The 2018 BET Awards nominations are in #Roommates, and it looks like this is going to be an interesting show. DJ Khaled is leading the pack this year with six nominations: best male hip hop artist, best collaboration, video of the year and album of the year to name a few.
SZA standing tall against some of the leading ladies in the industry with four nominations: best female r&b artist/pop artist, best new artist, album of the year, and viewers choice.
Cardi B is right behind SZA with three nominations: viewer’s choice, video of the year, and best female hip-hop artist.
Check out the full list below
Female R&B/Pop Artist: Beyoncé, SZA, H.E.R., Rihanna, Kehlani
Male R&B/Pop Artist: Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, the Weeknd, Khalid, Daniel Caesar
Group: Migos, A Tribe Called Quest, N.E.R.D., Rae Sremmurd, Chloe x Halle
Collaboration: Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé, “Top Off”; Cardi B featuring 21 Savage, “Bartier Cardi”; French Montana featuring Swae Lee, “Unforgettable”; Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna, “Loyalty”
Male Hip-Hop Artist: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, J. Cole
Female Hip-Hop Artist: Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, DeJ Loaf, Rapsody
Video of the Year: Drake, “God’s Plan”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Migos featuring Drake, “Walk It Talk It”
Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom, Director X, Ava DuVernay, Chris Brown, Dave Meyers
New Artist: SZA, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, GoldLink, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspirational Award: Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”; Snoop Dogg featuring B Slade, “Words Are Few”; Ledisi and Kirk Franklin, “If You Don’t Mind”; Marvin Sapp, “Close”; Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj, “I’m Getting Ready”
International Act: Booba, Cassper Nyovest, Dadju, Davido, Distruction Boyz, Fally Ipupa, J Hus, Niska, Tiwa Savage, Stefflon Don, Stormzy
Actress: Tiffany Haddish, Lupita Nyong’o, Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Taraji P. Henson
Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Sterling K. Brown, Denzel Washington, Daniel Kaluuya
Young Stars Award: Yara Shahidi, Ashton Tyler, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown
Movie: Black Panther; Girls Trip; A Wrinkle in Time; Detroit; Mudbound
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Candace Parker, Elana Meyers Taylor
Sportsman of the Year: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, Odell Beckham Jr.
Album of the Year: Damn., Kendrick Lamar; Ctrl, SZA; 4:44, Jay-Z; Culture II, Migos; Black Panther: The Album, Kendrick Lamar and various artists; Grateful, DJ Khaled
BET Her Award: Janelle Monaé, “Django Jane”; Lizzo, “Water Me”; Mary J. Blige, “Strength of a Woman”; Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”; Chloe X Halle, “The Kids Are Alright”; Leikeli47, “2nd Fiddle”
Viewers’ Choice: SZA featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Drake, “God’s Plan”; Migos featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, “Motorsport”; DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
The 2018 BET Awards premieres June 24.
