Nominees for 2009 BET Awards Announced!

Hey guys! The nominees for the 2009 BET Awards have finally been announced and we’ve got some great people up for awards this year. The usual suspects are doing pretty well. We’ve got Kanye West, T.I. and Lil Wayne getting a good amount of nominations.

New artist, Jazmine Sullivan, is also doing pretty well for herself, being nominated in three categories. Beyoncé’s got a good amount as well. Check out the list and let me know if you have any predictions. It’s a pretty tight competition for Best Male Hip Hop Artist. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens!

Make sure to catch the 2009 BET Awards on June 28th at 7pm central. Here’s the list of nominations:

Video of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles – "If I Were a Boy"
• Beyonce Knowles – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – "Blame It"
• T.I. feat. Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
• Kanye West – "Heartless"

More after the jump!

Best Male R&B Artist:

• The-Dream
• Jamie Foxx
• Ryan Leslie
• Ne-Yo
• T-Pain

Best Female R&B Artist:

• Beyonce Knowles
• Keyshia Cole
• Keri Hilson
• Jennifer Hudson
• Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist:

• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• T.I.
• Kanye West
• Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist:

• Lil Mama
• M.I.A.
• Trina

Best Group:

• DAY26
• GS Boyz
• N.E.R.D
• The Roots
• Three 6 Mafia

Best New Artist:

• Keri Hilson
• Kid Cudi
• Ryan Leslie
• M.I.A.
• Jazmine Sullivan

Viewer’s Choice:

• Beyonce Knowles – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – "Turnin’ Me On"
• Lil Wayne – "A Milli"
• Soulja Boy feat. Sammie – "Kiss Me Thru the Phone"
• T.I. feat. Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
• T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne – "Can’t Believe It"
• Kanye West – "Love Lockdown"

Best Collaboration:

• Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – "Blame It"
• Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – "Turnin’ Me On"
• Jim Jones feat. Ron Browz and Juelz Santana – "Pop Champagne"
• T.I. feat. Rihanna – "Live Your Life"
• Yung L.A. feat. Young Dro and T.I. – "Ain’t I"

Video Director of the Year:

• Benny Boom
• Rik Cordero
• Gil Green
• Chris Robinson
• Hype Williams

BET J Award:

• Musiq Soulchild
• Raphael Saadiq
• Seal
• Solange Knowles
• Jazmine Sullivan

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