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| DistructionBoyz |
Nominees for the 2018 edition of the
BET Awards were announced on Tuesday, 15th May, with Universal Music
Group (UMG) artistes dominating the Best International Act category.
Universal Music Africa has one
nomination with South Africa’s DistructionBoyz, while Universal
Music France has twonominations with Congolese singer FallyIpupa and
rappers Booba and Niska. English singer-rapper Stefflon Don and
French singer Dadju of Polydor Records, a Universal owned label, are
also nominated in the Best International Act category.
Famous for the smash hit, ‘Wololo’,
the Durban based DistructionBoyz have pushed gqom music to the
mainstream with their Gold selling debut album, ‘Gqom is the
Future’, which features another hit single, ‘Omunye’.
The BET nominations which are selected
from thousands of submissions across 20 categories, showcase some of
the most gifted music makers of the past awards year. The nominations
are selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which comprises fans and an
esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of
television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports
journalism, public relations, and the creative arts.
The BET awards are voted for by the
public with an interest in all genres made by black people. Voting
closes on June 1, 2018, and the show will air live on BET on Sunday,
June 24, 2018, from the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California,
United States.
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