Nigerian music stars, Wizkid, Asake, Burna Boy, Tems nominated for 2026 BET Awards

Nigerians Afrobeat singer, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake and Tems have been nominated for the 2026 BET Awards.

The awards ceremony which will be held in Los Angeles on June 28 2026, will be hosted by comedian Druski and air live on ET on BET.

Nominations for the annual awards were unveiled on Tuesday, with some Nigerian artistes receiving recognition across music categories.

Following their collaborative project and a series of chart-topping releases, Asake and Wizkid earned a joint nomination in Best Group category.

Tems who bagged three nomination, was nominated as one of the Africa’s most celebrated nominees, Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, BET Her Award for her song First

Viewers’ Choice Award for Raindance, her collaboration with Dave

Burna Boy was nominated for Best Collaboration category for his feature on Gunna’s hit single, WGFT.

DAILY POST reports that BET Awards is one of the Black culture’s most prestigious international award platforms.