{"id":106904,"date":"2023-10-05T05:17:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/05\/2023-mtv-ema-burna-boy-asake-davido-arya-starr-others-nominated-in-new-best-afrobeats-category\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T05:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:17:33","slug":"2023-mtv-ema-burna-boy-asake-davido-arya-starr-others-nominated-in-new-best-afrobeats-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/05\/2023-mtv-ema-burna-boy-asake-davido-arya-starr-others-nominated-in-new-best-afrobeats-category\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 MTV EMA: Burna Boy, Asake, Davido, Arya Starr, others nominated in new &#8216;Best Afrobeats&#8217; category"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organisers of the MTV Europe  Awards have introduced a brand new category \u2018Best Afrobeats\u2019 in its 2023 edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The category was included in the 2023 MTV EMA nomination list, which was made public on Wednesday, September 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerian musicians\u00a0Davido, Rema,\u00a0Burna Boy,\u00a0Asake,\u00a0Ayra Starr\u00a0and French sensation Aya Nakamura are the category\u2019s inaugural candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, Rema\u2019s collaborative hit track \u2018Calm Down\u2019 with America\u2019s Selena Gomez was nominated in the \u2018Best Song\u2019 and \u2018Best Collaboration\u2019 categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Burna Boy, Asake, Tanzanian star, Diamond Platnumz, Cameroonian diva, Libianca, and South Africa\u2019s Tyler ICU were nominated in the \u2018Best African Act\u2019 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burna Boy was also nominated in \u201cBest Live Performer\u201d alongside Beyonc\u00e9, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye), and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American singer, Taylor Swift led all nominees for the 2023 MTV EMAs with seven nods including; \u2018Best Artist\u2019, \u2018Best Song\u2019 and \u2018Best Video\u2019, the latter for her single \u2018Anti-Hero.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 MTV EMAs is scheduled for November 5, 2023, in Paris, France and will be broadcast live to more than 150 countries.<\/p>\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of the MTV Europe Awards have introduced a brand new category \u2018Best Afrobeats\u2019 in its 2023 edition. 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