These artists have etched their names in the annals of culture. The much-anticipated BET Award nominations have arrived, and Cardi B leads the pack with six nominations, including one in the newly created The Fashion Vanguard Award category. She also secured nods for Best Collaboration, Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Album of the Year, and Viewers’ Choice.
Trailing closely behind the AM I THE DRAMA? rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist each snagged five nominations. While Kendrick, a multiple-time winner at the BET Awards with over 20 accolades, didn't release a solo project last year, he's still in the running in several categories for his features on other artists' songs, such as "Chains & Whips" by Clipse and "Good Flirts" by Baby Keem, which also features Momo Boyd. Both tracks received nods in the Best Collaboration category.
Just behind him are Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean, and Latto, all of whom picked up four nominations. Olivia, a first-timer at the awards show, will be competing for Best New Artist after her win in the same category at the Grammys in February.
And musicians aren't the only ones being celebrated; film legends like Denzel Washington, Michael B. Jordan, Regina Hall, and Angela Bassett are nominated in the acting categories. As for some of the titles competing for Best Movie, Him, One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Wicked: For Good each received a nod.
This year, BET also introduced The Pulse Award, which recognizes creators, campaigns, or online series that move Black culture forward in digital spaces. Internet-savvy personalities like Keke Palmer, Charlamagne tha God, and Druski got nods in this category.
