Take a quick glance at the list of the top nominees for this year's BET Awards, and you might think the show was designed to honor the black artists who had this year's most intense Twitter drama and publicly analyzed personal lives. The talented lineup, topped by Chris Brown, Rihanna and Kanye West and including Nikki Minaj, will definitely give host comedian Kevin Hart plenty of nonmusical material to anchor his routines (the jokes about dressing-room freak-outs, S&M, explosive social networking rants and Lil' Kim beef practically write themselves).
Check out the full list:
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter
Best Collaboration
B.o.B. featuring Haley Williams of Paramore ("Airplanes")
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes ("Look at Me Now")
Chris Brown featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall ("Deuces")
Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale ("No Hands")
Rihanna featuring Drake ("What's My Name")
Kanye West featuring Rihanna ("All of the Lights")
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Diamond
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year
Marsha Ambrosius ("Far Away")
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore ("Airplanes")
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes ("Look at Me Now")
Keri Hilson ("Pretty Girl Rock")
Willow Smith ("Whip My Hair")
Kanye West featuring Pusha T ("Runaway")
The 2011 BET Awards set will air live on Sunday, June 26, on BET.
Read more at BET News.
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