Drake leads the nominations for this year's BET Awards with nine nods....
Drake leads the nominations for this year's BET Awards with nine nods.
The 29-year-old singer's career is going from strength to strength, with the acknowledgment of his success in the list of BET nominations, released on Thursday (19May16), the latest indication. Among the categories Drake is nominated in are Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year for Hotline Bling and Work, his duet with Rihanna, which is also up for Best Collaboration.
He faces some tough competition in all of the categories he features in, particularly for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, in which he will have to beat Fetty Wap, Future, J. Cole, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar to take home the prize.
Beyonce and Rihanna received five nominations each for the awards, which take place on 26 June (16) in Los Angeles. Both are up for the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist gong, alongside Adele, Andra Day and K. Michelle, while they will also compete for Video of the Year with their respective Formation and Work videos, the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award and Best Collaboration.
Away from music, Scandal star Kerry Washington, Empire's Taraji P. Henson and How To Get Away With Murder's Viola Davis are nominated for the Best Actress award, alongside Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross and former She's All That actress Gabrielle Union for Being Mary Jane.
Anthony Anderson, Courtney B. Vance, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan and O'Shea Jackson Jr. are all up for the Best Actor gong, while Amandla Stenberg, Quvenzhane Wallis, Silento, Willow Smith and Yara Shahidi will compete for the YoungStars Award.
The Best Movie category is another strong one, with critically-acclaimed movies Straight Outta Compton, Creed, Beasts of No Nation, Concussion and Dope all fighting for the top spot.
The BET Awards, established by the Black Entertainment Television network, recognizes African Americans and other minorities in the music, acting and sporting fields.
The full list of nominations for the BET Awards 2016 is:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Puff Daddy & The Family
Big Sean ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign - Play No Games
Big Sean ft. Kanye West & John Legend - One Man Can Change the World
Future ft. Drake - Where Ya At
Nicki Minaj ft. Beyonce - Feeling Myself
Rihanna ft. Drake - Work
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Bryson Tiller - Don't
Drake - Hotline Bling
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Rihanna ft. Drake - Work
Video Director of the Year
Colin Tilly & The Little Homies
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
Straight Outta Compton
Sportswoman of the Year
Sportsman of the Year
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Bryson Tiller – Don't
Chris Brown – Back To Sleep
Drake – Hotline Bling
Future ft. Drake - Where Ya At
Rihanna ft. Drake – Work
K. Michelle – Not A Little Bit
The Internet - Under Control
Best International Act Africa
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Serge Beynaud (Cote D’Ivoire)
Best International Act UK
