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"Kanye West leads this year&amp;#039;s BET Awards nominations, having been given the nod for seven prizes. West&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Watch the Throne&amp;#039; collaboration with Jay-Z brings in six of the nominations, while the &amp;#039;99 Problems&amp;#039; musician has earned five nominations in his own right.  Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 - Jay-Z&amp;#039;s wife and mother to their 4-month-old daughter Blue Ivy - earned the second highest number of nominations.  The singer is up for six potential awards at this year&amp;#039;s ceremony. Samuel L Jackson will host the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj are already confirmed to perform at the show, which will air live on US television. Read the complete list of nominations below:   Best Female R&amp;amp;B Artist Marsha Ambrosius Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 Mary J Blige Melanie Fiona Rihanna Best Male R&amp;amp;B Artist Chris Brown Bruno Mars Miguel Trey Songz Usher Best Group Bad Meets Evil Diddy-Dirty Money Maybach Music Group Mindless Behavior The Throne (Jay-Z &amp;amp; Kanye West) Best Collaboration Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 featuring J Cole - &amp;#039;Party&amp;#039; Big Sean featuring Kanye West &amp;amp; Roscoe Dash - &amp;#039;Marvin &amp;amp; Chardonnay&amp;#039; DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross &amp;amp; Lil Wayne - &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m On One&amp;#039; Drake featuring Lil Wayne &amp;amp; Tyga - &amp;#039;The Motto&amp;#039; The Throne (Jay-Z &amp;amp; Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding - &amp;#039;Otis&amp;#039; Wale featuring Miguel - &amp;#039;Lotus Flower Bomb&amp;#039; Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Big Sean Drake J Cole Lil Wayne Rick Ross Young Jeezy Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Diamond Nicki Minaj Brianna Perry Trina   Video of the Year Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 - &amp;#039;Countdown&amp;#039; Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 - &amp;#039;Love On Top&amp;#039; The Throne (Jay-Z &amp;amp; Kanye West) - &amp;#039;N***as in Paris&amp;#039; The Throne (Jay-Z &amp;amp; Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding - &amp;#039;Otis&amp;#039; Usher - &amp;#039;Climax&amp;#039; Video Director of the Year Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 &amp;amp; Alan Ferguson Benny Boom Chris Brown &amp;amp; Godfrey Tabarez Kanye West Hype Williams Best New Artist A$AP Rocky Big Sean Diggy Future Meek Mill Best Gospel Yolanda Adams Kim Burrell James Fortune &amp;amp; FIYA Fred Hammond Trin-I-Tee 5:7   Best Actress Angela Bassett Viola Davis Taraji P. Henson Regina King Zoe Saldana Best Actor Don Cheadle Common Idris Elba Kevin Hart Denzel Washington Young Stars Award Astro Diggy Jacob Latimore Keke Palmer Willow Smith Best Movie Good Deeds Jumping the Broom Laugh at My Pain Red Tails The Help Subway Sportswoman of the Year Skylar Diggins Brittney Griner Candace Parker Serena Williams Venus Williams   Subway Sportsman of the Year Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant Victor Cruz Kevin Durant LeBron James Coca-Cola Viewers&amp;#039; Choice Award Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 - &amp;#039;Love on Top&amp;#039; Chris Brown - &amp;#039;Turn Up the Music&amp;#039; Drake featuring Lil Wayne &amp;amp; Tyga - &amp;#039;The Motto&amp;#039; Mindless Behavior - &amp;#039;Hello&amp;#039; The Throne (Jay-Z &amp;amp; Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding - &amp;#039;Otis&amp;#039; Wale featuring Miguel - &amp;#039;Lotus Flower Bomb&amp;#039; Centric Award Common Estelle Robert Glasper Robin Thicke Tyrese Best International Act: Africa Camp Mulla (Kenya) Ice Prince (Nigeria) Lira (South Africa) Mokobe (Mali) Sarkodie (Ghana) Wizkid (Nigeria) Best International Act: UK Estelle Labrinth Emeli Sand\u00C3\u00A9 Sway Wretch 32 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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