Today BET Networks announced the nominees for the 2015 BET Awards. The hip hop genre has the lead in nominations this year, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown lead with 6 nominations each. Chris is nominated for “Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,” two nods in “Best Collaboration,” two in “Video of the Year,” and the Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award. While Nicki Minaj is nominated for “Best Collaboration,” Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Video of the Year,” “Coca-cola Viewer’s Choice,” and “Best Group.”
Next in line is Beyonce and Lil’ Wayne, who both have 4 nominations each. Bey has been nominated for “Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,” “Video of the Year,” “Video Director of the Year,” and the “Coca-Cola Viewer’s Lil Wayne is nominated for “Best Collaboration,” “Video of the Year,” “Coca-Cola® Viewers’ Choice Award,” and “Best Group” as a member of Young Money.
The BET Awards 15th Anniversary will be live at the Nokia Theater on Sunday, June 28th 2015.
Check out the complete nomination list:
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTISTBEYONCÉCIARAJANELLE MONÁEJHENÉ AIKOK. MICHELLERIHANNABEST MALE R&B/POP ARTISTAUGUST ALSINACHRIS BROWNJOHN LEGENDTHE WEEKNDTREY SONGZUSHERBEST GROUPA$AP MOBJODECIMIGOSRAE SREMMURDRICH GANGYOUNG MONEYBEST COLLABORATIONAUGUST ALSINA F/ NICKI MINAJ – NO LOVE (REMIX)BIG SEAN F/ E-40 – IDFWUCHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA – LOYALCHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS – NEW FLAMECOMMON & JOHN LEGEND – GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “SELMA”)MARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNKBEST MALE HIP HOP ARTISTBIG SEANCOMMONDRAKEJ. COLEKENDRICK LAMARWALEBEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTISTAZEALIA BANKSDEJ LOAFIGGY AZALEANICKI MINAJTINKTRINAVIDEO OF THE YEARBEYONCÉ – 7/11BIG SEAN F/ E-40 – IDFWUCHRIS BROWN F/ LIL WAYNE & TYGA – LOYALCHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS – NEW FLAMECOMMON & JOHN LEGEND – GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “SELMA”)NICKI MINAJ – ANACONDAVIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEARBENNY BOOMBEYONCÉ, ED BURKE & TODD TOURSOCHRIS ROBINSONFATIMA ROBINSONHYPE WILLIAMSBEST NEW ARTISTBOBBY SHMURDADEJ LOAFFETTY WAPRAE SREMMURDSAM SMITHTINASHEBEST GOSPEL ARTISTDEITRICK HADDONERICA CAMPBELLFRED HAMMONDLECRAEMALI MUSICMICHELLE WILLIAMSBEST ACTRESSGABRIELLE UNIONKERRY WASHINGTONTARAJI P. HENSONTRACEE ELLIS ROSSVIOLA DAVISBEST ACTORANTHONY ANDERSONIDRIS ELBAJUSSIE SMOLLETTKEVIN HARTTERRENCE HOWARDYOUNGSTARS AWARDJACOB LATIMOREJADEN SMITHMO’NE DAVISQUVENZHANÉ WALLISZENDAYABEST MOVIEANNIEBEYOND THE LIGHTSSELMATHINK LIKE A MAN TOOTOP FIVESPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEARBRITTNEY GRINERCANDACE PARKERSERENA WILLIAMSSKYLAR DIGGINSVENUS WILLIAMSSPORTSMAN OF THE YEARCHRIS PAULFLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR.LEBRON JAMESMARSHAWN LYNCHSTEPHEN CURRYCOCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARDBEYONCÉ – 7/11DEJ LOAF – TRY MEKENDRICK LAMAR – iNICKI MINAJ F/ DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN – ONLYRAE SREMMURD F/ NICKI MINAJ & YOUNG THUG – THROW SUM MOTHE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE “FIFTY SHADES OF GREY” SOUNDTRACK)CENTRIC AWARDAVERY SUNSHINE – CALL MY NAMEJAZMINE SULLIVAN F/ MEEK MILL – DUMBMARK RONSON F/ BRUNO MARS – UPTOWN FUNKSAM SMITH F/ MARY J. BLIGE – STAY WITH METHE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE “FIFTY SHADES OF GREY” SOUNDTRACK)BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: AFRICAAKA (SOUTH AFRICA)FALLY IPUPA (DR CONGO)SARKODIE (GHANA)SAUTI SOL (KENYA)STONEBWOY (GHANA)THE SOIL (SOUTH AFRICA)WIZKID (NIGERIA)YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: UKFKA TWIGSFUSE ODGLETHAL BIZZLELITTLE SIMZMNEKSTORMZY
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