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New Edition will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Hosting the BET Awards will be “Saturday Night Live” comedian Leslie Jones.
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As for the nominees, Beyoncé has the most nods: seven in all. And of course she won’t be there or I should say be betta not be there just giving birth and all…
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Bruno Mars has five nods, followed by Solange, Chance the Rapper and Migos, who each have four.
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Also, Chance the Rapper will receive the Humanitarian Award.
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Tune in to find out who wins at the BET Awards, live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on BET. And follow us on Social Media 1067 WTLC.
Here’s a complete list of the nominees:
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 & 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
- 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”
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”
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 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”
Best actress
- Gabrielle Union
- Issa Rae
- Janelle Monáe
- Taraji P. Henson
- Viola Davis
Best actor
- Bryshere Y. Gray
- Denzel Washington
- Donald Glover
- Mahershala Ali
- Omari Hardwick
Youngstars award
- Ace Hunter
- Caleb Mclaughlin
- Jaden Smith
- Marsai Martin
- Yara Shahidi
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
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)
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