Black hopes her star rises higher with a BET award
She thanks Black Coffee for progress
Musician Amanda Black is set to fly the South African flag high when she jets off to LA this month for the prestigious Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards.
Black was recently announced as a nominee in the Viewers Choice: Best International Act category at the awards. She joins Babes Wodumo, AKA and Nasty C, who bagged nominations in the Best International: Africa category.
“I am like a little girl with all the lollipops. I’m so happy. I saw my name on the nominees list and I went berserk. I can’t wait to attend the awards,” she said.
It is the latest in a series of achievements for the former Idols top 10 finalist, who won two awards at the Metro FM Music Awards in February and three at the South African Music Awards last month.
“I feel like I am living a fairy tale at the moment. It is so humbling to be able to make music that I love and for it to be loved.
“I put a lot of honesty in my music and for people to relate to that and see it as their story too is just humbling.”
Black hopes to follow in the footsteps of Black Coffee, who became the first South African to win a BET award last year.
She said the DJ’s hard work and influence had inspired local artists to dream big.
“It used to be that we (South African artists) would have to go to America to be noticed but we are now being recognised and are still able to stay in South Africa. I think a lot of that is down to Black Coffee.
Veteran Yvonne Chaka Chaka will also be honoured with a BET International Global Good Star and Power award at the event.
The BET Awards will be held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on June 25.