Wizkid Breaks Record As He Gets Nominated For MOBO's 'Best International Act' Award

Nigerian StarboyWizkid has finally succeeded in putting Nigeria on the Global Map with his music.

Wizkid has been announced as one the nominees for the Best International Act category of theMOBO 2017 Awards.

This singular accomplishment comes in three-fold:

Wizkid is the only African featured on this year’s Best International Act category nomination alongside global music heavyweights likeJay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and more others.

This is Wizkid’s first nomination on the category for Best International Act, and we’re not talking about Africa, like is usually the case for award platforms likeMTV andBET.

Wizkid is the first Nigerian mainstream artiste to be featured on the nominees list for this highly coveted category award.

See the category where Wizkid is proclaiming Africa to the World

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Migos

Travis Scott

DJ Khaled

Jay Z

Drake

Wizkid

Sza

Cardi B

Kendrick Lamar

Solange Knowles