Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Nicki Minaj are just some of the various Hip Hop artists nominated for awards at this 12 months’s MTV Video Music Awards.
On Tuesday (August 8), the VMA’s introduced its shortlist for 2023 with a spread of rappers and R&B singers on the invoice.
Kendrick’s “Depend Me Out has been nominated for Finest Cinematography and Finest Course whereas “Wealthy Spirit” is listed for Finest Enhancing. Drake has additionally been chosen within the course class for the visuals of “Falling Again” along with the Finest Hip-Hop Award for “STAYING ALIVE” alongside DJ Khaled and Lil Child. Nicki Minaj has 5 prospects, three of that are for her video of “Tremendous Freaky Lady.”
SZA has the second most nominations with a complete of six, which is barely two in need of Taylor Swift. Although she hasn’t been nominated for any award within the video class, Beyoncé is on the cardboard for Artist of the Yr together with Nicki.
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Drake, Beyoncé and SZA just lately added extra silverware to their trophy cupboards because of the 2023 BET Awards.
The annual awards present went down on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California in late June, which proved to be one other eventful evening as cultural icons had been celebrated, rising legends had been coronated and, in Quavo and Offset’s case, brotherhood was restored.
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Beyoncé and SZA had been this 12 months’s greatest winners with three awards every. Queen Bey’s Renaissance was topped Album of the Yr, whereas her “Break My Soul” music video took dwelling the Viewer’s Selection and BET Her awards.
SZA’s record-breaking SOS additionally gained Album of the Yr in a uncommon tie within the standout class, whereas her “Kill Invoice” mini-movie claimed Video of the Yr.
The TDE singer was additionally topped Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist, heading off stiff competitors from Beyoncé, Lizzo, Ari Lennox, Tems, H.E.R. and Coco Jones, the latter of whom was named Finest New Artist.
As for Drake, the 6 God trailed intently behind with two wins: Finest Group alongside his Her Loss cohort 21 Savage and Finest Collaboration for his look on Future’s chart-topping hit “Wait For U,” which additionally options Tems.
Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar gained Finest Male Hip Hop Artist for a second 12 months operating, Chris Brown and Usher had been collectively named Finest Male R&B/Pop Artist, and Latto beat out Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Ice Spice, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion and Coi Leray to the Finest Feminine Hip Hop Artist award.
