{"id":21719,"date":"2021-05-27T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21719"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:54:35","slug":"bet-announces-official-nominations-for-the-bet-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/27\/bet-announces-official-nominations-for-the-bet-awards-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Announces Official Nominations for the &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10257\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-260x137.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-160x84.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, BET announces the &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 nominees with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby leading the pack with seven nominations respectively. This year&#8217;s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. The &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 will air LIVE, Sunday, June 27 on BET at 8PM ET\/ PT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are back and excited to bring culture&#8217;s biggest night, the 2021 &#8216;BET Awards,&#8217; safely back to Los Angeles to celebrate this year&#8217;s incredible roster of nominees,&#8221; said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming &amp; Music Strategy. &#8220;We broke ground as one of the first official award shows to move forward during the global pandemic and we are ready to take our pioneer status to the next level with the return of an audience to celebrate the best and brightest creative minds in the entertainment industry.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3207641187\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Megan Thee Stallion, who left her mark in last year&#8217;s telecast with her Mad Max inspired performance for &#8220;Girls in The Hood&#8221; and &#8220;Savage,&#8221; claims one of the top spots securing seven nominations for &#8216;Best Female Hip Hop Artist,&#8217; &#8216;Video of the Year,&#8217; for WAP, &#8216;Album of the Year,&#8217; for Good News, &#8216;Viewer&#8217;s Choice Award (x2),&#8217; and &#8216;Best Collaboration,&#8217; for her features with DaBaby (Cry Baby) and Cardi B (WAP). After his searing and powerful &#8216;Rockstar&#8217; performance at last year&#8217;s &#8220;BET Awards,&#8221; DaBaby claims the other top spot securing seven nods, including &#8216;Best Male Hip Hop Artist,&#8217; &#8216;Album of the Year,&#8217; for Blame it on Baby, &#8216;Viewer&#8217;s Choice Award,&#8217; and four nods for &#8216;Best Collaboration&#8217; for his features alongside Roddy Ricch (Rockstar), Megan Thee Stallion (Cry Baby), Pop Smoke &amp; Lil Baby (For The Night), and Jack Harlow Tory Lanez &amp; Lil Wayne (Whats Poppin- Remix).<\/p>\n<p>Cardi B and Drake garnered the second most nods with five nominations each. Cardi B&#8217;s nods include &#8216;Best Female Hip Hop Artist,&#8217; &#8216;Best Collaboration,&#8217; &#8216;Video of the Year,&#8217; twice for WAP and UP. Drake&#8217;s nods include &#8216;Best Collaboration,&#8217; &#8216;Best Male Hip Hop Artist,&#8217; &#8216;Video of the Year,&#8217; for Laugh Now Cry Later featuring Lil Durk and &#8216;Viewer&#8217;s Choice Award&#8217;. Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Chloe X Halle, and Chris Brown are the third-highest with four nominations each and are all up for the coveted &#8216;Video of the Year&#8217; award.<\/p>\n<p>Culture&#8217;s biggest night, the &#8220;BET AWARDS,&#8221; continues its reign in its twenty-first year as the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience &#8211; celebrating Black music&#8217;s present and future, and elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.<\/p>\n<p>Following last year&#8217;s groundbreaking virtual awards show, the &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; returns this year with a live show audience. Beginning today, vaccinated individuals can register here for consideration to be part of the &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 live show audience. BET will work closely with Los Angeles County to support community vaccination efforts and ensure adherence to COVID-19 protocols.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3277062751\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Due to these safety parameters, press access to the show will be limited, and &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; will not be issuing a credential form. Media will be invited directly to cover any in-person opportunities, including the red carpet, with additional remote\/virtual press opportunities to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>BET recognizes artists, entertainers, and athletes across 21 categories with The &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; 2021 nominations (&#8216;Viewer&#8217;s Choice Award: Best New International Act&#8217; will be released at a later date). The nominations are selected by BET&#8217;s Voting Academy, which is composed of fans and an esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and creative arts.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa at 2 am CAT and MTV Brazil at 9 pm BRT on June 27th, followed by international broadcasts on MTV UK on June 28th at 9PM BST, BET France on June 29th at 8:45PM CEST. The show will also be available to watch on My5 and Sky On-Demand in the UK beginning June 29th.