Divine Ikubor, better known by her stage name Rema, is the winner of the maiden “Best Afrobeats” award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Remember that the organizers added a brand-new category to the 2023 competition named “Best Afrobeats”?
Aya Nakamura, the French celebrity, and the Nigerian singers Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Davido, and Rema were the pioneer nominees.
Notwithstanding the cancellation of the award ceremony due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, the organizers revealed the winners on Sunday, November 6, 2023.
Diamond Platnumz of Tanzania earned the title of “Best African Act,” and Rema was declared the winner of the “Best Afrobeats” category.
But Jung Kook and Latto’s “Seven” defeated Rema and Selena Gomez in the “Best Collaboration” category.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy lost three awards, including “Best Afrobeats”, “Best African Act’, and “Best Live Performer.”
This came barely two weeks after he lost all seven nominations at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
American singer Taylor Swift led the winners chart with three awards at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Video, Best Artist, and Best Live.
