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Burna Boy, Tems, Ayra Starr, Asake Nominated For 2023 Bet Awards

POSTED ON December 30, 2023 •   Uncategorized      BY Akinbohun Samuel

Some Nigerian superstars made the 2023 BET Awards nominee list, which was just made public.

Burna Boy, a Grammy winner, was nominated in the categories of Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Viewer's Choice, and Best International Act.

Tems, a Grammy winner herself, was nominated in the categories of Best Female R&B/Pop Artiste, Best Collaboration, and Viewers' Favorite.

Asake received nominations for Best New International Act and Viewer's Choice, while Ayra Starr received a nomination for Best International Act alongside Burna Boy.

See the full list below…

Album of the Year

  • Anyways, Life’s Great — GloRilla
  • Breezy — Chris Brown
  • God Did — DJ Khaled
  • Her Loss — Drake & 21 Savage
  • Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
  • Renaissance, — Beyoncé
  • SOS — SZA

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

  • Ari Lennox
  • Beyoncé
  • Coco Jones
  • H.E.R.
  • Lizzo
  • SZA
  • Tems

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

  • Blxst
  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Burna Boy
  • Chris Brown
  • Drake
  • The Weeknd
  • Usher

Best Group

  • City Girls
  • Drake & 21 Savage
  • Dvsn
  • FLO
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
  • Quavo & Takeoff
  • Wanmor

Best Collaboration

  • Latto & Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled — “Big Energy (Remix)”
  • Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice — “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2”
  • Chris Brown feat. Wizkid — “Call Me Every Day”
  • King Combs feat. Kodak Black — “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop”
  • Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin'”
  • Hitkidd & GloRilla — “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
  • GloRilla & Cardi B — “Tomorrow 2”
  • Future feat. Drake & Tems — “Wait For U”

Best Female Hip Hop Artist   

  • Cardi B
  • Coi Leray
  • GloRilla
  • Ice Spice
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

  • 21 Savage
  • Drake
  • Future
  • J. Cole
  • Jack Harlow
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Lil Baby

Video of the Year

  • “We (Warm Embrace),” Chris Brown
  • “2 Million Up,” Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49
  • “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
  • “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
  • “First Class,” Harlow
  • “Kill Bill,” SZA
  • “Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B

Video Director of the Year

  • A$AP Rocky for AWGE
  • Benny Boom
  • Burna Boy
  • Cole Bennett
  • Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
  • Director X
  • Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

Best New Artist

  • Ambré
  • Coco Jones
  • Doechii
  • FLO
  • GloRilla
  • Ice Spice
  • Lola Brooke

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin — “Bless Me”
  • Tamela Mann — “Finished (Live)”
  • CeCe Winans — “I’ve Got Joy”
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore — “I’ve Got Joy”
  • Tye Tribbett — “New”
  • Yolanda Adams — “One Moment From Glory”
  • PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard — “The Better Benediction (Pt.2)

Viewer’s Choice Award

  • Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
  • Beyoncé — “Break My Soul”
  • Jack Harlow — “First Class”
  • Drake feat 21 Savage — “Jimmy Cooks”
  • SZA — “Kill Bill”
  • Burna Boy — “Last Last”
  • Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
  • Future feat. Drake & Tems — “Wait For U”

Best International Act

  • Aya Nakamura (France)
  • Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
  • Burna Boy (Nigeria)
  • Central Cee (UK)
  • Ella Mai (UK)
  • Ko (South Africa)
  • L7nnon (Brazil)
  • Stormzy (UK)
  • Tiakola (France)
  • Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act

  • Asake (Nigeria)
  • Camidoh (Ghana)
  • Flo (UK)
  • Libianca (Cameroon)
  • Maureen (France)
  • MC Ryan SP (Brazil)
  • Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
  • Raye (UK)
  • Werenoi (France)

BET Her

  • Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
  • Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice — “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2”
  • Beyoncé — “Break My Soul”
  • Megan Thee Stallion — “Her”
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Music From And Inspired By Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson — “Lift Me Up”
  • Coi Leray — “Players”
  • Lizzo — “Special”

Best Movie

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Creed 3
  • Emancipation
  • Nope
  • The Woman King
  • Till
  • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Best Actor

  • Amin Joseph
  • Brian Tyree Henry
  • Damson Idris
  • Daniel Kaluuya
  • Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.
  • Donald Glover
  • Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

  • Angela Bassett
  • Coco Jones
  • Janelle James
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Keke Palmer
  • Viola Davis
  • Zendaya

Youngstars Award

  • Akira Akbar
  • Alaya High
  • Demi Singleton
  • Genesis Denise
  • Marsai Martin
  • Thaddeus J. Mixson
  • Young Dylan

Sportswoman of the Year Award

  • Alexis Morris
  • Allyson Felix
  • Angel Reese
  • Candace Parker
  • Naomi Osaka
  • Serena Williams
  • Sha’carri Richardson

Sportsman of the Year Award

  • Aaron Judge
  • Bubba Wallace
  • Gervonta Davis
  • Jalen Hurts
  • Lebron James
  • Patrick Mahomes
  • Stephen Curry
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