Organizers of the annual American Music Awards have introduced a new category for afrobeat ahead of the 2022 award ceremony.

The American Music Awards have introduced a new category ‘Favorite Afrobeats Artiste’ category and have announced the full list of nominees for the 2022 edition which will be held on 21st November 2022.

The latest development indicates how far and wide the afrobeat sound has traveled in recent times. The first set of nominees in this category is Burna Boy, Wizkid, Fireboy DML, Tems, and CKay.

ALSO: Tems Bags 4 Nominations At The 2022 American Music Awards

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in the US. Congratulations to the nominees

MEANWHILE: 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards nominee, Mohammed Ismail Sharrif, professionally called Black Sherif has released visuals for his trending tune, ’45’.

Ever since he made his breakthrough onto the music scene, the talented rap artiste has been the center of attraction, churning out back-to-back hits whiles delivering classic verses on songs he’s featured on.

’45’ happens to be track 3 off his 14-tracked debut studio album ‘The Villian I Never Was’ which was released on Thursday, October 6, 2022, and has been doing impressive numbers on major streaming platforms.

As a follow-up, the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards nominee has released the official music video to his masterpiece, ’45’. The colorful and eye-pleasing visual was directed and shot by Nigeria’s highest-paid music video director and cinematographer, TG Omori. Watch the video below.

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Source: Ghgossip.com

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