Nigerian stars nominated for 2015 BET Awards

Yemi Alade and Wizkid have made the cut on the newly released BET Awards 2015 Nomination list.

The Nigerian acts who have had a spectacular are up for the award in the Best International Act: Africa category.

Yemi Alade and Wizkid will come up against competition from a number of stellar African acts including South Africa’s AKA, Ghana’s Sarkodie and Stonebwoy, Kenyan Sauti Sol, South Africa’s The Soil, and DR Congo’s Makossa King, Fally Ipupa.

See the full list of nominees below.

BET Awards Nominations 2015

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)SARKODIE (GHANA)SAUTI SOL (KENYA)STONEBWOY (GHANA)THE SOIL (SOUTH AFRICA)WIZKID (NIGERIA)YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

BEYONCÉCIARAJANELLE MONÁEJHENÉ AIKOK. MICHELLERIHANNA

AUGUST ALSINACHRIS BROWNJOHN LEGENDTHE WEEKNDTREY SONGZUSHER

A$AP MOBJODECIMIGOSRAE SREMMURDRICH GANGYOUNG MONEY

AUGUST ALSINA F/ NICKI MINAJ – NO LOVE (REMIX)BIG SEAN F/ E-40 – IDFWUCHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA – LOYALCHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS – NEW FLAMECOMMON & JOHN LEGEND – GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “SELMA”)MARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNK

BIG SEANCOMMONDRAKEJ. COLEKENDRICK LAMARWALE

AZEALIA BANKSDEJ LOAFIGGY AZALEANICKI MINAJTINKTRINA

BEYONCÉ – 7/11BIG SEAN F/ E-40 – IDFWUCHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA – LOYALCHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS – NEW FLAMECOMMON & JOHN LEGEND – GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “SELMA”)NICKI MINAJ – ANACONDA

BENNY BOOMBEYONCÉ, ED BURKE & TODD TOURSOCHRIS ROBINSONFATIMA ROBINSONHYPE WILLIAMS

BOBBY SHMURDADEJ LOAFFETTY WAPRAE SREMMURDSAM SMITHTINASHE

DEITRICK HADDONERICA CAMPBELLFRED HAMMONDLECRAEMALI MUSICMICHELLE WILLIAMS

GABRIELLE UNIONKERRY WASHINGTONTARAJI P. HENSONTRACEE ELLIS ROSSVIOLA DAVIS

ANTHONY ANDERSONIDRIS ELBAJUSSIE SMOLLETTKEVIN HARTTERRENCE HOWARD

JACOB LATIMOREJADEN SMITHMO’NE DAVISQUVENZHANÉ WALLISZENDAYA

ANNIEBEYOND THE LIGHTSSELMATHINK LIKE A MAN TOOTOP FIVE

BRITTNEY GRINERCANDACE PARKERSERENA WILLIAMSSKYLAR DIGGINSVENUS WILLIAMS

CHRIS PAULFLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR.LEBRON JAMESMARSHAWN LYNCHSTEPHEN CURRY

BEYONCÉ – 7/11DEJ LOAF – TRY MEKENDRICK LAMAR – iNICKI MINAJ F/ DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN – ONLYRAE SREMMURD F/ NICKI MINAJ & YOUNG THUG – THROW SUM MOTHE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE “FIFTY SHADES OF GREY” SOUNDTRACK)

AVERY SUNSHINE – CALL MY NAMEJAZMINE SULLIVAN F/ MEEK MILL – DUMBMARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNKSAM SMITH F/ MARY J. BLIGE – STAY WITH METHE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE “FIFTY SHADES OF GREY” SOUNDTRACK)

FKA TWIGSFUSE ODGLETHAL BIZZLELITTLE SIMZMNEKSTORMZY