Yuna, first Malaysian singer to be nominated for BET Award

SINGER-songwriter Yuna have made the nation proud again, by being the first Malaysian to be nominated for a Black Entertainment Television (BET) award.

The annual awards by the BET network celebrates African Americans and other minorities in various fields of entertainment.

Yuna is in the running for BET Centric award for her song Crush, a duet with Usher.

The Centric award was formerly awarded to neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists, but since 2013, BET has been used to recognise specific songs.

This news was also shared on Yuna Room Records Instagram - a management company owned by the singer.

Yuna Zarai nominated for Bet Centric Award 2017 along with Kehlani,Solange,Mary J Blige The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for the Centric Award are. @TasiasWord @Kehlani @TheRealMaryJBlige Solange (@SaintRecords) @SydInternet @YunaMusic Centric Award - The @bet Centric Award formerly recognized and was awarded to neo soul and/or R&B artists.

A post shared by Yuna Room Records Sdn Bhd (@yunaroomrecords) on
May 17, 2017 at 7:57pm PDT

This year’s BET Awards airs on June 25, 2017 in the United States.