Burna Boy Leads As Tems, Asake, Wizkid And Ayra Starr Bag 2023 BET Awards Nominations

BET Awards has introduced the nominees for the 2023 version of the Hip Hop Awards that celebrates black creatives. Burna Boy, Tems, Wizkid, Asake, and Ayra Starr bag nominations in a number of classes.

Burna Boy will get the best nominations in 4 totally different classes. The Grammy-winning artiste will get nominated within the Greatest Male R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the 12 months, Viewer’s Selection Award, and Greatest Worldwide Act classes for his 2022 hit single ‘Final Final’ of his latest album ‘Love, Damini.’

Alternatively, Tems baggage three nominations together with her Grammy-winning characteristic on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ ft Drake. She obtained nominated within the Greatest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist, Greatest Collaboration, and Viewer’s Selection Award classes.

In 2022, Tems made historical past as she grew to become the primary Nigerian and African feminine musician to win the Greatest Worldwide Act on the BET Awards.

Chris Brown’s ‘Name Me Each Day’ ft Wizkid earns Wizkid a nomination within the Greatest Collaboration class, Ayra Starr will get a nomination within the Greatest Worldwide Act class, and Asake will get his first-ever BET nomination as he was nominated within the Viewer’s Selection: Greatest New Worldwide Act class.

The 2023 BET Awards will air LIVE on BET on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT.

Right here is the total listing of nominees

Album of the 12 months

ANYWAYS, LIFE’S GREAT – GLORILLA

BREEZY – CHRIS BROWN

GOD DID – DJ KHALED

HER LOSS – DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE

MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS – KENDRICK LAMAR

RENAISSANCE – BEYONCÉ

SOS – SZA

Greatest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist

ARI LENNOX

BEYONCÉ

COCO JONES

H.E.R.

LIZZO

SZA

TEMS

Greatest Male R&B/Pop Artist

BLXST

BRENT FAIYAZ

BURNA BOY

CHRIS BROWN

DRAKE

THE WEEKND

USHER

Greatest Group

CITY GIRLS

DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE

DVSN

FLO

MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN

QUAVO & TAKEOFF

WANMOR

Greatest Collaboration

BIG ENERGY (REMIX) – LATTO & MARIAH CAREY FEAT. DJ KHALED

BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 – PINKPANTHERESS & ICE SPICE

CALL ME EVERY DAY – CHRIS BROWN FEAT. WIZKID

CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP – KING COMBS FEAT. KODAK BLACK

CREEPIN’ – METRO BOOMIN, THE WEEKND & 21 SAVAGE

F.N.F. (LET’S GO) – HITKIDD & GLORILLA

TOMORROW 2 – GLORILLA & CARDI B

WAIT FOR U – FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS

Greatest Feminine Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B

COI LERAY

GLORILLA

ICE SPICE

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ

Greatest Male Hip Hop Artist

21 SAVAGE

DRAKE

FUTURE

J. COLE

JACK HARLOW

KENDRICK LAMAR

LIL BABY

Video of the 12 months

WE (WARM EMBRACE) – CHRIS BROWN

2 MILLION UP – PEEZY, JEEZY & REAL BOSTON RICHEY FEAT. ROB49

ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO

BAD HABIT – STEVE LACY

FIRST CLASS – JACK HARLOW

KILL BILL – SZA

TOMORROW 2 – GLORILLA & CARDI B

Video Director of the 12 months

A$AP ROCKY FOR AWGE

BENNY BOOM

BURNA BOY

COLE BENNETT

DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR

DIRECTOR X

TEYANA “SPIKE TEY” TAYLOR

Greatest New Artist

AMBRÉ

COCO JONES

DOECHII

FLO

GLORILLA

ICE SPICE

LOLA BROOKE

Greatest Gospel/Inspirational Award

BLESS ME – MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN

FINISHED (LIVE) – TAMELA MANN

I’VE GOT JOY – CECE WINANS

KINGDOM – MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN FEAT. NAOMI RAINE & CHANDLER – MOORE

NEW – TYE TRIBBETT

ONE MOMENT FROM GLORY – YOLANDA ADAMS

THE BETTER BENEDICTION (PT.2) – PJ MORTON FEAT. LISA KNOWLES-SMITH, LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON, KEKE WYATT, KIERRA SHEARD & TASHA COBBS LEONARD

Viewer’s Selection Award

BREAK MY SOUL – BEYONCÉ

JIMMY COOKS – DRAKE FEAT 21 SAVAGE

KILL BILL – SZA

FIRST CLASS – JACK HARLOW

SUPER FREAKY GIRL – NICKI MINAJ

ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO

LAST LAST – BURNA BOY

WAIT FOR U – FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS

Greatest Worldwide Act

AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)

AYRA STARR (NIGERIA)

BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)

CENTRAL CEE (UK)

ELLA MAI (UK)

KO (SOUTH AFRICA)

L7NNON (BRAZIL)

STORMZY (UK)

TIAKOLA (FRANCE)

UNCLE WAFFLES (SOUTH AFRICA)

Viewer’s Selection: Greatest New Worldwide Act

ASAKE (NIGERIA)

CAMIDOH (GHANA)

FLO (UK)

LIBIANCA (CAMEROON)

MAUREEN (FRANCE)

MC RYAN SP (BRAZIL)

PABI COOPER (SOUTH AFRICA)

RAYE (UK)

WERENOI (FRANCE)

BET Her

ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO

BOY’S A LIAR PT. 2 – PINKPANTHERESS, ICE SPICE

BREAK MY SOUL – BEYONCÉ

HER – MEGAN THEE STALLION

LIFT ME UP – BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY – RIHANNA & LUDWIG GÖRANSSON

PLAYERS – COI LERAY

SPECIAL – LIZZO