Dancehall artiste MzVee has received nomination for the 2016 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards to be held on June 26 in Los Angeles, USA.
The nomination is the second in a row for the Ghanaian musician.
She, however, lost the Viewers’ Choice Best New International Artiste gong to Ugandan Eddy Kenzo at the 2015 edition.
Born Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, the ‘Natural Girl’ hitmaker will battle seven other acts from the African continent in the Best International Act, Africa category of the Awards.
Among her competitors are Aka, Black Coffee, Cassper Nyovest – all of South Africa – Diamond Platnumz of Tanzania, Serge Beynaud of Cote d’Ivoire and Nigerian duo of WizKid and Yemi Alade.
Canadian rapper Drake leads the pack of nominees for this year’s awards with 9 nods followed by Beyonce and Rihanna with five each.
By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana
Twitter: @kwame_amoh