Top African artists up for 2018 BET Award

The five have been nominated for the Best International Act Award and include South African rapper Cassper Nyovest and gqom duo Distruction Boyz, Nigerian superstars Davido and Tiwa Savage as well as Congolese singer Fally Ipupa.

This year the Best International Act Award combines Africa and Europe whereas in 2017 artists from the two continents were awarded separately in the Best International Act Africa and Best International Act Europe categories.

This year's African nominees will be up against French artists Booba, Niska and Dadju as well as Stormzy, Stefflon Don and J Hus from the UK. The winner in the category will be selected through public voting by fans using a hashtag assigned to each artist.

In 2017, Wizkid walked away with the African award after fending off stiff competition from AKA, Tekno, Davido and Babes Wodumo, who did not to attend the event due to management issues. Tanzanian singer Rayvanny walked away with the International Viewers' Choice Award while the princess of Africa Yvonne Chaka Chaka was given the Global Good Power Award.

US artist DJ Khaled is this year's most nominated artists with six nods. The awards will take place at LA Live in the US on 24 June.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best International Act Award 

• Booba (France)
• Cassper Nyovest (SA)
• Dadju (France)
• Davido (Nigeria)
• Distruction Boyz (SA)
• Fally Ipupa (DRC)
• J Hus (UK)
• Niska (France)
• Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
• Stefflon Don (UK)
• Stormzy (UK)

Best Female R&B / Pop Artist Award

• Beyoncé
• SZA
• H.E.R.
• Rihanna
• Kehlani

Best Male R&B / Pop Artist Award

• Bruno Mars
• Chris Brown
• The Weeknd
• Khalid
• Daniel Caesar

Best Group Award

• Migos
• A Tribe Called Quest
• N*E*R*D
• Rae Sremmurd
• Chloe x Halle

Best Collaboration Award

• Bruno Mars ft Cardi B – 'Finesse (Remix)'
• DJ Khaled ft Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – 'Wild Thoughts'
• DJ Khaled ft Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé – 'Top Off'
• Cardi B ft 21 Savage – 'Bartier Cardi'
• French Montana ft Swae Lee – 'Unforgettable'
• Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna – 'Loyalty'

Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award

• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• DJ Khaled
• Jay-Z
• J Cole

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Award

• Cardi B
• Nicki Minaj
• Remy Ma
• Dej Loaf
• Rapsody

Video of the Year Award 

• Drake – 'God’s Plan'
• Cardi B – 'Bodak Yellow'
• Bruno Mars ft Cardi B – 'Finesse (Remix)'
• DJ Khaled ft Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – 'Wild Thoughts'
• Kendrick Lamar – 'Humble'
• Migos ft Drake – 'Walk It Talk It'

Video Director of the Year Award 

• Benny Boom
• Director X
• Ava DuVernay
• Chris Brown
• Dave Meyers

Best New Artist Award 

• SZA
• H.E.R.
• Daniel Caesar
• GoldLink
• A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel / Inspirational Award 

• Lecrae ft Tory Kelly – 'I’ll Find You'
• Snoop Dogg ft B Slade – 'Words Are Few'
• Ledisi and Kirk Franklin – 'If You Don’t Mind'
• Marvin Sapp – 'Close'
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard ft Nicki Minaj – 'I’m Getting Ready'

Best Actress Award

• Tiffany Haddish
• Lupita Nyong’o
• Issa Rae
• Angela Bassett
• Letitia Wright
• Taraji P Henson

Best Actor Award 

• Chadwick Boseman
• Michael B Jordan
• Donald Glover
• Sterling K Brown
• Denzel Washington
• Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award

• Yara Shahidi
• Ashton Tyler
• Caleb McLaughlin
• Lonnie Chavis
• Marsai Martin
• Miles Brown

Best Movie Award

• Black Panther
• Girls Trip
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Detroit
• Mudbound

Sportswoman of the Year Award

• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams
• Skylar Diggins-Smith
• Candace Parker
• Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year Award 

• Stephen Curry
• LeBron James
• Kevin Durant
• Dwyane Wade
• Odell Beckham Jr

Album of the Year Award

• Kendrick Lamar – Damn
• SZA – Ctrl
• Jay-Z – 4:44
• Migos – Culture II
• Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album
• DJ Khaled – Grateful

BET Her Award

• Janelle Monáe – 'Django Jane'
• Lizzo – 'Water Me'
• Mary J Blige – 'Strength of a Woman'
• Remy Ma ft Chris Brown – 'Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)'
• Chloe x Halle – 'The Kids Are Alright'
• Leikeli47 – '2nd Fiddle'

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

• SZA ft Travis Scott – 'Love Galore'
• Cardi B – 'Bodak Yellow'
• Kendrick Lamar – 'Humble'
• Drake – 'God’s Plan'
• Migos ft Nicki Minaj and Cardi B – 'MotorSport'
• DJ Khaled ft Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – 'Wild Thoughts'