Award Nominations: BET Awards '12

The nominees for the 2012 BET Awards were announced yesterday and Kanye West and Beyonce lead the music nominees with seven and six respectively. Slated to air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 1st, hopefully Beyoncé and Kanye West will perform due to them leading the board at this year's twelfth anual BET Awards. Peep the list of nominees below and lookout for the awards when they air live on July 1st.

Video of the Year

Beyoncé – "Countdown"

Beyoncé – "Love on Top"

The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – "Ni**as in Paris"

The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – "Otis"

Usher – "Climax"

Best Female R&BArtist

Marsha Ambrosius

Beyoncé

Mary J. Blige

Melanie Fiona

Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Bruno Mars

Miguel

Trey Songz

Usher

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

Big Sean

Drake

J. Cole

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj

Diamond

Trina

Brianna Perry

Best Group

Bad Meets Evil

Diddy-Dirty Money

Maybach Music Group

Mindless Behavior

The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best New Artist

A$AP Rocky

Big Sean

Diggy

Future

Meek Mill

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé featuring J. Cole – "Party"

Big Sean featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – "Marvin & Chardonnay"

DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – "I’m on One"

Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga – "The Motto"

The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding – "Otis"

Wale featuring Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Video Director of the Year

Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson

Benny Boom

Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez

Kanye West

Hype Williams

Best Gospel Artist(s)

Yolanda Adams

Kim Burrell

James Fortune & FIYA

Fred Hammond

Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award

Astro

Diggy

Jacob Latimore

Keke Palmer

Willow Smith

Viewers’ Choice Award

Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga – "The Motto"

Beyoncé – "Love on Top"

Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music"

Mindless Behavior – "Hello"

The Throne featuring Otis Redding – "Otis"

Wale featuring Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Centric Award

Common

Estelle

Robert Glasper

Robin Thicke

Tyrese

Best International Act: U.K.

Estelle

Labrinth

Emeli Sande

Sway

Wretch 32

Best International Act: Africa

Camp Mulla (Keny)

Ice Prince (Nigeria)

Lira (South Africa)

Mokobe (Mali)

Sarkodie (Ghana)

Wizkid (Nigeria)