{"id":645412,"date":"2019-06-25T18:04:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div> <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img width=\"696\" height=\"447\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/06\/1561485889_89_06101000-696x447.jpg\"   alt=\"Burna Boy\" title=\"Burna Boy\"\/><\/div><p>Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka B"},"modified":"2019-06-25T18:04:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:04:49","slug":"bet-burna-boy-wins-best-international-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/25\/bet-burna-boy-wins-best-international-act\/","title":{"rendered":"BET: Burna Boy wins \u2018Best International Act\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"447\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561485889_89_06101000-696x447.jpg\"   alt=\"Burna Boy\" title=\"Burna Boy\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy clinched the coveted \u2018Best International Act\u2019 award at the BET on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 edition of the award which celebrates black people in film, music and arts, was held at the Microsoft Theatre in California.<\/p>\n<p>The BET Award for Best International Act is an award given to honour the outstanding achievements of international artists every year.<\/p>\n<p>Newsmen report that Wizkid still holds the record for most wins in this category with two awards.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy joins Wizkid, 2baba, Davido, D\u2019banj and Iceprince as the only winners of the award from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Burna Boy was nominated alongside Mr Eazi (Nigeria), Giggs (UK), Dosseh (France), Dave (UK), AKA (South Africa) and Aya Nakamura (France).<\/p>\n<p>Newsmen report that the \u2018On the Low\u2019 singer began the musical year with hefty, fan-favorite tunes including \u2018Dangote\u2019 and \u2018Killin Dem\u2019 featuring Zlatan.<\/p>\n<p>This follows his quick rise to stardom in 2018 which made him one of the top five stars of the year. 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