Los Angeles, CA

The 2019 BET Awards are underway at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by actress Regina Hall, the annual event started promptly at 5 p.m. PST and is airing on BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1 and Logo.

Cardi B — who holds the most nominations and kicked off the show — is nominated is seven categories, including Video Of The Year, Best Female Hip Hop artist and Album Of The Year, while JAY-Z and Beyoncé are nominated in three categories thanks to their EVERYTHING IS LOVE joint album.

Drake is also nominated in three categories: Video Of The Year, Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Viewer’s Choice Award.

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Several explosive performances are expected throughout the evening from artists such as Lizzo, Cardi, DJ Khaled, Migos and Meek Mill.

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A special tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle is also on the docket. He will be honored with a posthumous Humanitarian Award along with Mary J. Blige who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Par for the course, HipHopDX will be updating the winners list as the show goes on.

Check out the winners below.

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Video Of The Year

21 Savage f. J. Cole, “A Lot”

Cardi B, “Money”

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Cardi B & Bruno Mars, “Please Me”

Childish Gambino, “This Is America” — WINNER*

Drake, “Nice for What”

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The Carters, “APESHIT”

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Beyoncé — WINNER*

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Ella Mai

H.E.R.

Solange

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SZA

Teyana Taylor

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

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Anderson .Paak

Bruno Mars —WINNER*

Childish Gambino

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Chris Brown

John Legend

Khalid

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Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Cardi B — WINNER*

Kash Doll

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Lizzo

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

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Remy Ma

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

21 Savage

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Drake

J. Cole

Meek Mill

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Nipsey Hussle — WINNER*

Travis Scott

Best New Artist

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Blueface

City Girls

Juice WRLD

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Lil Baby — WINNER* 

Queen Naija

Best Group

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Chloe x Halle

City Girls

Lil Baby & Gunna

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Migos

The Carters

Best Collaboration

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21 Savage f. J. Cole, “A Lot”

Cardi B & Bruno Mars, “Please Me”

Cardi B f.J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”

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H.E.R. f. Bryson Tiller, “Could’ve Been”

Travis Scott f. Drake, “Sicko Mode” — WINNER*

Tyga f. Offset, “Taste”

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Album Of The Year

Cardi B Invasion of Privacy — WINNER*

Ella Mai Ella Mai 

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Meek Mill Championships

The Carters EVERYTHING IS LOVE

Travis Scott Astroworld 

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Viewers’ Choice Award

Cardi B f. J Balvin and Bad Bunny, “I Like It”

Childish Gambino, “This Is America”

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Drake, “In My Feelings”

Ella Mai, “Trip” — WINNER*

J. Cole, “Middle Child”

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Travis Scott f. Drake, “Sicko Mode”

Best Actress

Issa Rae

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Regina Hall

Regina King — WINNER*

Taraji P. Henson

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Tiffany Haddish

Viola Davis

Best Actor

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Anthony Anderson

Chadwick Boseman

Denzel Washington

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Mahershala Ali

Michael B. Jordan — WINNER*

Omari Hardwick.

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Best Movie

Blackkklansman — WINNER*

Creed 2

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If Beale Street Could Talk

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Hate U Give

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Young Stars Award

Caleb McLaughlin

Lyric Ross

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Marsai Martin — WINNER*

Michael Rainey Jr.

Miles Brown

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BET HER Award

Alicia Keys, “Raise a Man”

Ciara, “Level Up”

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H.E.R., “Hard Place”

Janelle Monae, “PYNK”

Queen Naija, “Mama’s Hand”

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Teyana Taylor, “Rose in Harlem”

Video Director Of The Year

Benny Boom

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Colin Tilley

Dave Meyers

Hype Williams

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Karena Evans