Cameroonian singer Libianca beats Asake to BET Award; many react

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While internationally recognised Nigerian singer Burna Boy set a new record at the 2023 BET Awards as the first artist to win the Best International Act four times in a row, no Nigerian artist joined him on the winner's podium this year.

The other Nigerian artist who was in the running for an award was Asake. However, the YBNL star lost out to Cameroonian vocal diva Libianca.

Libianca won the 2023 BET Best International New Act award ahead of Nigerian singer Asake and other African artists.

However, this win by Libianca has sparked reactions in the Nigerian social media space, as many have described it as daylight robbery.

But some have reacted to the attacks noting that Asake probably lost the award to Libianca because he sings mainly in Yoruba, his indigenous language.

See some reactionsn here

__bbr007: "What did you expect? English songs will always thrive more than indigenous songs cause the majority of the world understands English, and people can really connect with Labianca song on different levels compared to Asake songs."

mikemuller170: "Well deserved no be everybody like noise."

bahdt_girl_annie1: "She dey sing song way everybody understand so I’m not surprised."

damijo_charmlv: "You all should learn to congratulate people,not everything you will say it was rigged,she deserves it abeg ,let her breath go baby girl."

es.vee.tea: "Not surprised and this song blew up on social media as well."

roy_billion: "She sings with English, so I’m not surprised."

___godwithus: "How many of you voted for ASAKE? Even ASAKE self no post for him page. How fans wan take know say nomination dey somewhere…"