The nominees, including Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido, Tems, Asake, Seyi Vibes and Lojay were unveiled on Thursday.
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The tribute is being curated by producer Swizz Beatz, who had a longstanding friendship with the late musician and will include standout performances from Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Swizz Beatz, Griselda, and a special appearance by Michael K. Williams.
The show, which celebrates Black excellence in music, film, sports and philanthropy, was filled with speeches, songs, images of protests and the names of dozens of Black men and women who have died at the hands of police in recent years.
Rihanna, Mary J Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler Perry and the ‘Exonerated Five” dotted the BET awards ceremony with special iconic moments.
Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu, got a rapturous response following an epic acceptance speech at the BET Awards on Monday.
Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy, Teni and Mr Eazi, have been nominated in different categories for the Black Entertainment Television awards.
The toddler, who celebrated first birthday last month, was reported to have drowned in their Ikoyi, Lagos State home swimming pool on Sunday
The iconic annual show will also have performances from previously announced hit makers, including Bruno Mars, Future, Migos, Trey Songz and Tamar Braxton
Ever since the organizers announced the nominations for the 2015 BET Awards, which holds at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, several campaigns, guesses have began to flood the social media over those who will emerge winners of the highly coveted award
Recall that Ice Prince, who had been nominated twice for the prestigious award, won the award last year as BET International Act Africa
Nominations were announced in 20 categories, selected by BET’s Voting Academy, comprising of a group of respected entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, creative arts and fans