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of nominees for The &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 are:<\/p>\n<p>ALBUM OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n<p>AFTER HOURS &#8211; THE WEEKND<br \/>\nBLAME IT ON BABY &#8211; DABABY<br \/>\nGOOD NEWS &#8211; MEGAN THEE STALLION<br \/>\nHEAUX TALES &#8211; JAZMINE SULLIVAN<br \/>\nKING&#8217;S DISEASE &#8211; NAS<br \/>\nUNGODLY HOUR &#8211; CHLOE X HALLE<\/p>\n<p>BEST COLLABORATION<\/p>\n<p>CARDI B FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION &#8211; WAP<br \/>\nDABABY FT. RODDY RICCH &#8211; ROCKSTAR<br \/>\nDJ KHALED FT. DRAKE &#8211; POPSTAR<br \/>\nJACK HARLOW FT. DABABY, TORY LANEZ &amp; LIL WAYNE &#8211; WHATS POPPIN (REMIX)<br \/>\nMEGAN THEE STALLION FT. DABABY &#8211; CRY BABY<br \/>\nPOP SMOKE FT. LIL BABY &amp; DABABY &#8211; FOR THE NIGHT<\/p>\n<p>BEST FEMALE R&amp;B \/ POP ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>BEYONC\u00c9<br \/>\nH.E.R.<br \/>\nJAZMINE SULLIVAN<br \/>\nJHEN\u00c9 AIKO<br \/>\nSUMMER WALKER<br \/>\nSZA<\/p>\n<p>BEST MALE R&amp;B \/ POP ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>6LACK<br \/>\nANDERSON .PAAK<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN<br \/>\nGIVEON<br \/>\nTANK<br \/>\nTHE WEEKND<\/p>\n<p>BEST NEW ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>COI LERAY<br \/>\nFLO MILLI<br \/>\nGIVEON<br \/>\nJACK HARLOW<br \/>\nLATTO<br \/>\nPOOH SHIESTY<\/p>\n<p>BEST GROUP<\/p>\n<p>21 SAVAGE &amp; METRO BOOMIN<br \/>\nCHLOE X HALLE<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN &amp; YOUNG THUG<br \/>\nCITY GIRLS<br \/>\nMIGOS<br \/>\nSILK SONIC<\/p>\n<p>BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>CARDI B<br \/>\nCOI LERAY<br \/>\nDOJA CAT<br \/>\nMEGAN THEE STALLION<br \/>\nLATTO<br \/>\nSAWEETIE<\/p>\n<p>BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST<\/p>\n<p>DABABY<br \/>\nDRAKE<br \/>\nJ. COLE<br \/>\nJACK HARLOW<br \/>\nLIL BABY<br \/>\nPOP SMOKE<\/p>\n<p>DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL\/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD<br \/>\nBEBE WINANS &#8211; IN JESUS NAME<br \/>\nCECE WINANS &#8211; NEVER LOST<br \/>\nH.E.R. &#8211; HOLD US TOGETHER<br \/>\nKIRK FRANKLIN &#8211; STRONG GOD<br \/>\nMARVIN SAPP &#8211; THANK YOU FOR IT ALL<br \/>\nTAMELA MANN &#8211; TOUCH FROM YOU<\/p>\n<p>BET HER AWARD<\/p>\n<p>ALICIA KEYS FT. KHALID &#8211; SO DONE<br \/>\nBRANDY FT. CHANCE THE RAPPER &#8211; BABY MAMA<br \/>\nBRI STEVES &#8211; ANTI QUEEN<br \/>\nCHLOE X HALLE &#8211; BABY GIRL<br \/>\nCIARA FT. ESTER DEAN &#8211; ROOTED<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; GOOD DAYS<\/p>\n<p>BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT<\/p>\n<p>AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)<br \/>\nBURNA BOY (NIGERIA)<br \/>\nDIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)<br \/>\nEMICIDA (BRAZIL)<br \/>\nHEADIE ONE (UK)<br \/>\nWIZKID (NIGERIA)<br \/>\nYOUNG T &amp; BUGSEY (UK)<br \/>\nYOUSSOUPHA (FRANCE)<\/p>\n<p>VIEWER&#8217;S CHOICE AWARD<\/p>\n<p>CARDI B FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION &#8211; WAP<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN &amp; YOUNG THUG &#8211; GO CRAZY<br \/>\nDABABY FT. RODDY RICCH &#8211; ROCKSTAR<br \/>\nDJ KHALED FT. DRAKE &#8211; POPSTAR<br \/>\nDRAKE FT. LIL DURK &#8211; LAUGH NOW CRY LATER<br \/>\nLIL BABY &#8211; THE BIGGER PICTURE<br \/>\nMEGAN THEE STALLION FT. BEYONC\u00c9 &#8211; SAVAGE (REMIX)<br \/>\nSILK SONIC &#8211; LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n<p>CARDI B &#8211; UP<br \/>\nCARDI B FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION &#8211; WAP<br \/>\nCHLOE X HALLE &#8211; DO IT<br \/>\nCHRIS BROWN &amp; YOUNG THUG &#8211; GO CRAZY<br \/>\nDRAKE FT. LIL DURK &#8211; LAUGH NOW CRY LATER<br \/>\nSILK SONIC &#8211; LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n<p>BENNY BOOM<br \/>\nBRUNO MARS AND FLORENT D\u00c9CHARD<br \/>\nCOLE BENNETT<br \/>\nCOLIN TILLEY<br \/>\nDAVE MEYERS<br \/>\nHYPE WILLIAMS<\/p>\n<p>BEST MOVIE<\/p>\n<p>COMING 2 AMERICA<br \/>\nJUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH<br \/>\nMA RAINEY&#8217;S BLACK BOTTOM<br \/>\nONE NIGHT IN MIAMI&#8230;<br \/>\nSOUL<br \/>\nTHE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY<\/p>\n<p>BEST ACTRESS<\/p>\n<p>ANDRA DAY<br \/>\nANGELA BASSETT<br \/>\nISSA RAE<br \/>\nJURNEE SMOLLETT<br \/>\nVIOLA DAVIS<br \/>\nZENDAYA<\/p>\n<p>BEST ACTOR<\/p>\n<p>ALDIS HODGE<br \/>\nCHADWICK BOSEMAN<br \/>\nDAMSON IDRIS<br \/>\nDANIEL KALUUYA<br \/>\nEDDIE MURPHY<br \/>\nLAKEITH STANFIELD<\/p>\n<p>YOUNGSTARS AWARD<\/p>\n<p>ALEX R. 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For the latest &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 news and updates, including details on audience selection and eligibility, please visit BET.com\/Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, BET announces the &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 nominees with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby leading the pack with seven nominations respectively. This year&#8217;s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. The &#8220;BET AWARDS&#8221; 2021 will air LIVE, Sunday, June 27 on BET at 8PM ET\/ PT. 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