Wizkid, Nigerian singer, has bagged two nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) for 2019 song by Beyonce, ‘Brown Skin Girl’.
The nominations which was released on Wednesday, featured ‘Brown Skin Girl’ in the Best R&B and Best Cinematography categories respectively.
In the Best R&B category, “Brown Skin Girl” is up against “Leave the Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic, “Go Crazy” by Chris Brown and Young Thug, “Heartbreak Anniversary” by Giveon, “Come Through” by H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown 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”.
Wizkid and SAINT JHN joined Beyonce in the 2019 record, “Brown Skin Girl” for her 2019 soundtrack album, The Lion King: The Gift.
This collaboration earned Wizkid his first Grammy Award in March and a #72 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019.
Below is the full list of nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)
- Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
- Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
- Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
- The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande
- Doja Cat
- Justin Bieber
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
- 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
- BTS – “Dynamite”
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License”
BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
- 24kGoldn
- Giveon
- The Kid LAROI
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Polo G
- Saweetie
BEST COLLABORATION
- 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
- Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
- Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
BEST POP
- Ariana Grande – “Positions”
- Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
- BTS – “Butter”
- Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
- Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
- Taylor Swift – “Willow”
BEST HIP-HOP
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
- Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
- Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
- Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
- Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”
BEST ROCK
- Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
- Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
- John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
- The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
- Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
- Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
- Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
- Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
- Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
- Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend”
- Twenty-One Pilots – “Shy Away”
- Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”
BEST LATIN
- Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
- Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
- Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”
- J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”
- Karol G – “Bichota”
- Maluma – “Hawái”
BEST R&B
- Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
- Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
- Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
- H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
- SZA – “Good Days”
BEST K-POP
- (G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
- BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
- BTS – “Butter”
- Monsta X – “Gambler”
- SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
- TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
- Billie Eilish – “Your Power”
- Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”
- H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
- Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
- Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
- Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”
BEST DIRECTION
- Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
- Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
- Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift
- Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott
- Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
- Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
- Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
- Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
- Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
- Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
- Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
- Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
- Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux
- Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
- Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
- Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
- Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
- Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
- Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
- P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
- BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
- Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
- Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
- Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
- Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
- BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
- Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
- Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
- Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”