scored nominations in Best Actor and Best Actress categories respectively. The award ceremony will take place on Sunday 29th June 2014.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Best International Act: AfricaDavido (Nigeria)Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)Mafikizolo (South Africa)Sarkodie (Ghana)Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)Toofan (Togo)
Best International Act: UKDizzee RascalGhettsKrept & KonanLaura MvulaRita OraTinie Tempah
Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistBeyoncéJanelle MonáeJhené AikoK. MichelleRihannaTamar Braxton
Best Male R&B/Pop ArtistAugust AlsinaChris BrownJohn LegendJustin TimberlakePharrell Williams
Best GroupA$AP MobDaft PunkMacklemore & Ryan LewisTGTYoung Money
Best CollaborationAugust Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ – I Luv ThisBeyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In LoveDrake f/ Majid Jordan – Hold On (We’re Going Home)JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy GrailRobin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell Williams – Blurred LinesYG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – My Hitta
Best Male Hip Hop ArtistDrakeFutureJ. ColeJAY ZKendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop ArtistAngel HazeCharli BaltimoreEveIggy AzaleaNicki Minaj
Video of the YearBeyoncé – PartitionBeyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In LoveChris Brown – Fine ChinaDrake – Worst BehaviorPharrell Williams – Happy
Video Director of the YearBenny BoomChris BrownColin TilleyDirector XHype Williams
Best New ArtistAriana GrandeAugust AlsinaMack WildsRich Homie QuanScHoolboy Q
Best Gospel ArtistDonnie McClurkinErica CampbellHezekiah WalkerTamela MannTye Tribbett
Best ActressAngela BassettGabrielle UnionKerry WashingtonLupita Nyong’oOprah Winfrey
Best ActorChiwetel EjioforForest WhitakerIdris ElbaKevin HartMichael B. Jordan
YoungStars AwardGabrielle DouglasJacob LatimoreJaden SmithKeKe PalmerZendaya
Best Movie12 Years a SlaveThe Best Man HolidayFruitvale StationKevin Hart: Let Me ExplainLee Daniels’ The Butler
Subway Sportswoman of the YearBrittney GrinerLolo JonesSerena WilliamsSkylar DigginsVenus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the YearBlake GriffinCarmelo AnthonyFloyd Mayweather Jr.Kevin DurantLeBron James
Centric AwardAloe Blacc – The ManJennifer Hudson f/ T.I. – I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)Jhené Aiko – The WorstLiV Warfield – Why Do You Lie?Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing
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