BET Awards: Drake leads nominations for the 2020 virtual ceremony

Canadian rapper Drake leads the nominees for the 2020 BET Awards, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this month. The Toosie Slide rapper received six nods, including Video of the Year and Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, when the nominations were announced on Monday, June 15. The ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, June 28. In its 20th year, the awards will be a virtual celebration, amid the coronavirus pandemic. It will be hosted by actress and comedian Amanda Seales. BET have also announced some of the acts scheduled to perform at the ceremony. They include, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Alicia Keys, Chloe x Halle, DaBaby, D Smoke, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Jonathan McReynolds, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne, SiR, Summer Walker, Usher and Wayne Brady. Rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch follow Drake with five nominations each. The former, who recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the Beyonce remix of her hit Savage , is nominated for Video of the Year, Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, the Viewer's Choice award and Album of the Year for Fever . Established names Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Lizzo and DaBaby have four nominations each. Beyonce Her Jhene Aiko Kehlani Lizzo Summer Walker Anderson .Paak Chris Brown Jacquees Khalid The Weeknd Usher Chloe x Halle City Girls EarthGang Griselda Jackboys Migos Chris Brown featuring Drake, No Guidance DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, Higher Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good Her featuring YG, Slide Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, Hot Girl Summer Wale featuring Jeremih, On Chill DaBaby Drake Future Lil Baby Roddy Ricch Travis Scott Cardi B Doja Cat Lizzo Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj Saweetie Chris Brown Ft. Drake, No Guidance DaBaby, Bop DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, Higher Doja Cat, Say So Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, Hot Girl Summer Roddy Ricch, The Box Benny Boom Cole Bennett Dave Meyers Director X Eif Rivera Teyana "Spike Tee" Taylor DaniLeigh Lil Nas X Pop Smoke Roddy Ricch Summer Walker YBN Cordae Cuz I Love You , Lizzo Fever , Megan Thee Stallion Homecoming: The Live Album , Beyonce I Used to Know Her , HER Kirk , DaBaby Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial , Roddy Ricch Fred Hammond, Alright John P. Kee featuring Zacardi Cortez, I Made It Out Kanye West, Follow God Kirk Franklin, Just for Me PJ Morton featuring Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary, All In His Pain The Clark Sisters, Victory Angela Bassett Cynthia Erivo Issa Rae Regina King Tracee Ellis Ross Zendaya Billy Porter Eddie Murphy Forest Whitaker Jamie Foxx Michael B. Jordan Omari Hardwick Alex Hibbert Asante Blackk Jahi Di'Allo Winston Marsai Martin Miles Brown Storm Reid Bad Boys for Life Dolemite Is My Name Harriet Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce Just Mercy Queen & Slim Ajee Wilson Claressa Shields Coco Gauff Naomi Osaka Serena Williams Simone Biles Giannis Antetokounmpo Kawhi Leonard LeBron James Odell Beckham Jr Patrick Mahomes II Stephen Curry Alicia Keys, Underdog Beyonce featuring Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, Brown Skin Girl Ciara featuring Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La, Melanin Layton Greene, I Choose Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott, Tempo Rapsody featuring PJ Morgan, Afeni Chris Brown featuring Drake, No Guidance DaBaby, Bop Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj, Hot Girl Summer Roddy Ricch, The Box The Weeknd, Heartless Burna Boy (Nigeria) Innoss'B (DRC) Sho Madjozi (S. Africa) Dave (UK) Stormzy (UK) Ninho (France) S.Pri Noir (France) Rema (Nigeria) SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) Celeste (UK) Young T & Bugsey (UK) Hatik (France) Stacy (France)

BET Awards: Drake leads nominations for the 2020 virtual ceremony

The Canadian rapper has six nods, and newcomers Roddy Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion follow with five each