Black Sherif Gets MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 Nomination; Burna Boy, Tems, Ayra Starr Also Nominated

• Sensational rapper Black Sherif has been nominated for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA 2022)
• Black Sherif is contesting for the Best African Act category alongside Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Tems, and two others
• Music critic Gabriel Myers Hansen has shared his thoughts on Blacko's chances of winning this award and other ones in the future

Young Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif, born Mohammed Ismail Sheriff, has received his first-ever MTV Awards nomination.

Black Sherif has been nominated for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA 2022). He is competing in the Best African Act category.

The rapper is going head-to-head with Burna Boy and two other Nigerians Ayra Starr, and Tems as well as Musa Keys of South Africa and Tanzania's Zuchu.

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The nominations were announced on MTV Europe's official website on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Voting has been opened for fans to select their winners.

An official statement on the website indicates the MTV EMA 2022 will take place on November 13, 2022, in the German city of Düsseldorf, at the multi-functional indoor arena PSD Bank Dome. It is expected to be broadcast live on MTV in more than 170 countries.

Black Sherif will soon win an international award

The nomination of Black Sherif for the MTV EMA 2022 triggered a lot of excitement among Ghanaian music lovers.

Among them was Music In Africa's Gabriel Myers Hansen who expressed optimism about Black Sherif's chances of an international winning award.

In a quick chat with YEN.com.gh, the music critic indicated it is difficult to predict a win for Black Sherif at the MTV EMA 2022 considering that Burna Boy is in the same category. But he was quick to add that Black Sherif will soon make Ghana proud with an international award.

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"For the MTV EMA 2022, I think it will be quite difficult because of Burna Boy but looking at Blacko's trajectory, he will soon bring an international award home.

"He is just about two years old as a mainstream artiste and he has already got two international nominations, the first being a BET Hip Hop Award category and this.

"Putting that alongside the performance of his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, across the world, it won't be long before he wins something big," he said.

Black Sherif loses BET Hip Hop Award Best International Flow to France's Benjamin Epps

Meanwhile, Black Sherif recently lost out at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. Ghanaians were taken aback by the news of Black Sherif not winning the award for Best International Flow.

Gabon-born French rapper Benjamin Epps emerged as the winner of the prestigious international category.

Netizens took to social media to express their sadness towards the loss; others expressed how proud they were of Black Sherif

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Source: YEN.com.gh