Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown Lead 2015 BET Awards Nominations: See The Full List
We are well into award show season (did you catch last night’s Billboard Music Awards?), and the latest to reveal its list of nominations is the 2015 BET Awards!
Leading the pack are Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, who have six nods each. The “Night Is Still Young” rapstress’ nominations include Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Video Of The Year for “Anaconda,” while Breezy is up for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Best Collaboration for “Loyal” and “New Flame.”
Other artists who landed on the list are Beyonce and Lil Wayne (who have four nods each), Ciara, Rae Sremmurd, Sam Smith, Zendaya and more.
But no everyone is happy about the nominations. Both Azealia Banks and Dev Hynes openly voiced their opinions about the show and the television network on Twitter today (May 18), targeting the favoritism and overly mainstream appeal.
Look out for the BET Awards, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, when it airs live on June 28 at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre.
View the full list of nominees, as well as Azealia’s and Dev’s tweets, below!
BET AWARDS 2015 NOMINATIONS
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyoncé
Ciara
Janelle Monáe
Jhené Aiko
K. Michelle
Rihanna
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
August Alsina
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
BEST GROUP
A$AP Mob
Jodeci
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
Rich Gang
Young Money
BEST COLLABORATION
August Alsina feat. Nicki Minaj – “No Love (Remix)”
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Chris Brown feat. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From the motion picture Selma)
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Maros – “Uptown Funk”
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Big Sean
Common
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Wale
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Azealia Banks
DeJ Loaf
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Tink
Trina
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Chris Brown feat. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From the motion picture Selma)
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Beyoncé, Ed Burke, & Todd Tourso
Chris Robinson
Fatima Robinson
Hype Williams
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bobby Shmurda
DeJ Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Sam Smith
Tinashe
BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
Deitrick Haddon
Erica Campbell
Fred Hammond
Lecrae
Mali Music
Michelle Williams
BEST ACTRESS
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Idris Elba
Jussie Smollett
Kevin Hart
Terrence Howard
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Mo’ne Davis
Quvenzhané Wallis
Zendaya
BEST MOVIE
Annie
Selma
Think Like a Man Too
Tope Five
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Paul
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Lebron James
Marshawn Lynch
Stephen Curry
COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Beyoncé – “7/11″
DeJ Loaf – “Try Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Nicki Minaj fear. Drake, Lil Wayne, & Chris Brown – “Only”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Nicki Minaj & Young Thug – “Throw Sum Mo”
The Weeknd – “Earned It” (From the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack)
CENTRIC AWARD
Avery Sunshine – “Call My Name”
Jazmine Sullivan feat. Meek Mill – “Dumb”
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Sam Smith feat. Mary J. Blige – “Stay With Me”
The Weeknd – “Earned It” (From the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: AFRICA
AKA (South Africa)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
The Soil (South Africa)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT: UK
fka Twigs
Fuse ODG
Lethal Bizzle
Little Simz
Mnek
Stormzy
@bet has thrown me such much shade over the years. Keep misspelling my name…
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
I really hate getting nominated for @bet awards. They’re so bogus. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
The female rap award at the bet awards goes to nicki every year, it’s not even a real award anymore lol it’s a bit of a running joke.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
They should just nominate nicki five times with five different wigs on and pick the best picture lol — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
*hears barbz buzzing in the distance* *rolls up car windows* *sound of little barb heads slamming into glass* *unconscious barbs on floor*
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
*turns up random nicki Minaj verse* *puts car in reverse* *backs up over barbs* *blood splatters* *puts car in drive and takes off* — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015
Why isn’t BET awards just called the “Mainstream Rap/RnB/Pop with black people” awards?
— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 18, 2015
Lol my point is we are more than just “rappers” and “RnB” singers. Where’s Ambrose Akinmusire’s award? https://t.co/kin5xXswtq
— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 18, 2015
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