- The famous American award show, BET, has released the list of nominations for the various categories and no Ghanaian musician has made the list
- Several Nigerian and South African musicians from the African continent dominated the list
- Ghanaians took to social media to express their dismay at the news
The BET Awards have released the official list of nominations for the various categories of the prestigious award show and no Ghanaian musicians have made it to the list.
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Ghanaians lost BET 2024 nominations
America’s BET Awards organizers released the nomination list for the various categories, and no names of musicians from Ghana were mentioned.
Nigerian and South African musicians dominated the list from the African continent, with nominations in various categories.
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Nigerian musicians like; Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, Tems, Davido, Lojay and Seyi Vibez were all nominated for the 2024 BET Awards.
Meanwhile, Ghanaian rappers Sarkodie and Black Sherif are the only two musicians from the country to have won BET awards.
Sarkodie, in 2012, won his first BET Award in the Best International Act category. However, he won the award twice in 2014 and 2015.
In 2023, Black Sherif won his first BET Award at the age of 21. He won the Best International Flow award ahead of South Africa’s Aka and KO, UK’s Central Cee and JHus, France’s Gazo and Ninho, Brazil’s Major Rd and Tasha & Tracie and Zambia’s Sampa The Great.
Reactions as No Ghanaian Musicians Nominated for 2024 BET Awards
Below are the views of Ghanaians as no Ghanaian musicians were nominated for the 2024 BET Awards:
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@seanelhadji said:
While some make noise on the internet disturbing the sub-region, others do their work quietly offline, these are the real Winners! You left out the Godfather, Burna Boy!
@twiterHighway said:
unless Safo Newman goes, come collect the BET for us
@ujunwaedeh said:
Stonebwoy lost?
@_hommie_1 said:
Why didn’t King Promise win a nomination after having the most popular song in Africa and hosting the biggest show in Asia according to paid influencers?
@DwumahCassandra said:
King Promise should have been noticed since Twitter influencers claim he is the biggest international artiste in Ghana
@Ceed_Tha_Youth said:
For this country and music you die for, you want a BET. Artiste dem ah hardwork sef we dey trash am. TGMA naaa let’s win some
‘There’s nobody else’: Killbeatz predicts King Promise to win Artist of the Year battle
YEN.com.gh reported that King Promise is among top Ghanaian artistes vying to be crowned Artiste of the Year at this year’s Ghana Music Awards.
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Ghanaian producer Killbeatz says no one deserves the award more than his artiste, King Promise.
His claim has sparked a heated debate among fans from various artist factions online.
Source: YEN.com.gh