MOBO Awards: Wizkid breaks record, becomes the first African to get nominated for Best International Act

Nigerian star art, Wizkid been announced as one the nominees for the Best International Act category of the MOBO 2017 Awards.

Just after the announcement of his nomination for ‘Best African Act‘ alongside other Nigerian arts like, Tiwa Savage, Davido, Tekno and others on the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards platform, Wizkid made the news again for yet another record breaking feat.

This singular accomplishment comes in three-fold:

1.Wizkid is the only African featured on this year’s Best International Act category nomination alongside global music heavyweights like Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and more others.
2.This is Wizkid’s first nomination on the category for Best International Act.
3.Wizkid is the first Nigerian mainstream artiste to be featured on the nominees list for this highly coveted category award.

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Migos
Travis Scott
DJ Khaled
Jay Z
Drake
Wizkid
Sza
Cardi B
Kendrick Lamar
Solange Knowles