The Nominees For 'BET Awards' 2023 Are Here! Drake leads this year's nominees with seven nominations
 | Fri, June 9, 2023 at 1:46 AM |
Today, BET announces "BET Awards" 2023 nominees, with Drake leading the nominations, scoring seven. This year''s nominees reflect abundant creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. "BET Awards" 2023 will air LIVE on BET on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT. Culture''s Biggest Night will celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop throughout the LIVE telecast on BET. "BET Awards" 2023 nominations were selected by the BET Voting Academy, comprised of an esteemed group of entertainment professionals and influencers in music, media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and creative arts.
Drake claims the top spot at "BET Awards" 2023 with seven nominations. Drake''s nominations include ''Best Male Hip Hop Artist,'' ''Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,'' ''Best Group'' with 21 Savage, ''Best Collaboration'' with Future and Tems ("Wait for U"), ''Album of the Year,'' for Her Loss with 21 Savage, and ''Viewer''s Choice Award,'' for Jimmy Cook with 21 Savage, and his feature on Wait For You with Future and Tems.
In October of last year, GloRillawas named a BET Amplified Artist. She gave an electrifying performance at the "BET Hip Hop Awards," where she won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist of the Year. Today, Gloria Hallelujah Woods, known professionally as GloRilla, has six nominations, including ''Best Female Hip Hop Artist,'' ''Best New Artist,'' ''Album of the Year'' for Anyways, Life''s Great, ''Video Of The Year'' for Tomorrow 2 with Cardi B, and ''Best Collaboration'' for her features with HItkidd ("F.N.F. Let''s Go") and Cardi B ("Tomorrow 2").
21 Savage and Lizzo earned the third-highest number of nods, with five nominations each. Beyonc , Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice, and SZA follow with four nominations each. Cardi B, Coco Jones, FLO, Future, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, and Tems are tied with three nominations each.
Culture''s biggest night, "BET Awards," has been the #1 cable award show among all adults 18-49 for the last two consecutive years and is the #1 cable award show among Black adults 18-49 for the 21st consecutive year (CY02-CY22). "BET Awards" is the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience - honoring the present and future of Black music, creativity, and sportsmanship, by celebrating the culture and being a driving force for social change.
The complete list of nominees for "BET Awards" 2023 are:
