Drake, Future and More Nominated for 2016 BET Awards

The nominees are in and Drake is coming out on top. June is right around the corner and that means it's about that time for the annual BET Awards. The network released the list of potential winners and Drake, Future, Beyonce, Rihanna and Nicki could all go home with trophies.

Drizzy did say he was taking over summer '16 and it looks like he's kicking it off with nine BET awards nods. The Views rhymer, who recently scored his first solo No. 1 record with "One Dance," is leading the list of entertainers with nominations including Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for his hit “Where Ya At” with fellow hip hop artist Future.

Beyonce and Rihanna are not too far behind with five nominations each. Queen Bey is up for top honors such as Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year. BET also plans on recognizing the greatness of her “Feeling Myself” collaboration with Nicki Minaj. This year Rih Rih could be adding a few new shiny awards to her collection for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for “Work” with Drake. Bey and Rih aren't the only singers on track to win. Newcomer Bryson Tiller and Chris Brown are tied up with four nominations including Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.

Future has the potential to be a multiple winner of the night as well. The Freebandz frontman is pulling up with four nods for Best Male Hip Hop Artist and the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award. The category for best group is also exciting. Duos including 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Drake and Future, Rae Sremmurd and conglomerate Puff Daddy and the Family are all running against each other.

The award show goes down at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater on Sun., June 26. Check out the full list of categories and nominees below.

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ADELE

ANDRA DAY

BEYONCÉ

K. MICHELLE

RIHANNA

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BRYSON TILLER

CHRIS BROWN

JEREMIH

THE WEEKND

TYRESE

Best Group

2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE

DRAKE & FUTURE

PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY

RAE SREMMURD

THE INTERNET

Best Collaboration

BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN - "PLAY NO GAMES"

BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND - "ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD"

FUTURE FT. DRAKE - "WHERE YA AT"

NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - "FEELING MYSELF"

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - "WORK"

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

DRAKE

FETTY WAP

FUTURE

J. COLE

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

DEJ LOAF

LIL KIM

MISSY ELLIOTT

NICKI MINAJ

REMY MA

Video of the Year

BEYONCÉ - "FORMATION"

BRYSON TILLER - "DON'T"

DRAKE - "HOTLINE BLING"

KENDRICK LAMAR - "ALRIGHT"

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE  - "WORK"

Video Director of the Year

BENNY BOOM

CHRIS BROWN

COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

Best New Artist

ALESSIA CARA

ANDRA DAY

BRYSON TILLER

KEHLANI

TORY LANEZ

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY

ERICA CAMPBELL

KIRK FRANKLIN

LECRAE

TAMELA MANN

TASHA COBBS

Best Actress

GABRIELLE UNION

KERRY WASHINGTON

TARAJI P. HENSON

TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

VIOLA DAVIS

Best Actor

ANTHONY ANDERSON

COURTNEY B. VANCE

IDRIS ELBA

MICHAEL B. JORDAN

O'SHEA JACKSON JR.

YoungStars Award

AMANDLA STENBERG

QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS

SILENTÓ

WILLOW SMITH

YARA SHAHIDI

Best Movie

BEASTS OF NO NATION

CONCUSSION

CREED

DOPE

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Sportswoman of the Year

CHEYENNE WOODS

GABRIELLE DOUGLAS

SERENA WILLIAMS

SKYLAR DIGGINS

VENUS WILLIAMS

Sportsman of the Year

CAM NEWTON

KOBE BRYANT

LEBRON JAMES

ODELL BECKHAM JR.

STEPHEN CURRY

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

BEYONCÉ – "FORMATION"

BRYSON TILLER – "DON’T"

CHRIS BROWN – "BACK TO SLEEP"

DRAKE – "HOTLINE BLING"

FUTURE FT. DRAKE – "WHERE YA AT"

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – "WORK"

Centric Award

ANDRA DAY - "RISE UP"

BEYONCÉ – "FORMATION"

K. MICHELLE – "NOT A LITTLE BIT"

RIHANNA - "BBHMM"

THE INTERNET - "UNDER CONTROL"

Best International Act Africa

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)

CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

MZVEE (Ghana)

SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)

WIZKID (NIGERIA)

YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

Best International Act UK

KANO

KREPT & KONAN

LIANNE LA HAVAS

SKEPTA

STORMZY

TINIE TEMPAH

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