LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee.
The rap megastar earned 10 nominations earlier this month, including an album of the year for his highly-acclaimed project “GNX.” His ubiquitous diss track “Not Like Us,” emanating from the Drake feud, received nominations for video of the year and viewer’s choice award.
Lamar made waves with his Grammy triumph, winning song and record of the year for “Not Like Us.” He followed up with a groundbreaking halftime show, becoming the first solo hip-hop performer to headline the coveted slot. He is currently on the Grand National Tour with SZA.
Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla tied for the second-most nominations with six. Metro Boomin pulled in five nods, while SZA and The Weeknd each scored four.
Rap icon Lil Wayne, rapper GloRilla and singer Teyana Taylor will hit the BET Awards stage.
On Thursday, the network revealed the first lineup of performers, which also includes rapper Playboi Carti and singer Leon Thomas.
