Music

Five out of Yeezy's seven nominations come from his collaboration with Jay-Z for their The Throne project, while Beyonce, Lil Wayne and Drake are among the other multiple nominees.

• May 23, 2012

AceShowbiz - BET has named the nominees for its 2012 awards at a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, May 22. In the music field, Kanye West leads the pack by bagging seven nominations in total, and five of his seven nods come from his collaboration with Jay-Z for their joint album, "Watch the Throne".

Along with Jigga, the "Way Too Cold" rapper is up for Best Group, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (two nominations) and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award. He also earns himself a second nomination for Best Collaboration thanks to his joint effort with Big Sean. Individually, the 34-year-old MC lands a nom for Video Director of the Year.

Following closely behind Yeezy in term of nomination collection is Jigga's wife Beyonce Knowles. The "Run the World (Girls)" singer collects six nominations that include Best Female R&B Artist and Video of the Year. In the later category, she receives two nods for her singles, "Countdown" and "Love on Top".

Lil Wayne, Drake, Chris Brown and J. Cole are among other stars nailing multiple nominations. Both Weezy and Drake snag four noms, while Breezy is up for three and Cole earns double nods. The Cadillac Lifetime Achievement honor will go to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

This year's BET Awards, which also honors the best in sports and movie, will announce its winners during a live telecast that airs live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 1. Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped as its host with Brown and Nicki Minaj being included in the performer line-up.

Best Female R&B Artist:

• Marsha Ambrosius
• Beyonce Knowles
• Mary J. Blige
• Melanie Fiona
• Rihanna

• Chris Brown
• Bruno Mars
• Miguel
• Trey Songz
• Usher

• Bad Meets Evil
• Diddy-Dirty Money
• Maybach Music Group
• Mindless Behavior
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

• Beyonce Knowles feat. J. Cole - "Party"
• Big Sean feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash - "Marvin & Chardonnay"
• DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm On One"
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - "The Motto"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding - "Otis"
• Wale feat. Miguel - "Lotus Flower Bomb"

• Big Sean
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• Young Jeezy

• Diamond
• Nicki Minaj
• Brianna Perry
• Trina

• Beyonce Knowles - "Countdown"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Love on Top"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) - "N***as in Paris"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding - "Otis"
• Usher - "Climax"

• Beyonce Knowles & Alan Ferguson
• Benny Boom
• Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
• Kanye West
• Hype Williams

• A$AP Rocky
• Big Sean
• Diggy Simmons
• Meek Mill

• Yolanda Adams
• Kim Burrell
• James Fortune & FIYA
• Fred Hammond
• Trin-I-Tee 5:7

• Astro
• Diggy Simmons
• Jacob Latimore
• Keke Palmer
• Willow Smith

• Beyonce Knowles - "Love on Top"
• Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - "The Motto"
• Mindless Behavior - "Hello"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. %cOtis Redding - "Otis"
• Wale feat. Miguel - "Lotus Flower Bomb"

• Common
• Estelle
• Robert Glasper
• Robin Thicke
• Tyrese

• AfricaCamp Mulla (Kenya)
• Ice Prince (Nigeria)
• Lira (South Africa)
• Mokobe (Mali)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)

• Estelle
• Labrinth
• Emeli Sande
• Sway
• Wretch 32