Cardi B is continuous her profitable streak in 2026, including yet one more main milestone to an already historic 12 months. The Bronx-born famous person leads the nominations for the 2026 BET Awards with six nods, together with Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist, Album of the 12 months for her sophomore album Am I The Drama?, and the newly launched Vogue Vanguard Award.
In line with Billboard, the Vogue Vanguard Award acknowledges international figures whose “trend presence has had long-standing cultural affect, has considerably influenced fashion narratives, and continues to raise trend as a type of storytelling throughout music, movie, sports activities and public life.”
It’s a becoming accolade for the mom of three. Cardi has made main trend headlines all through 2026, primarily for her beautiful trend collabs with heavy hitters like Marc Jacobs and Vogue Nova. This month, the Grammy-winner signed a serious take care of luxurious resale platform FASHIONPHILE, changing into the model’s trusted International Model Ambassador.
Cardi B has had a busy 12 months.
Her BET Awards dominance follows the huge success of her Little Miss Drama Tour, which kicked off in February and wrapped on April 18. The tour grossed a powerful $70 million whereas promoting out all 35 North American area dates, formally changing into the highest-grossing debut area tour by a feminine rapper in historical past.
Am I The Drama? additionally proved to be one other career-defining second for the rapper. Regardless of followers ready seven years for the venture, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and shortly earned double platinum certification following its launch. With the achievement, Cardi grew to become the primary feminine rapper in historical past to have her first two studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Her debut album, Invasion of Privateness, first achieved the feat in 2018.
Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist comply with with 5 nominations for the 2026 BET Awards.
Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist comply with intently behind Cardi with 5 nominations every this 12 months. Lamar earned nominations in main classes together with Finest Male Hip-Hop Artist and Finest Collaboration for “Chains & Whips” alongside the Clipse, whereas Mariah the Scientist secured nods for Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the 12 months.
Each artists have had a busy 12 months to this point. Mariah the Scientist was acknowledged in the course of the Billboard Girls in Music occasion on April 29 the place she obtained the Rising Star Award. In February, Kendrick Lamar received 5 Grammys, incomes main wins for Report of the 12 months and Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency for his hit collaboration “Luther” with SZA. The victories introduced his profession complete to 27 Grammys, permitting him to surpass Jay-Z and to develop into the most-awarded rapper in Grammy historical past.
Michael B. Jordan, Latto and Teyana Taylor have additionally earned 2026 BET Award nominations.
Different main 2026 BET Award nominees embrace Doja Cat, Olivia Dean, and Latto, every incomes 4 nominations. In the meantime, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Metro Boomin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, T.I., and YK Niece every secured three nominations.
In movie classes, Michael B. Jordan, Teyana Taylor, and Delroy Lindo earned recognition for his or her performances in Sinners and One Battle After One other, each of that are nominated for Finest Film. Jordan and Lindo obtained Finest Actor nominations, whereas Taylor earned a nod for Finest Actress.
This 12 months’s ceremony can even introduce one other new class, The Pulse Award.
“The Pulse Award acknowledges a creator, marketing campaign or content material sequence that almost all powerfully moved Black tradition ahead in digital areas by sparking dialog, constructing neighborhood and defining the second on-line,” Billboard famous.
Nominees for the class embrace 85 South Present, Child, This Is Keke Palmer, Charlamagne Tha God, Don Lemon, Druski, It Is What It Is, Joe and Jada, On the Radar, and R&B Cash Podcast.
“All of our nominees signify the easiest of Black tradition throughout music, movie, sports activities, and past, and with the introduction of the Vogue Vanguard Award and the Pulse Award, we’re proud to honor much more of the methods our tradition continues to indicate up and evolve,” Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Technique at BET, mentioned in an announcement, in response to Billboard.
The 2026 BET Awards will air reside on Sunday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Will you be watching? Till then, check out the complete listing of this 12 months’s nominees beneath.
