American pop stars, Usher and Chris Brown don break into anoda genre of music, di Afrobeats.
Dis na as di MTV Video Music Awards nominate dia songs for di Best Afrobeats category.
Chris Brown song wey im carry get di nomination na Sensational wey im feature Davido and Lojay inside while Usher get im nomination for di song Ruin wit Pheelz as feature.
Oda nominees for di category include, City Boys by Burna Boy, Last Heartbreak Song by Ayra Starr, Love Me Jeje by Tems and Water by Tyla.
No be today wey Chris Brown don dey collabo wit Afrobeats artistes as e don follow Davido collabo plenti times, bin dey inside Fireboy Playboy album, Rema Rave & Roses (Ultra) album among odas.
MTV include di Best Afrobeats category for 2023.
Dis year edition of di MTV VMAs dey happun on 12 September 2024.
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Di sound of Afrobeats start to dey become popular all ova Africa even enta London and start to dey enta into music awards listings all ova di world.
For March 2022, Billboard wey be di music publication wey dey drop music charts evri week, introduce di “Billboard US Afrobeats Songs” chart.
Dis na even as Burna Boy and Tems don tok say dem no categorize dia music as Afrobeats
Nominations for MTV Video Music Awards
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Chappell Roan
- Gracie Abrams
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Tyla
Best Group
- NSYNC
- Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- NCT Dream
- NewJeans
- SEVENTEEN
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- Twenty One Pilots
Song of Summer
- we can’t be friends – Ariana Grande
- Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
- BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish
- Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
- Guess – Charli xcx ft Billie Eilish
- Houdini – Eminem
- Like That – Future, Metro Booming & Kendrick Lamar
- Wanna Be – GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion
- Too Sweet – Hozier
- Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
- I Had Some Help – Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen
- Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
- A Bar Song – Shaboozey
- Saturn – SZA
- Fortnight – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone
- MILLION DOLLAR BABY – Tommy Richman
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
- Love On Top – Beyoncé
- The Real Slim Shady / The Way I Am – Eminem
- Roar – Katy Perry
- Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
- Like A Virgin – Madonna
- Like A Virgin / Hollywood – Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott
- You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Video of di Year
- we can’t be friends – Ariana Grande
- LUNCH – Billie Eilish
- Paint The Town Red – Doja Cat
- Houdini – Eminem
- Snooze – SZA
- Fortnight – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone
Artist of di Year
- Ariana Grande
- Bad Bunny
- Eminem
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- Taylor Swift
Song of di Year
- TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé
- Lovin On Me – Jack Harlow
- Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
- Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
- Fortnight – Taylor Swift ft Post Malone
- Lose Control – Teddy Swims
PUSH Performance of di Year
- Area Codes – Kaliii (August 2023)
- Lick or Sum – GloRilla (September 2023)
- In The Stars – Benson Boone (October 2023)
- ICU – Coco Jones (November 2023)
- On My Mama – Victoria Monét (December 2023)
- Wild Ones – Jessie Murph (January 2024)
- Lose Control – Teddy Swims (February 2024)
- Red Wine Supernova – Chappell Roan (March 2024)
- yeaaa – Flyana Boss (April 2024)
- Goddess – Laufey (May 2024)
- EASY – LE SSERAFIM (June 2024)
- Automatic Sun – The Warning (July 2024)
Best Collabo
- Rich Baby Daddy – Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA
- Wanna Be – GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion
- Wild Ones – Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll
- Seven – Jung Kook ft. Latto
- I Had Some Help – Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
- Fortnight – Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
Best Pop
- Camila Cabello
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
- Rich Baby Daddy – Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA
- Houdini – Eminem
- Yeah Glo! – GloRilla
- fukumean – Gunna
- BOA – Megan Thee Stallion
- FE!N – Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti
Best R&B
- Lifeline – Alicia Keys
- Made For Me – Muni Long
- Snooze – SZA
- Water – Tyla
- Good Good – USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage
- USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – Victoria Monét
Best Alternative
- Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
- Tiny Moves – Bleachers
- Too Sweet – Hozier
- Eyes Closed – Imagine Dragon
- Friendly Fire – Linkin Park
- Lose Control (Live) – Teddy Swims
Best Rock
- Legendary – Bon Jovi
- feelslikeimfallinginlove – Coldplay
- Dilemma – Green Day
- Mustang – Kings of Leon
- Human – Lenny Kravitz
- Atomic City – U2
Best Latin
- Mil Veces – Anitta
- MONACO – Bad Bunny
- MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN – KAROL G
- LALA – Myke Towers
- BELLAKEO – Peso Pluma & Anitta
- Touching The Sky – Rauw Alejandro
- Puntería – Shakira & Cardi B
Best K-Pop
- Seven – Jung Kook ft. Latto
- Rockstar – LISA
- Smoothie – NCT DREAM
- Super Shy – NewJeans
- LALALALA – Stray Kids
- Deja Vu – TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Best Afrobeats
- Last Heartbreak Song – Ayra Starr ft. Giveon
- City Boys – Burna Boy
- Sensational – Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay
- Love Me Jeje – Tems
- Water – Tyla
- Ruin – USHER, Pheelz
Video for Good
- if you only knew – Alexander Stewart
- What Was I Made For? – Billie Eilish
- feelslikeimfallinginlove – Coldplay
- Best For Me – Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll
- Genesis. – RAYE
- In Your Love – Tyler Childers
Best Trending Video
- TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé
- I LUV IT – Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti
- HOT TO GO! – Chappell Roan
- Apple – Charli xcx
- Mamushi – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba
- Nasty – Tinashe
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