Wizkid wins BET Award with Ghana’s Sarkodie

Nigeria’s young sensation, Wizkid has joined the league of top Nigerian artists awarded the BET prize for Best International Act.
Wizkid won the award in a tie with Ghanaian artist, Sarkodie at the 2012 edition of the BET Awards on Sunday.

The 2101 Black Entertainment Award winners, Wizkid (R) and Sarkozie (L)

Another Nigerian artist, Ice Prince Zamani was nominated in the category which also had AfricaCamp Mulla from Kenya, Mokobe from Mali and Lira from South Africa.
With this award Wizkid has joined the likes of D’banj, Tuface Idibia, Asa, 9ice and Nneka in picking the BET Award.

Rappers Wale & Miguel won the Best Collaboration Award

Nigeria also had another claim at the event which held in California on Sunday, as Nigerian-American rapper, Wale, won the Best Collaboration Award for his rap track “Lotus Flower Bomb” which features Miguel.
Jay-Z and Kanye West were the big winners at the BET Awards 2012 walking away with Video of the Year for their “Otis” single. The rap duo also won Best Group for their collaboration on the “Watch The Throne” album.
The award ceremony for Black Entertainers was hosted by foremost Hollywood Actor, Samuel L. Jackson, who opened the show by doing a parody of Jay-Z and Kanye’s “In Paris” with director Spike Lee.
Beyonce and Chris Brown also won two awards each for the night.
Nicki Minaj, Usher, Brown, Wale, G.O.O.D. Music, Y’Anna Crawley, Amber Bullock, Jessica Reedy, Melanie Fiona and 2 Chainz were among the performers.
There was also a special tribute to Whitney Houston that included performances from Chaka Khan, Brandy, Monica and Houston’s mother Cissy Houston, who sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The tribute also included appearances by Houston’s “Waiting to Exhale” co-stars Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon.

Culled from channelstv.com

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