BET has announced the nominations for the 2014 BET Awards, set to air live from Los Angeles, California’s Nokia Theatre Sunday, June 29.
Jay Z and Beyonce lead in nominations, with four apiece. Drake, Chris Brown, Pharrell Williams and August Alsina earned three nominations each.
A host for the event has not been announced. 106 & Park is slated to make the announcement regarding the event host today (May 14).
The “Best Male Hip Hop Artist” nominees are Drake, Future, J. Cole, Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar. Meanwhile, Angel Haze, Charli Baltimore, Eve, Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj are among the artists nominated in the “Best Female Hip Hop Artist” category.
“This year’s nominees represent the best of the culture,” Stephen Hill, BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials says in a press release, as per Billboard. “It’s great to see our talented new artist’s right alongside our more beloved ones with long careers. We appreciate our BET Awards nomination committee, over 300 strong, for their efforts and congratulate all the nominees.”
A list of the nominees is below, per MissInfo.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Janelle Monáe
Jhené Aiko
K. Michelle
Rihanna
Tamar Braxton
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
August Alsina
Chris Brown
John Legend
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Best Group
A$AP Mob
Daft Punk
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
TGT
Young Money
Best Collaboration
August Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ – I Luv This
Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love
Drake f/ Majid Jordan – Hold On (We’re Going Home)
JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail
Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – My Hitta
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake
Future
J. Cole
JAY Z
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Angel Haze
Charli Baltimore
Eve
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year
Beyoncé – Partition
Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love
Chris Brown – Fine China
Drake – Worst Behavior
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Colin Tilley
Director X
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Ariana Grande
August Alsina
Mack Wilds
Rich Homie Quan
ScHoolboy Q
Best Gospel Artist
Donnie McClurkin
Erica Campbell
Hezekiah Walker
Tamela Mann
Tye Tribbett
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Lupita Nyong’o
Oprah Winfrey
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Forest Whitaker
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Michael B. Jordan
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
KeKe Palmer
Zendaya
Best Movie
12 Years a Slave
The Best Man Holiday
Fruitvale Station
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Brittney Griner
Lolo Jones
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Blake Griffin
Carmelo Anthony
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Centric Award
Aloe Blacc – The Man
Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. – I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)
Jhené Aiko – The Worst
LiV Warfield – Why Do You Lie?
Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing
Best International Act: Africa
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Toofan (Togo)
Best International Act: UK
Dizzee Rascal
Ghetts
Krept & Konan
Laura Mvula
Rita Ora
Tinie Tempah
(May 14, 2014)
UPDATE: Chris Rock is set to host BET Awards 2014.
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“Best Group
A$AP Mob
Daft Punk
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
TGT
Young Money”
WHAT A JOKE
never noticed before, but that category is fucked up, yo
No Mastermind? LOLZ
Best Actress
Oprah Winfrey
HAHAHAH
Where is 50 Cent?
Did he release an album last year?
He has not released an album in the last 6 years, too afraid of selling less than his enemies.
he’s on Instagram makin up jokes about the elevator fight…
At home crying about how Dre is richer than he is.
BET Awards are a joke.
MMG LAWST
G Unit Won!
Wow! No Rick Ross? Be sure to checkout thegrandreport(dot)com, they have some cool hip hop and viral videos in there!
RICK RAWZZ IS TEH BIGGEST LOSER HE DOESNT WIN AWARDS UNLESS ITS FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE GUARDING DRUG DEALERS IN PRISON.
RIKKY NEVER MISSED A DAY OF BOOTY DUTY
he’ll also be on Biggest Loser hip hop edition some day
I TOLD EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU…Feminem is not on this list because he officially classified his own album as pop. Now you know I’m correct and a real industry insider.
You didn’t tell anyone shit. Eminem’s album is hip-hop. You’re a Young Money groupie, not an industry insider.
Replace Future with Pusha T
replace that whole shitty list with PUSHA T
#MNIMN
Pusha T dropped an album and no one noticed.
People obviously noticed.
Pusha T dropped an album?! For real?!
How is Kendrick Lamar nominated for best artist when he’s hardly done anything lately?
because he is the best artist
He’ll be the best loser that night just like he was at the grammy’s.
Wrong.
the grammies r a white man’s ground so dnt say k.dot lost…..he was jst unfairly judged
Who the hell still watches BET???
bruthadee
drake will win all his shits while gay z will walk away with nothing.
You got that backwards. It’ll be Drake who’ll walk away with nothing while Jay Z wins everything he’s nominated for.
are u kidding? drake put out the album of the year last year and had multiple hits while gay z had to cheat with that samsung shit and put out an hour’s worth of ear cancer. drake will win and gay z will not.
You’re wrong again, stanley. Drake didn’t put out album of the year last year. Jay Z also has multiple hits under his belt and didn’t cheat. If anyone put out ear cancer, it’s Drake’s bitch ass album of R&B ballads. Jay Z will win while Drake won’t.
