Yuna is the First Malaysian Artist to be Nominated in the American BET Awards!

Now based in the United States, Yuna is continuing to make big strides as an international artist and is putting Malaysia on the map.

Now, us Malaysians have even more reasons to be proud of her: She has just been nominated for a BET Award, which is a major American award held every year! *Cue applause*

Her song, Crush, featuring Usher, has been nominated for the BET Centric 2017 award, which is for neo soul and R&B artists like her. The wonderful news was shared on Yuna Music Records’ official Instagram page.

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Yuna has been nominated alongside American Idol winner, Fantasia, Kehlani, Mary J. Blige, Syd, and even Solange Knowles!

Wow, those are some huge names to be affiliated with! Go, Yuna!

The BET Centric award has been won by huge artists in the past, such as The Weeknd and yes, even Beyoncé herself!

The BET (Black Entertainment Television) Awards are held every year in the United States, and are specifically focused on celebrating black artists and artists of colour.

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It will take place on the 25th of June, so we’ll definitely be keeping our eyes glued to our computer screens as we eagerly await the results!

It’s such fantastic news that Yuna is now associated with the likes of these high-profile artists!

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