NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
BET NETWORKS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019 “BET AWARDS”
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CARDI B LEADS WITH 7 NOMINATIONS, FOLLOWED BY DRAKE WITH 5 NOMS
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BEYONCÉ, TRAVIS SCOTT AND J. COLE TIE WITH four NOMINATIONS EACH
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THE 2019 “BET AWARDS” WILL AIR LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 23, AT 8PM ET ON BET FROM THE MICROSOFT THEATER AT L.A. LIVE
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New York, NY (Could 16, 2019)– The 2019 “BET AWARDS”returns stay from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Reside on June 23 to have a good time the brightest stars throughout music, tv, movie, sports activities and philanthropy. At this time, BET Networks proclaims the 2019 nominees with Cardi B main the pack. The starlet earned a formidable seven nominations, together with Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist, two separate nods in each the Finest Collaboration and Video of the Yr classes, Album of the Yr and the Coca-Cola®Viewers’ Selection Award. Drake follows with fivenods for Finest Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Yr, Finest Collaboration and the Coca-Cola® Viewers’ Selection Award. Beyoncé, Travis Scott and J. Cole all scored 4 nominations every, whereas Bruno Mars, 21 Savage, Infantile Gambino, H.E.R. and Ella Mai every acquired three nominations.
In its nineteenth 12 months, the”BET AWARDS”continues its reign as the final word platform showcasing the perfect and most stunning elements of the black expertise – celebrating not solely the current and way forward for black music, but in addition elevating the tradition and being a driving power for social change. BET Networks acknowledges artists, entertainers and athletes throughout 20 classes with the 2019 “BET Awards” nominations. The nominations are chosen by BET’s Voting Academy, which is comprised of followers and an esteemed group of leisure professionals within the fields of tv, movie, music, social media, digital advertising and marketing, sports activities journalism, public relations and the inventive arts. The 2019 “BET AWARDS”will simulcast LIVE at 8PM ET throughout seven Viacom networks within the U.S., together with BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Basic, VH1 and Emblem. Internationally, the present will simulcast for the primary time on BET Africa at 2AM CAT on June 24, adopted by worldwide broadcasts within the UK on June 24 at 9:00PM BST, South Korea on June 25 at 9PM KST and in France on June 25 at 9PM CEST.
Internationally, BET will honor Finest Worldwide Act in-show, together with the fan-voted class Finest New Worldwide Actduring the stay crimson carpet pre-show.
“Eighteen years in the past, we launched the “BET Awards,” and since then, we’ve celebrated cool in methods that may’t be duplicated elsewhere. From Michael Jackson and James Brown busting dance strikes collectively to Monique paying homage to Beyoncé in an unforgettable dance quantity to BET reuniting The Fugees, we’ve set the tone for what cool seems like. This 12 months, we’re much more so dedicated to persevering with to create the unforgettable moments which have made the “BET Awards” the preeminent celebration of black tradition. From the whole BET household, we congratulate every nominee and stay up for celebrating their expertise and contributions on the 2019 ‘BET Awards.'” – Connie Orlando, Government Vice President, Head of Programming at BET.
The whole listing of nominees for the 2019 “BET AWARDS”is:
Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist
BEYONCÉ
ELLA MAI
H.E.R.
SOLANGE
SZA
TEYANA TAYLOR
Finest Male R&B/Pop Artist
ANDERSON .PAAK
BRUNO MARS
CHILDISH GAMBINO
CHRIS BROWN
JOHN LEGEND
KHALID
Finest Group
CHLOE X HALLE
CITY GIRLS
LIL BABY & GUNNA
MIGOS
THE CARTERS
Finest Collaboration
21 SAVAGE FT. 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 FT. DRAKE “SICKO MODE”
TYGA FT. OFFSET “TASTE”
Finest Male Hip-Hop Artist
21 SAVAGE
DRAKE
J. COLE
MEEK MILL
NIPSEY HUSSLE
TRAVIS SCOTT
Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist
CARDI B
KASH DOLL
LIZZO
MEGAN THEE STALLION
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA
Video of the Yr
21 SAVAGE “A LOT” FT. J. COLE
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 Yr
BENNY BOOM
COLIN TILLEY
DAVE MEYERS
HYPE WILLIAMS
KARENA EVANS
Finest New Artist
BLUEFACE
CITY GIRLS
JUICE WRLD
LIL BABY
QUEEN NAIJA
Dr. Bobby Jones Finest 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”
Finest Worldwide Act
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
AYA NAKAMURA (FRANCE)
BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
DAVE (U.Okay.)
