Nigerian music stars, Wizkid, Fireboy, Tiwa Savage, Kidi, and Omah Lay were on Tuesday night nominated for the NAACP Image Awards in the Outstanding International Song category, organized by the National Association for Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP).
Wizkid received a nomination for his song “Essence,” which features Tems and Justin Bieber, and Fireboy DML received a nomination for his smash song “Peru.”
Tiwa Savage was nominated for her song “Somebody’s Son,” which features Brandy, while Kidi and Omah Lay were nominated for their songs “Touch it” and “Understand,” respectively.
The 53rd NAACP Image Awards honor exceptional achievements and performances by persons of color in film, television, streaming, music, literature, and podcasts across more than 80 categories.
The 2022 NAACP Image Awards were announced Tuesday in a virtual event on NAACP’s Instagram channel, hosted by actress Kyla Pratt, Black-ish actor, Marcus Scribner, and singer Tinashe.
The winners will be announced during the two-hour live television special, which will be hosted by seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner, Anthony Anderson, airing on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on BET.
Netflix leads nominations across motion picture and television plus streaming categories while Insecure received the most nominations in the television plus streaming categories.
