On Thursday, the list of nominees for this 2023, this year’s BET Awards was released. On June 25th, 2023, the 23rd annual BET Awards will be held to recognize excellence in music, sports, television, and film. The event will take place in Los Angeles, USA. The host and location have not been disclosed.
Drake topped the nominees with seven total nods, including best male hip-hop artist, album of the year, and best male R&B/pop artist.
In the category for Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act, there was a nomination for Camido, the sugarcane hitmaker from Ghana. A number of other well-known African artists, such as Nigeria’s Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems Ayra Star, Asake, and South Africa’s K.O., were also nominated for awards.
Nominees were chosen by members of the BET Voting Academy, an esteemed group of professionals from the fields of music, media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and the creative arts.
The BET Awards 2023 will air live on BET on Sunday, June 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
List of BET Awards Nominees
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 lLar 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)
- K.O (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” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – 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
