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