LOS ANGELES, CA – The BET Awards, which will be held this year June 25 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, released the nominations Monday (May 15). Perhaps one of the biggest storylines of the evening will be the Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma beef.
Although Remy Ma recently claimed that the “dust has settled,” she will go up against the reigning champion for the title of Best Female Hip Hop Artist. Nicki Minaj has won the award every year since 2010. Before her run, the Terror Squad vet did lay claim to the title. Other women included in the category this year are Missy Elliott, Young M.A, and Cardi B.
Beyoncé leads all nominees with seven nods. Queen Bey is up for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and twice for Best Collaboration with Kendrick Lamar for “Freedom” and DJ Khaled’s “Shining” with her husband Jay Z. She’s also nominated for Video of the Year for “Sorry,” which gave her a nod for Video Director of the Year alongside Kahlil Joseph. Her critically-acclaimed LEMONADEalbum is up for Album of the Year.
Chance The Rapper is up for four awards, including Album of the Year for HipHopDX’s Best Album of 2016, Coloring Book, and Best New Artist where he’ll compete against Young M.A, 21 Savage, Cardi B and Khalid.
Migos gets, yep, a trio of nominations. Quavo, Takeoff and Offset are up for Best Group and their smash hit “Bad and Boujee” with Lil Uzi Vert is in the running for Best Collaboration and Video of the Year.
Check out the list of 2017 BET Awards Nominations 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 Group
2 CHAINZ AND LIL WAYNE
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
FAT JOE AND REMY MA
MIGOS
RAE SREMMURD
Best Collaboration
BEYONCÉ FEATURING KENDRICK LAMAR — “FREEDOM”
CHANCE THE RAPPER FEATURING 2 CHAINZ AND LIL WAYNE — “NO PROBLEM”
CHRIS BROWN FEATURING GUCCI MANE AND USHER — “PARTY”
DJ KHALED FEATURING BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z — “SHINING”
MIGOS FEATURING LIL UZI VERT — “BAD AND BOUJEE”
RAE SREMMURD FEATURING 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 FEATURING LIL UZI VERT — “BAD AND BOUJEE”
SOLANGE — “CRANES IN THE SKY”
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM – KEHLANI, “CRZY”
BRUNO MARS AND JONATHAN LIA – BRUNO MARS, “THAT’S WHAT I LIKE”
DIRECTOR X – ZAYN MALIK, “LIKE I WOULD”
HYPE WILLIAMS – TYGA, “GUCCI SNAKES” FEATURING DESIIGNER
KAHLIL JOSEPH AND BEYONCÉ KNOWLES-CARTER – BEYONCÉ, “SORRY”
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
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
CECE WINANS – “NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE”
FANTASIA FEATURING TYE TRIBBETT – “I MADE IT”
KIRK FRANKLIN FEATURING SARAH REEVES, TASHA COBBS AND TAMELA MANN – “MY WORLD NEEDS YOU”
LECRAE – “CAN’T STOP ME NOW (DESTINATION)”
TAMELA MANN – “GOD PROVIDES”