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DRAKE LEADS WITH SEVEN “BET AWARDS” 2023 NOMINATIONS, AND GLORILLA FOLLOWS WITH SIX NOMINATIONS

DRAKE LEADS WITH SEVEN “BET AWARDS” 2023 NOMINATIONS, AND GLORILLA FOLLOWS WITH SIX NOMINATIONS

21 SAVAGE AND LIZZO FOLLOW WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS, WITH BEYONCÉ, BURNA BOY, CHRIS BROWN, ICE SPICE, AND SZA EACH GARNERING FOUR NOMINATIONS

CARDI B, COCO JONES, FLO, FUTURE, JACK HARLOW,

KENDRICK LAMAR, MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN, AND TEMS TIED WITH THREE NOMINATIONS EACH

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New York, NY (June 08, 2023) – Today, BET announces “BET Awards” 2023 nominees, with Drake leading the nominations, scoring seven. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of 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/ 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 the fields of 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, GloRilla was 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. Beyoncé, 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.

 

Voting for “BET Awards” 2023 Viewer’s Choice Award begins June 8, 2023, and ends June 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM PT/ 9:30 PM ET. Cast your vote here: https://www.bet.com/viewerschoice23

 

BET.com/bet-awards is the official site for “BET Awards” 2023 and will have all the latest news and updates about this year's show. Follow us @ BET and @BETAWARDS.

Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, will oversee and Executive Produce the annual show, with Jamal Noisette, VP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy to Co-Executive Produce for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as Executive Producers.

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The complete list of nominees for “BET Awards” 2023 are:

Album of the Year

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

 

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ARI LENNOX

BEYONCÉ 

COCO JONES      

H.E.R.

LIZZO 

SZA

TEMS 

        

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BLXST

BRENT FAIYAZ     

BURNA BOY 

CHRIS BROWN    

DRAKE      

THE WEEKND      

USHER      

                    

Best Group

CITY GIRLS

DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE     

DVSN 

FLO

MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN

QUAVO & TAKEOFF

WANMOR 

 

Best 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            

 

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B    

COI LERAY

GLORILLA 

ICE SPICE 

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ 

 

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

21 SAVAGE

DRAKE      

FUTURE    

J. COLE     

JACK HARLOW    

KENDRICK LAMAR  

LIL BABY                           

 

Video of the Year 

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 Year

A$AP ROCKY FOR AWGE  

BENNY BOOM      

BURNA BOY 

COLE BENNETT   

DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR 

DIRECTOR X

TEYANA "SPIKE TEY" TAYLOR  

                    

Best New Artist

AMBRÉ      

COCO JONES      

DOECHII   

FLO

GLORILLA 

ICE SPICE 

LOLA BROOKE    

                    

Dr. Bobby Jones Best 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 Choice Award

ABOUT DAMN TIME                                 LIZZO                                                         

BREAK MY SOUL                                     BEYONCÉ                                                 

FIRST CLASS                                           JACK HARLOW                                        

JIMMY COOKS                                         DRAKE FEAT 21 SAVAGE

KILL BILL                                                   SZA                                                            

LAST LAST                                                BURNA BOY                                             

SUPER FREAKY GIRL                              NICKI MINAJ                                             

WAIT FOR U                                              FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS

 

Best International 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 (SWAZILAND)

 

Viewer’s Choice: Best New International 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

 

Best Movie

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

CREED 3   

EMANCIPATION  

NOPE

THE WOMAN KING  

TILL

WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY  

                    

Best Actor

AMIN JOSEPH      

BRIAN TYREE HENRY    

DAMSON IDRIS    

DANIEL KALUUYA

DEMETRIUS 'LIL MEECH' FLENORY JR.  

DONALD GLOVER

MICHAEL B. JORDAN                              

 

Best Actress

ANGELA BASSETT  

COCO JONES      

JANELLE JAMES 

JANELLE MONÁE

KEKE PALMER     

VIOLA DAVIS

ZENDAYA 

        

YoungStars Award  

AKIRA AKBAR      

ALAYA HIGH 

DEMI SINGLETON

GENESIS DENISE

MARSAI MARTIN 

THADDEUS J. MIXSON   

YOUNG DYLAN                


Sportswoman of the Year Award

ALEXIS MORRIS  

ALLYSON FELIX   

ANGEL REESE     

CANDACE PARKER

NAOMI OSAKA     

SERENA WILLIAMS 

SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON 

                    

Sportsman of the Year Award

AARON JUDGE    

BUBBA WALLACE

GERVONTA DAVIS  

JALEN HURTS      

LEBRON JAMES  

PATRICK MAHOMES

STEPHEN CURRY

 

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About Jesse Collins Entertainment

Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service Emmy® winning production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. The company has a multi-year, non-exclusive overall deal with Paramount Global. JCE’s award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its three divisions.  From the scripted division: scripted series—Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story.  From the unscripted division: unscripted series – Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans, Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, competition/game shows—Becoming A Popstar, Rhythm + Flow, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk shows – Yara Shahidi’s Day Off and Face to Face with Becky G, and children’s series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Daytime Emmy® Award winner).  From the specials division: award shows—The Emmy Awards, The American Music Awards, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors, specials—The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Primetime Emmy® Award winner), Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y’all thinking it., CNN’s Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom, Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’, Def Comedy Jam 25, Leslie Jones: Time Machine, The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway.  Emmy® winner Jesse Collins, Founder and CEO, is the executive producer of all programming. He is also an executive producer for the Grammy Awards and Golden Globes. Collins produced the 2021 Oscars.  

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