BET Awards 2017: WizKid Wins 'Best International Act (Africa)' - Full List Of Winners
Nigerian Starboy,WizKid has emerged the winner at the just concluded BET Awards 2017 in the category of Best International Act (Africa) having pulled through among other African nominees likeAKA, Tekno, Davido andNasty C.
Wizkid became a proclaimed music act to the world the moment he crossed the border with his Ojuelegba track back in 2015. Thereafter, hooking up with Drake to make a global hit track, One Dance on his album "Views". He was credited as the originalwriter of One Dance by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
With these feats in the last couple of years, Wizkid has risen to become the most priced artist out of African, his success at the BET 2017, therefore, didn't appear as a surprise to many.
Beyonce Knowles stole shine at the BET moments,Remy Ma andChance The Rapper made their debut
HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE BET 2017
- Best Female Hip-Hop ArtistRemy Ma
- Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice AwardBeyoncé — Sorry
- Best Male Hip-Hop ArtistKendrick Lamar
- Youngstars AwardYara Shahidi
- Best Male R&B/Pop ArtistBruno Mars
- Best New ArtistChance the Rapper
- Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational AwardLecrae
- Centric AwardSolange — Cranes in the Sky
- Best GroupMigos
- Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistBeyoncé
- Best CollaborationChris Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — Party
- Video of the YearBeyoncé — “Sorry” Bruno Mars — 24k Magic
- Video Director of the YearKahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter -- Sorry
- Album of the YearLemonade — Beyoncé
- Best ActressTaraji P. Henson
- Best ActorMahershala Ali
- Best MovieHidden Figures
- Sportswoman of the Year AwardSerena Williams
- Sportsman of the Year AwardStephen Curry
- Best International Act: EuropeStormzy
- Best International Act: AfricaWizkid
- Humanitarian AwardChance the Rapper
- Lifetime Achievement AwardNew Edition