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The 2017 BET Awards Nominations Are Announced!

The BET Awards is one of the biggest award shows of the summer, and there are always plenty of memorable moments that go down each year, and we’re pretty sure this year will be no different.

On Monday, the network announced the nominees for the 2017 BET Awards, showcasing some of the heavy hitters that have been holding it down inside and outside of music all year.

Leading with the most nominations is none other than Queen Bey, as she earns a total of seven nominations. Some of the categories she is nominated in include, “Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,” “Best Collaboration,” “Video of the Year,” and “Album of the Year.”

Beyoncé will also face off against her sister Solange in some of those categories as she was also nominated for” Best Female R&B/ Pop Artist,” “Video of the Year” and “Album of the Year.”

Following behind Beyoncé is Bruno Mars as he snagged a total of five nominations, which include, “Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist” and “Viewers Choice.”

Two other categories that are highly anticipated throughout the night are “Best Female Hip-Hop Artist” and “Best Male Hip-Hop Artist.” Some of the nominees for those two categories include Drake, J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.

Check out more nominees below:

 

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

  • Beyonce
  • Kehlani
  • Mary J Blige
  • Rihanna
  • Solange
Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist
  • Bruno Mars
  • Chris Brown
  • The Weeknd
  • Trey Songz
  • Usher
Viewer’s Choice Award
  • Drake “Fake Love”
  • Migos “Bad & Boujee”
  • The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk “Starboy”
  • Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”
  • Bruno Mars “24k Magic”
  • Beyonce “Sorry”
Best Group
  • 2 Chains & Lil Wayne
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Remy Ma & Fat Joe
  • Migos
  • Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration
  • Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar “Freedom”
  • Chance The Rapper ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne “No Problem”
  • Chris Brown ft. Gucci Mane & Usher “Party
  • Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”
  • Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert “Bad & Boujee”
  • DJ Khaled ft. Beyonce & Jay-Z Shining
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
  • Big Sean
  • Chance The Rapper
  • Drake
  • J Cole
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Future
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Cardi B
  • Remy Ma
  • Missy Elliot
  • Young M.A.
Video of the Year
  • Beyonce “Sorry”
  • Solange “Cranes in the Sky”
  • Bruno Mars “24k Magic”
  • Big Sean “Bounce Back”
  • Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert “Bad & Boujee”
Album of the Year
  • Beyonce “Lemonade”
  • Solange “A Seat At The Table”
  • Chance The Rapper “Coloring Book”
  • J Cole “For Your Eyez Only”
  • Bruno Mars “24k Magic”
Best New Artist
  • Cardi B
  • Chance The Rapper
  • Young M.A.
  • 21 Savage
  • Khalid

The BET Awards air on Sunday, June 25th at 8 pm.

Check out the list of all categories and nominees here.

Jade Whiteside