Tuesday, May 16, 2017

BEYONCE AND BRUNO MARS RECEIVE HIGHEST NOMINATION NODS FOR THE 2017 BET AWARDS





The full nomination list for the BET 2017 Awards is out with ​Beyoncé and Bruno Mars receiving the highest nominations with seven and five nods, respectively, followed by Chance the Rapper, Solange and Migos with four each.

​Beyoncé’s nominations include best collaboration (featuring Kendrick Lamar on “Freedom”), best female R&B/pop artist ( her sister Solange was also nominated in the same category), Album of the year and Video of the year. 

Bruno Mars has also been nominated in album of the year and video of the year, as well for best male R&B/pop artist while Best male hip-hop artist nominee Chance the Rapper is also a best new artist nominee along with 21 Savage, Cardi B, Khalid and Young M.A.

For the International Act (AFRICA) category, Nigeria's Wizkid, Davido, Mr Eazi and Tekno have been nominated this year.

Now in its 17th year, the BET Awards will air live on June 25 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET. 
The awards ceremony will cap off the annual BET Experience at L.A. Live in Los Angeles from June 22-25.
The BET Awards will also recognize achievements in film, television, sports and international music acts across more than 19 categories. 

A complete list of the 2017 BET Awards nominees is available at the BET Awards' official website, but take a look at some of the categories below.

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


Best International Act (Africa)
TEKNO (Nigeria)
MR. EAZI (Nigeria) - 
DAVIDO (Nigeria)
STONEBWOY (Ghana)
AKA (SA)
NASTY C (SA)
BABES WODUMO (SA)


Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos
Rae Sremmurd

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
J. Cole 
Kendrick Lamar 

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Young M.A.

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" ​

Best New Artist
21 Savage 
Cardi B
Chance the Rapper
Khalid
Young M.A.

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

SEE FULL LIST HERE: BET AWARDS 2017 

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