This comes after Nigerian singers; Wizkid and Burna Boy
bagged theirs in the Best International act category.
The 25-year-old singer was nominated alongside Elaine, South
African singer; Arlo Parks and Bree Runway, British musicians.
Bramsito and Ronisia, two French acts, and MC Dricka, a
Brazilian singer also got on the nomination list.
The organizers of the award took to their Twitter page to
make the announcement. Tems was nominated alongside other popular international
stars.
They wrote; “We are thrilled to announce this year’s
Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act Nominees; arloparks (UK),BramsitoB7
(France),breerunway (UK),Elaine (SA),mcdricka13 (Brazil),ronisia_mds (France)
and temsbaby (Nigeria).”
“The ‘Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act’ category
was created to award breakthrough talent and emerging voices in music from
around the world,” said Monde Twala, SVP of BET International. “We’re thrilled
to honor this year’s exceptional nominees on the global ‘BET Awards’ platform.”
Now in its twenty-first year, the BET AWARDS continues its
reign as the ultimate platform to showcase the most beautiful aspects of the
global black experience – celebrating black music’s present and future,
elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.
Voting for the ‘BET AWARDS 2021 Viewer’s Choice: Best New
International Act’ will run from 3pm WAT/4pm CAT June 7 to 3pm WAT/4pm CAT June
11. For the latest BET AWARDS2021 news and updates, please visit
BET.com/Awards.
The nominees for the ‘BET AWARDS 2021 Viewer’s Choice: Best
New International Act’ category are:
TEMS (NIGERIA)
ELAINE (SOUTH AFRICA)
ARLO PARKS (UK)
BRAMSITO (FRANCE)
BREE RUNWAY (UK)
MC DRICKA (BRAZIL)
RONISIA (FRANCE)