BET Awards Nominations Dominated By Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar leads the way with 10 nominations for the 25th BET Awards, which were announced Thursday honoring Black excellence across music, TV, film and sports.
Lamar scooped up noms for Album of the Year and Best Male Hip Hop Artist as well as three noms each in the Viewers Choice (for 'Not Like Us,' 'Luther' with SZA and 'Like That' with Future & Metro Boomin) and Best Collaboration (for 'Luther,' 'Like That' and '30 For 30' with SZA) categories.
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Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla have six nominations apiece, while Metro Boomin has five and SZA and The Weeknd have four apiece.
Winners will be announced June 9 in a ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles live on BET. Kevin Hart is set to host.
Here's the full list of nominees:
$ome $exy $ongs 4 UDrake & Partynextdoor
11:11 DeluxeChris Brown
Alligator Bites Never HealDoechiiCowboy CarterBeyoncé
GloriousGloRilla
GNXKendrick Lamar
Hurry Up TomorrowThe Weeknd
We Don't Trust YouFuture & Metro Boomin
Ari Lennox
Ayra Starr
Coco Jones
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Victoria Monét
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Drake
Fridayy
Leon Thomas
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd
Usher
41
Common & Pete Rock
Drake & Partynextdoor
Flo
Future & Metro Boomin
Jacquees & Dej Loaf
Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist
Maverick City Music
30 For 30SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar
Alter EgoDoechii feat. JT
Are You Even RealTeddy Swims feat. Givēon
BeckhamDee Billz feat. Kyle Richh, Kai Swervo, KJ Swervo
BlessLil Wayne, Wheezy & Young Thug
Like ThatFuture & Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
LutherKendrick Lamar & SZA
StickyTyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
TimelessThe Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti
Cardi B
Doechii
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Rapsody
Sexyy Red
BigXthaPlug
Bossman DLow
Burna Boy
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Key Glock
Lil Wayne
Tyler, The Creator
3AM in TokeyoKey Glock
A Bar Song (Tipsy)Shaboozey
After HoursKehlani
Denial Is a RiverDoechii
Family MattersDrake
Not Like UsKendrick Lamar
TimelessThe Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti
Type ShitFuture, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti
Anderson .Paak
B Pace Productions & Jacquees
Benny Boom
Cactus Jack
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Dave Meyers
Foggieraw
Tyler, The Creator
41
Ayra Starr
BigXthePlug
Bossman DLow
Dee Billz
Leon Thomas
October London
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
A God (There Is)Common & Pete Rock feat. Jennifer Hudson
AmenPastor Mike Jr.
Better DaysFridayy
Church DoorsYolanda Adams feat. Sir The Baptist & Donald Lawrence (Terry Hunter Remix)
ConstantMaverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore & Anthony Gargiula
Deserve to WinTamela Mann
FaithRapsody
Rain Down on MeGloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music
ResidualsChris Brown
Denial Is a RiverDoechii
NokiaDrake
Like ThatFuture & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
TGIFGloRilla
Not Like UsKendrick Lamar
LutherKendrick Lamar & SZA
BrokeyLatto
Any Gabrielly (Brazil)
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
Basky (UK)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Ezra Collective (UK)
Joé Dwèt Filé (France)
MC Luanna (Brazil)
Rema (Nigeria)
SDM (France)
Tyla (South Africa)
Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)
Abigail Chams (Tanzania)
Ajulicosta (Brazil)
Amabbi (Brazil)
Dlala Thukzin (South Africa)
Dr Yaro (France)
KWN (UK)
Maglera Doe Boy (South Africa)
Merveille (France)
Odeal (UK)
Shallipopi (Nigeria)
TxC (South Africa)
Beautiful PeopleMary J. Blige
BlackbiirdBeyonce feat. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
BloomDoechii
BurningTems
Defying GravityCynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande
Heart of a WomanSummer Walker
Hold OnTems
In My BagFlo & GloRilla
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Luther: Never Too Much
Mufasa: The Lion King
One of Them Days
Rebel Ridge
The Piano Lesson
The Six Triple Eight
Aaron Pierce
Aldis Hodge
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Denzel Washington
Jamie Foxx
Joey Bada$$
Kevin Hart
Sterling K. Brown
Will Smith
Andra Day
Angela Bassett
Coco Jones
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kerry Washington
Quinta Brunson
Viola Davis
Zendaya
Akira Akbar
Blue Ivy Carter
Graceyn 'Gracie' Hollingsworth
Heiress Harris
Melody Hurd
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Tyrik Johnson
VanVan
A'ja Wilson
Angel Reese
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Dawn Staley
Flau'jae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Sha'Carri Richardson
Simone Biles
Aaron Judge
Anthony Edwards
Deion Sanders
Jalen Hurts
Jayson Tatum
LeBron James
Saquon Barkley
Stephen Curry
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