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Pop superstar Doja Cat extended her winning streak with SIX BET Awards nominations that include ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Best Female Hip-Hop Artist,’ ‘Album of the Year’ (‘Planet Her’), ‘BET Her’ (‘Woman’), ‘Video of the Year’ (‘Kiss Me More’ featuring SZA), and ‘Best Collaboration’ (‘Kiss Me More’ featuring SZA).

Ari Lennox and Drake garnered the second most nods with four nominations each.

Lennox is nominated for ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist’, ‘Video of the Year’ (‘Pressure’), ‘BET Her’ (‘Pressure’), and ‘BET Her’ (‘Unloyal’ by Summer Walker & Ari Lennox).

Drake’s nods include ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best Collaboration’ (‘Way 2 Sexy’ featuring Future and Young Thug), ‘Video of the Year’ (‘Way 2 Sexy’ featuring Future and Young Thug), and ‘Album of the Year’ (‘Certified Lover Boy’).

Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Chlöe, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby, Mary J. Blige, and Tems are the third-highest with three nominations each.

In an eyebrow-raising twist, Lil Nas X was completely snubbed despite his chart-topping ‘Montero’ album that trended for weeks.

Lil Nas X tweeted and deleted a series of tweets after being snubbed from award shows & having people downplaying all of his success. pic.twitter.com/hYn8uBgFhp

— 𝙈𝘼𝙅𝙊𝙍 ⚜️ (@lilnasxmajor) June 1, 2022

‘thank you bet awards. an outstanding zero nominations again. black excellence! *prayer and white heart emoji*’ he tweeted and deleted.

(Nominations are selected by BET’s Voting Academy comprised of esteemed entertainment professionals in music, TV/film, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, influencers, and creative arts)

Not Jack Harlow having more BET Awards nominations than Lil Nas X. pic.twitter.com/vEiEVzoagE

— 😮‍💨 (@KirkWrites79) June 1, 2022

Hosted by Grammy-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist Taraji P. Henson, this year’s star-studded affair marks twenty-two years of the culture’s biggest celebration of Black excellence.

Peep the full list of nominees below:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ARI LENNOX

CHLÖE

DOJA CAT

H.E.R.

JAZMINE SULLIVAN

MARY J. BLIGE

SUMMER WALKER

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BLXST

CHRIS BROWN

GIVĒON

LUCKY DAYE

THE WEEKND

WIZKID

YUNG BLEU

Best Group

BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

CHLÖE X HALLE

CITY GIRLS

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

YOUNG DOLPH & KEY GLOCK

Best Collaboration

WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS ‘ESSENCE’

DJ KHALED FEAT. 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’

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

CARDI B

DOJA CAT

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ

SAWEETIE

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

DRAKE

FUTURE

J. COLE

JACK HARLOW

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR

LIL BABY

Video of the Year

BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR ‘FAMILY TIES’

CHLÖE ‘HAVE MERCY’

DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA ‘KISS ME MORE’

ARI LENNOX ‘PRESSURE’

BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC ‘SMOKIN’ OUT THE WINDOW’

DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG ‘WAY 2 SEXY’

Video Director of the Year

ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK

BENNY BOOM

BEYONCÉ & DIKAYL RIMMASCH

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

Best New Artist

BABY KEEM

BENNY THE BUTCHER

LATTO

MUNI LONG

TEMS

YUNG BLEU

Album of the Year

‘AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC’ BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC

‘BACK OF MY MIND’ H.E.R.

‘CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST’ TYLER, THE CREATOR

‘CERTIFIED LOVER BOY’ DRAKE

‘DONDA’ KANYE WEST

‘HEAUX TALES, MO’ TALES: THE DELUXE’ JAZMINE SULLIVAN

‘PLANET HER’ DOJA CAT

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

MARVIN SAPP ‘ALL IN YOUR HANDS’

KANYE WEST ‘COME TO LIFE’

KELLY PRICE ‘GRACE’

FRED HAMMOND ‘HALLELUJAH’

H.E.R. & TAUREN WELLS ‘HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX)’

ELEVATION WORSHIP & MAVERICK CITY MUSIC ‘JIREH’

LIL BABY X KIRK FRANKLIN ‘WE WIN’

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 International Act

DAVE (UK)

DINOS (FRANCE)

FALLY IPUPA (DRC)

FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

LUDMILLA (BRAZIL)

MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ (SOUTH AFRICA)

TAYC (FRANCE)

TEMS (NIGERIA)

Best Movie

‘CANDYMAN’

‘KING RICHARD’

‘RESPECT’

‘SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY’

‘SUMMER OF SOUL’

‘THE HARDER THEY FALL’

Best Actor

ADRIAN HOLMES, ‘BEL-AIR’

ANTHONY ANDERSON, ‘BLACK-ISH’

DAMSON IDRIS, ‘SNOWFALL’

DENZEL WASHINGTON, ‘THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH’

FOREST WHITAKER, ‘RESPECT’/’GODFATHER OF HARLEM’

JABARI BANKS, ‘BEL-AIR’

STERLING K. BROWN, ‘THIS IS US’

WILL SMITH, ‘KING RICHARD’

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’

YoungStars Award

AKIRA AKBAR

DEMI SINGLETON

MARSAI MARTIN

MILES BROWN

SANIYYA SIDNEY

STORM REID

Sportswoman of the Year Award

BRITTNEY GRINER

CANDACE PARKER

NAOMI OSAKA

SERENA WILLIAMS

SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

SIMONE BILES

Sportsman of the Year Award

AARON DONALD

BUBBA WALLACE

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

JA MORANT

LEBRON JAMES

STEPHEN CURRY

The 2022 BET Awards will air LIVE, Sunday, June 26, 2022, on BET at 8 pm ET/ PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.