BET Awards 2022 Nominations Announced: Doja Cat Leads / Drake, Ari Lennox, & Chloe Bailey Score Big

Published: Wednesday 1st Jun 2022 by Sam

The BET Awards is back and set to blaze on Sunday, June 26.

As always, all eyes are on who’ll be up for nominations at Black entertainment’s biggest calendar night – which is being hosted by Taraji P. Henson live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Well, wonder no more. For, the nominees’ list has been revealed.

After unprecedented success, Doja Cat leads with six each.

Drake and Ari Lennox follow closely with four apiece.

Elsewhere, the likes of Chloe Bailey, Silk Sonic, Jazmine Sullivan, and Tems are amongst the stars who also scooped notable noms at the show.

What are you waiting for? The full list of nominations awaits below…

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist      

ARI LENNOX

CHLOE

DOJA CAT

H.E.R.

JAZMINE SULLIVAN

MARY J. BLIGE

SUMMER WALKER

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BLXST

CHRIS BROWN

GIV?ON

LUCKY DAYE

THE WEEKND

WIZKID

YUNG BLEU

Best Group

BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

CHLOE X HALLE

CITY GIRLS

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

YOUNG DOLPH & KEY GLOCK

Best Collaboration

ESSENCE                                                               WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS

EVERY CHANCE I GET                                      DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK

FAMILY TIES                                                        BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR

KISS ME MORE                                                   DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA

WAY 2 SEXY                                                        DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG

WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX)                 BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B

DOJA CAT

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ

SAWEETIE

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

DRAKE

FUTURE

  1. COLE

JACK HARLOW

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR

LIL BABY

Video of the Year

FAMILY TIES                                                                        BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR

HAVE MERCY                                                                      CHLOE

KISS ME MORE                                                                   DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA

PRESSURE                                                                            ARI LENNOX

SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW                                        BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

WAY 2 SEXY                                                                        DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG

Video Director of the Year

ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK

BENNY BOOM

BEYONCE & DIKAYL RIMMASCH

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

Best New Artist

BABY KEEM

BENNY THE BUTCHER

LATTO

MUNI LONG

TEMS

YUNG BLEU

Album of the Year

AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC                                    BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC

BACK OF MY MIND                                                          H.E.R.

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST                                            TYLER, THE CREATOR

CERTIFIED LOVER BOY                                                    DRAKE

DONDA                                                                                 KANYE WEST

HEAUX TALES, MO’ TALES: THE DELUXE                  JAZMINE SULLIVAN

PLANET HER                                                                       DOJA CAT

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

ALL IN YOUR HANDS                                                        MARVIN SAPP

COME TO LIFE                                                                    KANYE WEST

GRACE                                                                                  KELLY PRICE

HALLELUJAH                                                                       FRED HAMMOND

HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX)                               H.E.R. & TAUREN WELLS

JIREH                                                                                     ELEVATION WORSHIP & MAVERICK CITY MUSIC

WE WIN                                                                               LIL BABY X KIRK FRANKLIN

BET Her

BEST OF ME (ORIGINALS)                                              ALICIA KEYS

GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS                                    MARY J. BLIGE

HAVE MERCY                                                                      CHLOE

PRESSURE                                                                            ARI LENNOX

ROSTER                                                                                JAZMINE SULLIVAN

UNLOYAL                                                                             SUMMER WALKER & ARI LENNOX

WOMAN                                                                              DOJA CAT

 

Best International Act

DAVE (UK)

DINOS (FRANCE)

FALLY IPUPA (DRC)

FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

LUDMILLA (BRAZIL)

MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ (SOUTH AFRICA)

TAYC (FRANCE)

TEMS (NIGERIA)

 

 

Best Movie

CANDYMAN

KING RICHARD

RESPECT

SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY

SUMMER OF SOUL

THE HARDER THEY FALL

Best Actor

ADRIAN HOLMES                                                              BEL AIR

ANTHONY ANDERSON                                                    BLACK-ISH

DAMSON IDRIS                                                                  SNOWFALL

DENZEL WASHINGTON                                                   THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

FOREST WHITAKER                                                          RESPECT | GODFATHER OF HARLEM

JABARI BANKS                                                                    BEL AIR

STERLING K. BROWN                                                       THIS IS US

WILL SMITH                                                                        KING RICHARD

Best Actress

AUNJANUE ELLIS                                                               KING RICHARD

COCO JONES                                                                       BEL AIR

ISSA RAE                                                                               INSECURE

JENNIFER HUDSON                                                          RESPECT

MARY J. BLIGE                                                                    POWER BOOK II: GHOST

QUEEN LATIFAH                                                                THE EQUALIZER

QUINTA BRUNSON                                                           ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

REGINA KING                                                                      THE HARDER THEY FALL

ZENDAYA                                                                             EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

YoungStars Award

AKIRA AKBAR

DEMI SINGLETON

MARSAI MARTIN

MILES BROWN

SANIYYA SIDNEY

STORM REID

Sportswoman of the Year Award

BRITTNEY GRINER

CANDACE PARKER

NAOMI OSAKA

SERENA WILLIAMS

SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

SIMONE BILES

Sportsman of the Year Award

AARON DONALD

BUBBA WALLACE

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

JA MORANT

LEBRON JAMES

STEPHEN CURRY

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  1. Clarks0o00ñ June 1, 2022

    Not 1 nomination for normani
    😂😂😂

    Chloe really took her spot

  2. Normani theee GOAT June 1, 2022

    No Normani? Rigged! Colorist!

  3. Diabetes UNBOTHERED June 1, 2022

    Lol I forgot the EBT Awards were a thing. Its a show where there are no winners cause its too easy to win.

  4. Clarks0o00ñ June 1, 2022

    Zero nominations for normani
    😂😂😂😂

    It’s so funny to me

    Chloe snagging all those nominations

    • Diabetes UNBOTHERED June 1, 2022

      Best Group 😂😂😂😂

      BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

      CHLOE X HALLE

      CITY GIRLS

      LIL BABY & LIL DURK

      MIGOS

      YOUNG DOLPH & KEY GLOCK

  5. Pat June 1, 2022

    It’s giving parkwood bought nominations.

  6. t June 1, 2022

    All this award shows are manipulitated the labels and managment buy all they awards those shows are not relefvant supperr fake they always nominate the same people thats the reason why the ratings are always low

  7. Tru June 1, 2022

    Bless all black people!

  8. J June 1, 2022

    Where Lil Nasty XXX?

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