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BET has announced the nominees for the 2019 edition of the BET Awards, and this year three Nigerians made the list. Bruna Boy, Mr Eazi and Teni were nominated in the two Best International Act categories, alongside other artistes from the UK, France and South Africa.

Teni, whose country of origin was simply captured as “Africa” on the BET website is in the Viewers’ Choice: Best New International Act category along with two artistes each from the UK and France, and the South African singer Sho Madjozi, also only captured as African. Burna Boy and Mr Eazi are in the Best International Act category with two other acts from the UK, two from France, and one more from “Africa”.

In 2018, Nigeria’s Davido emerged Best International Act from the award category that included fellow Nigerian Tiwa Savage, as well as J Hus (UK), Fally Ipupa (DR Congo), Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) and 7 others.

The BET Awards were established by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network in 2001, to celebrate outstanding African Americans, and other American minorities in entertainment. The Best International Act Award category was first introduced in 2010 and was split into Best International Act Award: UK and Best International Act Award: Africa in 2011. The two categories were merged again in 2018, and this year, 2019, the Viewers’ Choice: Best New International Act Award has been introduced.

The 19th edition of The BET Awards is scheduled to hold on Sunday, 23rd June 2019,at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on BET.

See complete list of nominees below:

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

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

Beyoncé

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

BEST NEW ARTIST

Blueface

City Girls

Juice Wrld

Lil Baby

Queen Naija

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Astroworld,  Travis Scott

Championships, Meek Mill

Ella Mai, Ella Mai

Everything Is Love, The Carters

Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B

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 Monáe, “Pynk”

Queen Naija, “Mama’s Hand”

Teyana Taylor, “Rose In Harlem”

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”

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”

Sources:

BET

BET

eonline

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

Movietvgeeks

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This article was first published on 20th May 2019

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