Of course Beyonce got the most noms. Despite the lukewarm critical reception of B'Day, the voters wouldn't have it any other way.
Monique will be taking a break from Charm School to host the June 26 awards, where Diana Ross will win a lifetime achievement award and Don Cheadle will win a humanitarian award for his work in Darfur. Check out a full list of nominees after the jump.
Male Hip Hop: Diddy, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, T.I.
Collaboration: Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"; Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu"; Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Upgrade U"; Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole, "Last Night"; Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige, "Runaway Love."
Female R&B: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson, Corinne Bailey Rae.
Male R&B: Akon, John Legend, Gerald Levert, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke.
Group: Gnarls Barkley, Mary Mary, Outkast, Pretty Ricky, Three Six Mafia.
New Artist: Lupe Fiasco, Gnarls Barkley, Jennifer Hudson, MIMS, Corinne Bailey Rae.
Gospel Artist: Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Dave Hollister, Mary Mary.
Video of the Year: Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"; Beyonce, "Irreplaceable"; Beyonce & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"; Ciara, "Like a Boy"; Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy."
Actress: Tichina Arnold, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, Chandra Wilson.
Actor: Idris Elba, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Forest Whitaker.
Female Athlete: Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Gail Devers, Lisa Leslie, Serena Williams.
Male Athlete: Reggie Bush, LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods.
BET J Cool Like That award: Gerald Levert, Brian McKnight, Eric Roberson, Musiq Soulchild, Elisabeth Withers.
BET Choice award: Beyonce, "Irreplaceable"; Birdman & Lil Wayne, "Stuntin' Like My Daddy"; Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, "Shortie Like Mine"; Ciara, "Because of You"; Robin Thicke, "Lost Without You"; UNK "Walk It Out."
[BaltSun]
Editor
Lauren Williams Editor-at-Large
Cord Jefferson Editorial Director
David Hauslaib Managing Editor
Andrew Belonsky Publisher
Jossip Initiatives
All Hip Hop
The Assimilated Negro
The B Life
Black Agenda Report
Black Male Appreciation
Black Prof
Black Voices
Bossip
Cake & Ice Cream
Clips and Kisses
Clutch Magazine
Concrete Loop
Crunk & Disorderly
Essence
EUR Web
The Fashion Bomb
Giant
Greasy Guide
Hip Candy
HipHopDX
Hip & Pop
Juicy News
King
Miss Info
Mollygood
My Urban Report
Nah Right
Necole Bitchie
Nova Slim
Panache Report
Racialicious
The Rap Up
Rhymes With Snitch
Sandra Rose
Shake Your Beauty
Straight Outta NYC
SOHH
TMZ
Vibe
Wendy Williams
XXL
Young, Black, Fabulous
My picks:
Jay-Z
Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige, “Runaway Love.”
Corinne Bailey Rae
Robin Thicke (Ne-Yo is a close second)
Outkast!
Corinne Bailey Rae
Mary Mary?
Beyonce & Shakira, “Beautiful Liar”
Chandra Wilson or Ms. Angela
Forest Whitaker!!!
Serena Williams!
Write in: the half japanese or korean football player/model
Musiq
Robin Thicke, “Lost Without You”!!!
jay, runaway love, corinne, robin or ne-yo, outkast, corinne or lupe, mary mary, crazy, angela or chandra, forrest, serena, dwayne, musiq, lost without you.
it's all about corinne, ne-yo and robin. chandra and forrest are great actors, though will and angela are all-time favs. ne-yo should definitely have more noms. diddy? are you f-ing serious? snoop, luda and t.i. are undeserving as well.
Daria, you insider? Can you tell me what the Pick 6 will be?
I'm not an insider. I just state my opinions as indisputable facts.
12-06-09-01-31-05
see?
"I just state my opinions as indisputable facts."
LOVE that.
Let me be the first to mention the east coast rap bias before it's proven (yet again) to be true. Lil Weezy is the currently the best male rapper out there, but, of course, he won't win.