A rapper Nicki Minaj e o cantor Chris Brown são os líderes de nomeações ao BET Awards 2015. Cada um deles recebeu seis nomeações. Brown concorre em Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year e Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award. Já Minaj disputa os prêmios de Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award e Best Group, como membro da Young Money.
Beyoncé e Lil Wayne também se destacam, co quatro indicações cada. Mas quem está dando o que falar é Azealia Banks, que criticou publicamente a premiação. Indicada na categoria Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, ela twittou: “O prêmio de rapper feminina no BET Awards vai para Nicki Minaj todo ano. Nem é mais um prêmio real (risos). É meio que uma piada. Eles deviam apenas indicar a Nicki cinco vezes, com cinco perucas diferentes, e apenas escolher a melhor imagem”.
Os vencedores serão anunciados no dia 28 de junho, no Nokia Theatre, em Los Angeles.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Ciara
Janelle Monáe
Jhené Aiko
K. Michelle
Rihanna
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
August Alsina
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
A$AP Mob
Jodeci
Migos
Rae Sremmurd
Rich Gang
Young Money
Best Collaboration
August Alsina feat. Nicki Minaj – “No Love (Remix)”
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Chris Brown feat. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From the motion picture Selma)
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Maros – “Uptown Funk”
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Common
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Wale
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
DeJ Loaf
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Tink
Trina
Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Chris Brown feat. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Common & John Legend – “Glory” (From the motion picture Selma)
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Beyoncé, Ed Burke, & Todd Tourso
Chris Robinson
Fatima Robinson
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Bobby Shmurda
DeJ Loaf
Fetty Wap
Rae Sremmurd
Sam Smith
Tinashe
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Erica Campbell
Fred Hammond
Lecrae
Mali Music
Michelle Williams
Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis
Best Actor
Anthony Anderson
Idris Elba
Jussie Smollett
Kevin Hart
Terrence Howard
Youngstars Award
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Mo’ne Davis
Quvenzhané Wallis
Zendaya
Best Movie
Annie
Selma
Think Like a Man Too
Tope Five
Sportswoman of the Year
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year
Chris Paul
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Lebron James
Marshawn Lynch
Stephen Curry
COCA-COLA VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Beyoncé – “7/11″
DeJ Loaf – “Try Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Nicki Minaj fear. Drake, Lil Wayne, & Chris Brown – “Only”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Nicki Minaj & Young Thug – “Throw Sum Mo”
The Weeknd – “Earned It” (From the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack)
Centric Award
Avery Sunshine – “Call My Name”
Jazmine Sullivan feat. Meek Mill – “Dumb”
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Sam Smith feat. Mary J. Blige – “Stay With Me”
The Weeknd – “Earned It” (From the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack)
Best International Act: Africa
AKA (South Africa)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Stonebwoy (Ghana)
The Soil (South Africa)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best International Act: UK
fka Twigs
Fuse ODG
Lethal Bizzle
Little Simz
Mnek
Stormzy