Cardi B and Drake, in the meantime, scores five nods each, whereas Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Chloe X Halle and Chris Brown each collects four nominations.
Coi Leray’s emergence into the Hip Hop game deserves attention. The 24-year-old already has a platinum hit, and her highly-anticipated debut album has fans talking all over social media. She’s beginning to gain recognition for her rapid ascent, starting with her pair of nominations at the BET Awards.
Unfortunately, Yung Bleu didn’t receive any nominations for his breakout in 2020, and he was not happy. He took to Instagram to voice his frustrations over his omission in the nominations.
“TIRED OF BEING QUIET SOMETIMES I BE WONDERING WHO ASS I GOTTA KISS TO STOP BEING SHITTED ON,” Yung Bleu wrote on Instagram in a since-deleted post. “@bet YALL NO THATS SOME BULLSHIT! DNT SAY YALL DNT CONSIDER ME A NEW ARTIST EITHER CUZ Y’all think I POPped UP AFTER YOUR MINES STILL! APPLUAD EVERY ARTIST ON THE LIST YALL DESERVE IT but I BEEN GRINDING! NOT 1 single artist ON THIS LIST GOT MOre PLAQUES THAN ME!”
DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion lead BET Awards nominations May 28, 2021
BET has announced its nominations for the
2021 BET Awards, with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby leading the list of nominees with seven nominations each. The BET Awards celebrate Black entertainers in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment. The awards show will air live June 27 at 8 p.m. EDT on BET.
Megan Thee Stallion is up for Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year for “WAP” with Cardi B, Album of the Year for
Good News, Viewer’s Choice Award for “WAP” and “Savage (Remix)” with Beyoncé, and Best Collaboration for “WAP and “Cry Baby” with DaBaby. DaBaby is nominated for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year for