BET 2019: Burna Boy Wins Best International Award

Nigerian, Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy won the ‘Best International Act’ award at the BET on Monday 24, June 2019.

The 2019 edition of the award which celebrates black people in film, music and arts, was held at the Microsoft Theatre in California.

The BET Award for Best International Act is an award given to honour the outstanding achievements of international artists every year.

Burna Boy who was nominated alongside Mr Eazi (Nigeria), Giggs (UK), Dosseh (France), Dave (UK), AKA (South Africa) and Aya Nakamura (France) won the category.

Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu who received her son’s award gave an inspiring acceptance speech at the BET Awards on Monday.

Ogulu received her son’s award for ‘Best International Act’ and thereafter reminded the African-Americans to keep Africa in mind.

She said, “Thank you BET, thank you Africa because that’s the constituency for which we got noticed in the first place.

“The message from Burna, I believe will be that every black person should please remember that you were Africans before you became anything else.” 

After appreciating producer, Phantom and Kanye West for the success of ‘Ye’, she told the crowd: “Expect more madness from Burnaboy this year.”