Wizkid bags 7 nominations in Africa Arts Entertainments Awards

• Wizkid has bagged seven nominations in the Africa Arts Entertainment Awards.
• The superstar singer was nominated in 7 different categories.
• The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kenya on August 17, 2024.

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid has been nominated in seven categories in the Africa Arts Entertainments Awards, AAEA.

The awards is to recognise and celebrate the achievements of music artistes across the African continent.

Wizkid is competing in several categories, including AAEA Best Continental Male Artiste and AAEA Continental Artiste of the Year.

He was also nominated for Continental Album/EP of the Year for his project ‘S2’, along with honors for his collaborations and singles, Best Continental Intl Feature for ‘Work Me Out’, Best Continental Afro RnB Hit for ‘Money & Love’, Best Continental Afro Rap Fusion Hitfor ‘IDK’, and Best Continental Afro RnB Hit for ‘Ebelebe’.

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kenya on August 17, 2024.

Still on music awards, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Nigerian indigenous singer Juwonlo Iledare, better known as Jaywon, has attained a new feat in his career.

This comes as the ‘This Year’ crooner became the latest Nigerian singer to be invited to the Recording Academy as a voting member, representing excellence in the music industry.

Jaywon shared the exciting news on Wednesday, July 10, including messages from the Recording Academy about his selection. The singer who accepted the offer expressed gratitude to be joined by colleagues in the popular music community.

While many of the singer’s fans expressed excitement towards Jaywon’s achievement, hailing him for deserving it, some netizens claimed it could affect Ayra Starr and Odumodu Black’s chances of ever winning a Grammy.

Recall that while the Sabi Girl had made headlines for disrespecting Jaywon, Odumodu Black and the new Recording Academy voter have repeatedly dragged each other online.