Four months after collecting her first career Grammy Award, rapper Cardi B will carry a leading seven nominations into Sunday evening’s 2019 BET Awards, including best female hip-hop artist and two nods for best music video.
Drake will check into the ceremony with five awards, while Beyonce, Travis Scott and J. Cole alll have four.
Cardi B will battle for best female hip-hop artist with Kash Doll, Lizzo, Megan, Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma. Among the men, Drake leads the nominations list, which also includes the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was gunned down in South Los Angeles on March 31. Also nominated are 21 Savage, J. Cole, Meek Mill and Travis Scott.
Hussle will be posthumously honored during the ceremony with the BET Humanitarian Award, recognizing the “spirit of uplift he evoked in the community, his work as a devoted son, brother, father, partner, friend and all-around community advocate and philanthropist, musician and businessman.”
DJ Khaled, YG and John Legend will perform a tribute to Hussle during the show.
Cardi B has a pair of nominations for best video — one for “Money” and another for her Bruno Mars collaboration “Please Me.” Drake is also in the category for “Nice for What,” while 21 Savage and J. Cole are nominated for “A Lot. Rounding out the category are Childish Gambino for his Grammy-winning hit “This is America” and The Carters for “Apes**t.”
On the acting side of the awards, Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Mahershala Ali are nominated for best actor, along with Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Anderson, Michael B. Jordan and Omari Hardwick. Competing for best actress are Issa Rae, Regina Hall, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Viola Davis.
The awards will be presented at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Here is a complete list of nominees:
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Beyonce
Ella Mai
H.E.R.
Solange
SZA
Teyana Taylor
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Anderson .Paak
Bruno Mars
Childish Gambino
Chris Brown
John Legend
Khalid
BEST GROUP
Chloe X Halle
City Girls
Lil Baby & Gunna
Migos
The Carters
BEST COLLABORATION
21 Savage Feat. J. Cole, “A Lot”
Cardi B & Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
Cardi B Ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller, “Could’ve Been”
Travis Scott feat. Drake, “Sicko Mode”
Tyga Ft. Offset, ”Taste”
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
21 Savage
Drake
J. Cole
Meek Mill
Nipsey Hussle
Travis Scott
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Kash Doll
Lizzo
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage feat. J. Cole, “A Lot”
Cardi B, “Money”
Cardi B & Bruno Mars, “Please Me”
Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
Drake, “Nice For What”
The Carters, “Apes**t”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Hype Williams
Karena Evans
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Astroworld,” Travis Scott
“Championships,” Meek Mill
“Ella Mai,” Ella Mai
“Everything Is Love,” The Carters
“Invasion Of Privacy,” Cardi B
BEST NEW ARTIST
Blueface
City Girls
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Queen Naija
BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Erica Campbell Ft. Warryn Campbell, “All Of My Life”
Fred Hammond, “Tell Me Where It Hurts”
Kirk Franklin, “Love Theory”
Snoop Dogg Ft. Rance Allen, “Blessing Me Again”
Tori Kelly Ft. Kirk Franklin, “Never Alone”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Aka (South Africa)
Aya Nakamura (France)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Dave (U.K.)
Dosseh (France)
Giggs (U.K.)
Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT (FAN VOTED CATEGORY)
Headie One (U.K.)
Jok’air (France)
Nesly (France)
Octavian (U.K.)
Sho Madjozi (Africa)
Teniola Apata (Africa)
BEST ACTRESS
Issa Rae
Regina Hall
Regina King
Taraji P. Henson
Tiffany Haddish
Viola Davis
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Chadwick Boseman
Denzel Washington
Mahershala Ali
Michael B. Jordan
Omari Hardwick
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Caleb Mclaughlin
Lyric Ross
Marsai Martin
Michael Rainey Jr.
Miles Brown
BEST MOVIE
Blackkklansman
Creed II
If Beale Street Could Talk
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
The Hate U Give
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Allyson Felix
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Odell Beckham Jr.
Stephen Curry
Tiger Woods
BET HER AWARD
Alicia Keys, “Raise A Man”
Ciara, “Level Up”
H.E.R., “Hard Place”
Janelle Monae, “Pynk”
Queen Naija, “Mama’s Hand”
Teyana Taylor, “Rose In Harlem”
2019 COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
Drake, “In My Feelings”
Ella Mai, “Trip”
J. Cole, “Middle Child”
Travis Scott feat. Drake, “Sicko Mode”