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BET announced its 2023 BET Awards nominees. Drake leads with seven nominations and GloRilla trails closely behind with six. Read more details about the upcoming ceremony this month and check out the other nominations inside.
The 2023 BET Awards will air live from Los Angeles Sunday, June 25. Today (June 8), the popular network announced its nominees, with Drake leading the nominations, landing seven. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports.
The nominations were selected by the BET Voting Academy, comprised of an esteemed group of entertainment professionals and influencers in the fields of music, media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and creative arts.
Drake’s nominations include ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Best Group’ with 21 Savage, ‘Best Collaboration’ with Future and Tems (“Wait for U”), ‘Album of the Year,’ for Her Loss with 21 Savage, and ‘Viewer’s Choice Award,’ for Jimmy Cook with 21 Savage, and his feature on Wait For You with Future and Tems.
Following Drake’s impressive seven nominations, Big Glo racked in six of her own. Last October, the Memphis rap was named a BET Amplified Artist. She gave an electrifying performance at last year’s ceremony, where she also took home ‘Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist of the Year.’ GloRilla now has six nominations, including ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best New Artist,’ ‘Album of the Year’ for Anyways, Life’s Great, ‘Video Of The Year’ for Tomorrow 2 with Cardi B, and ‘Best Collaboration’ for her features with HItkidd (“F.N.F. Let’s Go”) and Cardi B (“Tomorrow 2”).
21 Savage and Lizzo earned the third-highest number of nods, with five nominations each. Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice, and SZA follow with four nominations each. Cardi B, Coco Jones, FLO, Future, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, and Tems are tied with three nominations each.
Culture’s biggest night will also celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop throughout the live telecast on BET. The BET Awards will continue its tradition of being the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience – honoring the present and future of Black music, creativity, and sportsmanship, by celebrating the culture and being a driving force for social change.
Voting for the BET Awards 2023 Viewer’s Choice Award begins June 8, 2023, and ends June 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM PT/ 9:30 PM ET. Fans can cast their votes here.
Check out the complete list of the 2023 BET Awards nominees:
Album of the Year
ANYWAYS, LIFE’S GREAT – GLORILLA
BREEZY – CHRIS BROWN
GOD DID – DJ KHALED
HER LOSS – DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE
MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS – KENDRICK LAMAR
RENAISSANCE – BEYONCÉ
SOS – SZA
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
ARI LENNOX
BEYONCÉ
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
BIG ENERGY (REMIX) – LATTO & MARIAH CAREY FEAT. DJ KHALED
BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 – PINKPANTHERESS & ICE SPICE
CALL ME EVERY DAY – CHRIS BROWN FEAT. WIZKID
CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP- KING COMBS FEAT. KODAK BLACK
CREEPIN’ – METRO BOOMIN, THE WEEKND & 21 SAVAGE
F.N.F. (LET’S GO) – HITKIDD & GLORILLA
TOMORROW 2 – GLORILLA & CARDI B
WAIT FOR U – 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
WE (WARM EMBRACE) – CHRIS BROWN
2 MILLION UP – PEEZY, JEEZY & REAL BOSTON RICHEY FEAT. ROB49
ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO
BAD HABIT – STEVE LACY
FIRST CLASS – JACK HARLOW
KILL BILL – SZA
TOMORROW 2 – 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 “SPIKE TEY” TAYLOR
Best New Artist
AMBRÉ
COCO JONES
DOECHII
FLO
GLORILLA
ICE SPICE
LOLA BROOKE
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
BLESS ME – MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN
FINISHED (LIVE) – TAMELA MANN
I’VE GOT JOY – CECE WINANS
KINGDOM – MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN FEAT. NAOMI RAINE & CHANDLER MOORE
NEW – TYE TRIBBETT
ONE MOMENT FROM GLORY – YOLANDA ADAMS
THE BETTER BENEDICTION (PT.2) – PJ MORTON FEAT. LISA KNOWLES-SMITH, LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON, KEKE WYATT, KIERRA SHEARD & TASHA COBBS LEONARD
Viewer’s Choice Award
ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO
BREAK MY SOUL – BEYONCÉ
FIRST CLASS – JACK HARLOW
JIMMY COOKS – DRAKE FEAT 21 SAVAGE
KILL BILL – SZA
LAST LAST – BURNA BOY
SUPER FREAKY GIRL – NICKI MINAJ
WAIT FOR U – FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
Best International Act
AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)
AYRA STARR (NIGERIA)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
CENTRAL CEE (UK)
ELLA MAI (UK)
KO (SOUTH AFRICA)
L7NNON (BRAZIL)
STORMZY (UK)
TIAKOLA (FRANCE)
UNCLE WAFFLES (SWAZILAND)
Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act
ASAKE (NIGERIA)
CAMIDOH (GHANA)
FLO (UK)
LIBIANCA (CAMEROON)
MAUREEN (FRANCE)
MC RYAN SP (BRAZIL)
PABI COOPER (SOUTH AFRICA)
RAYE (UK)
WERENOI (FRANCE)
BET Her
ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO
BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 – PINKPANTHERESS & ICE SPICE
BREAK MY SOUL – BEYONCÉ
HER – MEGAN THEE STALLION
LIFT ME UP BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY – RIHANNA & LUDWIG GÖRANSSON
PLAYERS – COI LERAY
SPECIAL – LIZZO
Best Movie
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
CREED 3
EMANCIPATION
NOPE
THE WOMAN KING
TILL
WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
Best Actor
AMIN JOSEPH
BRIAN TYREE HENRY
DAMSON IDRIS
DANIEL KALUUYA
DEMETRIUS ‘LIL MEECH’ FLENORY JR.
DONALD GLOVER
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
Best Actress
ANGELA BASSETT
COCO JONES
JANELLE JAMES
JANELLE MONÁE
KEKE PALMER
VIOLA DAVIS
ZENDAYA
YoungStars Award
AKIRA AKBAR
ALAYA HIGH
DEMI SINGLETON
GENESIS DENISE
MARSAI MARTIN
THADDEUS J. MIXSON
YOUNG DYLAN
Sportswoman of the Year Award
ALEXIS MORRIS
ALLYSON FELIX
ANGEL REESE
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON
Sportsman of the Year Award
AARON JUDGE
BUBBA WALLACE
GERVONTA DAVIS
JALEN HURTS
LEBRON JAMES
PATRICK MAHOMES
STEPHEN CURRY
Drake Leads With Most 2023 BET Awards Nominations While GloRilla Trails Closely Behind was originally published on globalgrind.com
