Cardi B leads the industry with seven total 2019 BET Award nominations followed by Drake with five.
The Bronx born artist earned nominations, including ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist,’ two separate nods in both the ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘Video of the Year’ categories, ‘Album of the Year’ and the ‘Coca-Cola® Viewers’ Choice Award. Drake’s nominations include ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ ‘Best Collaboration’ and the ‘Coca-Cola® Viewers’ Choice Award.’
Closely following behind Cardi B and Drake are Beyoncé, J. Cole and Travis Scott each with four nominations. The 2019 BET Awards take place June 23, airing live on national networks. This installment of the annual award show marks 19 years of the BET awards.
The BET awards not only recognize music acts but also athletes, actors, and philanthropy. The nominations are selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which includes fans, a group of entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and creative arts.
BET hosts fans and stars for an entire weekend experience including performances from Meek Mill, YG, Cardi B and more. The weekend in Los Angeles also includes auditions for BET projects and live events.
This year, BET will recognize ‘Best International Act’ in-show, along with the fan-voted category ‘Best New International Act’ during the live red carpet pre-show.
“18 years ago we launched the BET Awards and since then we have celebrated cool in ways that can’t be duplicated elsewhere. From Michael Jackson and James Brown busting dance moves together to Monique paying homage to Beyoncé in an unforgettable dance number to BET reuniting the Fugees we have set the tone for what cool looks like. This year we are even more so committed to continuing to create the unforgettable moments that have made the BET Awards the preeminent celebration of black culture. From the entire BET family, we congratulate each nominee and look forward to celebrating their talent and contributions at the ‘2019 BET Awards’.” says Connie Orlando, Executive Vice President, Head of Programming at BET.
Since the dawn of social media, the BET Awards exists as an event that many look forward to tweeting about every year. The 2018 BET awards dominate the digital world, earning accolades for being the #1, Most Social Cable Awards Show Year-To-Date for the second year in a row. The program earned over 2 million mentions across Facebook and Twitter. BET turned their social domination into a social award show which although new continues to build.
Read The Full 2019 BET Award Nominee List Below:
Video of the year:
- 21 Savage featuring J. Cole, “A Lot”
- Cardi B, “Money”
- Cardi B and Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
- Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
- Drake, “Nice for What”
- The Carters, “Apes**t.”
Best female R&B/pop artist:
- Beyoncé
- Ella Mai
- H.E.R.
- Solange
- SZA
- Teyana Taylor
Best male R&B/pop artist:
- Anderson .Paak
- Bruno Mars
- Childish Gambino
- Chris Brown
- John Legend
- Khalid.
Best female hip-hop artist:
- Cardi B
- Kash Doll
- Lizzo
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
- Remy Ma.
Best male hip-hop artist:
- 21 Savage
- Drake
- J. Cole
- Meek Mill
- Nipsey Hussle
- Travis Scott
Best new artist:
- Blueface
- City Girls
- Juice WRLD
- Lil Baby
- Queen Naija.
Best group:
- Chloe x Halle
- City Girls
- Lil Baby and Gunna
- Migos
- The Carters
Album of the year:
- Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy”
- Ella Mai, “Ella Mai”
- Meek Mill, “Championships”
- The Carters, “Everything Is Love”
- Travis Scott, “Astroworld”
Best collaboration:
- 21 Savage featuring J. Cole, “A Lot”
- Cardi B and Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
- Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”
- H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller, “Could’ve Been”
- Travis Scott featuring Drake, “Sicko Mode”
- Tyga featuring Offset, “Taste.”
Viewers’ choice award:
- Cardi B featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”
- Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
- Drake, “In My Feelings”
- Ella Mai, “Trip”
- J. Cole, “Middle Child”
- Travis Scott featuring Drake, “Sicko Mode.”
Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational award:
- Erica Campbell featuring Warryn Campbell, “All of My Life”
- Fred Hammond, “Tell Me Where It Hurts”
- Kirk Franklin, “Love Theory”
- Snoop Dogg featuring Rance Allen, “Blessing Me Again”
- Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin, “Never Alone”
Best actress:
- Issa Rae
- Regina Hall
- Regina King
- Taraji P. Henson
- Tiffany Haddish
- Viola Davis
Best actor:
- Anthony Anderson
- Chadwick Boseman
- Denzel Washington
- Mahershala Ali
- Michael B. Jordan
- Omari Hardwick
Best movie:
- “Blackkklansman”
- “Creed 2?
- “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
- “The Hate U Give”
BET HER award:
- Alicia Keys, “Raise a Man”
- Ciara, “Level Up”
- H.E.R., “Hard Place”
- Janelle Monae, “PYNK”
- Queen Naija, “Mama’s Hand”
- Teyana Taylor, “Rose in Harlem”
Youngstars award:
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Lyric Ross
- Marsai Martin
- Michael Rainey Jr
- Miles Brown
Sportswoman of the year:
- Allyson Felix
- Candace Parker
- Naomi Osaka
- Serena Williams
- Simone Biles
Sportsman of the year:
- Kevin Durant
- LeBron James
- Odell Beckham Jr
- Stephen Curry
- Tiger Woods
Video director of the year:
- Benny Boom
- Colin Tilley
- Dave Meyers
- Hype Williams
- Karena Evans
Best international act:
- AKA (South Africa)
- Aya Nakamura (France)
- Burna Boy (Nigeria)
- Dave (U.K.)
- Dosseh (France)
- Giggs (U.K.)
- Mr Eazi (Nigeria).
Best new international act:
- Headie One (U.K.)
- Jok’Air (France)
- Nesly (France)
- Octavian (U.K.)
- Sho Madjozi (South Africa)
- Teni (Nigeria)
