Drake and Kendrick Lamar to Compete
The Drake–Kendrick Lamar showdown will continue — at the 2024 BET Awards.
The rappers will compete in two categories at the June 30 show: best male hip-hop artist and best collaboration. In the latter category, Drake is nominated for “Rich Baby Daddy” with SZA and Sexyy Red, while Lamar is nominated for his guest verse on the remix of Beyoncé’s “America Has a Problem.”
Drake is the show’s top contender with seven nominations, thanks to his album For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition). Lamar didn’t release an album that was eligible this year. The Canadian rapper’s other nominations include album of the year, best male R&B/pop artist and viewer’s choice for “Rich Baby Daddy.” He’s nominated twice in the video of the year category: “Rich Baby Daddy” and his guest verse on J. Cole’s “First Person Shooter,” the late 2023 track that reignited his feud with Lamar.
Nicki Minaj follows Drake with six nominations, including bids for video of the year for “Barbie World” with Ice Spice and Aqua, album of the year for Pink Friday 2 and best female hip-hop artist.
For video of the year, Minaj and Drake will take on Lil Durk and J. Cole’s “All My Life,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Bongos,” Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama,” Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage’s “Good Good” and Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills.”
For album of the year, those nominated alongside Drake and Minaj’s projects are: Monét’s Jaguar II, Chris Brown’s 11:11, Usher’s Coming Home, Killer Mike’s Michael, 21 Savage’s American Dream and Gunna’s A Gift & A Curse.
SZA, J. Cole, Sexyy Red and Monét earned five nominations apiece. Acts who scored four nominations are Beyoncé, Usher, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, 21 Savage and Tyla.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter — who has won a Grammy, NAACP Image Award and Soul Train Music Award — is nominated for the YoungStars Award, which honors child and teen entertainers. Other nominees are Akira Akbar, Demi Singleton, Heiress Diana Harris, Jabria Mccullum, Jalyn Hall, Leah Jeffries and Van Van.
Performers at the event airing live on BET from Los Angeles include Monét, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Latto, GloRilla and Shaboozey.
A complete list of this year’s BET Awards nominees follows.
Album of the Year
11:11 CHRIS BROWN
A GIFT & A CURSE GUNNA
AMERICAN DREAM 21 SAVAGE
COMING HOME USHER
FOR ALL THE DOGS (SCARY HOURS EDITION) DRAKE
JAGUAR II VICTORIA MONÉT
MICHAEL KILLER MIKE
PINK FRIDAY 2 NICKI MINAJ
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BEYONCÉ
COCO JONES
DOJA CAT
H.E.R.
MUNI LONG
SZA
TYLA
VICTORIA MONÉT
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRENT FAIYAZ
BRYSON TILLER
BURNA BOY
CHRIS BROWN
DRAKE
FRIDAYY
OCTOBER LONDON
USHER
Best Group
¥$, YE, TY DOLLA $IGN
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
41
BLXST & BINO RIDEAUX
CITY GIRLS
FLO
MAVERICK CITY MUSIC
WANMOR
Best Collaboration
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (REMIX) BEYONCÉ FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR
BARBIE WORLD NICKI MINAJ & ICE SPICE (WITH AQUA)
BONGOS CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
CARNIVAL ¥$, YE, TY DOLLA $IGN FEAT. RICH THE KID, PLAYBOI CARTI
DON’T PLAY WITH IT (REMIX) LOLA BROOKE FEAT. LATTO & YUNG MIAMI
EVERYBODY NICKI MINAJ FEAT. LIL UZI VERT
GOOD GOOD USHER, SUMMER WALKER & 21 SAVAGE
RICH BABY DADDY DRAKE FEAT. SEXYY RED & SZA
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
CARDI B
DOJA CAT
GLORILLA
ICE SPICE
LATTO
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
SEXYY RED
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
21 SAVAGE
BURNA BOY
DRAKE
FUTURE
GUNNA
J. COLE
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIL WAYNE
Video of the Year
AGORA HILLS DOJA CAT
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
BARBIE WORLD NICKI MINAJ & ICE SPICE (WITH AQUA)
BONGOS CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER DRAKE FEAT. J. COLE
GOOD GOOD USHER, SUMMER WALKER & 21 SAVAGE
ON MY MAMA VICTORIA MONÉT
RICH BABY DADDY DRAKE FEAT. SEXYY RED & SZA
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
CHILD.
