The nominees for the 2013 BET awards have been announced and two South African
artists are in line for the award for Best International Act: Africa. Donald Moatshe,
well-known in the house genre and pop singer Toya Delazy will compete against
Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia and Ice Prince, Ghana’s R2Bees and Radio, and Weasel from
Uganda.
Hip hop artist Drake leading the pack with 12 nominations including Best Male Hip
Hop Artist and Video of the Year; hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar and rapper 2 Chainz
tie with eight nominations; A$AP Rocky has five nominations; while Jay-Z, Justin
Timberlake and Miguel have four nominations each in the categories of Best
Collaboration, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award and Video of the Year.
Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, A$AP
Rocky, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been nominated for this year’s
Video of the Year award.
Chris Brown has been announced as the first confirmed performer.
The nominees for the 2013 BET Awards are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Elle Varner
Rihanna
Tamar Braxton
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Justin Timberlake
Miguel
Usher
Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
2 Chainz ft. Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake – Poetic Justice
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Video of the Year
2 Chainz ft. Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From the Bottom
Drake ft. Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake – Poetic Justice
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Marvin Sapp
Mary Mary
Tamela Mann
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Gabrielle Union
Halle Berry
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Best Actor
Common
Denzel Washington
Don Cheadle
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Keke Palmer
Quvenzhane Wallis
Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Gabrielle Douglas
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Ray Lewis
Robert Griffin III
Victor Cruz
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started from the Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Centric Award
Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have
Fantasia – Lose To Win
Miguel – Adorn
Nas – Daughters
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Best International Act: UK
Emeli Sande
Estelle
Labrinth
Marsha Ambrosius
Rita Ora
Wiley
For the first time this year, the general public can buy tickets to the BET Awards with
a BET Experience VIP Package, which also includes three-day tickets to nightly
concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Visit http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html for more information.
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#BETAwards, visit facebook.com/TheBETAwards and betawards.tumblr.com.
The BET AWARDS 2013 premieres on Sunday 30 June at 20h00 BST across BET’s
international platforms in the UK and Africa.
