“Turn the six upside down, it’s a nine now.” Drake continues his spree of dominance as he is being nominated for nine BET Awards.
The Canadian rapper leads all artists with nine nominations, almost doubling that of Beyonce and Rihanna’s five each.
BET’s nominee website is a bit confusing to look at, but here is a breakdown of all of the awards Drizzy is up for.
He’s receiving two Video Of The Year nods for “Hotline Bling” and “Work” on which his featured alongside Rihanna. He also appears twice for Best Collaboration [“Work” with Rihanna, “Where Ya At?” with Future] and three times for the Viewer’s Choice award for the three videos we just named. He is also up for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist of The Year. In somewhat of a head scratcher, he’s also being nominated for Best Group with Future for their What A Time To Be Alive album.
The rest of the nominees list reads like a who’s who of 2015-16. Cam Newton, Steph Curry and Lebron James highlight the Sportsman of the Year category. Straight Outta Compton, DOPE and Creed are in the Best Movie section. Bryson Tiller is scattered throughout the awards with nods for Best R&B Artist, Best Video and Best New Artist.
Lecrae and Kirk Franklin check in for the Inspirational Artist of the Year Award and the always controversial Female Hip-Hop Artist of the Year awards has Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma and Dej Loaf.
To have such big years themselves, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole do not appear that often. K. Dot only appears twice for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and Best Video for “Alright.” Cole appears just once for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist.
The BET Awards June 26 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
ADELE
ANDRA DAY
BEYONCE
K. MICHELLE
RIHANNA
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
JEREMIH
THE WEEKND
TYRESE
Best Group
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
DRAKE & FUTURE
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
RAE SREMMURD
THE INTERNET
Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN – PLAY NO GAMES
BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND – ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ – FEELING MYSELF
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DRAKE
FETTY WAP
FUTURE
J. COLE
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
DEJ LOAF
LIL KIM
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER – DON’T
DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING
KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
CHRIS BROWN
COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS
Best New Artist
ALESSIA CARA
ANDRA DAY
BRYSON TILLER
KEHLANI
TORY LANEZ
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY
ERICA CAMPBELL
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
TAMELA MANN
TASHA COBBS
Best Actress
GABRIELLE UNION
KERRY WASHINGTON
TARAJI P. HENSON
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
VIOLA DAVIS
Best Actor
ANTHONY ANDERSON
COURTNEY B. VANCE
IDRIS ELBA
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
O’SHEA JACKSON JR.
YoungStars Award
AMANDLA STENBERG
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS
SILENTÓ
WILLOW SMITH
YARA SHAHIDI
Best Movie
BEASTS OF NO NATION
CONCUSSION
CREED
DOPE
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Sportswoman of the Year
CHEYENNE WOODS
GABRIELLE DOUGLAS
SERENA WILLIAMS
SKYLAR DIGGINS
VENUS WILLIAMS
Sportsman of the Year
CAM NEWTON
KOBE BRYANT
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER – DON’T
CHRIS BROWN – BACK TO SLEEP
DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Centric Award
ANDRA DAY – RISE UP
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
K. MICHELLE – NOT A LITTLE BIT
RIHANNA – BBHMM
THE INTERNET – UNDER CONTROL
Best International Act Africa
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)
Best International Act UK
KANO
KREPT & KONAN
LIANNE LA HAVAS
SKEPTA
STORMZY
TINIE TEMPAH
