Black Coffee has become the first South African artist to walk away with a BET Award in the category: Best International Act – Africa.
Black Coffee is a BET Award winner. The DJ and producer beat out fellow South Africans AKA and Cassper Nyovest.
As well as Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, Ghanaian star MzVee, Côte d’Ivoire’s Serge Beynaud and Nigerians Wizkid and Yemi Alade to take home the Best International Act: Africa award during Saturday’s BET International Awards Presentation Ceremony in Los Angeles.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans. They also award other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year.
The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony.
“Finally South Africa has a BET Award,” Black Coffee said in a video message to fans on Facebook. “Thank you Africa!!!” he shared in another post.
Ahead of the awards, Black Coffee was asked what he thinks about South Africa’s strong presence this weekend.
“It’s exciting, I mean to see us getting that kind of recognition. I’ve seen the involvement. I’ve seen how much they want us to be involved in the pre-parties and to attend the concert they’re doing,” he said.
“It’s really really nice to see, how they’re involving us. But not just in the ceremony. It’s exciting, it’s exciting times us being given such a platform.”
While the awards are actually happening tonight, the main award show will be televised on BET on Tuesday, 28th of June.
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