BY: Denver Sean
Published 8 years ago
The nominees for the 2017 BET Awards are in! Beyoncé leads the nominations with seven, while Bruno Mars trails closely behind with 5. Chance the Rapper, Solange and Migos tied with 4 a piece.
via Billboard:
Beyoncé’s seven nods include best female R&B/pop artist (vying against sister Solange), best collaboration (with Kendrick Lamar on “Freedom”), album of the year and video of the year. Mars, also up for album of the year and video of the year, nabbed a nomination as well for best male R&B/pop artist. Migos’ nods include best group and best collaboration for “Bad and Bougee” with Lil Uzi Vert. Best male hip-hop artist nominee Chance the Rapper is also a best new artist nominee along with 21 Savage, Cardi B, Khalid and Young M.A.
Now in its 17th year, the BET Awards will air live on June 25 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET. The awards ceremony will cap off the annual BET Experience at L.A. Live in Los Angeles from June 22-25.
The BET Awards will also recognize achievements in film, television, sports and international music acts across more than 19 categories.
You’ll find a complete list of the 2017 BET Awards nominees is available at the BET Awards‘ official website, but check out some of the categories below.
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Album of the Year are…
24K MAGIC
4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY
A SEAT AT THE TABLE
COLORING BOOK
LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/FoHPFhak1q— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist are…@Beyonce#Kehlani@MaryJBlige@Rihanna@SolangeKnowles pic.twitter.com/KKnvjE8xPl
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist are…@BrunoMars@ChrisBrown@TheWeeknd@TreySongz@Usher pic.twitter.com/LYI6UMd9Ks
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for the Centric Award are….@TasiasWord #Kehlani@MaryJBlige @SolangeKnowles@InternetSyd@YunaMusic pic.twitter.com/s7OfaPRB0F
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Actor are…@YazzTheGreatest
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Mahershala Ali@OmariHardwick pic.twitter.com/r8rSfcxGwB— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Sportsman of the Year Award are…@CameronNewton@KingJames@OBJ_3@RussWest44@StephenCurry30 pic.twitter.com/ZTQt6anov8
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The '17 #BETAwards nominees for Sportswoman of the Year Award are@GabrielleDoug@SerenaWilliams@Simone_Biles@SkyDigg4@VenusesWilliams pic.twitter.com/rBu7hbNiJW
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Movie are…
FENCES
GET OUT!
HIDDEN FIGURES
MOONLIGHT
THE BIRTH OF A NATION pic.twitter.com/F0VenvxABo— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Actress are…
@itsGabrielleU @IssaRae@JanelleMonae@TheRealTaraji@ViolaDavis pic.twitter.com/Z4wPKgkekc— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best New Artist are…@savageskulls @iamcardib @chancetherapper@thegreatkhalid @YoungMAMusic pic.twitter.com/fcawgx50Rz
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award are…@Beyonce@BrunoMars@Drake@Migos@RaeSremmurd@TheWeeknd pic.twitter.com/y2R5EE4LWu
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Group are..@2chainz & @LilTunechi@ATCQ @FatJoe & @RealRemyMa@Migos@RaeSremmurd pic.twitter.com/3Bjw1UtYRN
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Collaboration are… pic.twitter.com/rhgjy9mQll
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Video Director of the Year are… pic.twitter.com/5QTbEVnyHk
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Video of the Year are…
SORRY
BOUNCE BACK
24K MAGIC
BAD AND BOUJEE
CRANES IN THE SKY pic.twitter.com/vv23SjhfX5— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist are… @BigSean@ChanceTheRapper@Drake@1Future@JColeNC@KendrickLamar pic.twitter.com/XkmHNLInHH
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017
The 2017 #BETAwards nominees for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist are… @IAmCardiB@MissyElliott @NickiMinaj @RealRemyMa@YoungMAMusic pic.twitter.com/G8ULA7RX6G
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) May 15, 2017