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Wizkid’s “Essence” Featuring Justin Bieber Bags Award for Best Collaboration At Bet Awards 2022

Wizkid and Tems won the Best Collaboration alongside Justin Bieber for the remix of ‘Essence’ off Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ album.

The Best Collaboration award happens to be a main award category at the event and this is the first time an African act is pulling this off.

Wizkid, who had been absent at the award ceremony, was well represented by Tems as she took center stage to receive the award and give a heartwarming speech.

Essence was nominated against ‘Every Change I Get’ by DJ Khaled ft Lil baby and Lil Durk; ‘Family Ties’ by Baby Seem ft Kendrick Lamar; ‘Whole Lotta’ by Bia ft Nicki Minaj; ‘Way 2 Sexy’, Drake ft Future and Young Thug, and ‘Kiss me More’ by Doja Cat ft SZA.

Their big win garnered the following reactions on twitter:

EmmaNyra wrote, “Moments like this make me so extremely proud to be Nigerian. We must celebrate the wins and encourage the next generation to continue to excel and change the narrative! Big ups @temsbaby @wizkidayo @BETAwards #betawards”.

Jada.P wrote, “Congrats to @wizkidayo @temsbaby & @justinbieber! Very well deserved”.

Iamokon wrote, “Wizkid was so sure when he said he created magic with Tems cos the impact of ‘Essence’ is still felt globally 2 years after its release; it’s still on the lips of every afrobeats lover. Big Wiz made a timeless record & MIL remains an exceptional album”.

MrMacaroni wrote, “Wizkid and Tems Won the BET Award for Best Collaboration. Fireboy DML delivered a Fantabulous performance on that stage!!! This is one of those proud moments for us all. E sweet my body!!!! We never even start!!!”

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