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  Superstar musician, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, on Sunday, June 27th, 2021, won the Best International Act award at the BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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The nominations for the award pitched Burna against fellow Nigerian act, Wizkid, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, Emicida of Brazil, Aya Nakamura (France),  Headie One (United Kingdom), Youssopha (France), and Young T & Bugsey (United Kingdom). The 2021 edition of the awards which was hosted by high profile Hollywood actress and six-time BET Best actress winner, Taraji P. Henson, saw Burna Boy, the self-acclaimed “African Giant’’ win the award for the third time since 2019. In March 2021, Burna Boy made the headlines after winning the Grammy award for World Best Music Album. The ‘Bank On It’ crooner in his usual style promoted African culture when he was called on stage to collect his BET award alongside his mother by telling the large celebrity crowd that he was interested in teaching them Pidgin English and urged them to speak a phrase in Pidgin.
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Established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network, the BET Awards is an American award aimed at celebrating and promoting African Americans in music, acting, sports, and other entertainment fields over the past year. Sources Premium Times Lions Crib Featured Image Source: The World News Hunt
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This article was first published on 29th June 2021

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