Drake leads the ceremony with seven nominations; Nicki Minaj follows with six. Getty Images and AP BET is celebrating culture’s biggest night on Sunday with the 2024 BET Awards. Drake received seven nominations, including Album of the Year; Nicki Minaj garnered six nods.
The ceremony, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, will open with a hot performance from Megan Thee Stallion, whose third studio album “Megan” dropped on Friday. Will Smith, Victoria Monét, Latto, Shaboozey, Sexyy Red and Glorilla are also set to perform.
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EST on BET and on BET.com. It will also be streamed on Philo, Fubo and DirecTV Stream.
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