International superstars Davido and Tiwa Savage are nominees for the international act category at the upcoming 2018 BET awards on June 24 set to take place in Los Angeles.
Davido beat Tiwa Savage to the award back in 2014 and the pair are up again for the same award 4 years later. Tiwa did not grab the award but she had a nice performace with the CEO dancers Davido was nominated for the award last year but lost unfortunately lost to another Nigerian atiste, Wizkid.
This year the International act category consists of Davido (Nigeria), Tiwa Savage (Nigeria), Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Distruction Boyz (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (DR Congo), J Hus (UK), Stefflon Don (UK), and Stormzy (UK). We cant wait to see who grabs it this year.
Check out the nominees below:
Female R&B/Pop Artist: Beyoncé, SZA, H.E.R., Rihanna, Kehlani
Male R&B/Pop Artist: Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, the Weeknd, Khalid, Daniel Caesar
Group: Migos, A Tribe Called Quest, N.E.R.D., Rae Sremmurd, Chloe x Halle
Collaboration: Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé, “Top Off”; Cardi B featuring 21 Savage, “Bartier Cardi”; French Montana featuring Swae Lee, “Unforgettable”; Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna, “Loyalty”
Male Hip-Hop Artist: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, J. Cole
Female Hip-Hop Artist: Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, DeJ Loaf, Rapsody
Video of the Year: Drake, “God’s Plan”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Migos featuring Drake, “Walk It Talk It”
Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom, Director X, Ava DuVernay, Chris Brown, Dave Meyers
New Artist: SZA, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, GoldLink, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspirational Award: Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”; Snoop Dogg featuring B Slade, “Words Are Few”; Ledisi and Kirk Franklin, “If You Don’t Mind”; Marvin Sapp, “Close”; Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj, “I’m Getting Ready”
International Act: Booba, Cassper Nyovest, Dadju, Davido, Distruction Boyz, Fally Ipupa, J Hus, Niska, Tiwa Savage, Stefflon Don, Stormzy
Actress: Tiffany Haddish, Lupita Nyong’o, Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Taraji P. Henson
Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Sterling K. Brown, Denzel Washington, Daniel Kaluuya
Young Stars Award: Yara Shahidi, Ashton Tyler, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown
Movie: Black Panther; Girls Trip; A Wrinkle in Time; Detroit; Mudbound
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Candace Parker, Elana Meyers Taylor
Sportsman of the Year: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, Odell Beckham Jr.
Album of the Year: Damn., Kendrick Lamar; Ctrl, SZA; 4:44, Jay-Z; Culture II, Migos; Black Panther: The Album, Kendrick Lamar and various artists; Grateful, DJ Khaled
BET Her Award: Janelle Monaé, “Django Jane”; Lizzo, “Water Me”; Mary J. Blige, “Strength of a Woman”; Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”; Chloe X Halle, “The Kids Are Alright”; Leikeli47, “2nd Fiddle”
Viewers’ Choice: SZA featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Drake, “God’s Plan”; Migos featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, “Motorsport”; DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
