BET Awards announces nominations for the 2022 Awards ceremony.
BET Awards is returning for their 2022 event which will take place later this month on June 27th, and will air live on BET at 8 pm ET/ PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson.
BET has now announced the nominees in different categories for this year, and Doja Cat dominated the list with 6 nominations. She’s nominated in “Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,” “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Album of the Year,” for her album ‘Planet Her‘, “BET Her” for Woman, “Video of the Year” for ‘Kiss Me More‘ with SZA, and “Best Collaboration,” for the same track.
Ari Lennox and Drake follow Doja Cat with second-most nominations, in four categories each. The Toronto rap star was nominated for “Best Male Hip Hop Artist,” “Best Collaboration” for ‘Way 2 Sexy‘ with Future and Young Thug, “Video of the Year” for the same song, and “Album of the Year” for his last year’s ‘Certified Lover Boy‘ album.
Lil Nas X got zero nominations despite a fabulous year! Click here to know what he thinks.
Kanye West, Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Mary J. Blige, Chloe and Tems are the third-highest nominated artist with three nominations each.
“Big Energy” rapper Latto hopped on Twitter to share her excitement about being recognized for her hard work saying, “I’m nominated for 2 BET awards!!!!!!”
“King Richard” received five nominations, including best picture, as well as best actor and actress nominations for leads Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis and YoungStars Award nominations for Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney. Zendaya (nominated for best actress for both “Euphoria” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Forest Whitaker (nominated for “Respect” and “Godfather of Harlem”) are two more prominent nominees in cinema and television categories. ABC’s “Black-ish” and Peacock’s “Bel-Air” each received three nods for their last and debut seasons, respectively; Issa Rae and Quinta Brunson were both nominated for best actress for their roles in “Insecure’s” final season and “Abbot Elementary’s” breakout year, respectively.
The award show’s artists who will perform are yet to be confirmed. Last year’s program featured a tribute performance by Rapsody, Monie Love, Lil’ Kim, and MC Lyte, as well as a lifetime achievement award for Queen Latifah. BET has yet to name a recipient for the prestigious award.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – An Evening with Silk Sonic
H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Kanye West – Donda
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe
Doja Cat – Planet Her
So many choices! The remaining nominees for Album Of The Year are below! #BETAwards #CulturesBiggestNight
🎤 Certified Lover Boy: @Drake
🎤: Donda: @KanyeWest
🎤: Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe: @jsullivanmusic
🎤: Planet Her: @DojaCat pic.twitter.com/ZaGdCtB9S6— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) June 1, 2022
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Saweetie
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Blxst
Chris Brown
Giveon
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
Wizkid
Yung Bleu
BEST GROUP
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Chlöe X Halle
City Girls
Lil Baby & Lil Durk
Migos
Young Dolph & Key Glock
BEST COLLABORATION
Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems – “Essence”
DJ Khaled fest. Lil Baby & Lil Durk – “Every Chance I Get”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties
Doja Cat feat. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Bia feat. Nicki Minaj – “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
Doja Cat feat. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ari Lennox – “Pressure”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – “Smokin Out The Window”
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Latto
Muni Long
Tems
Yung Bleu
The culture is in good hands with these rising stars! ✨ The nominees for Best New Artist Are: @babykeem @BennyBsf @Latto @munilong @temsbaby @_YungBleu #BETAwards #CulturesBiggestNight pic.twitter.com/ixVCjUvxu6
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) June 1, 2022
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Anderson .Paak a.k.a. Director .Paak
Benny Boom
Beyoncé & Dikayl Rimmasch
Director X
Hype Williams
Missy Elliott
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Ari Lennox
Chlöe
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Mary J. Blige
Summer Walker
BET HER
Alicia Keys – “Best of Me (Originals)”
Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
Ari Lennox – “Pressure”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Roster”
Summer Walker & Ari Lennox – “Unloyal”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
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
