The Drake–Kendrick Lamar showdown will proceed — on the 2024 BET Awards.
The rappers will compete in two classes on the June 30 present: finest male hip-hop artist and finest collaboration. Within the latter class, Drake is nominated for “Wealthy Child Daddy” with SZA and Sexyy Pink, whereas Lamar is nominated for his visitor verse on the remix of Beyoncé’s “America Has a Downside.”
Drake is the present’s prime contender with seven nominations, because of his album For All of the Canine (Scary Hours Version). Lamar didn’t launch an album that was eligible this 12 months. The Canadian rapper’s different nominations embrace album of the 12 months, finest male R&B/pop artist and viewer’s selection for “Wealthy Child Daddy.” He’s nominated twice within the video of the 12 months class: “Wealthy Child Daddy” and his visitor verse on J. Cole’s “First Individual Shooter,” the late 2023 observe that reignited his feud with Lamar.
Nicki Minaj follows Drake with six nominations, together with bids for video of the 12 months for “Barbie World” with Ice Spice and Aqua, album of the 12 months for Pink Friday 2 and finest feminine hip-hop artist.
For video of the 12 months, Minaj and Drake will tackle Lil Durk and J. Cole’s “All My Life,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Bongos,” Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama,” Usher, Summer season Walker and 21 Savage’s “Good Good” and Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills.”
For album of the 12 months, these nominated alongside Drake and Minaj’s initiatives are: Monét’s Jaguar II, Chris Brown’s 11:11, Usher’s Coming Residence, Killer Mike’s Michael, 21 Savage’s American Dream and Gunna’s A Present & A Curse.
SZA, J. Cole, Sexyy Pink and Monét earned 5 nominations apiece. Acts who scored 4 nominations are Beyoncé, Usher, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, 21 Savage and Tyla.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter — who has received a Grammy, NAACP Picture Award and Soul Prepare Music Award — is nominated for the YoungStars Award, which honors youngster and teenage entertainers. Different nominees are Akira Akbar, Demi Singleton, Heiress Diana Harris, Jabria Mccullum, Jalyn Corridor, Leah Jeffries and Van Van.
Performers on the occasion airing dwell on BET from Los Angeles embrace Monét, Sexyy Pink, Muni Lengthy, Latto, GloRilla and Shaboozey.
A whole listing of this 12 months’s BET Awards nominees follows.
Album of the 12 months
Chris Brown, 11:11
Gunna, A Present & A Curse
21 Savage, American Dream
Usher, Coming Residence
Drake, For All of the Canine (Scary Hours Version)
Victoria Monét, Jaguar II
Killer Mike, Michael
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2
Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Coco Jones
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Muni Lengthy
SZA
Tyla
Victoria Monét
Finest male R&B/pop artist
Brent Faiyaz
Bryson Tiller
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
Fridayy
October London
Usher
Finest group
¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
41
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
Metropolis Ladies
Flo
Maverick Metropolis Music
Wanmor
Finest collaboration
Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar, “America Has a Downside (Remix)”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua), “Barbie World”
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”
¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Wealthy The Child, Playboi Carti, “Carnival”
Lola Brooke feat. Latto & Yung Miami, “Don’t Play With It (Remix)”
Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert, “All people”
Usher, Summer season Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”
Drake feat. Sexyy Pink & SZA, “Wealthy Child Daddy”
Finest feminine hip-hop artist
Cardi B
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Sexyy Pink
Finest male hip-hop artist
21 Savage
Burna Boy
Drake
Future
Gunna
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Wayne
Finest new artist
41
4Batz
Ayra Starr
Bossman Dlow
Fridayy
October London
Sexyy Pink
Tyla
Video of the 12 months
Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”
Lil Durk feat J. Cole, “All My Life”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua), “Barbie World”
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”
Drake feat. J. Cole, “First Individual Shooter”
Usher, Summer season Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
Drake feat. Sexyy Pink & SZA, “Wealthy Child Daddy”
Video director of the 12 months
Benny Growth
Youngster.
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Janelle Monáe & Alan Ferguson
Offset
Tems
Tyler, The Creator
Dr. Bobby Jones Finest Gospel/Inspirational Award
Shirley Caesar, “Award The entire Glory”
Kirk Franklin, “All Issues”
Halle Bailey, “Angel”
CeCe Winans, “Come Jesus Come”
Erica Campbell, Do You Consider in Love?”
Maverick Metropolis Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore, “God Issues”
Tems, “Me & U”
Kirk Franklin, “Strive Love”
Viewer’s selection award
Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”
Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Gunna, “Fukumean”
Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
Muni Lengthy, “Made for Me”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
Drake feat. Sexyy Pink & SZA, “Wealthy Child Daddy”
Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay, “Sensational”
Beyoncé, “Texas Maintain ‘Em”
Tyla, “Water”
Finest worldwide act
Asake (Africa)
Aya Nakamura (France)
Ayra Starr (Africa)
Bk’ (Brazil)
Cleo Sol (UK)
Focalistic (Africa)
Karol Conká (Brazil)
Raye (UK)
Tiakola (France)
Tyla (Africa)
Viewer’s selection: finest new worldwide act
Bellah (UK)
Cristale (UK)
Duquesa (Brazil)
Holly G (France)
Jungeli (France)
Makhadzi (Africa)
Oruam (Brazil)
Seyi Vibez (Africa)
Tyler Icu (Africa)
BET Her
Beyoncé, “16 Carriages”
Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard, “Blessings”
Ayra Starr, “Commas”
Flo feat. Missy Elliott, “Fly Lady”
Megan Thee Stallion, “Hiss”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
SZA, “Saturn”
GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”
Finest film
American Fiction
Bob Marley: One Love
Renaissance: A Movie by Beyoncé
Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse
The Guide of Clarence
The Shade Purple
The Equalizer 3
The Little Mermaid
Finest actor
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Idris Elba
Jeffrey Wright
Lakeith Stanfield
Finest actress
Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Coco Jones
Danielle Brooks
Fantasia
Halle Bailey
Issa Rae
Regina King
YoungStars Award
Akira Akbar
Blue Ivy Carter
Demi Singleton
Heiress Diana Harris
Jabria McCullum
Jalyn Corridor
Leah Jeffries
Van Van
Sportswoman of the Yr Award
A’ja Wilson
Angel Reese
Coco Gauff
Flau’jae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Naomi Osaka
Sha’carri Richardson
Simone Biles
Sportsman of the Yr Award
Anthony Edwards
Gervonta Davis
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Hurts
Kyrie Irving
Lebron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry
