Popular Nigerian music artist Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has surpassed his major counterparts Burna Boy and Davido as he bags nomination for a new award.
The ‘Joro’ crooner has yet again for his work on ‘Brown Skin Girl,’ a song he co-owns with American superstar singer Beyonce bagged another major feat.
The song, ‘Brown Skin Girl’ that won the ‘Best Music Video’ category at the 63rd Grammys has yet again bagged a nomination for “Best Musical Moment” at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
This nomination makes Wizkid the first African artist ever nominated at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in over 29 years that the show had started.
Wizkid’s official fan page took to their Twitter handle and posted:
“NEWS 🗞🏆 “Brown Skin Girl” is nominated for “Best Musical Moment” at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards! 🥳 Wizkid is the first African artist to be nominated in the show’s 29-yr history.
Voting opens on Tues, May 11th and ends on Fri, May 14th, on @MTV’s Instagram story. Prepare!”
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