African Star Boy, Wizkid has been awarded for his effort on his feature for Beyonce‘s Brown Skin Girl. The song is one of the popular tracks from Beyonce‘s The Lion King: The Gift. It earned the “Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award” last night during the Soul Train 2019 awards ceremony in Las Vegas. The show was hosted by Martin stars Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold.
Recall that Wizkid hit “Billboard Hot 100” with the song feature. The song was also nominated for “Best Collaboration Performance.“
With this big win, Jay Z and Beyonce‘s 7 year old daughter, Blue Ivy already has her name listed alongside some of the world’s greatest.
Similarly, the songwriters with credit on the song are; Beyonce Knowles, Carlos St. John, Ardio Marhcant, Shawn Carter, Stacy Barthe, Anathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Ayodeji Balogun and Richard Isong.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best New Artist– Summer Walker
Soul Train Certified Award– Trevor Jackson
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award– Kirk Franklin
Rhythm & Bars Award– Money (Cardi B)
Best R&B/ Soul Female Artist– H.E.R
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist– Khalid
Album/Mixtape of the Year– Cuz I Love You (Lizzo)
Song of the Year– No Guidance ( Chris Brown ft. Drake)
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award– Brown Skin Girl, written by Beyonce Knowles, Carlos St. John, Ayodeji Balogun, Adio Marchant, Shawn Carter, Stacy Barthe, Anathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Richard Isong (Beyonce feat. Saint Jhn, Wiz kid & Ivy Carter)
