Drake is walking into the BET Awards with nine nominations, nearly double that of Beyonce and Rihanna, who are up for five awards each.
BET said on Thursday that Drake is nominated twice for video of the year with Hotline Bling and Work with Rihanna. Other nominees for the top prize include Beyonce’s Formation, Kendrick Lamar’s Alright and newcomer Bryson Tiller’s Don’t.
The BET Awards will air live on June 26 from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
Drake is nominated twice for best collaboration and three times for the viewer’s choice award.
Beyonce and Rihanna will compete for best female R ‘n’ B/pop artist along with Adele, K. Michelle and Andra Day.
Chris Brown, Future and Tiller nabbed four nominations each.