Music Classes
Album of the 12 months
AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B
DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator
every part is quite a bit. — Wale
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist
Let God Kind Em Out — Clipse
MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas
The Fall-Off — J. Cole
The Romantic — Bruno Mars
Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist
Ari Lennox
Coco Jones
Ella Mai
Jill Scott
Kehlani
Mariah the Scientist
Olivia Dean
SZA
Tems
Finest Male R&B/Pop Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Bruno Mars
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
Durand Bernarr
GIVĒON
Leon Thomas
October London
Usher
Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Doechii
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Monaleo
YK Niece
Finest Male Hip-Hop Artist
A$AP Rocky
Child Keem
BigXthaPlug
DaBaby
Don Toliver
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Finest Group
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Clipse
De La Soul
FLO
French Montana & Max B
Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz
Nas & DJ Premier
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Wizkid & Asake
Finest Collaboration
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar
“Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
“Go Lady” — Summer time Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Good Flirts” — Child Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
“Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
“It Relies upon (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
“Take Me Through Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
“wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
Finest New Artist
Stomach Gang Kushington
DESTIN CONRAD
JayDon
kwn
Miles Minnick
Monaleo
Olivia Dean
RAYE
Lure Dickey
Dr. Bobby Jones Finest Gospel/Inspirational Award
“In a position” — Kirk Franklin
“ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Partitions, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell
“All to Thee” — BeBe Winans
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“On the Cross” — CeCe Winans
“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
“Do It Once more” — Kirk Franklin
“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
BET Her
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Be Nice” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
“Lovely Individuals” — Jill Scott
“First” — Tems
“lady, rise up.” — Doechii feat. SZA
“Go Lady” — Summer time Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Beautiful” — Doja Cat
“Woman Woman” — Olivia Dean
Viewers’ Alternative
“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Chanel” — Tyla
“Folded” — Kehlani
“I Simply May” — Bruno Mars
“It Relies upon” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Man I Want” — Olivia Dean
“Outdoors” — Cardi B
“Raindance” — Dave & Tems
“Take Me Through Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
Video of the 12 months
“100” — Ella Mai
“Nervousness” — Doechii
“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
“Chanel” — Tyla
“Escape Room (Quick Movie)” — Teyana Taylor
“Folded” — Kehlani
“LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I.
“luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Video Director of the 12 months
A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit
Anderson .Paak
Benny Growth
Cactus Jack
Cardi B & Patientce Foster
Cole Bennett
Director X
Hype Williams
Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor
Common Classes
The Vogue Vanguard Award (New)
A$AP Rocky
Dangerous Bunny
Beyoncé
Cardi B
Colman Domingo
Doechii
Rihanna
Teyana Taylor
Zendaya
The Pulse Award (New)
85 South Present
Child, This Is Keke Palmer
Charlamagne Tha God
Don Lemon
Druski
It Is What It Is
Joe and Jada
On the Radar
R&B Cash Podcast
Movie & TV Classes
Finest Film
Highest 2 Lowest
Him
Quantity One on the Name Sheet
One Battle After One other
Relationship Targets
Ruth & Boaz
Sinners
Depraved: For Good
Finest Actress
Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Chase Infiniti
Coco Jones
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Quinta Brunson
Regina Corridor
Teyana Taylor
Finest Actor
Aaron Pierre
Aldis Hodge
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Delroy Lindo
Denzel Washington
Michael B. Jordan
Sterling Okay. Brown
YoungStars Award
Daria Johns
Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
Heiress Harris
Jazzy’s World TV
Lela Hoffmeister
North West
Thaddeus J. Mixson
VanVan
Sports activities Classes
Sportswoman of the 12 months Award
A’ja Wilson — Basketball
Angel Reese — Basketball
Claressa Shields — Boxing
Coco Gauff — Tennis
Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball
Gabby Thomas — Monitor & Discipline
Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics
Naomi Osaka — Tennis
Sha’Carri Richardson — Monitor & Discipline
Sportsman of the 12 months Award
Aaron Decide — Baseball
Anthony Edwards — Basketball
Caleb Williams — Soccer
Jalen Brunson — Basketball
Jalen Hurts — Soccer
LeBron James — Basketball
Shedeur Sanders — Soccer
Stephen Curry — Basketball
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