Rappers Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj are the most nominated performers for the 2015 BET Awards next month in Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced Monday and both Brown and Minaj received six nods apiece.
Coming close behind are Beyonce and Lil Wayne who each have four nominations.
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Most nominated: Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, seen here perofrming at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, each earned six nods for the BET Awards that will be held in LA next month
The BET Awards, which air on the BET network on June 28, celebrate the achievements of African Americans and other minorities in music and entertainment as well as sports.
The nominations come one day after both Brown and Minaj made headlines at the Billboard music Awards in Las Vegas – but for different reasons.
The 26-year-old R&B artist created a buzz when he showed up on the red carpet with his 11-month-old daughter Royalty as his date.
While Minaj, 32, raised eyebrows and got a standing ovation from the crowd for her very sexy performance on stage of Hey Mama.
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Riding high: Brown was nominated for best male R&B/pop artist as well as for his music and videos with other artists. The 26-year-old showed off his 11-month-old daughter Royalty at the Billboard Awards
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In demand: Minaj, 32, is nominated for best female hip hop artist as well as for her music videos and collaborations. She heated up the stage in Las Vegas Sunday night with her rendition of Hey Mama
Brown is nominated as a solo artist for best male R&B/pop artist and for his collaborations with Lil Wayne and Tyga, and with Usher and Rick Ross.
He’s also up for the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award for his work with Nicki Minaj on Only, along with Drake and Lil Wayne.
Minaj is additionally nominated as a solo performer and for her work with August Alsina and with other artists.
Brown has two music videos in contention for video of the year – Loyal and New Flame – and Minaj is competing in the same category with Anaconda.
Also nominated for video of the year are Beyonce’s 7/11, Big Sean’s IDFWU and Common and John Legend’s Oscar-winning Glory, from the film Selma.
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Close behind: Beyonce, whose new music video with Minaj Feeling Myself dropped Monday, earned four BET Awards nominations
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Nominated too: Lil Wayne also received four nominations in the list announced on Monday. The BET Awards will be broadcast on June 28
Minaj is nominated for best female hip-hop artist, best group as a member of Young Money and best collaboration for the remix of No Love with August Alsina. She’s nominated twice for the viewer’s choice award with her hit Only and as a guest on Rae Sremmurd’s Throw Some Mo.
Other nominees include The Weeknd, Fetty Wap, FKA twigs and Sam Smith, who will compete for best new artist.
Empire stars Taraji P. Henson and Jussie Smollett are among those nominated for acting awards, while Serena Williams and Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned sports nominations.
