Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch Lead BET Awards Nominations
Drake leads the nominations for the 2020 BET Awards.
The Toronto rapper is the most nominated artist this year with six, including Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, and two nods for both Best Collaboration and Viewer’s Choice for his collaborations with Chris Brown (‘No Guidance’) and Future (‘Life Is Good’).
Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are tied with five nominations each, according to Billboard. Meg’s nominations include Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, Album of the Year, and Video of the Year. Roddy scores nods for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Best New Artist, and Viewer’s Choice.
Other multiple nominees include Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Lizzo, and DaBaby with four nods apiece.
In the Album of the Year category, nominees include Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You, Megan Thee Stallion’s Fever, Beyoncé’s Homecoming: The Live Album, H.E.R.’s I Used To Know Her, DaBaby’s Kirk, and Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, BET announced that it would move forward with its annual awards show “using an array of innovative techniques and artist-generated content,” while continuing its “celebration of black love, joy, pride and power with an all-star lineup.”
In honour of the 20th anniversary of the awards and BET’s 40th anniversary, the BET Awards will simulcast live for the first time on BET and CBS on June 28 at 8 p.m. ET.