Nigerian musicians, Burna Boy and Rema, have simply been nominated for the MTV EMA Awards 2020. The class for which they’ve been nominated is the Greatest African Act.
They shall be contending towards South Africa’s Grasp KG, Kabza de Small and DJ Maphorisa, Uganda’s Sheebah, and Congo’s Gaz Mawete.
The MTV Europe Music Award started the class for the Greatest African Act in 2005. 2face Idibia alias 2baba gained the award that yr, making him the primary Nigerian artist to win the award. D’Banj gained in 2007.
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In 2008, the class was suspended for the MTV Africa Music Awards. It was, nevertheless, returned in 2012, with D’Banj successful that very same yr for the second time.
Tiwa Savage is the primary and solely feminine African artist to win the award. She gained in 2018.
See Burna Boy and Rema’s nominations here.