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Burna Boy, Sho Madjozi, Rema & More Earn 2020 BET Award Nominations
Other nominees include DRC's Innoss'B and Zimbabwe's Amapiano star Sha Sha.
The nominees for the 2020 BET Awards have been announced and a number of big-name African artists have earned nominations.
Burna Boy is up for Best International Act for a second year in a row after taking home the award in 2019, with an unforgettable speech from his mother. Also nominated in that category is South Africa's Sho Madjozi who bagged the award for Best New International Act last year, DRC's Innoss'B as well as London-based rap stars Dave and Stormzy.
<p>Nigerian "wonderboy" <strong><a href="http://okayafrica.com/tag/rema" target="_blank">Rema</a></strong> earned for Viewer's Choice: Best New International Act along with amapiano star <strong>Sha Sha</strong> from Zimbabwe. <br></p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><strong>Cynthia Erivo</strong> and <strong>Issa Rae</strong> earned nominations in the Best Actress category. While Nigerian-American rapper <strong>Wale</strong> earned one for best collaboration for his track "Chill" featuring <strong>Jeremih</strong>. </p><p><strong>Drake</strong> earned the most nomination with six, followed by rap newcomers <strong>Megan Thee Stallion</strong> and <strong>Roddy Ricch.</strong> </p><p>The 20th anniversary show will broadcast on June 28. Check out the full list of nominations below. </p>
<div id="2b848" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d50e51003a6e5361108d904c30b8cb97"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1272621632922714112" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Africa stand up!!! @burnaboy has been nominated in the BET BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT category . 🔥🔥🔥Catch the BET Award… https://t.co/zNiRwS8INP</div> — BET Africa (@BET Africa)<a href="https://twitter.com/BET_Africa/statuses/1272621632922714112">1592251616.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br></p><p><em><strong>BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST</strong></em></p><p><em>BEYONCÉ<br>H.E.R.<br>JHENE AIKO<br>KEHLANI<br>LIZZO<br>SUMMER WALKER</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST</strong></em></p><p><em>ANDERSON .PAAK<br>CHRIS BROWN<br>JACQUEES<br>KHALID<br>THE WEEKND<br>USHER</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST GROUP</strong></em></p><p><em>CHLOE X HALLE<br>CITY GIRLS<br>EARTHGANG<br>GRISELDA<br>JACKBOYS<br>MIGOS<strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>BEST COLLABORATION</strong></em></p><p><em>CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE - NO GUIDANCE<br>DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND - HIGHER<br>FUTURE FT. DRAKE - LIFE IS GOOD<br>H.E.R. FT. YG - SLIDE<br>MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN - HOT GIRL SUMMER<br>WALE FT. JEREMIH - ON CHILL</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST</strong></em></p><p><em>DABABY<br>DRAKE<br>FUTURE<br>LIL BABY<br>RODDY RICCH<br>TRAVIS SCOTT</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST</strong></em></p><p><em>CARDI B<br>DOJA CAT<br>LIZZO<br>MEGAN THEE STALLION<br>NICKI MINAJ<br>SAWEETIE<strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>VIDEO OF THE YEAR</strong></em></p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p><em>CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE - NO GUIDANCE<br>DABABY - BOP<br>DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND - HIGHER<br>DOJA CAT - SAY SO<br>MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN - HOT GIRL SUMMER<br>RODDY RICCH - THE BOX</em></p><p><em><strong>VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR</strong></em></p><p><em>BENNY BOOM<br>COLE BENNETT<br>DAVE MEYERS<br>DIRECTOR X<br>EIF RIVERA<br>TEYANA "SPIKE TEE" TAYLOR</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST NEW ARTIST</strong></em></p><p><em>DANILEIGH<br>LIL NAS X<br>POP SMOKE<br>RODDY RICCH<br>SUMMER WALKER<br>YBN CORDAE</em></p><p><em><strong>ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong></em></p><p><em>CUZ I LOVE YOU - LIZZO<br>FEVER - MEGAN THEE STALLION<br>HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM - BEYONCÉ<br>I USED TO KNOW HER - H.E.R.<br>KIRK - DABABY<br>PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL - RODDY RICCH</em></p><p><em><strong>DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD</strong></em></p><p><em>FRED HAMMOND - ALRIGHT<br>JOHN P. KEE FT. ZACARDI CORTEZ - I MADE IT OUT<br>KANYE WEST - FOLLOW GOD<br>KIRK FRANKLIN - JUST FOR ME<br>PJ MORTON FT. LE'ANDRIA JOHNSON & MARY MARY - ALL IN HIS PLAN<br>THE CLARK SISTERS - VICTORY</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST ACTRESS</strong></em></p><p><em>ANGELA BASSETT<br>CYNTHIA ERIVO<br>ISSA RAE<br>REGINA KING<br>TRACEE ELLIS ROSS<br>ZENDAYA</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST ACTOR</strong></em></p><p><em>BILLY PORTER<br>EDDIE MURPHY<br>FOREST WHITAKER<br>JAMIE FOXX<br>MICHAEL B. JORDAN<br>OMARI HARDWICK<strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>YOUNGSTARS AWARD</strong></em></p><p><em>ALEX HIBBERT<br>ASANTE BLACKK<br>JAHI DI'ALLO WINSTON<br>MARSAI MARTIN<br>MILES BROWN<br>STORM REID</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST MOVIE</strong></em></p><p><em>BAD BOYS FOR LIFE<br>DOLEMITE IS MY NAME<br>HARRIET<br>HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ<br>JUST MERCY<br>QUEEN & SLIM</em></p><p><em><strong>SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR</strong></em></p><p><em>AJEÉ WILSON<br>CLARESSA SHIELDS<br>COCO GAUFF<br>NAOMI OSAKA<br>SERENA WILLIAMS<br>SIMONE BILES</em></p><p><em><strong>SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR</strong></em></p><p><em>GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO<br>KAWHI LEONARD<br>LEBRON JAMES<br>ODELL BECKHAM JR.<br>PATRICK MAHOMES II<br>STEPHEN CURRY</em></p><p><em><strong>BET HER AWARD</strong></em></p><p><em>ALICIA KEYS - UNDERDOG<br>BEYONCÉ FT. BLUE IVY CARTER, WIZKID & SAINT JHN - BROWN SKIN GIRL<br>CIARA FT. LUPITA NYONG'O, ESTER DEAN, CITY GIRLS & LA LA - MELANIN<br>LAYTON GREENE - I CHOOSE<br>LIZZO FT. MISSY ELLIOTT - TEMPO<br>RAPSODY FT. PJ MORTON - AFENI</em></p><p><em><strong>VIEWER'S CHOICE AWARD</strong></em></p><p><em>CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE - NO GUIDANCE<br>DABABY - BOP<br>FUTURE FT. DRAKE - LIFE IS GOOD<br>MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ - HOT GIRL SUMMER<br>RODDY RICCH - THE BOX<br>THE WEEKND - HEARTLESS</em></p><p><em><strong>BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT</strong></em></p><p><em>BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)<br>INNOSS'B (DRC)<br>SHO MADJOZI (SOUTH AFRICA)<br>DAVE (U.K.)<br>STORMZY (U.K.)<br>NINHO (FRANCE)<br>S.PRI NOIR (FRANCE)<strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>VIEWER'S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT</strong></em></p><p><em>REMA (NIGERIA)<br>SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)<br>CELESTE (U.K.)<br>YOUNG T & BUGSEY (U.K.)<br>HATIK (FRANCE)<br>STACY (FRANCE)</em></p><ul class="ee-ul"></ul><ul class="ee-ul"><li></ul>
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