Kanye West has yet another dominating run at an awards show – this time it’s the upcoming BET Awards. Kanye leads with seven nominations largely in part to his collaboration with Jay-Z on Watch the Throne. The duo garnered five nominations together. Beyonce, Jay-Z’s wife and friend of Kanye West wasn’t far behind with six nominations. The trio is so dominating that they each earned two nominations for Video of Year leaving room for only Usher with ‘Climax’!
The BET Awards will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium on July 1st. Confirmed performers include Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj.
The next question is whether Kanye West will bring Kim Kardashian and whether Beyonce and Jay-Z will show up. If you know anything about the BET Awards is that the A-List entertainers always find something else to do. JS
Check out the full nomination list below:
Best Female R&B Artist
– Marsha Ambrosius
– Beyoncé
– Mary J. Blige
– Melanie Fiona
– Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
– Chris Brown
– Bruno Mars
– Miguel
– Trey Songz
– Usher
Best Group
– Bad Meets Evil
– Diddy-Dirty Money
– Maybach Music Group
– Mindless Behavior
– The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Best Collaboration
– Beyoncé featuring J. Cole, “Party”
– Big Sean featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash, “Marvin & Chardonnay”
– DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, “I’m On One”
– Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, “The Motto”
– The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, “Otis”
– Wale featuring Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
– Big Sean
– Drake
– J. Cole
– Lil Wayne
– Rick Ross
– Young Jeezy
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
– Diamond
– Nicki Minaj
– Brianna Perry
– Trina
Video of the Year
– Beyoncé, “Countdown”
– Beyoncé, “Love On Top”
– The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West), “N—as in Paris”
– The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, “Otis”?
– Usher, “Climax”
Video Director of the Year
– Beyoncé & Alan Ferguson
– Benny Boom
– Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
– Kanye West
– Hype Williams
Best New Artist
– A$AP Rocky
– Big Sean
– Diggy
– Future
– Meek Mill
Best Gospel
– Yolanda Adams
– Kim Burrell
– James Fortune & FIYA
– Fred Hammond
– Trin-I-Tee 5:7
Best Actress
– Angela Bassett
– Viola Davis
– Taraji P. Henson
– Regina King
– Zoe Saldana
Best Actor
– Don Cheadle
– Common
– Idris Elba
– Kevin Hart
– Denzel Washington
Young Stars Award
– Astro
– Diggy
– Jacob Latimore
– Keke Palmer
– Willow Smith
Best Movie
– Good Deeds
– Jumping the Broom
– Laugh at My Pain
– Red Tails
– The Help
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
– Skylar Diggins
– Brittney Griner
– Candace Parker
– Serena Williams
– Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
– Carmelo Anthony
– Kobe Bryant
– Victor Cruz
– Kevin Durant
– LeBron James
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
– Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
– Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
– Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, “The Motto”
– Mindless Behavior, “Hello”
– The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, “Otis”
– Wale featuring Miguel, “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Centric Award
– Common
– Estelle
– Robert Glasper
– Robin Thicke
– Tyrese
Best International Act: Africa
– Camp Mulla (Kenya)
– Ice Prince (Nigeria)
– Lira (South Africa)
– Mokobe (Mali)
– Sarkodie (Ghana)
– Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best International Act: U.K.
– Estelle
– Labrinth
– Emeli Sandé
– Sway
– Wretch 32
