Kendrick Lamar & Migos Lead the 2018 BET Award Nominations
See the full breakdown here.
The BET Awards have just unveiled their list of nominees for 2018 and not surprisingly, Migos and Kendrick Lamar take on a significant presence in nearly all of the music categories. In addition, DJ Khaled is also on top of the nominations list with a total of six. Other notables in the running include Drake, Cardi B, SZA, Rihanna and J. Cole amongst others. Meanwhile, the 2018 BET Awards will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 24.
Check out some of the big categories and nominees down below and head over to BET for a full breakdown.
Best Female R&B / Pop Artist Award
Beyoncé
SZA
H.E.R.
Rihanna
KehlaniBest Male R&B / Pop Artist Award
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Khalid
Daniel CaesarBest Group Award
Migos
A Tribe Called Quest
N*E*R*D
Rae Sremmurd
Chloe x HalleBest Collaboration Award
Bruno Mars f/ Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
DJ Khaled f/ Jay Z, Future & Beyoncé – “Top Off”
Cardi B f/ 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi”
French Montana f/ Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
Kendrick Lamar f/ Rihanna – “Loyalty”Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
DJ Khaled
Jay Z
J. ColeBest Female Hip Hop Artist Award
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Dej Loaf
RapsodyVideo of the Year Award
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
Bruno Mars f/ Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
DJ Khaled f/ Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
Migos f/ Drake – “Walk It Talk It”Video Director of the Year Award
Benny Boom
Director X
Ava DuVernay
Chris Brown
Dave MeyersBest New Artist Award
SZA
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
GoldLink
A Boogie Wit Da HoodieDr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Lecrae f/ Tory Kelly – “I’ll Find You”
Snoop Dogg f/ B Slade – “Words Are Few”
Ledisi and Kirk Franklin – “If You Don’t Mind”
Marvin Sapp – “Close”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard f/ Nicki Minaj – “I’m Getting Ready”Best Movie Award
Black Panther
Girls Trip
A Wrinkle in Time
Detroit
MudboundSportswoman of the Year Award
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Candace Parker
Elana Meyers TaylorSportsman of the Year Award
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Dwyane Wade
Odell Beckham Jr.Album of the Year Award
Kendrick Lamar – Damn
SZA – Ctrl
Jay Z – 4:44
Migos – Culture II
Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album
DJ Khaled – Grateful
In other related news, Kendrick Lamar appeared on Jay Rock’s new “Win” single that released yesterday.
