Ghanaian artist, Black Sherif, could not win the Best International Act at the 2025 BET Awards held on June 9, 2025.
Nigerian singer and Afrobeat artist Ayra Starr won on the night.
She beat off stiff competition from Black Sherif (Ghana), Any Gabrielly (Brazil), Basky (UK), Ezra Collective (UK), Joé Dwèt Filé (France), MC Luanna (Brazil), Rema (Nigeria), SDM (France), Tyla (South Africa), and Uncle Waffles (Swaziland) to win the coveted Best International Act Award.
Ayra Starr has received several nominations at the BET Awards since 2022.
Her nominations have included Best New International Act (BET Awards 2022), Best International Act (BET Awards 2023), BET Her Award (for “Commas,” 2024), and Best New Artist, Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, and Best International Act at the 2025 BET Awards.
