BET Awards are known to be one of the most important yet surprising ever. It is hard to believe that the show has become 20 years old already. The show is dedicated to celebrating Black Music and culture and awards are given each year. The BET awards are so popular that whenever they are telecasted live it gets huge ratings. The entertainment night is prestigious and all the entertainers are given awards based on their talent. Whoever wins the award feels lucky while others who don’t get the opportunity to win feel sad. Unlike other big awards like Grammy or Emmys, these awards solely focus on awarding the black people and respect their talent. Today we will discuss why this year’s BET awards are most important and surprising.
2020 BET Awards: Nominations
All the talented artists have been nominated after a lot of considerations. The panel of Judges will be giving the most deserving person a trophy. You will be surprised to know that 2020 BET awards have already announced their nominations so let’s take a look below.
Album of the Year
- “Cuz I Love You,” Lizzo
- “Fever,” Megan Thee Stallion
- “Homecoming: The Live Album,” Beyoncé
- “I Used to Know Her,” H.E.R.
- “Kirk, “DaBaby
- “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial,” Roddy Ricch
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
- Beyoncé
- E.R.
- Jhene Aiko
- Kehlani
- Lizzo
- Summer Walker
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
- Anderson.Paak
- Chris Brown
- Jacquees
- Khalid
- The Weeknd
- Usher
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Best Group
- Chloe x Halle
- City Girls
- EarthGang
- Griselda
- JACK BOYS
- Migos
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Best Collaboration
- Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
- DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, “Higher”
- Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good”
- E.R. ft. YG, “Slide”
- Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
- Wale ft. Jeremih, “On Chill”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
- DaBaby
- Drake
- Future
- Lil Baby
- Roddy Ricch
- Travis Scott
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
- Cardi B
- Doja Cat
- Lizzo
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
- Saweetie
Video of the Year
- Chris Brown Ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
- DaBaby, “Bop”
- DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, “Higher”
- Doja Cat, “Say So”
- Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, “Hot Girl Summer”
- Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Video Director of the Year
- Benny Boom
- Cole Bennett
- Dave Meyers
- Director X
- Eif Rivera
- Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor
Best New Artist
- DaniLeigh
- Lil Nas X
- Pop Smoke
- Roddy Ricch
- Summer Walker
- YBN Cordae
Best Movie
- “Bad Boys for Life”
- “Dolemite Is My Name”
- “Harriet”
- “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé”
- “Just Mercy”
When will BET awards telecast on television?
Till now there has been no official release date for BET awards. You can keep checking the TV guide and CBS for more information where the date will come out soon. This year’s BET awards happen to be very special for all the Blacks because nowadays there is a campaign going on which states that Black Lives Matter. When we have such brilliant awards that make the black community so respected there is no way that this year’s show won’t get any importance.