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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Beyoncé Knowles leads the nominations for the 2017 BET Awards with seven nods

    The 35-year-old singer is up for a host of top accolades including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration with Kendrick Lamar for 'Freedom', and Video of the Year and Album of the Year for her studio LP 'Lemonade'.


    Bruno Mars follows Beyoncé with five nominations, including Album of the Year for his record '24K Magic', Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year for his single '24K Magic'.

    Beyoncé's young sister Solange Knowles, 30, is up for four potential prizes.

    She will go up against her sibling for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year for 'Cranes in the Sky' and Album of the Year for 'A Seat At The Table', while she is also up for the Centric Award.

    Elsewhere, Chance the Rapper and Migos received four nominations between them.

    Chance - whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett - could take home Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist, while Migos - comprised of Quavo, Takeoff and Offset - are in the running for Best Group and Best Collaboration for their chart-topping hit 'Bad and Boujee' with Lil Uzi Vert.

    Representing the UK in the Best International Act: Europe are Craig David, Emeli Sande, Giggs, Stormzy and Wiley.

    In the movie categories, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, Issa Rae and Janelle Monae will go head-to-head to be crowned Best Actress.

    Denzel Washington, Donald Glover, Bryshere Y. Gray, Mahershala Ali and Omari Hardwick are up for Best Actor.

    The winners in the 19 categories will be selected by BET's Voting Academy, comprised of entertainment professionals and fans.

    They will be announced at a star-studded ceremony at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Sunday June 25.

    The complete list of nominees for the 2017 BET Awards:

    Best International Act: Europe

    CRAIG DAVID (UK)

    EMELI SANDE (UK)

    GIGGS (UK)

    SKEPTA (UK)

    STORMZY (UK)

    WILEY (UK)

    BOOBA (France)

    MHD (France)

    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)

    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

    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

    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

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

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