LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The BET Awards should be called the Drake Awards.
The rapper-singer is up for 12 honors, including five nominations for video of the year, which has 10 nominees.
His
own hits — “Started from the Bottom” and “HYFR” — are up for the top
prize, as well as his guest appearances on 2 Chainz’s “No Lie,” A$AP
Rocky’s “(Expletive) Problems” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice.”
Other video of the year nominees are Justin Timberlake’s “Suit &
Tie,” Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” '‘Adorn” by Miguel, Kanye West’s “Mercy” and
“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
While
26-year-old Drake is mostly battling himself for the night’s top award —
to air live Sunday from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live — some of his
friends (and enemies) will blaze the stage, including Nicki Minaj and
Chris Brown, who is nominated for best male R&B artist. Minaj, who
has won best female hip-hop artist for three consecutive years, is up
for the honor again with little competition.
But
the animated rapper isn’t the only diva taking the stage: Mariah Carey
is also set to sing her latest single, “#Beautiful,” with Miguel.
Justin
Timberlake, who has four nominations including best male R&B artist
and best collaboration for “Suit & Tie” with Jay-Z, will also
perform. Other performers include Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly, India.Arie,
Ciara and Robin Thicke, who’s “Blurred Lines” is spending its third week
on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Chainz and Lamar, who had a breakthrough this year with his critically
acclaimed major label debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” follow Drake with
eight nominations each.
Timberlake,
Drake, Lamar, Rocky, Miguel and Rihanna will compete for the fan-voted
viewer’s choice award. Charlie Wilson will earn the lifetime achievement
award and Dwyane Wade, who recently won the NBA Finals with the Miami
Heat, will receive the humanitarian award.
Chris Tucker will host the awards show, and presenters include Jamie Foxx, Angela Bassett, Paula Patton and Gabrielle Union.
Sunday’s
BET Awards is the last part of the network’s three-day, weekend event
dubbed “BET Experience at L.A. Live.” It kicked off Friday with a
Beyonce concert, and other performers throughout the weekend included
Miguel, The Jacksons and R. Kelly.
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