DOSSEH (FRANCE)
GIGGS (U.Okay.)
MR EAZI (NIGERIA)
Finest New Worldwide Act – (Fan Voted Class)
HEADIE ONE (U.Okay.)
JOK’AIR (FRANCE)
NESLY (FRANCE)
OCTAVIAN (U.Okay.)
SHO MADJOZI (AFRICA)
TENIOLA APATA (AFRICA)
Finest Actress
ISSA RAE
REGINA HALL
REGINA KING
TARAJI P. HENSON
TIFFANY HADDISH
VIOLA DAVIS
Finest 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
Finest Film
“BLACKKKLANSMAN”
“CREED II”
“IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK”
“SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE”
“THE HATE U GIVE”
Sportswoman of the Yr
ALLYSON FELIX
CANDACE PARKER
NAOMI OSAKA
SERENA WILLIAMS
SIMONE BILES
Sportsman of the Yr
KEVIN DURANT
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY
TIGER WOODS
Album of the Yr
“ASTROWORLD” TRAVIS SCOTT
“CHAMPIONSHIPS” MEEK MILL
“ELLA MAI” ELLA MAI
“EVERYTHING IS LOVE” THE CARTERS
“INVASION OF PRIVACY” CARDI B
2019 Coca-Cola Viewers’ Selection 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 FT. DRAKE “SICKO MODE”
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”
Connie Orlando, Government Vice President, Head of Programming at BET, will function Government Producer for the 2019″BET AWARDS”together with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Leisure.
BET Networks, an leisure powerhouse, as soon as once more brings the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE (BETX), June 20 – 23, 2019 offered by Coca-Cola®. This four-day occasion will likely be full of music concert events going down at The Novo by Microsoft and STAPLES Middle; the BET Fan Fest on the Los Angeles Conference Middle together with seminars, movie star basketball video games, movie star meet-and-greets; and different particular interactive occasions. The weekend will likely be capped off with the “BET Awards” on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Microsoft Theater. VIP Packages are the ONLY method to get “BET Awards” tickets, nice seats to STAPLES Middle reveals and unique entry all through the largest summer time weekend in leisure. Extra data and tickets and VIP packages accessible at Guess.com/bet-experience.html.
Observe the Expertise on Twitter and Instagram at @betexperience.
For the most recent 2019 “BET AWARDS” information and updates, please go to BET.com/Awards.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s main supplier of high quality leisure, music, information and public affairs tv programming for the African-American viewers. The first BET channel reaches greater than 90 million households and might be seen in the US, Canada, the Caribbean, the UK and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American client model with a various group of enterprise extensions: BET.com, a number one Web vacation spot for black leisure, music, tradition and information; BET HER, a 24-hour leisure community focusing on the African-American lady; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET House Leisure; BET Reside, BET’s rising competition enterprise; BET Cell, which gives ringtones, video games and video content material for wi-fi units; and BET Worldwide, which operates BET across the globe.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins Leisure (JCE) is a full-service tv and movie manufacturing firm based by leisure business veteran Jesse Collins. For greater than a decade, Collins has performed an integral position in producing a few of tv’s most memorable moments in music leisure. Collins has produced groundbreaking and award-winning tv programming, together with “BET Awards,” “Grammy Awards,” “Soul Practice Music Awards,” “BET Honors,” “UNCF An Night of Stars,” “ABFF Awards” and “BET Hip Hop Awards.” Collins was an govt producer of the hit TV sequence “Actual Husbands of Hollywood,” starring Kevin Hart, and the critically acclaimed “The New Version Story,” a biopic on the boy band that aired as a three-part mini-series on BET in January 2017. He’s additionally the chief producer of VH1 reveals “Pricey Mama” and “Hip Hop Squares” with Ice Dice. Most not too long ago, JCE govt produced “The Bobby Brown Story.” The mini-series picked up the place “The New Version Story” mini-series left off and chronicled the gifted however troubled singer’s exit from the favored 80s boy band by his solo success. It debuted on BET in September 2018 and was the best rated non-tentpole program on the community since “The New Version Story.” Subsequent for JCE is the second season of “American Soul” on BET and Netflix’s upcoming sequence “Rhythm and Move.”
ABOUT “BET AWARDS”
The “BET Awards” is without doubt one of the most-watched award reveals on cable tv, in keeping with the Nielsen Firm. The “BET Awards” franchise stays the #1 program in cable TV historical past amongst African-Individuals, and it’s BET’s #1 telecast yearly. It acknowledges the triumphs and successes of artists, entertainers and athletes in a wide range of classes.
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