Cardi B, Drake & J. Cole Lead The Field: 2019 BET Awards Nominations

But I digress, Drake is back in the leadoff position one year later, with 5 nominations to his name, only surpassed by Cardi B’s haul of 7 BET nominations. Rounding out the rest of the leaderboard sits Beyoncé, J. Cole, and Travis Scott, positioned in a three-way tie with three BET nominations. Worth noting, Pastor Snoop clocks in with high chances of stealing away with “Best Gospel” honors.

“From Michael Jackson and James Brown busting dance moves together to Monique paying homage to Beyoncé in an unforgettable dance number to BET reuniting the Fugees, we have set the tone for what cool looks like,” BET’s Head of Programming Connie Orlando said in the communique that listed the nominations. “This year we are even more so committed to continuing to create the unforgettable moments that have made the BET Awards the preeminent celebration of black culture.” Check out the shortlist down below.

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Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

BEYONCÉ
ELLA MAI
H.E.R.
SOLANGE
SZA
TEYANA TAYLOR

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

ANDERSON .PAAK
BRUNO MARS
CHILDISH GAMBINO
CHRIS BROWN
JOHN LEGEND
KHALID

Best Group

CHLOE X HALLE
CITY GIRLS
LIL BABY & GUNNA
MIGOS
THE CARTERS

Best Collaboration

21 SAVAGE FT. J. COLE – “A LOT ”
CARDI B & BRUNO MARS – “PLEASE ME”
CARDI B FT. BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN – “I LIKE IT”
H.E.R. FT. BRYSON TILLER – “COULD’VE BEEN”
TRAVIS SCOTT FT. DRAKE – “SICKO MODE”
TYGA FT. OFFSET – “TASTE”

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

21 SAVAGE
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEEK MILL
NIPSEY HUSSLE
TRAVIS SCOTT

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

CARDI B
KASH DOLL
LIZZO
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA

Video of the Year

21 SAVAGE – “A LOT” FT. J. COLE
CARDI B – “MONEY”
CARDI B & BRUNO MARS – “PLEASE ME”
CHILDISH GAMBINO – “THIS IS AMERICA”
DRAKE – “NICE FOR WHAT”
THE CARTERS – “APESHIT”

Video Director of the Year

BENNY BOOM
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
HYPE WILLIAMS
KARENA EVANS

Best New Artist

BLUEFACE
CITY GIRLS
JUICE WRLD
LIL BABY
QUEEN NAIJA

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

ERICA CAMPBELL FT. WARRYN CAMPBELL – “ALL OF MY LIFE”
FRED HAMMOND – “TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS”
KIRK FRANKLIN – “LOVE THEORY”
SNOOP DOGG FT. RANCE ALLEN – “BLESSING ME AGAIN”
TORI KELLY FT. KIRK FRANKLIN – “NEVER ALONE”

Best International Act

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
DAVE (U.K.)
DOSSEH (FRANCE)
GIGGS (U.K.)
MR EAZI (NIGERIA)

Best New International Act – (Fan Voted Category)

HEADIE ONE (U.K.)
JOK’AIR (FRANCE)
NESLY (FRANCE)
OCTAVIAN (U.K.)
SHO MADJOZI (AFRICA)
TENIOLA APATA (AFRICA)

Best Actress

ISSA RAE
REGINA HALL
REGINA KING
TARAJI P. HENSON
TIFFANY HADDISH
VIOLA DAVIS

Best Actor

ANTHONY ANDERSON
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
DENZEL WASHINGTON
MAHERSHALA ALI
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
OMARI HARDWICK

YoungStars Award

CALEB MCLAUGHLIN
LYRIC ROSS
MARSAI MARTIN
MICHAEL RAINEY JR.
MILES BROWN

Best Movie

BLACKKKLANSMAN
CREED II
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE HATE U GIVE

Sportswoman of the Year

ALLYSON FELIX
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SIMONE BILES

Sportsman of the Year

KEVIN DURANT
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY
TIGER WOODS

Album of the Year

ASTROWORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
ELLA MAI
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
INVASION OF PRIVACY

2019 Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

CARDI B, BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN – “I LIKE IT”
CHILDISH GAMBINO – “THIS IS AMERICA”
DRAKE – “IN MY FEELINGS”
ELLA MAI – “TRIP”
J. COLE – “MIDDLE CHILD”
TRAVIS SCOTT FT. DRAKE – “SICKO MODE”

BET Her Award

ALICIA KEYS – “RAISE A MAN”
CIARA – “LEVEL UP”
H.E.R. – “HARD PLACE”
JANELLE MONÁE – “PYNK”
QUEEN NAIJA – “MAMA’S HAND”
TEYANA TAYLOR – “ROSE IN HARLEM”

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