2016 BET Awards full nominees list: Drake, Rihanna, Beyonce lead...

The 2016 BET Awards nominations list is out with Drake and Rihanna topping the list.

Drake got nine (9) nominations in categories like Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for "Where Ya At" featuring Future.

Rih ties with Beyonce for second place, scoring five nominations apiece. Both ladies are up for the top honors of Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration - Bey for "Feeling Myself" with Nicki Minaj, Rih for "Work" featuring Drake.

The main event where the winners will be announced will come off at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 26.

The death of Pop legend, Prince, shocked the whole world and the BET Awards platform will be used throughout the event in honouring him.

"In addition to celebrating the best in entertainment, we'll also spend time throghout the show remembering Prince as only BET can," Stephen Hill, BET President of Programming, revealed in a statement issued on Thursday. "You can count on memorable perforamnces and moments in honor of a true legend."

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ADELE
ANDRA DAY
BEYONCÉ
K. MICHELLE
RIHANNA

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
JEREMIH
THE WEEKND 
TYRESE

Best Group

2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
DRAKE & FUTURE
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
RAE SREMMURD
THE INTERNET

Best Collaboration

BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN - PLAY NO GAMES
BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND - ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD 
FUTURE FT. DRAKE - WHERE YA AT 
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - FEELING MYSELF
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

DRAKE
FETTY WAP 
FUTURE
J. COLE 
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

DEJ LOAF
LIL KIM 
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA

Video of the Year

BEYONCÉ - FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER - DON'T 
DRAKE - HOTLINE BLING
KENDRICK LAMAR - ALRIGHT 
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK

Video Director of the Year

BENNY BOOM
CHRIS BROWN 
COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS

Best New Artist

ALESSIA CARA
ANDRA DAY
BRYSON TILLER
KEHLANI 
TORY LANEZ

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award 

ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY 
ERICA CAMPBELL
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
TAMELA MANN
TASHA COBBS

Best Actress

GABRIELLE UNION
KERRY WASHINGTON
TARAJI P. HENSON
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS 
VIOLA DAVIS

Best Actor

ANTHONY ANDERSON
COURTNEY B. VANCE
IDRIS ELBA
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
O'SHEA JACKSON JR.

YoungStars Award

AMANDLA STENBERG
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS
SILENTÓ
WILLOW SMITH
YARA SHAHIDI

Best Movie

BEASTS OF NO NATION
CONCUSSION 
CREED
DOPE
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Sportswoman of the Year

CHEYENNE WOODS
GABRIELLE DOUGLAS
SERENA WILLIAMS
SKYLAR DIGGINS
VENUS WILLIAMS

Sportsman of the Year

CAM NEWTON
KOBE BRYANT 
LEBRON JAMES 
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER – DON’T
CHRIS BROWN – BACK TO SLEEP
DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK

Centric Award

ANDRA DAY - RISE UP
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
K. MICHELLE – NOT A LITTLE BIT
RIHANNA - BBHMM
THE INTERNET - UNDER CONTROL

Best International Act Africa

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA) 
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE) 
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

Best International Act UK

KANO
KREPT & KONAN
LIANNE LA HAVAS
SKEPTA
STORMZY
TINIE TEMPAH