The Billboard Music Awards announced nine new categories this year, including Top Afrobeats Artist and Top Afrobeats Song.
The others are the best worldwide K-pop artist, best global K-pop tour, best global K-pop album, and best global K-pop song.
The Nigerian foursome of Rema, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Tems, as well as Cameroonian diva Libianca, were nominated in the first Top Afrobeats Artist category.
In the inaugural Top Afrobeats Song category, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez, Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Oxlade’s ‘Ku Lo Sa,’ Libianca’s ‘People,’ and Victony’s ‘Soweto’ with Rema and Don Toliver were nominated.
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez was also nominated in the categories of Top Billboard Collaboration, Top Billboard Excl. U.S. Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, and Top Radio Song, increasing his total nominations to seven.
The nominees for this year’s Billboard Music Awards were released on Thursday via the organisers’ website and social media accounts.
Taylor Swift, the American pop diva, leads the pack with 20 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, and Top Hot 100 Artist.
