The 2024 BET Awards, unveiled today (May 16), will air live from Los Angeles on June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Leading the pack is Drake, with a remarkable seven nominations, closely followed by Nicki Minaj with six. Drake’s tracks “Rich Baby Daddy” and “First Person Shooter” are contenders for Video of the Year, with the former also up for Best Collaboration.
SZA, J. Cole, Sexyy Red, and Victoria Monét each received five nominations. Additionally, 21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla, and Usher secured four nominations each.
The Album of the Year category boasts a formidable lineup of contenders, including Chris Brown’s “11:11,” Gunna’s “a Gift & a Curse,” 21 Savage’s “american dream,” Usher’s “COMING HOME,” Drake’s “For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition),” Monét’s “JAGUAR II,” Killer Mike’s “MICHAEL,” and Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2.”
In the Best New Artist category, nominees such as BossMan Dlow, 4batz, 41, Ayra Starr, Fridayy, Red, Tyla, and October London are competing for the coveted award.
Now y’all know we LOVE a good collab! The #BETAwards nominations for BEST COLLABORATION are in!
– @lildurk @JColeNC
– @Beyonce @kendricklamar
– @NICKIMINAJ @icespicee_
– @iamcardib @theestallion
– YE & @tydollasign
– @lolabrooke718 @Latto @YungMiami305
– @NICKIMINAJ… pic.twitter.com/SvUeO2dBzD— BET (@BET) May 16, 2024
Visuals are a major 🔑
The #BETAwards nominees for VIDEO OF THE YEAR are in!
– @DojaCat
– @lildurk @JColeNC
– @NICKIMINAJ @icespicee_
– @iamcardib @theestallion
– @Drake @JColeNC
– @Usher @IAMSUMMERWALKER @21savage
– @VictoriaMonet
– @Drake @SexyyRed314_ @sza pic.twitter.com/cGGOdYk1e1— BET (@BET) May 16, 2024
The lineup for the event includes GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Shaboozey, Monét, and Red — the latter of whom delivered a dynamic performance of “SHAKE SUMN (Remix)” with DaBaby at the Hip Hop Awards in 2023.
SZA, Usher, and Monét have been standouts on this year’s nomination lists. Earlier this year, the “On My Mama” artist swept three trophies at the 66th annual Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
In her acceptance speech, she reflected on her journey, stating, “This [Best New Artist] award was a 15-year pursuit. I moved to LA in 2009, and I like to liken myself to a plant who was planted. And you can look at the music industry as soil, and it can be looked at as dirty, or it can be looked at as a source of nutrients and water. My roots have been growing underneath the ground unseen for so long. And I feel like today, I’m sprouting finally above ground.”
