Drake is the leading nominee for next month's BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj.
The 春色直播 rapper received seven nominations Thursday, including an album of the year nod for , 鈥淔or All the Dogs.鈥 One of the awards he's up for is the music video for 鈥淔irst Person Shooter,鈥 his collaboration with J. Cole that may have been the catalyst for his .
Minaj received six nominations, including for album of the year for her highly anticipated . Two of her nominations were for her song with Ice Spice, 鈥淏arbie World,鈥 part of the .
Victoria Mon茅t, one of several artists to receive five nominations, is scheduled to perform at the show, which will be held June 30 in Los Angeles.
Beyonc茅, received four nominations, including for best female R&B/pop artist as well as recognition for two tracks, 鈥淭exas Hold 'Em鈥 and 鈥16 Carriages.鈥
Her collaboration with Lamar, 鈥淎merica Has a Problem (Remix),鈥 is competing against songs by Minaj, Usher, Cardi B and Drake.
Drake's 鈥淩ich Baby Daddy,鈥 which features SZA and Sexyy Red, is competing for the best collaboration and two other awards.
The BET Awards extend beyond music with honors for film, acting and sports figures.
the Beyonc茅 tour film that was released in theaters late last year, is also nominated for best movie.
is among the artists vying for four awards, along with 21 Savage, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Tyla, who best African music performance honor at the Grammy Awards.
Joining Mon茅t, the , with five nominations apiece are J. Cole, Sexyy Red and SZA.
Sexyy Red will also perform during the show, as will Muni Long, Latto, Glorilla and Shaboozey.
The film nominees this year are: 鈥淎merican Fiction鈥; 鈥淏ob Marley: One Love鈥; 鈥淩enaissance: A Film by Beyonc茅"; 鈥淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse鈥; 鈥淭he Book of Clarence鈥; 鈥淭he Color Purple鈥; 鈥淭he Equalizer 3鈥 and 鈥淭he Little Mermaid.鈥
Simone Biles, Naomi Asaka, Steph Curry, Lebron James and Patrick Mahomes are among the sports stars competing for awards.
