The 2023 BET Awards are just around the corner. The network announced the list of nominees for the 23rd affair, honoring Black excellence in music, television, film, and sports.ย
Drake will be heading into the event with the most nominations. The multi-platinum performer has seven nominations, including Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist, Best Group with 21 Savage, and Album of the Year for,ย Her Loss.ย ย
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GloRilla, best-known for โTomorrow 2โ with Cardi B and โ Leave the Clubโ featuring Lil Durk, is the most nominated female with her name in six categories. At the 2022 awards, the spit-fire rapper took home Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
21 Savage and Lizzo are trailing closely behind with five nods each. Beyoncรฉ, Chris Brown, Ice Spice, SZA, and more have received top honors.ย
The BET Awards are scheduled to return to Los Angeles and will air live on Sunday, June 25. Cultureโs Biggest Night will celebrate five decades of Hip-Hop.
โWe are thrilled to be back in LA for BET Awards 2023 and to celebrate a huge cultural milestone โ the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop,โ said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. โFor five decades, Hip Hop has not only influenced American Culture but has become a global phenomenon and one of the most influential musical genres of our lifetime.โ
The nominees in each music-centric category are below:
Album of the Year
Anyways, Lifeโs Great, GloRilla
Breezy, Chris Brown
God Did, DJ Khaled
Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar
Renaissance, Beyoncรฉ
SOS, SZA
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Ari Lennox
Beyoncรฉ
Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Lizzo
SZA
Tems
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Blxst
Brent Faiyaz
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
The Weeknd
Usher
Best Group
City Girls
Drake & 21 Savage
Dvsn
FLO
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Quavo & Takeoff
Wanmor
Best Collaboration
โBig Energy (Remix),โ Latto & Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled
โBoyโs A Liar Pt. 2,โ Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice
โCall Me Every Day,โ Chris Brown feat. Wizkid
โCanโt Stop Wonโt Stop,โ King Combs feat. Kodak Black
โCreepinโ,โ Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage
โF.N.F. (Letโs Go),โ Hitkidd & GloRilla
โTomorrow 2,โ GloRilla & Cardi B
โWait For U,โ Future feat. Drake & Tems
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Cardi B
Coi Leray
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Video of the Year
โWe (Warm Embrace),โ Chris Brown
โ2 Million Up,โ Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49
โAbout Damn Time,โ Lizzo
โBad Habit,โ Steve Lacy
โFirst Class,โ Harlow
โKill Bill,โ SZA
โTomorrow 2,โ GloRilla & Cardi B
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky for AWGE
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Director X
Teyana โSpike Teyโ Taylor
Best New Artist
Ambrรฉ
Coco Jones
Doechii
FLO
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
โBless Me,โ Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
โFinished (Live),โ Tamela Mann
โIโve Got Joy,โ CeCe Winans
โKingdom,โ Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
โNew,โ Tye Tribbett
โOne Moment From Glory,โ Yolanda Adams
โThe Better Benediction (Pt.2),โ PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Leโandria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Viewerโs Choice Award
โAbout Damn Time,โ Lizzo
โBreak My Soul,โ Beyoncรฉ
โFirst Class,โ Jack Harlow
โJimmy Cooks,โ Drake feat 21 Savage
โKill Bill,โ SZA
โLast Last,โ Burna Boy
โSuper Freaky Girl,โ Nicki Minaj
โWait For U,โ Future feat. Drake & Tems
BET Her
โAbout Damn Time,โ Lizzo
โBoyโs A Liar Pt. 2,โ Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice
โBreak My Soul,โ Beyoncรฉ
โHer,โ Megan Thee Stallion
โLift Me Up,โ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever โ Music From And Inspired By โ Rihanna & Ludwig Gรถransson
โPlayers,โ Coi Leray
โSpecial,โ Lizzo
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