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.
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