Everyone agrees that Magna Carta was garbage. It was meant to be a pop album and it wasn’t even a good pop album. Anyone who thinks Jay should win anything this year is the epitome of a fuckboi. This isn’t a lifetime achievement award.
No, they didn’t agree to that. MCHG is a hip-hop album, not pop. You’re the real fuckboy if you think Jay Z won’t win anything.
Wtf drake and jayz havent done shit this year. They are a disgrace to the fucking game and theyre people?!?
Best Actor – Kevin Hart? LOL done with this list..comedian yea, but actor??
When I think about the realest rappers, Nas, BIG, and 50 come to mind. But you gotta put Drake up there.
People always make the case that he’s a “simp” or “soft”… But he tells the truth. He talks about what he knows, which is mostly love. But when he starts sending shots everybody calls him fake. If somebody was coming at you, would you just stand there?
Drake never claimed to be something he’s not and continues to be on top of the game. Realest rapper out.
true shit right here. fuck nas and 50 though.
Good jokes.
Damn awards lost relevance.,,,,ass kissing shit ,,might as well call them groupies awards..,Nas king of rap,
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Best actor Kevin Hart? lol
Funny but he’s an actor, albeit a comedian. And arguably one of the top grossing actors too. So give him a break y’all.
Kevin Hart is like Seth Rogen…plays the same character in every movie.
Funny as hell, plays well on camera, but still tho…
seth rogen is way more creative than kevin hart
Kevin Hart is a horrible actor and an average to below average comedian
If we going by sales then Bey, Jay and Nicki got this. No Yeezus? What’s going on here? I wish Davido the best!
Nicki hasnt sold shit since 2012
3rdstreets:
Damn awards lost relevance.,,,,ass kissing shit ,,might as well call them groupies awards..,Nas king of rap,
Don’t waste your time on award shows. Grammys, MTV, Oscars, BET, none of them.
They’ll always get it wrong. More times than not only to appeal to the masses. Popularity means more than creative substance sometimes and it’s frustrating. Most times I just award shows for performances (music) or to just if they’ll actually get it right (music and movies).
Eminem should get one
Probably a between Kdot, Drizzy and Hov for the Best Male HipHop award…for the Females…Angel or Iggy maybe…but lets be honest…lol….you know Nicki got that..lol..we’ll see about the other awards tho…
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Where’s the House Negro Of The Year award?
They would have nominated 50 Cent but they prefer to nominate people who have dropped albums in the last 6 years.
Schoolboy Q and Quan ain’t no new artists
Chris Rock was great in that Rick Ross biographic film he made called CB4.
where is TheWeeknd for Male R&B artist of the yr?
Lil Wayne killed JAY Z on “Mr. Carter”
Lil Wayne killed JAY Z on “Swagga Like Us”
Drake killed JAY Z on “Lights Up”
Drake killed JAY Z on “Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2”
Drake killed JAY Z on “Know Bout Me”
As a close friend of Lil Wayne I can personally confirm that Lil Wayne is the best rapper officially. He is the best selling artist of the decade, professional skater, skilled guitarist, successful fashion designer, great actor, perfectionist musician, good mentor, perfect role model and lovely father. Lil Wayne is really multi-talented, his views and classic albums will make him live forever. Weezy is the GOAT. 5 LETTERS YMVMB. swag
dickrider
Lol @ people thinking Chris Rock is still funny
funnier than you. i wish he would make a cb4 sequel
When did I ever say I was funny??? SMH u sensitive ass hhdx trolls…
Imagine if Macklemore and Rita Ora win this shit…
How in the fuck is Future nominated? He’s not hiphop/rap, dude sings more than anything. On top of that, he fucking sucks.
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Eminem should be nominated.
I know it’s BET but come on it’s rap.
It they have to nominate a white artist, then they should’ve removed Macklemore from this list and add Eminem to it
“And arguably one of the top grossing actors too”
Ummm one movie, and he shared billing with Cube. He’s funny, but a long way from being the next Eddie Murphy.
Make that two.
And the winners are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyonc
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Pharrell Williams
Best Group
A$AP Mob
Best Collaboration
Jay Z f/Justin Timberlake- Holy Grail
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Video Of The Year
Drake- Worst Behavior
Video Director of the Year
Director X
Best New Artist
August Alsina
Best Gospel Artist
Donnie McClurkin
Best Actress
Kerry Washington
Best Actor
Kevin Hart
YoungStars Award
Jaden Smith
Best Movie
12 Years a Slave
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Serena Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Kevin Durant
Centric Award
Jhen Aiko The Worst
Best International Act: Africa
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Best International Act: UK
Dizzee Rascal
-Fucks Wit Me
If BET is real then that african nicca who did 12 years a slave should win best actor not no fucking kevin hart
They’re gonna want Kevin Hart on stage so I bet he’ll win
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Mafikizolo (South Africa)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Toofan (Togo)
Who the hell are these niggas
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