The 2024 BET Awards nominations have recently been announced, with Drake leading the pack with a whopping seven nominations, followed closely by Nicki Minaj with six.
The event promises to be a star-studded affair, featuring live performances from GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, and Victoria Monét.
This year’s nominees for the coveted Album of the Year award are Chris Brown’s 11:11, Gunna’s A Gift & a Curse, 21 Savage’s American Dream, Usher’s Coming Home, Drake’s For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition), Victoria Monét’s Jaguar II, Killer Mike’s Michael, and Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2.
The BET Awards, known for celebrating the best in Black entertainment, will also recognize achievements in film, acting, and sports. The nominees for the film category this year are “American Fiction,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Book of Clarence,” “The Color Purple,” “The Equalizer 3,” and “The Little Mermaid.”
The event is set to take place in Los Angeles and will air live on BET on Sunday, June 30, at 8 PM ET/PT.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2024 BET Awards:
**Album of the Year:**
– 11:11 – Chris Brown
– A Gift & a Curse – Gunna
– American Dream – 21 Savage
– Coming Home – Usher
– For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition) – Drake
– Jaguar II – Victoria Monét
– Michael – Killer Mike
– Pink Friday 2 – Nicki Minaj
**Best Collaboration of the Year:**
– “Rich Baby Daddy” ft. Sexyy Red & Sza – Drake
– “Everybody” ft. Lil Uzi Vert – Nicki Minaj
– “Barbie World” ft. Ice Spice and Aqua – Nicki Minaj
– “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
– “First Person Shooter” – Drake ft. J. Cole
– “Don’t Play with It (Remix)” – Lola Brooke ft. Latto and Yung Miami
– “Bongos” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
– “Carnival” – ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) ft. Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti
**Best Male Hip Hop Artist:**
– Drake
– J. Cole
– Kendrick Lamar
– 21 Savage
– Gunna
– Lil Wayne
– Future
**Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:**
– Chris Brown
– Usher
– Brent Faiyaz
– 6lack
– Daniel Caesar
– The Weeknd
**Best Female Hip Hop Artist:**
– Nicki Minaj
– Cardi B
– Megan Thee Stallion
– Latto
– Doja Cat
– GloRilla
**Video of the Year:**
– “Agora Hills” – Doja Cat
– “All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
– “Barbie World” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
– “Bongos” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
– “First Person Shooter” – Drake ft. J. Cole
– “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
– “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
– “Rich Baby Daddy” – Drake ft. Sexyy Red and Sza
**Best Group:**
– City Girls
– ¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign
– 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
– 41
– Blxst & Bino Rideaux
– Flo
– Maverick City Music
– Wanmor
**Best New Artist:**
– GloRilla
– Ice Spice
– Lola Brooke
– Muni Long
– Sexyy Red
– Victoria Monét
**Viewer’s Choice Award:**
– Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
– Doja Cat – “Agora Hills”
– Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – “All My Life”
– Gunna – “Fukumean”
– Muni Long – “Made For Me”
– Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
– Drake ft. Sexyy Red and Sza – “Rich Baby Daddy”
– Tyla (Africa)