Nigeria’s Wizkid has gotten two nominations in his “Brown Skin Girl” song at the 2021 MTV Video Movie Awards (MTV VMA).
Gatekeepers News reports that “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, and Nigeria’s Wizkid has been nominated for Best R&B and Best Cinematography categories at the 2021 MTV Video Movie Awards.
The song, a track from Beyonce’s 2019 hit album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ has earned Wizkid several awards and recognition including his first-ever Grammy award in March.
In 2021 MTV VMA, “Brown Skin Girl” in the category of Best R&B, is up against “Go Crazy” by Chris Brown and Young Thug; “Come Through” by H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown; “Leave the Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic; “Heartbreak Anniversary” by Giveon; and “Good Days” by SZA.
With cinematography by Benoit Soler, “Brown Skin Girl” competes with Rob Witt in “Therefore I Am” by Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant and Billie Eilish and Santiago Gonzalez in Foo Fighters’ “Shame Shame”
Other nominees for the best cinematography category include Elias Talbot in “Holy” by Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper, Jeff Cronenweth in Lady Gaga’s “911″, and Andrew Stroud in Lorde’s “Solar Power”.
The 2019 record, “Brown Skin Girl” collaboration has also earned Wizkid a #72 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019.
