The BET Awards 2017 is meant to be aired live on Sunday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET. The list of nominees was released yesterday and not surprisingly, Beyonce led with seven nominations. Some of these include ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist’,’Best Collaboration’ with Kendrick Lamar for “Freedom”, ‘Video of the Year,’ and ‘Album of the Year’ for “Lemonade”.
This year, however, Beyonce will be facing off against her sister, Solange, in some of those categories. To be precise, Beyonce alongside her sister, Solange got three nods and fans cannot help but wonder how it’s all going to turn out. Nonetheless, one would still be right to say that this is surely a welcome development.
The men are not left out, Bruno Mars followed Queen B with 5 nominations which include Album of the Year,’ ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,’ and ‘Video of the Year’ for “24K Magic.
In the Best International Act: Africa category, Nigeria leads the charge with four artists; Davido, Mr. Eazi, Wizkid, and Tekno.
Without wasting time, here is the complete list of nominees for the BET Awards 2017
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
BET Awards 2017 Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
See Also: Full List Of Nominees For AMAA 2017
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Freedom”
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne — “No Problem”
Chris Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — “Party”
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z — “Shining”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Young M.A.
BET Awards 2017: Video of the Year
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Big Sean — “Bounce Back”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom — Kehlani. “Crzy”
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia — Bruno Mars. “That’s What I Like”
Director X — Zayn Malik. “Like I Would”
Hype Williams — Tyga. “Gucci Snakes Ft. Desiigner”
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. — Beyoncé “Sorry”
BET Awards 2017: Best New Artist
21 Savage
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper
Khalid
Young M.A.
BET Awards 2017: Album of the Year
24k Magic — Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only — J. Cole
A Seat at the Table — Solange
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Cece Winans — “Never Have to Be Alone”
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett –” I Made It”
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Mann — “My World Needs You”
Lecrae — “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination) ”
Tamela Mann — “God Provides”
BET Awards 2017: Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Issa Rae
Janelle Monáe
Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis
BET Awards 2017: Best Actor
Bryshere Y. Gray
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Mahershala Ali
Omari Hardwick
BET Awards 2017: Youngstars Award
Ace Hunter
Caleb Mclaughlin
Jaden Smith
Marsai Martin
Yara Shahidi
BET Awards 2017: Best Movie
“Fences”
“Get Out”
“Hidden Figures”
“Moonlight”
“The Birth of a Nation”
Sportswoman of the Year Award
Gabby Douglas
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year Award
Cam Newton
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Russell Westbrook
Stephen Curry
BET Awards 2017: Centric Award
Fantasia — “Sleeping with the One I Love”
Kehlani — “Distraction”
Mary J. Blige — “Thick of It”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky”
Syd — “All About Me”
Yuna — “Crush Ft. Usher”
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Drake — “Fake Love”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane –” Black Beatles”
The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk — “Starboy”
Best International Act: Europe
Booba (France)
Mhd (France)
Craig David (UK)
Emeli Sandé (UK)
Giggs (UK)
Skepta (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Wiley (UK)
Best International Act: Africa
Aka (South Africa)
Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
Davido (Nigeria)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Tekno (Nigeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
BET Awards
The BET awards recognizes blacks in a variety of for their achievements and significant contributions in entertainment, sports, religion, politics etc.
Established by the Black Entertainment Television in 2001 the awards takes place once a year at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, United States.
