Tanzanian megastar Diamond Platnumz has been nominated for the prestigious BET Awards.

The 'Waah' hitmaker is the only artist from East Africa to be nominated for the awards.

He will tussle out with Burna Boy(Nigeria) Wizkid(Nigeria), Aya Nakamura (France), Emicida (Brazil), Headie One (UK), Young T & Bugsey (UK) and Youssoupha (France) in the Best International Act category.

The 2021 awards will be held on June 28.

This is the third time that Diamond Platnumz is nominated for the awards  after giving it a shot in 2014 and 2016 in the category of Best International Acts Africa.

The awards honor Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports in 21 categories, celebrating black music’s present and future, and elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.

Following last year’s groundbreaking virtual awards show, returns this year with a live show audience. The BET Awards 2021 will air live On Sunday June 27 on BET, where vaccinated individuals will register for consideration to be part of the audience.

Voting for the BET Awards 2021 Viewer’s Choice Award begins on June 7.