Wizkid officially becomes the first Nigerian artist to be nominated for the American Music Awards (AMAs)
Nigerian music superstar Wizkkd who took over the
international scene this year has enjoyed tremendous support from all over the
world including several international collaborations and a major record deal
with Sony Music.
The Nigerian Star Boy may have just made another history as his song with Drake and Kyla 'One Dance' just got him a nomination at the American Music Awards (AMAs) 2016 edition. A close look at the full list saw only Wizkid as the only Nigerian artiste on that list. See the exerpt from the list that included him:
The Nigerian Star Boy may have just made another history as his song with Drake and Kyla 'One Dance' just got him a nomination at the American Music Awards (AMAs) 2016 edition. A close look at the full list saw only Wizkid as the only Nigerian artiste on that list. See the exerpt from the list that included him:
Below is the
full list of nominees:
Artist of
the Year
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin
Bieber
Ariana
Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One
Pilots
The Weeknd
New Artist
of the Year Un-Leashed By T-Mobile
Alessia Cara
The
Chainsmokers
Dnce
Shawn Mendes
Zayn
Collaboration
of the Year
The
Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake
Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Fifth
Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $Ign “Work From Home”
Rihanna
Featuring Drake “Work”
Meghan
Trainor Featuring John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
Tour of the
Year
Beyoncé
Madonna
Bruce
Springsteen & The E Street Band
Video of the
Year
Justin
Bieber “Sorry”
Desiigner
“Panda”
Rihanna
Featuring Drake “Work”
Favorite
Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Justin
Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
Favorite
Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Favorite Duo
or Group – Pop/Rock
The
Chainsmokers
Dnce
Twenty One
Pilots
Favorite
Album – Pop/Rock
Adele “25”
Justin
Bieber “Purpose”
Drake
“Views”
Favorite
Song- Pop/Rock
Adele
“Hello”
Justin
Bieber “Love Yourself”
Drake
Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Favorite
Male Artist – Country
Thomas Rhett
Blake
Shelton
Favorite
Female Artist – Country
Kelsea
Ballerini
Cam
Carrie
Underwood
Favorite Duo
or Group – Country
Old Dominion
Favorite
Album - Country
Luke Bryan
“Kill The Lights”
Chris
Stapleton “Traveller”
Carrie
Underwood “Storyteller”
Favorite
Song - Country
Florida
Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y”
Tim Mcgraw
“Humble And Kind”
Thomas Rhett
“Die A Happy Man”
Favorite
Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Favorite
Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake
“Views”
Drake &
Future “What A Time To Be Alive”
Fetty Wap
“Fetty Wap”
Favorite
Song – Rap/Hip-Hop
Desiigner
“Panda”
Drake
“Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap
“679”
Favorite
Male Artist – Soul/R&B
Bryson
Tiller
The Weeknd
Favorite
Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet
Jackson
Rihanna
Favorite
Album – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
“Lemonade”
Rihanna
“Anti”
Bryson
Tiller “T R A P S O U L”
Favorite
Song – Soul/R&B
Drake
Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Rihanna
Featuring Drake “Work”
Bryson
Tiller “Don’t”
Favorite
Artist - Alternative Rock
Coldplay
Twenty One
Pilots
X
Ambassadors
Favorite
Artist - Adult Contemporary
Adele
Rachel
Platten
Meghan
Trainor
Favorite
Artist - Latin
J Balvin
Enrique
Iglesias
Nicky Jam
Favorite
Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren
Daigle
Hillsong
United
Chris Tomlin
Favorite
Artist - Electronic Dance Music (Edm)
The
Chainsmokers
Calvin
Harris
Major Lazer
Top
Soundtrack
Purple Rain
Star Wars:
The Force Awakens
Suicide
Squad: The Album
Source:
Yahoo/ Nigerian Daily Mail
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