Nigerians are leaving a solid mark again on the African music scene after seven of its music acts were nominated in the 2020 Music of Black Origin awards, popularly known as MOBO Awards.
Burna Boy and Rema are nominated in the Best International Act category. Both singers are also in the Best African Act Category alongside Wizkid, Davido, Fireboy DML, Adekunle Gold and Tiwa Savage.
The event will be held online on Wednesday, December 9, via YouTube from 7 PM GMT, while the main broadcast will go out on BBC One at 10.45 PM GMT.
Tiwa Savage, Ms Banks and other acts will be performing on that night.
See the full list of nominees and categories below.
Best Male Act
Best Female Act (In Association With ISAWITFIRST)
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best Newcomer (In Association With Arts Council England)
Video Of The Year
Best R&B/Soul Act
Best Hip Hop Act
Best Grime Act
Best International Act
Best Performance In A TV Show/Flm
Best Album (2017-2019)
Best African Act (In Association With Afrozons)
Best Reggae Act
Best Producer
Meanwhile, globally celebrated Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun‘.
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