BET Awards 2023 nominations announced

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

"SOS" - Sza

Ari Lennox

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

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

"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

"Her" - Megan Thee Stallion

"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

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