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The nominees for this years BET Awards were announced Thursday.
Drake led the nominations with seven nods, including best male hip hop artist, album of the year and best male R&B/pop artist.
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.
The BET Awards 2023 will air live on BET on Sunday, June 25 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
The following is a full list of nominees.
"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
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Lizzo
Sza
Tems
Blxst
Brent Faiyaz
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
The Weeknd
Usher
City Girls
Drake & 21 Savage
Dvsn
Flo
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Quavo & Takeoff
Wanmor
"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
Cardi B
Coi Leray
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
21 Savage
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
"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
A$ap Rocky for Awge
Benny Boom
Burna Boy
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Director X
Teyana "Spike Tey" Taylor
Ambré
Coco Jones
Doechii
Flo
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
"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
"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
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)
Asake (Nigeria)
Camidoh (Ghana)
Flo (UK)
Libianca (Cameroon)
Maureen (France)
MC Ryan SP (Brazil)
Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
Raye (UK)
Werenoi (France)
"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
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
"Creed 3"
"Emancipation"
"Nope"
"The Woman King"
"Till"
"Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody"
Amin Joseph
Brian Tyree Henry
Damson Idris
Daniel Kaluuya
Demetrius 'Lil Meech' Flenory Jr.
Donald Glover
Michael B. Jordan
Angela Bassett
Coco Jones
Janelle James
Janelle Monáe
Keke Palmer
Viola Davis
Zendaya
Akira Akbar
Alaya High
Demi Singleton
Genesis Denise
Marsai Martin
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Young Dylan
Alexis Morris
Allyson Felix
Angel Reese
Candace Parker
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Sha'Carri Richardson
Aaron Judge
Bubba Wallace
Gervonta Davis
Jalen Hurts
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry
