BET Awards 2021: Megan Thee Stallion And DaBaby Lead With Seven Nominations Each, Cardi And Drake Both Snag 5!
The nominees for the 2021 BET Awards have just been announced and some of our favorites are up to grab a trophy!
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Leading the pack this year will be rappers Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby who both earned seven nominations each! Megan Thee Stallion is up for ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ for WAP, ‘Album of the Year,’ for Good News, ‘Viewer’s Choice Award (x2),’ and ‘Best Collaboration,’ for her features with DaBaby (Cry Baby) and Cardi B (WAP), BET notes. Da Baby is also up for ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ for Blame it on Baby, ‘Viewer’s Choice Award,’ and four noms for ‘Best Collaboration’ for his features alongside Roddy Ricch (Rockstar), Megan Thee Stallion (Cry-Baby), Pop Smoke & Lil Baby (For The Night), and Jack Harlow Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne (Whats Poppin- Remix).
Following us is Cardi B who’s in the categories for ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ twice for WAP and UP. Drizzy Drake also snagged 5 including, ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist.’
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy said, “We are back and excited to bring culture’s biggest night, the 2021 ‘BET Awards,’ safely back to Los Angeles to celebrate this year’s incredible roster of nominees. We broke ground as one of the first official award shows to move forward during the global pandemic and we are ready to take our pioneer status to the next level with the return of an audience to celebrate the best and brightest creative minds in the entertainment industry.”
The big awards show is set to air live on Sunday, June 27 on BET at 8 PM ET/ PT with a live “vaccinated audience.” The show was a virtual event last year during the pandemic.
Check out the full list of nominees here and let us know who you’re rooting for in the comment box below!