In the first instance, industry of employment is obtained by matching business name and address responses to ABS lists of business names for which main industry activity is already known.
This year, nominees were announced in May followed by a glittering awards ceremony on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8PM ET televised live from the Microsoft Theater in LA and airing on BET. Major 2016 nominees included Drake with a leading nine nominations, followed by BeyoncÃ© and Rihanna, each with five nods.
West has been nominated seven times at the annual American Music Awards and has won two awards. The annual BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment.