… although could they have Beyonce, Jay Z, and Kanye on the nominees list anymore?
And why don’t they just hand the award to Nicki Minaj?
WTF is up with that Video of the Year category?
Jamari is lost.
The nominations for the BET Awards ’12 were announced today at a press conference in New York. Find out which artists, athletes, and actors scored nods.
Beyoncé scored two nominations in the coveted Video of the Year category for “Countdown” and “Love on Top.” She will compete against Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Ni**as in Paris” and “Otis” as well as Usher’s “Climax.”
Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown will perform at the 12th annual show, while the Cadillac Lifetime Achievement will be presented to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, who will also take the stage.
Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped as host. The BET Awards ’12 will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 1. Check below for a full list of nominees.
BET Awards ’12 Nominations
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
RihannaBest Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Trey Songz
UsherBest Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young JeezyBest Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Diamond
Trina
Brianna PerryBest Group
Bad Meets Evil
Diddy-Dirty Money
Maybach Music Group
Mindless Behavior
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)Best New Artist
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Diggy
Future
Meek MillBest Collaboration
Beyoncé f/ J. Cole – “Party””
Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “Countdown”
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Ni**as in Paris”
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Otis”
Usher – “Climax”Video Director of the Year
Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
Hype WilliamsBest Gospel
Yolanda Adams
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7YoungStars Award
Astro
Diggy
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow SmithViewers’ Choice Award
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Mindless Behavior – “Hello”
The Throne f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”Centric Award
Common
Estelle
Robert Glasper
Robin Thicke
TyreseBest International Act: U.K.
Estelle
Labrinth
Emeli Sande
Sway
Wretch 32Best International Act: Africa
Camp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe SaldanaBest Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Denzel WashingtonBest Movie
Good Deeds
Jumping the Broom
Laugh at My Pain
Red Tails
The HelpSportswoman of the Year
Skylar Diggins
Candace Parker
Brittney Griner
Serena Williams
Venus WilliamsSportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
I still want to go though.
Okay, Baller Wolves reading:
I need 2 tickets (me and my sexy Vixen I’ll hire as your beard) and good seating ASAP!
Oh, and room and board while we are at it.
Thanks in Advance!
Lol…lemme book my flight
That male ” hiphop” list looks like a gay fruity orgy. All weak asses in the name of hardcore rappers as nominees
^lol at gay fruity orgy.
I’de love to see maze and that’s about it
Jamari, actually I have been a couple of times, and it was good until they started having it at the Shrine, BET is so cheap, it was a much better show when they had it in Hollywood. The Shrine is just old and raggedy and not worthy of such a honor(sarcasm) I usually just go to LA during this time of the year just to hang out and party and skip the awards. Everybody is in town during this so you can just hang out at Hollywood hot spots and see Baller, Actor, and Rapper Wolves all day. Just rent you a luxury vehicle and dress nice and you will be surprised how easy it is to get into parties. If you are really in the know, its rumored that its always a Hot Downlow party going on during this time. You really can not tell what is going on with men in LA it seems like they all get down. If you dont make it too the awards at least treat yourself to the LA experience, I think this is the only time of year that you actually see many hot black dudes in LA. Post up in the Beverly Center Mall, Roscoes, and the 24HR Fitness in Ladera Heights, and you are guaranteed a good time.
Are the artists paid for performing at these shows?
This year, I hope the performaces are off the chain. I want to go, but that won’t happen until after college when my loans are paid off.
I know this is off topic, but, what are you studying?
Criminal Justice
They are so desperate for Beyonce to be there this year.lol…I would love to see her, Jay & Kanye perform Lift Off though. What ever she performs though I know she will shut it down. I think Rihanna should perform this year too, since she is always nominated for best female R&B artist (?) yet i don’t think i have ever seen her perform their. Hopefully the same ole same ole people won’t be perfoming too…Like can A$AP perform please? Or maybe Ciara can make a surprise performance of her “comback” single…just something different ya know? Good luck getting your tickets Jamari! 🙂
^thanks king 😉
If I got my tickets, I would do a full write up for the site!
I like the fact they now have the Centric award. So many of the artists that go in that category get no love because of the popularity of mainstream “artistry”.
That said, they nominate artists like Beyonce and Kanye because it pretty much guarantees a performance. And everyone knows, like her or not, Beyonce pulls in the viewers.
^I see.
I hope she performs with Blue Ivy in a diamond encrusted stroller.