COLE BENNETT
DAVE MEYERS
JANELLE MONÁE & ALAN FERGUSON
OFFSET
TEMS
TYLER, THE CREATOR
Best New Artist
41
4BATZ
AYRA STARR
BOSSMAN DLOW
FRIDAYY
OCTOBER LONDON
SEXYY RED
TYLA
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
AWARD ALL OF THE GLORY SHIRLEY CAESAR
ALL THINGS KIRK FRANKLIN
ANGEL HALLE BAILEY
COME JESUS COME CECE WINANS
DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE? ERICA CAMPBELL
GOD PROBLEMS MAVERICK CITY MUSIC, NAOMI RAINE & CHANDLER MOORE
ME & U TEMS
TRY LOVE KIRK FRANKLIN
Viewer’s Choice Award
AGORA HILLS DOJA CAT
ALL MY LIFE LIL DURK FEAT. J. COLE
GUNNA FUKUMEAN
LOVIN ON ME JACK HARLOW
MADE FOR ME MUNI LONG
ON MY MAMA VICTORIA MONÉT
RICH BABY DADDY DRAKE FEAT. SEXYY RED & SZA
SENSATIONAL CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DAVIDO & LOJAY
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM BEYONCÉ
WATER TYLA
Best International Act
ASAKE (Africa)
AYA NAKAMURA (France)
AYRA STARR (Africa)
BK’ (Brazil)
CLEO SOL (UK)
FOCALISTIC (Africa)
KAROL CONKÁ (Brazil)
RAYE (UK)
TIAKOLA (France)
TYLA (Africa)
Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act
BELLAH (UK)
CRISTALE (UK)
DUQUESA (Brazil)
HOLLY G (France)
JUNGELI (France)
MAKHADZI (Africa)
ORUAM (Brazil)
SEYI VIBEZ (Africa)
TYLER ICU (Africa)
BET Her
16 CARRIAGES BEYONCÉ
BLESSINGS NICKI MINAJ FEAT. TASHA COBBS LEONARD
COMMAS AYRA STARR
FLY GIRL FLO FEAT. MISSY ELLIOTT
HISS MEGAN THEE STALLION
ON MY MAMA VICTORIA MONÉT
SATURN SZA
YEAH GLO! GLORILLA
Best Movie
AMERICAN FICTION
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE
RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE BOOK OF CLARENCE
THE COLOR PURPLE
THE EQUALIZER 3
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Best Actor
ANTHONY MACKIE
COLMAN DOMINGO
DAMSON IDRIS
DENZEL WASHINGTON
DONALD GLOVER
IDRIS ELBA
JEFFREY WRIGHT
LAKEITH STANFIELD
Best Actress
ANGELA BASSETT
AYO EDEBIRI
COCO JONES
DANIELLE BROOKS
FANTASIA
HALLE BAILEY
ISSA RAE
REGINA KING
YoungStars Award
AKIRA AKBAR
BLUE IVY CARTER
DEMI SINGLETON
HEIRESS DIANA HARRIS
JABRIA MCCULLUM
JALYN HALL
LEAH JEFFRIES
VAN VAN
Sportswoman of the Year Award
A’JA WILSON
ANGEL REESE
COCO GAUFF
FLAU’JAE JOHNSON
JUJU WATKINS
NAOMI OSAKA
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON
SIMONE BILES
Sportsman of the Year Award
ANTHONY EDWARDS
GERVONTA DAVIS
JALEN BRUNSON
JALEN HURTS
KYRIE IRVING
LEBRON JAMES
PATRICK MAHOMES
STEPHEN CURRY
