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"Jay Z and Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 lead the nominations for this year&amp;#039;s BET Awards with four nods each. Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 is up for Video of the Year twice, for her clips for &amp;#039;Partition&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039;, which features Jay Z.  Jay Z has also been nominated for Best Male Hip Hop Artist as well as Best Collaboration for &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Holy Grail&amp;#039; with Justin Timberlake. Drake, Chris Brown, Pharrell Williams and August Alsina are close behind the couple with three nominations each.  Stephen Hill, BET&amp;#039;s President of Music Programming and Specials, said: &amp;quot;This year&amp;#039;s nominees represent the best of the culture &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s great to see our talented new artists right alongside our more beloved ones with long careers. We appreciate our BET Awards nomination committee, over 300 strong, for their efforts and congratulate all the nominees.&amp;quot;   The host for the 2014 BET Awards will be announced tonight, with the awards taking place at the Nokia Theatre in LA on June 29. The full 2014 BET Awards nominees are as follows: Best Female R&amp;amp;B/Pop Artist Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 Janelle Mon\u00C3\u00A1e Jhen\u00C3\u00A9 Aiko K. Michelle Rihanna Tamar Braxton Best Male R&amp;amp;B/Pop Artist August Alsina Chris Brown John Legend Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams Best Group A$AP Mob Daft Punk Macklemore &amp;amp; Ryan Lewis TGT Young Money Best Collaboration August Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ - &amp;#039;I Luv This&amp;#039; Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 f/ Jay Z - &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039; Drake f/ Majid Jordan - &amp;#039;Hold on (We&amp;#039;re Going Home)&amp;#039; Jay Z f/ Justin Timberlake - &amp;#039;Holy Grail&amp;#039; Robin Thicke f/ T.I. &amp;amp; Pharrell Williams - &amp;#039;Blurred Lines&amp;#039; YG f/ Jeezy &amp;amp; Rich Homie Quan - &amp;#039;My Hitta&amp;#039; Best Male Hip Hop Artist Drake Future J. Cole Jay Z Kendrick Lamar Best Female Hip Hop Artist Angel Haze Charli Baltimore Eve Iggy Azalea Nicki Minaj Video of the Year Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 - &amp;#039;Partition&amp;#039; Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 f/ Jay Z - &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039; Chris Brown - &amp;#039;Fine China&amp;#039; Drake - &amp;#039;Worst Behavior&amp;#039; Pharrell Williams - &amp;#039;Happy&amp;#039; Video Director of the Year Benny Boom Chris Brown Colin Tilley Director X Hype Williams Best New Artist Ariana Grande August Alsina Mack Wilds Rich Homie Quan ScHoolboy Q Best Gospel Artist Donnie McClurkin Erica Campbell Hezekiah Walker Tamela Mann Tye Tribbett Best Actress Angela Bassett Gabrielle Union Kerry Washington Lupita Nyong&amp;#039;o Oprah Winfrey Best Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor Forest Whitaker Idris Elba Kevin Hart Michael B. Jordan YoungStars Award Gabrielle Douglas Jacob Latimore Jaden Smith KeKe Palmer Zendaya Best Movie 12 Years a Slave The Best Man Holiday Fruitvale Station Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Lee Daniels&amp;#039; The Butler Subway Sportswoman of the Year Brittney Griner Lolo Jones Serena Williams Skylar Diggins Venus Williams Subway Sportsman of the Year Blake Griffin Carmelo Anthony Floyd Mayweather Jr. Kevin Durant LeBron James Centric Award Aloe Blacc - &amp;#039;The Man&amp;#039; Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. - &amp;#039;I Can&amp;#039;t Describe (The Way I Feel)&amp;#039; Jhen\u00C3\u00A9 Aiko - &amp;#039;The Worst&amp;#039; LiV Warfield - &amp;#039;Why Do You Lie?&amp;#039; Wale f/ Sam Dew - &amp;#039;LoveHate Thing&amp;#039; Best International Act: Africa Davido (Nigeria) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Mafikizolo (South Africa) Sarkodie (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Toofan (Togo) Best International Act: UK Dizzee Rascal Ghetts Krept &amp;amp; Konan Laura Mvula Rita Ora Tinie Tempah "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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