The BET Awards 2014 concluded moments ago.

As the stars file out of the Nokia Theatre at L.A Live, check out the full list of winners below:

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It’s that time of year again!

The BET Awards 2014 are set to air live from the Nokia Theater at L.A Live on Sunday June 29th.

Naturally, all eyes are on who’ll be up for nominations at Urban music’s biggest calendar night.

Well, wonder no more. For, the nominees list has been revealed – with power couple Beyonce and Jay Z leading along with Hip-Hop titan Drake. The trio are each up for five awards apiece. Newcomer August Alsina and hitmker Pharrell Williams follow with four.

The full list awaits below…

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1) Beyonce – Standing On The Sun

2) Keri Hilson – The Way You Love Me

3) Fantasia – Ain’t All Bad

4) Tiwa Savage – Folarin

5) Brandy – Without You

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With Afro-Beats making its long-overdue foray into the mainstream via the likes of D’Banj and Tiwa Savage, next up is Nigerian wonder WizKid.

Already a house-hold name is his West African native, the 23 year old saw his debut album become the fastest selling album in the region too.

And, as if his list of achievements weren’t meaty enough, Wiz won the 2011 MTV EMA Worldwide Act Award and 2011‟s MOBO Award for Best African Act. He is also nominated for Best International act at the 2012 BET Awards.

So pervasive is the rapper’s buzz that hitmaker Akon had no choice but to sit up and sign him to an International deal on his Konvict Music imprint in April of this year.

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So given the ample hype, naturally one question arises: is it warranted? Check out the video for ‘Pakurumo’ below and let us know!

WizKid makes his London tour debut on June 4th. Click here for ticket details.

Your thoughts?

After burning up the clubs for many a year, Afrobeats are finally roaring their way into the mainstream.

And with the likes of Tiwa Savage leading the way, next up is Kanye West‘s Nigerian protegee D’Banj.

A staple on the music scene of his homeland, the rapper was snapped up by Ye’s GOOD Music imprint last year, and has today unveiled the video for his first mainstream release ‘Oliver Twist’.

Armed with many an African ism (see: “gari”, “omotola”), the uptempo sees the rising star fuse the West with West Africa, blending up a banger of a track.

Hit ‘Play’ on the clip above (which features cameos from West, label mate Big Sean and Sugababe Keisha Buchanan) and let us know what you think!

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After hundreds of comments and thousands votes, the time has finally come for the winners of the 2011 That Grape Juice End of Year Awards to be announced! 

A certain Queen B dominated, while Adele also performed well.

However, the most surprising result of all emerged from the most popular poll, ‘Most Anticipated Comeback for 2012’. So who do most people want to see return to the charts next year? Check out the full list of winners below (in bold):

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1) No One Gonna Love You – Jennifer Hudson

2) 4AM – Melanie Fiona

3) Until It’s Gone – Monica

4) Kele Kele – Tiwa Savage

5) Suga Daddy – Wish

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Jidenna has long used his platform to propagate the need for equality and justice.

And it’s a trajectory that shows no sign of letting up.

See what we mean below…

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Beyonce has a knack for surprises and moments ago she sprung another on the masses with the announcement that she’ll be airing a special on ABC.

Details on ‘Beyonce Presents: Making The Gift’ after the jump…

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As anticipation grows for ‘The Lion King,’ so too does buzz for Beyonce‘s companion project.

Christened ‘The Lion King: The Gift,’ the megastar has billed the music compilation as a “sonic cinema love letter to Africa” and today unveiled its multi-artist tracklist.

Last week, she was snapped at the Grand Canyon filming a music video – which many presumed was for the song ‘Spirit’ – which features on both the official soundtrack and hers.

 Now, speculation is growing that there’s more visually on the way.

Details below…

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