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Drake, Rihanna and Beyonce Lead 2016 BET Awards Nominees
The full nominees for the 2016 BET Awards have been revealed. Drake leads the pack with 9 nods that include Best Group for his collaborative works with Future and Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, where he’s pitted against the likes of Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar.
Drizzy is nominated twice in both Best Collaboration and Video of the Year categories, and three times in the Viewers’ Choice Award category. He’s nominated for the three awards for some of his songs and videos, including his own “Hotline Bling”, Future’s “Where Ya at” and Rihanna‘s “Work”.
Trailing behind Drake are Rihanna and Beyonce Knowles, who bag five nods apiece. In addition to the prizes “Work” is nominated for, RiRi is up for the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and the Centric Awards. Both categories also include Beyonce, Andra Day and K. Michelle.
The 2016 BET Awards will air live on Sunday, June 26 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The nominees were selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which is comprised of fans and an esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations and the creative arts.
“These nominees represent depth and diversity in achievement over the past year and we look forward to recognizing them next month,” Stephen Hill, BET’s President of Programming, commented on the nominees.
“This show will be innovative and special; in addition to celebrating the best in entertainment, we’ll also spend time throughout the show remembering Prince as only BET can. You can count on memorable performances and moments in honor of a true legend,” he added.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Best Group
Best Collaboration
- Big Sean – “Play No Games” f. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign
- Big Sean – “One Man Can Change The World” f. Kanye West & John Legend
- Future – “Where Ya At” f. Drake
- Nicki Minaj – “Feeling Myself” f. Beyonce Knowles
- Rihanna – “Work” f. Drake
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Video of the Year
- Beyonce Knowles – “Formation”
- Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
- Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
- Rihanna – “Work” f. Drake
Best New Artist
Best Actress
Best Actor
- Anthony Anderson
- Courtney B. Vance
- Idris Elba
- Michael B. Jordan
- O’Shea Jackson Jr.
YoungStars Award
- Amandla Stenberg
- Quvenzhane Wallis
- Silento
- Willow Smith
- Yara Shahidi
Best Movie
Sportswoman of the Year
- Cheyenne Woods
- Gabrielle Douglas
- Serena Williams
- Skylar Diggins
- Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year
- Cam Newton
- Kobe Bryant
- LeBron James
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- Stephen Curry
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
- Beyonce Knowles – “Formation”
- Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
- Chris Brown – “Back to Sleep”
- Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Future – “Where Ya at” f. Drake
- Rihanna – “Work” f. Drake
Centric Award
- Andra Day – “Rise Up”
- Beyonce Knowles – “Formation”
- K. Michelle – “Not a Little Bit”
- Rihanna – “BBHMM”
- The Internet – “Under Control”
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