Nigeria’s superstar, Wizkid, won the Best Collaboration award at the just-ended 2022 BET Awards.
The BET Awards, which celebrate Black excellence in music, culture and sports, took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26.
His record ‘Essence’, which features Justin Bieber and Tems, becomes the first African song to win a BET award and Wizkid becomes the first Nigerian and African to win an Award outside the Best International Acts category.
Essence beat other nominations like ‘Every Change I Get’ by DJ Khaled ft Lil baby and Lil Durk; ‘Family Ties’ by Baby Seem ft Kenderick Lamar; ‘Whole Lotta’ by Bia ft Nicki Minaj; ‘Way 2 Sexy’, Drake ft Future and Young Thug, and ‘Kiss me More’ by Doja Cat ft SZA.
Other winners on the night included Sean “Diddy” Combs, Tems, Jazmine Sullivan, Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar and many more.
See the complete list of 2022 BET Awards Winners here.
