BET announced the nominees for the BET Awards 2008 on Thursday. T-Pain leads with 5 nominations. Kanye West and Keyshia Cole received three nominations, while Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, and Flo Rida received two each.

Mariah Carey, Usher, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly are scheduled to perform on the show in Los Angeles on June 24th. The rest of the nominees will be announced today by Usher and Nelly on BET’s “106 & Park.”


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Nominees are:


1. BEST FEMALE R&B
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

2. BEST MALE R&B
Raheem DeVaughn
J. Holiday
Ne-Yo
Trey Songz
Chris Brown

3. BEST GROUP
Danity Kane
Day 26
Gnarles Barkley
Playaz Circle
UGK

4. BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
The Clark Sisters
Deitrick Haddon
Marvin Sapp
Kirk Franklin
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

5. BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP
Missy Elliott
Eve
Kid Sister
Lil Mama
Trina

6. BEST MALE HIP-HOP
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Snoop
Kanye West

7. VIDEO OF THE YEAR
The Way That I Love You-Ashanti
Honey-Erykah Badu
Just Fine-Mary J Blige
Like You'll Never See Me Again-Alicia Keys
International Player's Anthem-UGK & OUTKAST
Good Life-Kanye West Feat. T-Pain

8. BEST DIRECTOR
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

9. BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
Chandra Wilson

10. BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington

11. BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Cheryl Ford
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tamika Catchings

12. BEST MALE ATHLETE
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Chris Paul

13. BEST COLLABORATION
Kiss Kiss-Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
Let It Go- Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Low- Flo-Rida Feat. T-Pain
I'm So Hood (The Remix)-DJ Khaled f/ Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman
Good Life-Kanye West Feat. T-Pain

14. Viewer's Choice (Voting starts May 21)
No One-Alicia Keys
Lollipop (f/ Static)- Lil' Wayne
Kiss Kiss (f/ T-Pain)-Chris Brown
Let It Go (f/ Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim)-Keyshia Cole
Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)-Soulja Boy Tell 'em
No Air (f/ Chris Brown)-Jordin Sparks

15. BETJ AWARD
Raheem DeVaughn
Chaka Khan
Ledisi
Jill Scott
Angie Stone

16. BEST NEW ARTIST
Estelle
Flo-Rida
Chrisette Michelle
Soulja Boy Tell 'em
The-Dream

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Performers (FOR NOW):


Mary J Blige
Lil' Wayne
Nelly
Usher (OPENING ACT)

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THE HONOREES:

Humanitarian Award-Quincy Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award-Al Green[/b]
Source: RGF, where I got it from ;o

gogo Lil Wayne for best male hip-hop artist